A Long Night for Times Metro Desk (With Correction)
A team of New York Times metro and investigation reporters and editors have been working since yesterday afternoon to break the story of Eliot Spitzer's alleged involvement with a prostitution ring, according to a newsroom source.
The group of editors were led by metro editor Joe Sexton, politics editor Mary Ann Giordano (former Observer managing editor!), metro political editor Carolyn Ryan and investigation editors Matthew Purdy, Kevin Flynn and Ian Urbina.
The team of reporters was led by Danny Hakim, the Albany reporter who was reporting in the city yesterday.
The group of reporters also included David Chen, a reporter out of the paper's Trenton bureau, and William Rashbaum, the paper's court reporter.
According to our source, editors and reporters, led mostly by Mr. Sexton and Ms. Girordano, were shuffling in and out of conference rooms and repeatedly calling field reporters deep into the night. It was especially rare for Mr. Sexton and Ms. Giordano to be in the office on a weekend night, with Mr. Sexton only "rarely" making appearences on Sunday nights, the source said.
The story went on their web site around 2 p.m. today, which since has been going on and off line.
At the building, a huge crowd has gathered near the paper's metro area on the third floor.
This memo, sent by metro editor, Peter Khoury, was just sent out as well: "Obviously, we're going to have much late news, thanks to the governor. So we really need you to file all nonrelated stories as early as possible. It's going to be a long night...."
Just got off the phone with Mary Ann Giordano: "I was the last person in the entire newsroom to find out about the story," she said. "I was at the gym when i found out. I was there yesterday working on national politics." With David Chen, it appears.
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Woo Hoo!! Bye Bye Spitzer!!!!
I bet Bruno is just lovin it!
Hillary should replace Eliot
and let's all get behind Obama '08
After reading the Times story, apparently they spent the night trying to spin the story as favorably as they could for a Democrat. The Times made a case for the Governor that his behavior was a private matter, and the Mann Act was 1. almost 100 years old, and 2. relfected the definition of immorality of a bygone era.
The Governor took an oath of office to uphold the laws of NY. It's not up to an elected official to decide which laws they would abide by and which they would not. The Governor should be impeached and face criminal prosecution.
Some people will never learn. What is the defenition of insanity? Voting for the same people over and over again and expecting a different result.
Some people will never learn. What is the defenition of insanity? Voting for the same people over and over again and expecting a different result.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't be so quick to throw stones. His next statement should be, "Define prostitution. What is it really? And is this that?" It worked for his friend Bill Clinton. Uphold the law, but only for the rest of society, not yourself. Typical liberal. My sympathies to the NYT.
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!
Already trying the Clinton approach -- it's "personal behavior." Elliot may not have committed repeated sexual assualts, but as a guy who formerly prosecuted perpetrators of prostitution as AG, he can hardly chalk this up to mere personal pecadillos.
Couple this with his other criminal behavior in using the state police to concoct bogus accusations against Joe Bruno, and it's plain that this arrogant, hypocritical piece of s-h-i-t "Steamroller" is getting exactly what he deserves.
Bye, bye a-s-s-h-o-l-e.
Spitzer always looked like a greasy, slimy, creepy individual, the sort you would want to wash after being near. So this is NO surprise to me! He's just like most other lawyer-types - they think the whole world is their oyster and they can do whatever they want to whomever they want whenever they want, and don't have to explain themselves to anybody. It's priceless to see these guys (and women too) caught with their pants down! Shakespearean karma! Love it! What a pig, just like the rest of them!
Looks like Hillary has found her running mate!!!
You sucker New Yorkers will still vote for the Democrat. What's wrong with you $hit4brains New Yorkers????
Suckers.....
Eliot Spitzer's failure is not his alleged immorality. He used the strong arm of his office as Attorney General to harrass and illegally attempt to close down the volunteer network of Crisis Pregnancy Centers in NY becasue they offended the abortion lobby that paid for his campaigns.
He tried to force the Ancient Orde of Hibernians to admit homosexuals to their parade honoring a Catholic Saint.
He boasted that he would shut down the pro-life movement in NY, a mostly religous movement made up of a broad diversity of New York citizens.
Eliot Spitzer does not need an appointment with a prostitute to leave office - he had enough before these allegations to disqualify himself.
CNN is already spinning this with having PSYCOLOGISTS and PSYCHIATRISTS saying that he just "needed to let emotions out"...and that he had to "hide is true feelings". I hope he's prosecuted, his wife divorces him and takes 1/2, and all 3 of his DAUGHTERS grow up to be high paid sluts. All of you moron new yorkers that voted this ARROGANT, SELF CENTERED, HIPPOCRITE need to have your heads examined. Either that, or stop watching CNN and MSNBC.
He will not resign, he will not be impeached. Spitzer is indemnified against any wrongdoing by virtue of his political affiliation. He commited no racial crime, therefore is to be protected by the media elite. After all, how can he be all bad when he wishes to arbitrarily abrogate the 2nd amendment, you know, the one the Sourthern hicks, rednecks, racists and "little people" excercise. ALL HAIL THE POWER ELITE, THEY CAN DO NO WRONG!!! Pinchy Sulzberger Jr. loves him.
Elliot...do you know where i've been?
buenos dias senor! does this mean we no geta driber liesense? quiero drive una coche. why u fuka mi chanses of gettinga driber license in su state senor? me so sad now. i wanta to driba car.
At least your Governor is straight, unlike NJ.
I think we have found the right man for VP for Obama !
Thank you Nancy Pelosi for cleaning up the Republican corruption.
"and let's all get behind Obama '08" NOT AFTER THEY GET THROUGH WITH HIS OLE $$ CONNECTION, REZKO'S CHICAGO TRIAL!!!!! OBAMA IS BORN OF CHICAGO POLITICS, YA GOTTA KNOW ONE TO BE ONE!
A few observations.This creep may be beyond shame.Most people are not . A man with three young daughters and a wife of twenty years should not want to hurt them and so would be subject to blackmail should his creepy bahavior become know to the wrong kind of people.These "wrong kind" tend to be found hanging around and running whore houses.Attorney Generals should not put themselves in such precarious positions,to do so shows horribly disqualifying judgement.Spitzer could not be trusted to drive a cab. Seven thousand dollars for sex.I've never spent that much for anything that didn't have four wheels and a transmission.Can you picture the Guv. having to put his pants back on ,remove the ball gag and find a cash machine because he was short fifteen hundred,talk about breaking the mood.Lets face it if he practiced safe sex he can still be our fearless leader,if he went bareback his ass is grass
Well, I guess that rather than calling him Eliot Ness, from now on he should be known as Eliot P Ness!
I work for a man Spitzer hates -- you can guess who if you like -- and I have to say there's no reason to wish his daughters any ill. They're suffering enough. Don't drag them through the mud and cause them any pain. Their dirtbag of a father has done enough of that, already. Imagine this piece of excrement walking you down the aisle? Those poor girls.
What do you mean a "LONG NIGHT", how long does it take to write, "IT'S GEORGE BUSH'S FAULT".
If a mouse breaks wind in Borneo, old george caused it, at least according to the NYTimes!!!!!!!!!
Just show that everyone is human after all. For all those right wing wackos, how is this different than lot of those sleazy bible thumping preachers getting caught with prostitutes? hetro and (closing my eyes now!) HOMOS. And of yes, your God Mr. Rush, the drug addict!
Drunk Man's Guide made a drink in honor of Eliot Spitzer! Check it out - it's hilarious...
http://www.drunkmansguide.com/articles/spitzer.php
"What goes around, comes around" -- yippee-scumbag Spitzer got caught!
JOY, Manhattan
Thanks for disqualifying your sorry ass, Client #9, The market will be up significantly tomorrow because the chickens have come home to roost for you, you freedom-hating, capitalist-hating pig.
Buh-bye now fool.
Anonymous said:
"Just show that everyone is human after all. For all those right wing wackos, how is this different than lot of those sleazy bible thumping preachers getting caught with prostitutes? hetro and (closing my eyes now!) HOMOS. And of yes, your God Mr. Rush, the drug addict!"
Uh, Spitzer was elected from AG to uphold the laws of NY. Spitzer in '04 was touting the arrest and prosecution of another prostitution ring in NY. Spitzer is a sleazebag and deserves any punishment he gets.
bible thumpers are not elected officials. And Rush Limbaugh was exonerated for any wrong doing.
Spitzer is a slime bag. His wife and children don't deserve the pain and suffering they are going to endure from the media.
A perfect day would have been if Silda, after his speech, had bent into the mic and said;
"I am filing for divorce and am going to take him for everything he has".
slayur
The truly only important issue in this is the family who will suffer far more then he.
was hillary - "KIRSTEN"? or was it chelsea?
So with his democrat resume complete is Spitzer at the top of Obama's list of possible VP choices?