Spitzer's Staff Left Shafted And Shocked

Of all the people affected by Eliot Spitzer's downfall, his staffers were among the hardest hit - angry and depressed by the conduct of the man they worshipped, sources said yesterday.

Several sources said Spitzer's aides and staffers were furious and depressed after watching him go from god-like to disgrace. Especially angry were those who had tethered their futures to his.

"A lot of people took pay cuts," said one source, noting that many people followed Spitzer from the state Attorney General's Office to the Governor's Office for less money.

Others "uprooted their families," said another source, adding that many made lifestyle changes to follow the dream of Everything Changing on Day One.

"People are just mad, mad, mad."

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Plus:

The New York Times reported they felt betrayed:

Mr. Baum telephoned the governor's senior aides early on Monday morning and told them the news. There was shock, tears, and no small amount of anger. The governor's public image, his power as a politician, was built upon a foundation of moral rectitude; this felt like betrayal.

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Comments

[FirstShirt]

This gets bad, very bad for staffers. He was a superdelegate and some said on a list for VP. Some of these people were already probably looking for digs in DC. Think this doesn't hurt?

[wryter]

While the hysterical members of the media are busy jumping down Geraldine Ferraro's throat, staking out "Kristen's" building and attacking Hlllary's for not being sure enough that Obama is not a Muslim, perhaps all that energy might be better spent chasing down the story of who ordered the investigation into Spitzer in the first place. Of course, he shouldn't have been a prostitute-prosecuting-and-hiring hypocrite. But no matter what the DOJ says, he was NOT caught up in a routine banking matter. His situation is a natural byproduct of the (still as yet unsolved) U.S. Attorney scandal. The DC Madam's Republican client's still hold office. But Spitzer? They couldn't wait to disgrace him.

[JohnKemp]

Perhaps Spitzer disgraced himself? Just a thought.

[FirstShirt]

Spitzer signed a bill into law that provided for stiff punishment for johns, not just pimps and prostitutes. A bit of odd justice there.

He was partaking in an enterprise in which there were organized crime links and probably money laundering [wonder why he only paid in small bills].

They guy was a crook. Get over it.

[Nobrun]

Spitzer was elected to run the State Government. He did it well. Who he slept with had nothing to do with how well he did his job. One has nothing to do with the other. Do I need to remind you of president Clinton's (the womanizer) accomplishments vs George Bush's (the straight arrow)? Spitzer's escapades are between him and his wife. This was no reason to resign.

[calirighty]

I disagree. He needed to resign for lying to the investigators. i'll tel you what. If someone comes onto my job sight and is impaired by alcohol or drugs. They are fired. I don't care how well he did previous jobs. Spitzer violated federal law and he knew he was doing it when he was specially requesting not to have the SAR's filled out. I could care less about the sex. But the criminal coverup has no excuse. If you do the crime you do the time. Plain and simple.

[LeonBNJ]

This article makes a very good point that there are many other victims of Spitzer's actions and resigning. It is often the little people who pay the worse price for someone else's misdeeds. While some may end up working with Lt. Gov. Paterson, most of them will have to find new gigs at a very difficult economic time and due to being part of his administration, may not get many offers from the big businesses that he went after.

[toomuchtolose]

If a man running for office had to meet all regular requirements and also voluntarily agree to be castrated: it would narrow down the field; it would cut down on sexual scandals; it would certainly demonstrate dedication; the time spent on running for office would be shortened; and it wouldn't cost millions of dollars. Or he could keep his pants zipped.

[startrekchess]

Or we could just vote in women.
Note to dudes: pay your own wife 4 grand an hour and she'll be excited too.

[dezzertguy]

When dealing with a man like Spitzer, tough and self absorbed, you have be careful. Most mature people would have known this. If he threatened others, was lose with his power, what would make one think he would not have the same attitude in all dealings in his life. He thought he was above the regular guy rules. Much like Cllinton, he was a victim of his desires and self-importance.

[plages]

Psst. . . . he would have shafted US, if he became president! Well, we know how we're shafted, because we've been shafted by the worst! He really shafted his family and friends!!

[WilliePilgrim]

It has occurred to me that maybe the State of New York would function better without a governor. I'm pretty sure Illinois would and I'd dance in the street if the snake handlin' doofus in the Georgia's governor's mansion was ridden out of town on a rail and they closed the damn fool thing down altogether.

[NicoleAnonymous]

The best part was when they said "he has to resign RIGHT NOW TODAY IMMEDIATELY because if he doesn't the entire state will be destroyed because nothing is happening in Albany and there will be a state of emergency declared, the water supplies will be turned off, the military will have to be called in to restore order, all businesses will be closed, the schools will be shut down unless he resigns RIGHT NOW TODAY IMMEDIATELY" as if the government really couldn't handle a week or so without anyone in charge.

Yeah right - usually the government is doing so much on a daily basis. They didn't want him to wait because they were worried people might start to focus on why he was targeted and why bankers hate him so he had to resign RIGHT NOW TODAY IMMEDIATELY.

[Pleidian]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Lawyer_questions_whether_Spitzer_was_set_0311.html

See?

[Dixiegirlz]

Puh-leeze,
You're telling me Spitzer wasn't sending out all kinds of messages about his true self. Only deluded people could be close to a person so conflicted that they didn't notice something was way off. These people need to be asking themselves, "what was I thinking"????????? His wife needs to be asking this too.

[hhkeller]

50 working girls in the Emperors Dating Service and only one client??
Curious how the Republican Justice Dept found only one client.

The national press is either stupid, blind or stupid.
Where's the rest of the story.


I feel for the staff but the whole country will be out of work soon.

[maxfusion]

Obviously, you did not read the story. His bank turned him in for suspicious transactions.

[FirstShirt]

So there was only one client and he was #9? Read the facts. Even Spitzer doesn't deny it.

[GiggidyGeshmoygen]

Spitzer's Staff Left Shafted And Shocked

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kudos to whoever wrote that headline !!!

[Nommo]

You gotta love that unconscious stuff!!

[ripples]

well maybe someone will have a pity party for the staff...spitzer is another Harvard educated silver spooned child of privledge who thinks rules are good for others but not himself...he got what he deserved and new york is better off without him

[Whitehouse]

Of course the staff is upset. Thanks for the newsflash. But you know what? It's part of life. They'll land on their feet.

[bobsmith]

"...staffers were among the hardest hit - angry and depressed by the conduct of the man they worshiped."

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Yeah, naivety sure does have its downside. Anyone pollyannaish enough to "worship" a politician deserves what they get. There are truly some very good people among us. They generally cannot be found among the rich and powerful, however. Anyone who has lived long enough knows this.

That said, what should upset these staffers is not the Gov's "conduct", but the fact that we live in a surveillance society where the Federal government has nothing better to do than listen in on what its citizens are doing in the bedroom. This whole thing smacks of a corrupt Federal government using the machinery at its disposal to go after political enemies, and a populace naive enough to swallow it.

[luckyoldson]

Are you kidding?

Right now there are people in America who actually believe Obama can walk on water...and that when he is elected the world will fall to their knees and worship as the second coming of Christ.

[sklfcats]

good one luckyoldson