Still Hoppin' (and Spitzin') mad
I've noticed that three out of my last four posts contained the word fuck. Ahem. Four out of my last five. I shall try to do better (don't know how that fifth one escaped!).
Just to demonstrate how utterly unprepared I was to believe the Spitzer scandal, I present you with a close-to-actual retelling of the conversation between my husband and I when he came in the door two nights ago.
Husband: It's all over the radio; Spitzer was involved in a prostitution ring.
Me: That doesn't make sense. He's not the Attorney General anymore. Why's he busting up prostitution rings?
Husband: No, he was implicated in it.
Me: Nah. You must've heard wrong. I'm sure he was one of the investigators.
Husband: He was one of the clients.
Me: Spitzer paid for a prostitute?
Husband: More than once. Paid quite a lot it seems.
Me: Like, when he was twenty?
Husband: Like, when he was Governor.
Me: Back up. Spitzer?
Husband: Yes.
Me: *Eliot* Spitzer?
Husband: Yes.
Me: Our Governor?
Husband: Yes.
Me: Former Attorney General?
Husband: Yes.
Me: The guy who was cleaning up corporate crime?
Husband: Yes.
Me: Passing sweeping reform?
Husband: Big ears. That's him.
I don't think there are many New Yorkers who were less surprised.
And yes, I did tell my husband that if we were in the Spitzers' place, I would not be standing angrily beside him at the podium. I'd be across the country on a much needed vacation, or I'd have killed him already. Just for clarification.
Just to demonstrate how utterly unprepared I was to believe the Spitzer scandal, I present you with a close-to-actual retelling of the conversation between my husband and I when he came in the door two nights ago.
Husband: It's all over the radio; Spitzer was involved in a prostitution ring.
Me: That doesn't make sense. He's not the Attorney General anymore. Why's he busting up prostitution rings?
Husband: No, he was implicated in it.
Me: Nah. You must've heard wrong. I'm sure he was one of the investigators.
Husband: He was one of the clients.
Me: Spitzer paid for a prostitute?
Husband: More than once. Paid quite a lot it seems.
Me: Like, when he was twenty?
Husband: Like, when he was Governor.
Me: Back up. Spitzer?
Husband: Yes.
Me: *Eliot* Spitzer?
Husband: Yes.
Me: Our Governor?
Husband: Yes.
Me: Former Attorney General?
Husband: Yes.
Me: The guy who was cleaning up corporate crime?
Husband: Yes.
Me: Passing sweeping reform?
Husband: Big ears. That's him.
I don't think there are many New Yorkers who were less surprised.
And yes, I did tell my husband that if we were in the Spitzers' place, I would not be standing angrily beside him at the podium. I'd be across the country on a much needed vacation, or I'd have killed him already. Just for clarification.