A-Rod Linked to Eliot Spitzer's Pimp
The high-priced former madam who used to provide prostitutes for former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer provided the same services for New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and dated him, the New York Daily News reported yesterday. Kristin Davis, who spent three months in jail and is currently on five years' probation after pleading guilty to promoting prostitution, spoke to Newsday about the Rod. "All I can say is there is a connection ," said Kristin, a.k.a. Kristen Davis, and a.k.a....

Eliot Spitzer Steps Out, Consults Brain [Snap Judgment]
[New York, September 25. Image via INF]

Elsewhere: Palin's Email, Silver's Warning, Blaming Spitzer
Sheldon Silver said of the Wall Street crisis, "It will affect our ability as a state to fund essential infrastructure projects, schools, and our higher education system.” He also expressed willingness to call the Assembly back to Albany. In "certain circles," according to Liz, Eliot Spitzer is being blamed for Wall Street's woes. Jim Wyne, who lost the Staten Island Republican Congressional primary with about 40 percent of the vote, is going to run as a write-in. Con Ed and anothe

Former Bloomberg Guy Hires Former Spitzer Guy
Eliot Brown reports that Michael Bloomberg's former deputy mayor, Dan Doctoroff, has hired Eliot Spitzer's former state director of operations for a big job over at Bloomberg L.P. 0 comments PrintEmail Related    ArticlesBloomberg and Spitzer on Westward ExpansionJP Morgan Moves, Doctoroff Doesn'tSheldon Silver and the State Senate MajorityJeffries on Bloomberg's 'Development Gone Wild'Poll: New Yorkers Think Highly of Paterson Your name: * E-mail: *

Who Still Laughs At Eliot Spitzer [Celebrity Science]
For the most part, it would seem, Eliot Spitzer lives a remarkably palatable life, given that he was humiliated and forced to resign as New York governor just six months ago in a prostitution scandal. Spitzer's marriage is intact; he has plenty of well-paying work to do at his father's real estate firm; and he is able to run through Central Park and walk around the city because " he hasn’t gotten a lot of negative stuff out in public," an old friend told the Times. Spitzer has even received well-wishes fr

Was the AIG Bailout a Conspiracy?
Eliot Spitzer wants to know if the bailout of AIG was an inside deal among Goldman Sachs, the Treasury, and the Fed. Edward Jay Epstein, who has been unraveling conspiracy theories since the Warren Commission, examines the evidence. The colossal bailout of AIG is now so mired in the muck of conspiracy theories that even Eliot Spitzer, who had to resign as governor of New York after laundering secret payments to a call-girl service through an offshore account, is back on his moral high...

There's Love for the Sun; Spitzer Calls Paper 'Spectacular'
The New York Sun published a story today that quoted ex-politicians and a few semi-retired journalists saying that it would be a terrible thing if the newspaper closed later this month. In his first public interview since resigning, Eliot Spitzer says, "The Sun has been a spectacular addition to the city's political discourse and is one of the finest papers in terms of editing, writing, and analysis that one can find anywhere." (The Sun was one of the few outlets sympathetic towards Mr. Spitze

Okay So I’m a Little Obsessed with This Whole Thing About Sarah Palin’s Pregnant Teen Daughter
There are very few things that can get me genuinely interested in anything political. In fact, I had previously believed that there was nothing that could get me genuinely interested in anything political. This year, however, has proven me wrong. There are two things, at last count, that can get me genuinely interested in politics: hookers and teen pregnancies. Since the Eliot Spitzer scandal has died down, I am now thoroughly obsessed with Sarah Palin’s 16-year-old daughter, Bristol, and the child

A-Rod's image takes another hit from NYC madam
Alex Rodriguez in a file photo. AP By Jason Fink Not a pitch has yet been thrown in this year's baseball season but Alex Rodriguez seems to be striking out just about every day. The beleaguered Yankees slugger, who is recovering from hip surgery in Colorado, was again at the center of scandal Sunday, this time involving the former madam of a high-priced call girl ring in Manhattan. Kristin Davis, whose agency was patronized by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, said in published reports that she...

Lauer lands Spitzer interview
Matt Lauer, Co-Anchor of NBC News "Today" Show arrives at the 18th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on October 21, 2008. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh) Related Stories NEW YORK, April 3 (UPI) -- Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has agreed to give a live broadcast...

Bruno Says Obama's Like Spitzer: 'Glib, Articulate, Fancy, Dancey, Prancey'
MINNEAPOLIS—At a breakfast for the New York delegation to the R.N.C., Joe Bruno called Barack Obama a “wimp” and implied that, like Eliot Spitzer, there may be a side to him voters don't know yet. The attack by the former State Senate majority leader got a standing ovation. Bruno called Spitzer “glib, articulate, fancy, dancey, prancey, all of those kind of things,” and said it was those qualities that helped him earn 70 percent of the vote when he was elected governor in 2006. “Broke a recor

Spitzer Madam Weighs In On Call Girl Profitability of Celebrities
Kristin Davis, a New York madam whose clients included Lov Gov Eliot Spitzer, weighs on what she thinks celebrities would be worth if they were to leave behind their careers as thespians and take up working as call girls. Find out her top ten picks for celebrity escorts after the jump. 1. Britney Spears: “If she cleaned herself up maybe I could get a thousand dollars an hour for her.”

Alex Rodriguez Used Prostitutes From Spitzer Escort Service
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was a repeat customer of the madam who supplied disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer with hookers, The New York Daily News reported Sunday. The then-married athlete also dated the madam, Kristin Davis. According to The Daily News, Alex hired high-priced call girls at least six times, two [...]

American Magazine Conference Reflects Industries Lowered Expectations
The annual Magazine Publishers of America Conference dropped 14% in attendance, which is no surprise seeing as how there is 50% less magazines out now then a year ago, and only 25% of last year's staff left (all except that first number are made up figures). Adam Moss' New York cover of Eliot Spitzer with his brain in his dorkle won Best Cover, but what people will really be talking about (besides the fact that Ah-nuld showed up to bemoan the state of things), but what everyone will really be talk

Leibovitz Shock: Miley Photog to Shoot One-Year-Old! [Scandal]
Terrible celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has been documenting the development of the innocent young New York Times Building, and tomorrow she is going to drape it in a sexy sheet and photograph it. So watch out! She's going to do this in a helicopter, flying well below standard FAA restrictions, and then she'll shoot some wolves. They had to write a letter to the neighbors apologizing in advance for having a famous controversial celebrity photographer hanging around in a helicopter all day while they

As The Stock Market Tumbles, Call Girls Reap The Rewards
Six months after a sex scandal ousted Eliot Spitzer from office, the New York governor turned “lov gov” is working in real estate, still with his wife Silda, and wondering how it all went so wrong. Meanwhile, call girls are back in the spotlight—and working harder than ever as Wall Street takes another tumble.  According to Columbia researcher and call girl expert Sudhir Venkatesh, working girls may benefit from the nation’s latest financial troubles. Venkates

Paterson and the National (Fake) News Spotlight
Governor David Paterson is set to appear on the Colbert Report tomorrow, according to his official schedule. Paterson's predecessor Eliot Spitzer appeared on the show, and tried to out-funny the faux-conservative anchor, leading to a profoundly unamusing segment. In practical terms, it should be a chance for Paterson to grab some of the national exposure he sort of missed out on at the Democratic convention last week, at which a) Chuck Schumer forgot to introduce him at a breakfast in front of the New York

Politicians That Look Like Cartoon Characters
On the heels of CandyKirby.com’s impressive journalistic coup with “Political O-Faces,” I present to you an equally provocative report:  Politicians that look like cartoon characters. President George W. Bush as Curious George Hillary Clinton as Theodore of “Alvin and the Chipmunks” fame John McCain as Casper the Friendly Ghost Soon-to-be-former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as Elmer Fudd Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer as Walter the Puppet Barack Oba

Clients Eight, NINE, Ten [Open Caption]
[Former New York Governor and prostitute frequenter Eliot Spitzer in New York City last night; image via INF]

Magazine Enterprise Recognizes Standouts in Dying Industy
The Magazine Publishers of America will announce the winners of the their 2008 Cover Awards this Monday, which is sort of bittersweet news for an industry which is going down the shitter at an alarming rate. Well hey, it's like Michael Scott said in last night's weight-loss episode of The Office, "I don't care what any stupid scale says, you guys are all gigantic losers." Pictures of the three candidates up for 2008 Cover of the Year, after the jump:   Here's hoping