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Dr. Laura Blames Spitzer\'s Wife

Dr. Laura Blames Spitzer's Wife

March 11, 2008 02:34 PM

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Eliot Spitzer loves him some whores! How did it ever happen? What drove him to risk his career and marriage? And what does it say about the rest of us? These are the big questions taken up by the Today Show, and look who they got to answer them! Dr. Laura Schlessinger, that's who? Wondering if she said anything vaguely reprehensible? Yeah, kinda she did!

VIEIRA: Do you think women play any role in this, Dr. Laura?


SCHLESSINGER: It's interesting. what you said about what men need -- men do need validation. When they come into the world they're born of a woman. Getting the validation from mommy is the beginning of needing it from a woman. When the wife does not focus in on the needs and the feelings sexually, personally, to make him feel like a man, to make him feel like a success, to make him feel like our hero, he's very susceptible to the charm of some other woman making him feel what he needs. These days, women don't spend a lot of time thinking about how they can give their men what they need.

VIEIRA: Are you saying women should feel guilty, like they somehow drove the man to cheat?

SCHLESSINGER: You know what, the cheating was his decision to repair what's damaged, and to feed himself where he's starving. But, yes, I hold women accountable for tossing out perfectly good men by not treating them with the love and kindness and respect and attention they need.

Meredith Vieira did a wonderful job throughout, pretending to be shocked when Schlessinger answered her question with the nutball response she expected when she specifically prompted Dr. Laura to let loose. Strangely, though, Schlessinger's contribution to the discourse wasn't the weirdest. That came from anthropologist Helen Fisher, who, while laudably rejecting the notion that Spitzer's transgressions were anyone's fault but his own, nevertheless added: "All you have to do is look at Eliot Spitzer. He has a high cheekbone and low brow ridges. Those are signs of very high testosterone."

So there you have a solid range of opinion! Either Spitzer's testosterone-fueled forehead should have tipped everyone off, or Silda Spitzer should have provided her husband with "attention." The more you know!

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Doctor who? Sounds like a sick twisted moron to me

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:16 PM on 03/13/2008
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Uh this story reminds me of the "barnyard" joke: Two roosters in the chicken coupe were discussing how the feel and said" Bubba see that Duck over there? Bubba says "Yeah, cute thang too! Then Bubba muses "Boy do ya ever get tired of havin Chicken ever day??" Hmmmmm? I might say that ah Doo!"

Well sometimes it's like that, and you just have to fight the temptation!
Dr. Laura is stating a simple fact that in a marriage, it's the responsiblity of both partners to see that each are overwhelmingly satisfied! That's the goal.

No quick click that to Hillary and Bill! Bill hasn't been laid for a while cause his chicken ain't haven't nuttin to do with him! Shrill and vindictive! Hmmmm? Hard to stay at home with that! Was he wrong, yes, even the black comedian Chris Rock blamed Hillary for not doing what Monica did! And on TV too.

Any mention to this by the author Jason Linkins! Not a word!!! Hmmmm Must be a left wing conspiracy to hide the truth!!!!

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:53 PM on 03/13/2008
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Amazing how people totally unfamiliar with the married folks who are having problems get the idea we care one wit about their ridiculous statements. I have a feeling not blaming the philanderer is one of the mechanisms Dr. Laura uses to calm her own guilt trip. Anyone who cheats on a sacred vow is a cheater. Nice try Dr, Laura, the physiology doc even, but in the end, the philanderer is responsible for philandering rather than confronting the issues that provide an excuse for affairs. So if you want to philander, for goodness sake take responsibility for it yourself. And Dear Dr. Laura should know all about philandering. It seems she never had the guts to stay in a monogamous relationship without looking for greener pastures so I guess she is an expert on cheating. But she blamed her run of husbands? So now Dr. Laura, your answer to the problem was to compound the problem of no trust by philandering? Hmmmm as my sainted Mom used to say when i tried to explain my naughty behavior, "sounds like an excuse, not a reason".

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:52 AM on 03/14/2008
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This whole thing reminds me of another joke concerning why women do the stand by their men in this situation.

A powerful and very rich man and his wife were dinning in a very exclusive place. A very attractive and young women walked up to the man and talked to the man for a few moments. After her leaving, the wife inquired about the young lady. The husband answered if she must know it was his mistress. To say the wife went ape shit, making every threat in the book and of course a long drawn and expensive divorce. The man calmly answered, fine but there goes the fleet of SUV's and mercadies, the villas in Italy, the several mansions in the states etc. and after all she had put up with the mistresses for years as she enjoyed the life of the socialist glad fly. The woman sat there silently.

After a few minutes another actrive woman came in and walked over and spoke to a powerful CEO that was a friend of the couple.

The wife asked who that woman was. The man responded that was the CE's mistress. The wife simply answered

OURS IS CUTER

Women do the stand by your man routine because they wish to keep the status they have because of the husband. And a few years, Spitzer will have faded from the news and will probably regain some sort of status standing again along with a regular standing hooker.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:22 AM on 03/14/2008
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I gotta get the cheekbone and brow implants. Been putting it off for too long.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:04 PM on 03/13/2008
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Many spouses DO ignore the job of continuing to make the other person feel special, important, erotic. Just ask my first husband.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:48 AM on 03/14/2008
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Now, Miss Mona, I don't know her, though I've heard the name, oh yeah,
But, of course I've no close contact, so what she is doing I can only guess,
And now, Miss Mona, she's a blemish, on the face of that good town,
I am taking certain steps here, someone somewhere's gonna have to close her down!

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:21 PM on 03/13/2008
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according to wikipedia, she has a PhD in physiology...yes, physiology.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:10 PM on 03/13/2008
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What rubbish! "Dr. Laura" continues to amaze me with her unbalanced, hate-filled diatribes.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:06 PM on 03/13/2008
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I am a super leftie but Dr. Laura is correct in her analysis that too many modern couple ignore the sexual and "hero" needs of the other.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:49 AM on 03/14/2008
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What exactly is she a doctor of? If she is not a licensed psychotherapist, how is she allowed to speak on a subject she is not qualified to address?
Just curious.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:32 PM on 03/13/2008
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It's called TV..ever hear of it? The fact that some of it pretends to be realistic or serious, and you fall for it, reveals how little you actually know about it.
Here's a clue though...it get's it's magical powers from your eyeballs. Avert them and the source of their power, advertising dollars, will fall away like leaves in the autumn and leave vacuous nutjobs like this onetime nude internet sensation screaming for the re-introduction of burkas at public schools.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:33 PM on 03/13/2008
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Take home message -- Dr. Laura gives suckle to her husband to warm the heart of his cockle- or something.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:04 PM on 03/13/2008
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"Dr" Laura's doctorate is in something like biochemistry. She has I believe some kind of counseling license but anyone who takes her advice seriously is in need of legitimate psychological help. I think it is a testament to the low standards of talk radio in general that she is on the air. At the very least there should be a disclaimer that she does not have a medical degree or even a doctorate in psychology. Her opinions on the Spitzer case are ludicrous and hurtful to any woman or man who has been cheated on by a spouse. Blame the victim is a totally unenlightened view that makes the stoning of women in less developed parts of the world possible. It is culturally unacceptable in this society yet it continues to with the help of people like Laura.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:55 PM on 03/13/2008
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I cannot believe that anyone consults Dr Laura - -this women who preaches to the choir on how to live their lives has a background that includes nude pictures of her, a mother that died alone in her condo and was there for days before being discovered (so much for Dr L's communication with your parents
diatribes) and a son that posted on myspace the most repulsive cartoon depictions of rape, murder and child molestation and a tortured Iraqi prisoner. Where do they find these people? Shes such a con artist - no one should ever listen to her. Shes as big a hypocrite as Eliot Spitzer.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:43 PM on 03/13/2008
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She defended him BECAUSE, Spitzer is a JEW! (like Dr. Laura) and Silda Spitzer, is a WASP so she gets all the blame!
Dr. Laura would rather betray her gender than her race!

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:25 AM on 03/14/2008
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like Larry Craig this is classic dissociative/compartmentalized behavious."This is my Real Life over here so what I do over there has no connection.It's not really me.It's seperate and apart from my Real Life.So long as it doesn't take away or interfere with my Real Life then it's not cheating or wrong.I'm just having something I want because I deserve it."A key component of narcissism is entitlement.

PS

I voted for Spitzer and the thing that really pisses me off is it's giving scum like Joe Bruno the chance to crow.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:36 AM on 03/13/2008
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What is truly scary is that many people listen to what this person has to say and they follow her "advice."

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:16 AM on 03/13/2008
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Okay. . . that was THE most nauseating thing I've seen in a long time. All three of those panelists are whackos! Vieira must have felt as if she stepped through the looking glass. Good grief.

Is it just me or is "Dr. " Laura starting to resemble the wax figure formerly known as Joan Rivers?

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:48 AM on 03/13/2008
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I just wonder why Vieira allows herself to be used this way. I am sure she felt not only had she stepped the the looking glass but that she had stepped into a huge pile of something really unpleasant and needed to clean her shoes.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:59 PM on 03/13/2008
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I'm really happy to see Laura get the exposure. Times like this are even going to make some of her ardent fans choke.

I want to see all the anti-love and charity people seen for what they are. It's the choir that needs to be convinced they are singing with the anti people.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:57 PM on 03/13/2008
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You know in the everyday world where we all live in it isn't easy to throw 20 yrs of marriage away. I do not believe in divorce unless you are getting beat up. Each person must evaluate their own problems. Yes he cheated but they can get pass this with some counciling. I have a dear friend that went through this same problem and they worked through it and their marriage is stronger now. I have a feeling Ms Spitzer new he was cheating but didn't say anything for the sake of their children. She wants to protect her family and I don't blame her. If the press leaves this family only maybe they can get back on track. I pray for them. I won't judge what they do and neither should any one else.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:37 AM on 03/13/2008
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I'll add a few other circumstances in which divorce would be necessary. I'm sure your not forgetting the beating up of ones psyche that abuse, lack of love and attention, etc. can do to the children. How often a marriage stuck to ends up with youngsters so confused and twisted in the process.

With children, and a choice having to be made, ones allegiance must be for them first and spouse second. No way does our responsibility for them take second place.

In faith and morals it is not the divorce that is forbidden it's the re-marriage. If you are a person who believes marriage is for life - so be it. In the eyes of God you are married, in the eyes of the state yo divorce.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:08 PM on 03/13/2008
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When Spitzer's wife stood next to him during those news conferences, you could see the lines and beginning bags under her eyes and she looked like she had been crying. I don't think Dr. Laura has any tear ducts. For those of you who think prostitutes are victims, the victim who stands out the most is Spitzer's wife. It's a mess for his family and the good doctor is someone who should be reported to her state medical association for incompetence.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:55 AM on 03/13/2008
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Instead of crying, I hope Silda Spitzer was up all night talking to divorce lawyers and calculating how long it would take to throw all his crap out of the house. I feel for the daughters.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:55 PM on 03/13/2008
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And those three girls. There's a lifetime of therapy in store for them just to keep them from going off the deep end. They say we learn to love a man from our relationship with our fathers.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:00 PM on 03/13/2008
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Reporting her to the State Medical Board would be useless because she's NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR. Her Doctorate is in Phyiology which qualifies her NOT AT ALL to comment on issues like this.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:21 PM on 03/13/2008
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Shes not a real Dr of anything ! she'd be more in line with Jerry Springer or Maury Povich !!
Actually Jerry is far more intelligent than she !!

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:08 AM on 03/13/2008
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Dr. Laura is a world-class idiot. And I know nothing about the governor and his wife beyond his cred as the state's attorney general. It would appear that he is yet another deeply flawed politician who let his judgment take a back seat to celebrity and power.

Having said that, I think it unwise to dismiss out of hand the psychic corrosion caused by the loss of intimacy in a committed relationship.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:46 AM on 03/13/2008
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What's next? Oh I know: Lou Dobbs blames the governor's sexual proclivities on his support of giving illegal aliens driver's licenses. Mexicans are hotter than Americans, and we must stop their corrupting influence on our great, white, paternalistic society. Lou, what's this country coming to? whine, whine.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:17 AM on 03/13/2008
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The fake Doctor expunges her opinions about something she is unqualified to comment upon. What a wonderful medium is television.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:22 AM on 03/13/2008
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It's pretty sick when the man's infidelities are blamed on the wife. I still remember his wife at the podium with him, she looked like a deer in the headlights. At least he he had enough decency to resign. Look at Senator David Vitter (R-La.), who was essentially caught for the same thing. He said he was sorry, but hasn't resigned. This is the same guy that was criticizing Clinton about his infidelities. The same can be said about the late Henry Hyde (Clinton Impeachment Champion), who, in his mid 40's, explained his infidelities away as a "youthful indiscretion."

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:02 AM on 03/13/2008
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Dr. Laura really has not a clue re sex addiction. Addicts have gotta have it, from wherever they can get it, wives or others. It's like saying if only that woman would let her husband drink at home, he wouldn't have to go to bars! Ridiculous! Dr. Laura, please avail yourself of the excellent works of Patrick Carnes (Out of the Shadows). You could learn something, my dear.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:20 AM on 03/13/2008
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She should not be allowed to call herself "Doctor".

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:50 AM on 03/13/2008
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This wench (Dr Laura - Mikey's Mom yech) also had an affair with a married man, some radio talk show host in the 70's. Oh tell me how to live my life Doctor.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:38 PM on 03/13/2008
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All Dr. Laura sexual comments are invalidated by her nude photos.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:36 AM on 03/13/2008
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A note to Eliot:

The next time you're desperate for "validation," use your hand like everybody else.

You would've saved $80,000 and your career.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:17 AM on 03/13/2008
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How about putting on your big boy under wear and taking the blame?

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:25 PM on 03/12/2008