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Videogame critic busted for prostitute fun: Mmm, tasty irony photo
"Like all parents, I know it is increasingly difficult to protect our children from negative influences… we have learned that when self-regulation fails, government must step in… we must do more to protect our children from excessive sex and violence in the media."

These were the words of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer during a 2006 campaign, which were followed by criticism aimed at Grand Theft Auto for its depiction of sex with prostitutes. Spitzer may hate fantasy prostitution, but he seems to love the real thing -- as he was all about the whores until the cops uncovered his dirty business.

The game hating politician was recently busted for his sordid shenanigans, uncovered as "Client 9" to an international prostitute ring. He was caught on a wiretap organizing himself a big fat delivery of paid-for sex, arranging for a lady of the night to travel from New York to Washington, where he was staying. It seems that sex is perfectly dandy if you pay for the act itself, and not a digital representation of it. After all, it was Spitzer who said:

"Media content has gotten more graphic, more violent and more sex-based ... Currently, nothing under New York State law prohibits a fourteen-year old from walking into a video store and buyin ... a game like ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ which rewards a player for stealing cars and beating people up. Children can even simulate having sex with a prostitute ..."

You're right, Mr. Spitzer. Let's not waste $60 pretending to have sex when we can spend an alleged $4300 for the real thing. You lying, hypocritical jackass. 

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animateria's Avatar
animateria at 03/10/2008 23:10
SWEET SWEET IRONY~

Games or Prostitution

Games or Prostitution

I pick games he picks prostitution!
Skribble's Avatar
Skribble at 03/10/2008 23:12
I can't comment on this right now.

Im far too busy...being delicious!
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GoS-CPT-Stewart at 03/10/2008 23:13
Wow...

All I can say is... wow.
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Loose Nukes at 03/10/2008 23:15
God how embarrassing it really is. I saw this hit while I was at the gym today, and was just completely ashamed. As a resident of the state it's feels even worse. How pathetic we've really become politically. One lie, and scandal after another. This is why people hate our country because of assholes like this. Pieces of slime, that manage to get us knee deep in shit. People that can't even manage their own lives trying to manage our poor struggling country. I'm sick of politicians dragging their wives on stage to try and salvage their career, once shit hits the fan... A fucking joke, really.
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Kalmah at 03/10/2008 23:15
What are you fapping to?

A) The Story
B) The Confused chick on the Left
3) His Shiny 5-Head
4) Sterling
P) Irony
E) The Prostitute
W) All of the Above
Jaren Face's Avatar
Jaren Face at 03/10/2008 23:16
Irony makes me nerdgasm.
After reading this post, I am swimming in nerd juice.
Vegas's Avatar
Vegas at 03/10/2008 23:19
CP
Pariah's Avatar
Pariah at 03/10/2008 23:23
something about throwing stones and glass houses... the euphamism escapes me.

I love NY

I loathe NY politicians.

Spitzer swallows, see what I did there.
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viralhunter at 03/10/2008 23:24
Thank God I'm not home in albany right now. My moms a state worker there, and yes, the shit has really hit the fan.
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thebrassthief at 03/10/2008 23:25
Oooohoo yeah! Stuff like this just sweetens your day.
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cjpkiller at 03/10/2008 23:26
god damnit jim, you fucking idiot
I thought you were all for legislation that keeps little fucktards from our games of COD4...
seriously
he has a good point little fourteen year olds cant buy porn mags or gun mags, but they can buy gta... and I really think that that is wrong.
fuck you jim...

it would've been funnier if you had pointed out in this blog that as attorney general of NY he also took on prostitution rings.

also what the fuck is a brit doing writing about america...
gtfo...
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Your moms new boyfriend at 03/10/2008 23:26
I'll bet you fifty he blames video games for this.

You know what? Let's just make it a whole dollar.
MaxVest's Avatar
MaxVest at 03/10/2008 23:27
You're forgetting that he beat her up to get the money back and then ran over her over, thus video games are to blame!

Please, please will someone ban this sick filth?
MaxVest's Avatar
MaxVest at 03/10/2008 23:28
I can't type. I have a probablm.
Riser Glen's Avatar
Riser Glen at 03/10/2008 23:30
I love you, Max.
Kalmah's Avatar
Kalmah at 03/10/2008 23:33
@MaxVest: I blame video-games for your inability to type correctly.
Mustin's Avatar
Mustin at 03/10/2008 23:39
FUCKING AWESOME

LIKE... SERIOUSLY
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NihonTiger90 at 03/10/2008 23:40
Spitzer is done for.

The guy who's taking over is blind, but apparently, he's a great person, so I guess NY wins.
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Lord The Night Knight at 03/10/2008 23:53
I see this is a democrat for once. I guess they wanted in on the sexual hypocrite demographic that the republicans have such a base in. ;)
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automagV at 03/10/2008 23:54
What a dildo this guy.
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AgentMOO at 03/10/2008 23:54
The deer in the headlights expressions are the icing on the cake.
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NightDehumidifier at 03/11/2008 00:03
What's ironic is a video game critic gets busted for having illicit sex with a woman who gets paid for sex, and video game fans can't even muster up the energy to talk to a woman who gets paid for sex.

Video game critics, they don't pussy out of the pussy.
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Sassafras at 03/11/2008 00:04
What gets me is he spent over $4,000..Not so smart. First off going to the corner and getting a $5 BJ would have been less costly AND he probably wouldnt have gotten caught. Secondly, what an asshole. He should have spent that money on his kids, obviously it wasnt just about the sex. The guy needed to feel Mr.BigandPowerful having his whores transported via airplane.
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Azereki at 03/11/2008 00:07
That guy looks pretty creepy, no wonder he has to pay women for sex.
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Usedtabe at 03/11/2008 00:20
Haha. Not suprised in the least. This guy's policies scream "I'm a fucking idiot". Thank God New York had the sense to not let him give out ID's to everyone like he wanted.
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Crunshii at 03/11/2008 00:22
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00000000000OOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

ahh the Hippocrates in power that want it all and shit on the world, can you all just please do us a great favor and simply make one giant line right behind JT, Yes, right there. Don't move, So I can land with one flying wind of my utter flu-flavored saliva unto all of Thee at once. So I can save the rest for the next ass-wipe that comes burning down like an broken ape from the tree.

Truly remarkable when they fall, they fall down & hard.
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Sirapak at 03/11/2008 00:23
Politicians lie.. thats just how it is.
Skribble's Avatar
Skribble at 03/11/2008 00:33
He is an hero
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13thDragon at 03/11/2008 00:40
Alright! One for the good guys.
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sushi111 at 03/11/2008 00:51
His face looks like the teacher from the movie Election when he got caught banging Reese Witherspoon.
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Redzie at 03/11/2008 00:53
you are so eloquent with that last paragraph, mr sterling.
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Orochi Borgieman at 03/11/2008 01:21
So...what's his excuse? What made him sex up prostitutes in the first place?
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Riegel88 at 03/11/2008 01:23
So did video games make him do it?
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Schmo0zle at 03/11/2008 01:24
I love it when this shit happens.

Now all we need to do is uncover Jack Thompsons' secret love for young boys that go to private schools, prostitutes of all kinds, drugs, and FPS shooters.

Any of the above will suffice enough to make Fox News stop putting his dumb fucking ass on the air.
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RskimB at 03/11/2008 01:32
Lol I love it. The high and mighty deuche felled by his own rigid standards.
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orao at 03/11/2008 01:51
Nothing's wrong with sex ^^ mmm
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deiga-the-semivaliant at 03/11/2008 01:56
As someone mentioned before, I find it more ironic that he spent a lot of time busting up prostitution rings.

I guess it's only OK if he does it.
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 03/11/2008 01:58
lol sweet sweet karma!
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kapshhh at 03/11/2008 02:00
The face of Innocence.
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Trowble at 03/11/2008 02:05
They have $4300 prostitutes in New York? I've never seen one nor heard of them here. Eh... still no surprise, politicians aren't crooks and liars for nothin'
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TheToiletDuck at 03/11/2008 02:15
Quick Governor Eliot, PUSH RESET, PUSH RESET!
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Starman at 03/11/2008 02:35
Is it just me, or does that guy really look like the G-MAN!!
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 03/11/2008 02:43
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!!!!!
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TseeBaeng at 03/11/2008 02:59
How the hell do you spend 5,500$ an hour on a hooker? Does she discover the cure for AIDS and poop gold for you? I found an article that has the expense report of a 5,500$ session.

http://www.236.com/news/2008/03/10/new_york_governor_eliot_spitze_5036.php
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Orionsaint at 03/11/2008 03:08
It's always the religious right who turn out to be the creepy weirdos. Jack Thompson must be secretly running a Brothel.
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Rainbowblack at 03/11/2008 03:21
unlike everyone commenting on this....

ELIOT SPITZXER IS HAVING SEX WITH 5K PROSTITUTES!! DAYYYYM

what are we having sex with?

thats what this write was really about lol, bitter gamers
animateria's Avatar
animateria at 03/11/2008 03:26
@Rainbowblack

You seem bitter. Why so bitter?
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 03/11/2008 04:01
DAMN IS THAT HIS WIFE OR ONE OF HIS WHORES?? I PUT HER OUT ON THE STREET TO MAKE MY MONEY!!!
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Rainbowblack at 03/11/2008 04:05
@animateria

Actually whats gotten me upset is that anyone who speaks against video games immediately gets flagged as BAD GUY. ANYONE!

We're jumping on this guy for wanting to do the right thing
A 14 year old SHOULD NOT be able to buy GTA. and we jump on him for that.

I agree we should point and laugh every time JT screws up because his belief is that games should be banned outright, thats perfectly fine with me

But Spitzers quoted comments suggests that he just wants to keep GTA out out of lil 13 yerar jiummy's hands. Whats wrong with protecting the kids? could it be all of you are children?? but because of his comments Jim labels him a Game hating pol

Sound like Jim is simply taking advantage of an opportunity. when I get home from I'm willing to bet D'toid is the only gaming site who ripping into this guy.
SLiFE's Avatar
SLiFE at 03/11/2008 04:33
He just wants to keep GTA out of lil 13 yr old Jimmy's hands?

"we have learned that when self-regulation fails, government must step in"

Government imposed censorship is so fucking fail.
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