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Friday Afternoon Hubble

Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:33 pm PST

NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes teamed up to expose the chaos that baby stars are creating 1,500 light years away in a cosmic cloud called the Orion nebula. This striking composite indicates that four monstrously massive stars, collectively called the “Trapezium,” at the center of the cloud may ...

Science, Astronomy, Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer, Orion Nebula

Gov. Paterson Admits to Sex with Other Woman for Years

Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 7:01 pm PDT

Oh no. No no no. This is just wrong. Gov. Paterson admits to sex with other woman for years.

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution, Media Bias, AFP, Paterson

AFP Admits Mistake with Spitzer (R) Caption

Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 8:44 pm PDT

We had quite a few readers yesterday who thought I was way off base by pointing out that AFP caption for a photo of Eliot Spitzer, with the letter (R) in parentheses. Some of them demanded that I apologize, to cleanse my soul of this transgression. Well, AFP corrected that caption ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution, Media Bias, AFP

National Banana Does Spitzer

Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 1:52 pm PDT

From Jerry Zucker’s National Banana, funnier ‘n heck. Hilarious double entendre warnings. [Video]

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution, Humor, National Banana

Bringing a Date to Your Public Humiliation

Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:13 pm PDT

An on-target letter to The Corner’s Mark Hemingway on the “stand by your man” phenomena: Bringing a Date to Your Public Humiliation. I’m not willing to criticize the wife of a politician on the issue of whether she stands there or doesn’t. Certainly not on the issue of whether she ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

'Kristen' Cleans Up

Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 4:20 pm PDT

It looks like the big winner in the Eliot Spitzer scandal isn’t David Paterson—it’s “Kristen,” aka Ashley Alexandra Dupre, whose song has been downloaded more than a million times from Amie Street in the past few days at $0.98 a pop, with 70% going to her. And now Penthouse wants ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

Craig and Vitter's GOP Affiliation Mentioned 100% of the Time

Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 2:39 pm PDT

We’ve pointed out at least six examples of mainstream news stories that fail to even mention the word “Democrat” in connection with Eliot Spitzer. It’s so widespread it’s almost laughable. Today Newsbusters’ Rich Noyes looks at the difference in the way the Larry Craig and David Vitter scandals were handled by ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution, Media Bias

AFP: 'Eliot Spitzer (R)'

Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 1:34 pm PDT

Just an accident, I’m sure. I mean, who wouldn’t give AFP the benefit of the doubt? Right. (Hat tip: LawHawk.)

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution, Media Bias, AFP

Media Army Discovers Spitzer Hooker's Name

Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 7:26 pm PDT

The New York Times should be congratulated for diving to the bottom faster than any other news outlet. Kudos, Bill Keller. Imagine if they spent one tenth as much energy and money investigating the Saudi influence on American mosques, or the Council on American Islamic Relations’ connections to Hamas: Ashley Alexandra ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

The Definition of Hypocrisy

Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:03 am PDT

On February 14, one day after Eliot Spitzer partied with a prostitute in a Washington DC hotel, the Washington Post published a column by Spitzer in which he wrote that “when history tells the story ... the Bush administration will not be judged favorably.” (Hat tip: RaiderDan.)

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

Democrat Eliot Spitzer Bails

Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 8:47 am PDT

The Democratic governor of New York is bailing out right now—with an almost unbelievable self-aggrandizing statement, and his wife standing next to him for some unknown reason. UPDATE at 3/12/08 9:07:11 am: Spitzer continued to the end to insist that this was a “private matter,” with no acknowledgment that he was endangering ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

Google Lists David Paterson As NY Governor

Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 5:28 pm PDT

Is Google in the loop? nys - Google Search. Those links are generated by programs, not human beings. If Paterson is showing up as Governor of New York, it means Google’s web crawlers found something at the New York State web site that generated that link, probably the page title. We’re seeing ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

Spitzer Spent $80 Grand on Hookers - Update: Resigning Tomorrow?

Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 5:06 pm PDT

Latest word on the Eliot Spitzer Apocalypse: the “progressive” Democrat spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $80,000 to get his ashes hauled. ALBANY, N.Y. - With pressure mounting on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign over a call-girl scandal, investigators said Tuesday he was clearly a repeat customer who spent tens ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

NY Post: Spitzer Has Been a John for At Least Six Years

Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:44 am PDT

Come on, Spitzer. Just resign, already. It’s only going to get worse. Spitzer has used hookers for six years. March 11, 2008 — Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been soliciting high-priced hookers for at least six years and possibly for more than a decade, sources tell The Post. The revelation yesterday that ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

Iowahawk: Embattled Prostitute Expected to Resign

Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 10:30 am PDT

Breaking news from Iowahawk: Amid Charges of Spitzer Tryst, Embattled Prostitute ‘Kristen’ Expected to Resign. New York - At a hastily scheduled morning press conference at the headquarters of New York’s exclusive Emperors Club prostitution ring, high priced call girl “Kristen” announced that she would  temporarily step aside in the ...

LGF, Iowahawk, Parody, Spitzer, Scandal

'Name That Party' Enters Day 2

Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:23 am PDT

Yet another Associated Press article about the Eliot Spitzer scandal that does not mention the word “Democrat:” Prostitution scandal threatens N.Y. gov. And another CNN article that doesn’t mention the word “Democrat:” Sources: Money transfers spurred Spitzer probe - CNN.com.

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution, Media Bias

Democrat Eliot Spitzer Prostitution Thread 3

Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:28 pm PDT

Well, there are apparently still words to be said about Eliot Spitzer and his dalliance(s), so here’s another thread. If you’re curious about the women Spitzer callously used while pretending to be an upstanding family man opposed to the activity in which he was participating, Nick Denton’s pseudo-blog Wonkette has ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution, Daily Kos

Kos Kid: Democrats Can't Possibly Be Hypocrites

Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 2:21 pm PDT

Here’s a Kos Kid explaining that Eliot Spitzer can’t possibly be a hypocrite ... because he’s a Democrat, and nobody expects Democrats to have moral standards: Daily Kos: Elliot Spitzer Caught Soliciting Prostitutes. Did I mention that Spitzer is a Democrat? And a Daily Kos diarist? Kevin Drums suggests that the ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution, Daily Kos

Democrat Eliot Spitzer Prostitution Thread 2

Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 12:38 pm PDT

Another thread for the Eliot Spitzer story as details emerge; the latest news is that Spitzer has not actually been indicted as previously reported. And he hasn’t resigned yet, probably because he’s trying to keep his options open for a plea deal to stay out of jail. (Did I mention he’s a ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution

Democrat NY Governor Admits Involvement in Prostitution Ring

Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:28 am PDT

The Democratic governor of New York, Eliott Spitzer, has admitted to senior officials that he is involved in a prostitution ring. Did I mention this is a Democrat? I did? Oh, OK. I’m taking a cue from the media, who always make sure to identify Republicans caught in scandals with 80-point ...

LGF, New York, Spitzer, Scandal, Prostitution