Spitzer: The man behind the fall?

Posted: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:30 AM by Domenico Montanaro

Meet Roger Stone. A long time attack dog of Eliot Spitzer’s, “who boasts of being the sleaziest man in American politics” and who predicted Spitzer "wouldn't serve his full term."

“The comments didn't draw much attention at the time since Stone was a well-known enemy of Spitzer who worked for the governor's nemesis, Majority Leader Joe Bruno,” the New York Daily News reports. “Nobody knew that Stone had already tipped off the feds to Spitzer's high-priced hooker habit in a Nov. 19 letter to the FBI. It also cattily mentioned the governor's fetish for having sex with socks on. It's unclear whether the prosecutors knew anything about Spitzer's involvement in the Emperors Club VIP call girl ring when Stone wrote the letter.”

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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BOOK, OBAMA WROTE ABOUT HIS PAST USAGE OF COCAINE ?

T. BONE (Sent Monday, March 24, 2008 9:36 AM)

I read a story in the local paper here yesterday about how many New York Politicians were having sex, gay or straight.

No wonder the state has a 4 billion dollar shortfall...
More interested in each other then the people they serve.....

Seems like the only politician not having sex in New York is Hillary Clinton....

jerry/corpus christi texas (Sent Monday, March 24, 2008 9:38 AM)

Roger Stone...now there's a fine upstanding citizen.

Stone had to resign his position as a consultant to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee after being accused of leaving the following message with Bernard Spitzer...

"This is a message for Bernard Spitzer. You will be subpoenaed to testify before the Senate committee on investigations on your shady campaign loans. You will be compelled by the Senate sergeant at arms. If you resist this subpoena, you will be arrested and brought to Albany.

And there‘s not a goddamn thing your phony, psycho, piece-of-s*** son can do about it.

Bernie, your phony loans are about to catch up with you. You will be forced to tell the truth. And the fact that your son's a pathological liar will be known to all."

Pete - Albany, NY (Sent Monday, March 24, 2008 9:39 AM)

Everyone should take a break from the brain melting cable news networks and watch Frontline tonight and tomorrow.

Cable News Journalism = Hypnotic Sensationalism.

adam/Brooklyn New York City (Sent Monday, March 24, 2008 9:40 AM)

Hey does this guy work for Obama? It has a familar ring dont you think? Like Richardson telling Obama 2 weeks before he endorsed it was his. Than when he comes back it is "the speech". Know what doesnt say to much for Richardson cause Obama can read s speach someone wrote for him.He did use 2 prompters to read from. Maybe that was it. The unifier that cannt ans questions from press but give a speech(free tv time all channels)Look at me how important! wow!Everyone falls down begs forgiveness for doubting and no one knows the guy really running and writing. Think. His whole campaign has been his speeches. hello?????

jane-pa (Sent Monday, March 24, 2008 10:23 AM)

http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/
Ole #9 should have thought twice about tossing those rocks before he moved into that glass whore house.

twocanpete (Sent Monday, March 24, 2008 11:33 AM)

Pete - Albany, NY (Sent Monday, March 24, 2008 11:33 AM)

Roger Stone is interesting and entertaining. Why has MSNBC's super-lib hit man Phil Griffin Banned Stone from the air? Our goal? 100,000 e-mals to NBC execs- FIRE GRIFFIN NOW !

Andrew Miller (Sent Monday, March 24, 2008 12:03 PM)

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