Should Hillary Clinton call for Eliot Spitzer's resignation?

[BuyingThyme]

Poll question: Should Hillary Clinton call for Eliot Spitzer's resignation?

[LaurenG]

1. Why, she's better off leaving herself out of this, and ignore it

Who wants to take a chance on a republican governor?

[BuyingThyme]

2. Don't you think she might be asked about this?

[LaurenG]

13. Maybe but it's not her issue is it? Also I saw your other poll asking

the same question of Obama and I have the same response there.

[BuyingThyme]

16. How could it not be her issue?

Isn't she supposed to represent the people of New York?

[LaurenG]

18. Well is she in charge of the Governor?

If so then she can discipline him, otherwise I'd say let the people of New York decide, he works for them.

I'm more concerned with having a republican in that seat then his funny business with his "other brain."

[BuyingThyme]

20. I'm pretty sure she's supposed to act in the best interests

of the people of New York.

Don't you think the status of the governorship might garner some consideration?

[LaurenG]

22. Honestly, if she says anything it should be said out of compassion for a mistake made

on his part. He made a poor choice that will effect his career, his relationships and his own self esteem but most of all this hurts all democrats.

I think it's sad and fyi, I'm an Obama supporter.

[BuyingThyme]

30. That's pretty much what she said.

But if Spitzer keeps this up, it's going to come back to her.

[LaurenG]

34. I missed it, where did you hear it?

I did hear he won't resign, but what else?

[BuyingThyme]

42. Somebody stuck a mic in front of her face at some noisy event

and she said something to the effect that she would not be responding but to the extent that she wished the best blah blah...

[LaurenG]

49. Thanks, I'm sure it'll be replayed somewhere shortly

:hi:

[Radio_Lady]

44. I'm in Hawaii and not tuned to TV. I hope she rose above the occasion to not comment at all.

Good afternoon and good luck.

Radio Lady (find me in the DU Lounge......)

[ecstatic]

3. What's taking her so long to comment? She didn't waste time jumping on the attack-Kerry

bandwagon after his joke.

[catgirl]

10. It would stir up Bill's womanizing if she did

after all, she did turn her head the other way while he had long-term
affairs, harassed employees, played with cigars and was accused of rape.
How could she possibly condemn Spitzer?

Sorry, just read Paula Jones Wikipedia page.

[zulchzulu]

4. Other. He fits her perfectly now as her possible VP candidate

He did endorse her. And now with links to a Ho Ring, Bill would be very busy off the campaign trail feeling their...um....pain.

[Eurobabe]

7. ...

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[Radio_Lady]

39. Triple...........

With Democratic "friends" like you, Zulchzulu, who needs enemies? Your post is outrageous.

I'm sorry you feel that way about a long standing and long suffering Democratic woman who is certainly not deserving of your crusty and crappy opinions.

Cordially,

Radio Lady

[Swamp Rat]

5. Damned if she does; damned if she doesn't.

[Radio_Lady]

31. Yes. Swamp Rat speaks the truth.

Just because she is a Senator in the same state doesn't mean she HAS to comment on the Governor's current situation in the same state.

Especially considering the terrible circumstances impending in the Presidential race.

I could not believe it when I turned on TV this morning.

But stranger things have happened in politics.

Cordially,

Radio Lady

[Swamp Rat]

45. Within 5 minutes of "Hardball" Chris Matthews tied Hillary's campaign to Spitzer

The GOP is already warming up the 'Monica Lewinski' club too. If she wins the nomination, they'll beat her with it from now until November.

:hi:

[Fire_brand]

6. She should be made to reject & denounce him

a simple denouncement won't do

[MrSlayer]

8. No. Why would she?

If she didn't think Bill should resign after getting some skull off of Monica why should she call for Spitzer to resign for similar actions?

[Kahuna]

26. That's her friend. Her buddy. Her pal. Her supporter. If she can demand

that Obama disassociate himself from farakhan's unsolicited endorsement, SURELY she would be willing to disassociate herself from Spitzer.

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. She's already scrubbed his endorsement from her website:

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/endorsements/

[Bullet1987]

11. Should she? Yes. Will she? No.

[ZombieHorde]

12. She should be forced to build a giant effigy of him

and then torch it with her angry eye lasers. Anything short of that is an endorsement of sexual abuse.

[Hieronymus]

14. I don't care if she does or not. Alan Dershowitz fell all over himself ....

today trying to defend Eliot Spitzer...what a putz Alan is these days.

[bridgit]

15. no, republican governors have already called for it, there's no point in aligning with them

he's a big boy, it was his political life, let him watch his own life go down the tubes; or to quote Jimi "If the mountians fell in the sea, let it be. It ain't me." :hippie:

[theaudacity]

it's probably not the best time for Hillary to piss off Superdelegates that support her

[donheld]

17. Still stupid

Nobody should call for any resignation except maybe yours.

[BuyingThyme]

21. What would he have to do in your little world?

[donheld]

51. He who?

What are you talking about.

[grantcart]

19. Just make sure you don't ask her first

[JVS]

23. She should denounce and reject that whoremonger's support.

[Kahuna]

25. LOL! I think so too!

:hug:

[BuyingThyme]

24. Just in: Hillary is not responding to questions

regarding the Spitzer situation.

[anamandujano]

27. Neither is Obama.

[Kahuna]

28. He's not Obama's supporter. There is no reason for Obama to respond. nt

[Upton]

29. She's too busy praising Republicans

she'll have to say something sooner or later.

[Radio_Lady]

33. She is under no obligation to respond. Best move she could make.

Sadly, Eliot Spitzer couldn't keep it in his pants. Sound familiar?

But politicians are like that, folks. Many of them think the law doesn't apply to them.

[JVS]

32. I don't know if it should be that much, but she needs to denounce and reject

[BuyingThyme]

35. Prostitution? Or Spitzer in general?

[JVS]

38. I would think that she'd be capable of denouncing and rejecting both.

[Radio_Lady]

36. "Denounce and reject"? COME ON, JVS... you've GOT to be kidding!

Cordially,

Radio Lady in Hawaii

Good afternoon and good luck...

[JVS]

40. Think of where you've heard those words before.

[Bread and Circus]

37. By Clinton's "faux outrage du jour" standards, mai oui!

[dailykoff]

48. You bet. She needs to do her super freaky thang

cuz it worked so good in Ohio.

[saltpoint]

41. Nope.

I don't think either of the Clintons should be weighing in on this one.

[JVS]

43. Hillary could and should. Bill kind of lacks credibility on the issue.

[saltpoint]

46. And she might. It's hard to say what's going on right now in the

Empire State.

I'm only hunching and have zero sources, but I think New York will have a new governor by dinnertime tomorrow.

[Barack_America]

47. I voted yes.

This is about standing up for her constituents and ensuring they have proper representation. It's a separate issue from the campaign.

But, yes, she needs to speak out.

[BuyingThyme]

50. I'm kinda leaning in that direction too.

But it's going to be tricky if Spitzer keeps on playing games.

He could do everybody a favor by just going away.