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March 15, 2008
Per Your Requests
I've been asked by many to write about my take on Governor Spitzer's scandal. I don't think there's much controversy on the subject. As you can imagine, I don't have an issue with a governor hiring escorts.
I believe escorts are great for those who are stuck in their offices, be it in Washington, DC, or Albany. It's a good thing to have an escort who can be invited for an hour to relieve you from stress so you can get back to serving the country. My issue is not with hookers, sex, or issues Spitzer has with his wife... that's his private business. I think Monica Lewinsky was providing a great relief to Bill Clinton, a relief that his wife was too busy to provide (and no, I'm not blaming her for that at all). With apologies to the former president, it's the hypocrisy, stupid (those who remember the Monica scandal will remember what I mean).
All of the fellowing politicians are hypocrites: Bill Clinton (who instead of acting like French President Sarkoszy, decided to lie to the entire world and didn't tell everyone to mind their own business), Jesse Jackson, Larry Craig, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, former Spokane Mayor James West, the Rev. Ted Haggart, Newt Gingrich, Strong Thurmond, Mark Foley, Rudy Guiliani, Gary Condit, Ted Bargin, Bob Packwood, Henry Hype, and let's not forget "gay icon" James MacGreevy (as I've always said, it's a mystery why he was endorsed by gay groups... do we really have to worship liars who come out of the closet only when forced to?). And of course, there are all those Catholic priests. This list covers just the last decade of hypocrisy. If I went back starting with Jim Bakker though John Kennedy and finally finishing with Thomas Jefferson, that would be a long, long list in between.
Hypocrisy is nothing new and has been talked about on so many levels and in so many words that there is nothing much left for me to say. However, I will tell you that Spitzer's actions would be perfect for serious psychoanalysis. How can a man climbing up the political ladder all his life (and in Spitzer's case, with the support of his billionaire father who paid for everything from universities to his apartment on 79th Street) flush everything down the drain... and all for a vagina? I wouldn't be surprised if the man committed suicide. Just imagine: this man will never be able to dream about becoming President (something everyone was predicting), never be able to look into the eyes of his supporters, never be able to go to the restaurants he frequented, to the Whitney Museum (which is right across from his apartment), to attend his daughters' school parties, etc.
What it all comes down to is that I have no pity for a hypocrite who was a crusader against prostitution. Spitzer is a disgrace to his class. But, sadly, so are so many others who came before him—no pun intended—and who will no doubt come after him, as well.
Posted by Michael at March 15, 2008 03:45 PM
Comments
Amen!
Hugs,
Anthony
Posted by: Anthony at March 18, 2008 03:33 PM
Спасибо что сказали что мы все думали. Жаль только что никто из мейнстрима это не повторит. Им на много удобней ломать руки и возмущаться над его поведением.
Posted by: KJ at March 19, 2008 02:24 AM
Hey Lucas,
Don't know if focusing on the catholics priests was a good example but I agree with you HOWEVER politicians are known liars and it's actually when they are honest that things start getting complicated...
They are a bunch of hypocrites but isn't it what we subconsciously know about them?
Kiss,
Jessy A.
Posted by: Jessy Asanti at March 19, 2008 09:10 AM
Amen to that indeed mr lucas
Posted by: Ricci at March 19, 2008 02:48 PM
Sadly, I don't disagree with most of what you say.
As a Jewish politician I had hopes for him, but clearly I was wrong.
A question for you? You said he is a disgrace to his class. What class do you mean?
Posted by: Richard at March 19, 2008 05:39 PM
yeah indeed, politicians, senior bureaucrats, judges, bankers, religious leaders -- all sorts of guys & women w/ power, established status & $$$ in society, whether it be in the west/the east/africa etc exhibit a tendency to get disgraced, exposed, either as a result of mistake, accident amid a chaotic lifestyle, absentmindedness, or very often the case as a victim of political intrigue, conspiracy/struggle with hidden enemies...or the hard work of paparazzi...that's why the works of the frenchman marquis de sade remain relevent today IMHO. GOODDAY.
Posted by: michael lucas' hk fan at March 19, 2008 10:19 PM
Hey Lucas:
Found your blog through Gay Patriot. The thing that really ticked me off about Spitzer had nothing to do with sex (darn). Spitzer went way over the line when he went after NYSE Chairmn Dick Grasso, for (drumroll please) making too much money. Grasso did a masterful job of reviving the NYSE after 9/11 and more than earned his hefty bonus for that alone. The bonus was an accumulated payout based on performance and years working for the exchange. Spitzer claims the bonus violates state law. But it seems you should go after the person(s) who offered and gave the contract, not the guy who signed it.
PS. I just found this gem, so their was some sex involved after all.
Posted by: sonicfrog at March 21, 2008 11:40 AM
My beef with these guys is not that they are hypocrites -- who isn't? My beef with these guys is that by engaging in these actions they make themselves vulnerable to blackmail, which, in turn, puts their ability to effectively serve the public, at risk. And any public servant who knowingly, and irresponsibly, puts his ability to serve the public at risk, should have to pay a price.
Posted by: Cock_Lover at March 21, 2008 07:19 PM