Sooooooooooo....anything going on with the Governor of New York lately? Oh, wait, it's the only thing on television for 72 hours now because America loves its sex scandals more than anything in the whole wide world.
Newsweek ran an entertaining recap of some past celebrity johns and their hos this week reminding us of everyone from Jerry Springer (who got caught because he paid the girl by check- ha ha) to Hugh Grant (who had freaking Liz Hurley at home - hello?) to Jimmy Swaggart ( best man tears ever). Click here for all the memories.
That reminds me. Look, I know Eliot Spitzer is a scumbag. I'm not defending him. He deserves to lose his job and his wife. But I have to ask something to make sure I am clear on the particulars of how our crazy prostitution laws work in this country.
If a guy pays a chick fifty bucks to have sex with him then they are both breaking the law and could be arrested, prosecuted and incarcerated. But if the same guy pays the same chick fifty bucks to have sex with him but records it and sells it as a movie, then it is 100% legal and protected by the First Amendment. Do I have that correct?
Okay, okay, if the same guy pays the same chick fifty bucks to have sex with him then they get arrested again and now they are really in trouble as repeat offenders, right? But if that guy takes his lady friend out to a fifty dollar dinner instead and then has sex with her then it's called dating?
My head hurts.
so always have a camera and a confidentiality agreement after every $50 dinner date is what you are saying?
Posted by: db | March 13, 2008 at 09:21 AM
Now my head hurts, too.
Posted by: cathy g. | March 13, 2008 at 09:47 AM
I hate to tell you this but if someone is only paying fifty bucks he will have a lot more to worry about than jail!!! Although I hear you do get free medical care in jail.
Posted by: wag | March 13, 2008 at 10:49 AM
If he had just murdered the woman he'd be fine.
Nothing wrong with killing people, but sex?
Sick bastard. Enjoy spending more time with your family.
Posted by: Vic Rattler | March 13, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Between Rudy Guiliani employing the worst presidential primary strategy ever ("Let's wait until Florida!"), and Spitzer making one of the worst personal decisions ever ("Thousand of dollars paid to Emperor's Club VIP? No one will suspect a thing!"), New York's hot ticket politicians are dropping like flies.
Posted by: Diane | March 13, 2008 at 12:06 PM
$50 bucks with or without the risk of jail is still a whole lot cheaper than the bankrupting potential of Marriage. Paul McCartney could have had a lifetime of $5000/hour hookers for the money he spent.
The real crime here is government intervention where neither party seeks redress.
Posted by: brother John | March 13, 2008 at 12:59 PM
My recommendation the next time you want a $50 hooker? Spend the extra dough and go for the $100 hooker. Money well spent, IMO.
p.s. hear about the hooker with the runny nose? She figured she was full! HAHAHA!!!
Posted by: Myles Long | March 13, 2008 at 01:00 PM
For the record, Liz was out of town that weekend, OK? Besides, Devine Brown was sooo hot!!!! Chocolate love indeed!!
Love and Kisses, Hugh Grant
Posted by: Hugh Grant | March 13, 2008 at 01:07 PM
there is definitely something pretty messed up here. i think there is something going on with our perception of what sex is. if you need sex bad enough to pay for it then i think you've got something going on that's a much bigger problem than breaking the law.
i don't know....my head hurts as well.....
Posted by: jasonmfi | March 13, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Tomorrow is Tater Tot Friday!! HOORAY!I can't wait.=)
Posted by: Allegra | March 13, 2008 at 08:18 PM
Can somebody clue me in to where I can find these $50 hookers???
..Ahem, for research purposes of course. ;-)
Posted by: John E | March 13, 2008 at 10:59 PM
So here is my take on this.Prostitution is the world's oldest profession , it has always been that way and I highly doubt that it will ever change, despite what the conservative (liars) try to do. There will always be an unsatisfied man that will pay for physical adult entertainment with another human being. I just don't get the double standard like you have stated. It just goes on to prove that our society is pretty screwed up.
Prostitution should be made legal, just regulated and taxed. Maybe it would help in the state deficit.I mean talk about economic stimuli! And what I decide to do with another girl I paid for and my boyfriend is my business, not the whole Fox News Channel. Let them be human and mess up, dammit!
Posted by: Lady D | March 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM
If I had known hookers take checks, I'd have been in jail for forgery long ago. Another case of what you don't know can't hurt you.
Posted by: Jim Miller | March 14, 2008 at 01:36 PM
What kind of face is he making in that picture? Is he doing his Predator impersonation for the cameras? Goob.
Posted by: Blkjkrabbit66 | March 15, 2008 at 02:33 AM
Interestingly enough, this was just covered on Slate.com this week.
http://www.slate.com/id/2186552/
Posted by: Connie | March 18, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Does anyone else think Spitzer is actually former Steelers coach Bill Cowher after major chin-reduction surgery?
Posted by: Connie | March 18, 2008 at 01:12 PM