Comments on: Some Questions About the Spitzer Incident http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:01:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: timtimes http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327710 timtimes Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:23:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327710 <p>For the record, those of you who think you’re so holy that you can’t be bitten……</p> <p>LOL.</p> <p>Enjoy.</p> For the record, those of you who think you’re so holy that you can’t be bitten……

LOL.

Enjoy.

]]> By: timtimes http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327707 timtimes Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:22:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327707 <p>You know it’s a setup, but you can’t complain too loudly because he was breaking a law. In this case, a law that is based on religion, a bonus for the rightwing blowtards.</p> <p>Obvious result of the same wiretapping that Elliot probably used against others! Now it’s so out of control it’s bitten him in the ass! Soon it will bite us all.</p> <p>Enjoy.</p> You know it’s a setup, but you can’t complain too loudly because he was breaking a law. In this case, a law that is based on religion, a bonus for the rightwing blowtards.

Obvious result of the same wiretapping that Elliot probably used against others! Now it’s so out of control it’s bitten him in the ass! Soon it will bite us all.

Enjoy.

]]> By: katiejacob http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327457 katiejacob Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:32:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327457 <p>The “sexual shock doctrine” apparently only works with democrats. Look at the the NYT story suggesting an affair between McCain and female lobbyist. Does anybody remember it? </p> <p>I haven’t gotten through all of the comments yet but did anyone mention Scott Horton’s blog “No Comment” today? More discussion on targeting of Spitzer.</p> The “sexual shock doctrine” apparently only works with democrats. Look at the the NYT story suggesting an affair between McCain and female lobbyist. Does anybody remember it?

I haven’t gotten through all of the comments yet but did anyone mention Scott Horton’s blog “No Comment” today? More discussion on targeting of Spitzer.

]]> By: pmorlan http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327455 pmorlan Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:31:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327455 <p>My thoughts exactly.</p> My thoughts exactly.

]]> By: pmorlan http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327437 pmorlan Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:19:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327437 <p>I agree this whole thing doesn’t pass the smell test. My first thought when this story broke was that they picked up on this because of the warrantless spying the Bush adminstration has been doing. We all know that Spitzer has made some powerful enemies and it isn’t much of a stretch to doubt the “official story” about how this investigation started. The question is will our corporate media bother to find out if there is more to the story than just the salacious content?</p> I agree this whole thing doesn’t pass the smell test. My first thought when this story broke was that they picked up on this because of the warrantless spying the Bush adminstration has been doing. We all know that Spitzer has made some powerful enemies and it isn’t much of a stretch to doubt the “official story” about how this investigation started. The question is will our corporate media bother to find out if there is more to the story than just the salacious content?

]]> By: tmwolfe http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327414 tmwolfe Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:53:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327414 <p>These are all great questions. Initially, I thought that he was caught during an investigation of this prostitution ring (or swept up in a larger net). But this whole business in which the bank informs the IRS because several thousand dollars are transferred . . . that’s shocking to me. Why would a bank do that? Several thousand dollars is probably not a huge amount of money to Spitzer.</p> These are all great questions. Initially, I thought that he was caught during an investigation of this prostitution ring (or swept up in a larger net). But this whole business in which the bank informs the IRS because several thousand dollars are transferred . . . that’s shocking to me. Why would a bank do that? Several thousand dollars is probably not a huge amount of money to Spitzer.

]]> By: twenex http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327382 twenex Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:26:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327382 <p>There’s lots more here that doesn’t add up.</p> <p>First, large wire transfers are reported to FINCEN, not the IRS. For wire xfers, I believe that value is now as low as $1000 (not $10,000). So, you can imagine that they get tons of these. So why would these xfers stand out? If they were looking for bribes, they would be looking for money coming into accounts, not out of accounts. </p> <p>While I don’t condone Spitzer’s actions (stupid, stupid, stupid), I think they were trolling for something, anything, that they could nail him with. They just didn’t realize it would be this, but knew it’s still enough to bring him down, even if the actual “crimes” committed are a bit of a stretch.</p> <p>This was purely political, anyway you look at it. Which to a certain degree makes Spitzer’s transgressions even more stupid - he had to know that they were out to get him, and he still did this reckless escapade.</p> There’s lots more here that doesn’t add up.

First, large wire transfers are reported to FINCEN, not the IRS. For wire xfers, I believe that value is now as low as $1000 (not $10,000). So, you can imagine that they get tons of these. So why would these xfers stand out? If they were looking for bribes, they would be looking for money coming into accounts, not out of accounts.

While I don’t condone Spitzer’s actions (stupid, stupid, stupid), I think they were trolling for something, anything, that they could nail him with. They just didn’t realize it would be this, but knew it’s still enough to bring him down, even if the actual “crimes” committed are a bit of a stretch.

This was purely political, anyway you look at it. Which to a certain degree makes Spitzer’s transgressions even more stupid – he had to know that they were out to get him, and he still did this reckless escapade.

]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327299 mui1 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:11:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327299 <p>I hope this primary doesn’t make this sleep, while Naomi Wolffe’s nightmares come true. This Spitzer case is too awful. I can imagine the GOP backslapping and cigars.</p> I hope this primary doesn’t make this sleep, while Naomi Wolffe’s nightmares come true. This Spitzer case is too awful. I can imagine the GOP backslapping and cigars.

]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327282 mui1 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:55:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327282 <p><i>Why would the bank tell the IRS and not Spitzer himself if there was a suspicious transfer?</i><br /> Good questions. Thanks Jane. Were they monitoring Spitzer in a Dept of heimat security kind of way? Some jerk stole my credit card and charged online escort/porn on it, and obviously I hyperventilated to the company. They just kinda shrugged their shoulders so to speak, removed the charges at a pretty sluggish rate, and even seemed to think it was kind of funny. I imagine banks treat customers the same sometimes, unless of course the person is Eliot Spitzer (not that the charges to his account were probably false, but who knows).<br /> What <i>is</i> the USA doing prosecuting a prostitution case? Now I heard something of statelines, but this stuff seems a little too er. . . vice squad or something. And so on . . .<br /> I guess we have a corrupt US attorney system as well.</p> Why would the bank tell the IRS and not Spitzer himself if there was a suspicious transfer?
Good questions. Thanks Jane. Were they monitoring Spitzer in a Dept of heimat security kind of way? Some jerk stole my credit card and charged online escort/porn on it, and obviously I hyperventilated to the company. They just kinda shrugged their shoulders so to speak, removed the charges at a pretty sluggish rate, and even seemed to think it was kind of funny. I imagine banks treat customers the same sometimes, unless of course the person is Eliot Spitzer (not that the charges to his account were probably false, but who knows).
What is the USA doing prosecuting a prostitution case? Now I heard something of statelines, but this stuff seems a little too er. . . vice squad or something. And so on . . .
I guess we have a corrupt US attorney system as well.

]]> By: shell http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327218 shell Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:06:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/10/some-questions-about-the-spitzer-incident/#comment-1327218 <p>Good questions. But I guess, in this day and age, they don’t matter. The damage is done. And, as a feminist, womens’ libber, whatever — I don’t give a rat’s ass what you call it — I am one, why in the name of god are we still wasting all this time on victimless crimes?</p> <p>In CA, there aren’t enough prisons for all the lock-ups they claim to need. The military doesn’t have Kevlar vests for all the soldiers. The list goes on and on. Yet, we are still wasting time and resources on victimless crimes.</p> <p>And you wonder why the rest of the world laughs at us?</p> Good questions. But I guess, in this day and age, they don’t matter. The damage is done. And, as a feminist, womens’ libber, whatever — I don’t give a rat’s ass what you call it — I am one, why in the name of god are we still wasting all this time on victimless crimes?

In CA, there aren’t enough prisons for all the lock-ups they claim to need. The military doesn’t have Kevlar vests for all the soldiers. The list goes on and on. Yet, we are still wasting time and resources on victimless crimes.

And you wonder why the rest of the world laughs at us?

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