Posted by
Bob Parks on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:34:12 AM
When the story of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s possible transgressions and resignation first broke, there was nothing but press speculation. But when Spitzer’s short media statement was made, I personally felt sympathy. Not for Eliot, but his wife Silda.
While the news anchors and punditry were guessing what this could all be about, citing the New York Times revelation, there were two people later appearing at the podium who know the whole story, and Mrs. Spitzer didn’t look forgiving. She looked humiliated. If not for the New York state troopers who provide security for the governor, many of us would look the other way if Eliot appeared with a frying pan indentation upside his head.
Many are quick to guess just what Spitzer is up against with these allegations. It does have all the ingredients to make the press want to drag this out as long as possible. It involves a powerful do-gooder-gone-bad, and $5,500-an-hour hos. As I said earlier, we’re all guessing what’s going on behind the scenes.
As of now, the media probably has five percent of the story. When Governor Spitzer was alerted to the fact he was busted last Friday, Mrs. Spitzer probably demanded to know EVERYTHING before it came out later. She looks like someone who hasn’t slept much since.
I keep coming back to Silda because she is the real victim here. But there is an upside for her, which I’ll get to later.
In the less than 24 hours since this scandal broke, there are some things we do know. Continued...