I was referring to Mrs Spitzer not "Kristen". The escort is IMHO attractive, but this board is populated with women at least as attractive.
from the NY Times
Op-Ed Contributor
Really Dangerous Liaisons
By TRACY QUAN
Published: March 12, 2008
AS a former sex worker, I’m puzzled by what is reported to be Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s preference for the riskiest form of indoor prostitution I have ever experienced. Escort agencies are constantly being investigated, infiltrated and spied on.
I worked for two escort agencies when I first started in the sex trade, and both were closed down — not by Mr. Spitzer, but under circumstances that he would recognize. I was terrified when the police raided the apartment that served as a booking office for the second agency. Those of us who were not arrested endured petty racist comments from the officers for about two hours.
I chose to work for an escort service because I was young, starting out in a precarious industry, alone in the city and, like those hapless customers who are arrested in street sweeps, without connections. Working for an escort service was a way to earn my living and keep a roof over my head. But when the chance to work for a madam with a steady supply of reliable clients arose, I was relieved.
That someone like the governor would shop for sex through an Internet escort service is mind-boggling.
Escort services are risky. When they are closed by the authorities, people’s lives are turned upside down. Many of us don’t recover. As one call girl told me when I was looking for a safer way to work, “If you get busted, I don’t want to know you.” Nobody wants to work with you if you’ve been in visible trouble, nor is just after a raid the best time in your life to start looking for a more conventional job. A conviction will sink your chances of getting hired.
I’ve never been in favor of arresting and shaming men who pay for sex. Most customers who get in trouble aren’t high-profile politicians like Eliot Spitzer. Their “crime” is that they’re poor or getting started in life.
Well-connected men, however, have typically sought out sex workers who have been recommended by their friends and who don’t have Web sites. Escort agencies are supposed to be out of the question for old-school rakes who want to protect their marriages and careers.
In my experience, a sense of personal connection in these customers’ sex lives makes them feel safer. Not all sex clients are junkies for risk or adventure-seekers. Many are cautious and can’t enjoy sex unless they’re in a calm, secure environment.
After the Spitzer news broke, Alan Dershowitz explained away Mr. Spitzer’s ill-advised choice by making silly generalizations about men who pay for sex — that they don’t use their brains. But I encountered plenty of men who used their brains just fine.
From all accounts, Eliot Spitzer doesn’t seem to be one of them.
Tracy Quan is the author of the novels “Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl” and “Diary of a Married Call Girl.”
Very well said by Ms. Quan, however I disagree with one point:
I have personally witnessed countless prominent and seemingly intelligent married clients of mine conduct themselves in a less than discreet manner far too often.
Usually they begin rendezvousing with great cautions, but via habit & exposure slacken & risk their personal security, whether by using company e-mails for illicit communication, sizeable bank transactions or arranging outcalls at the home while wife is away.
No matter how discreetly attired a high ranking independent escort is, your neighbors are still going to notice the Chanel clad blonde babe walking into your stately manor. After all, you are 99! But seriously:
Guys just can't help it, they love us/it too much. Perhaps they wish to be caught subconsciously? Poor Spitzer! Did you se his wife? How dowdy.....
I can't believe the number of guys commenting on how hot they think she is. I don't find her the least bit attractive.
the pic of her in the bikini on the bow of the boat is a very hot pic.
I was referring to Mrs Spitzer not "Kristen". The escort is IMHO attractive, but this board is populated with women at least as attractive.
His wife looked sad. (surprise, surprise)
I actually thought she looked attractive. In a happier mood, who knows? Maybe she should take up escorting, someone in the family needs to work now.
shes right...and if he had just spent a little time on a site like this, he may have learned something.
whats funny is that he knew how ez it is to get busted using a service...and yet he wire transferred the money....dumb
Wire transfer certainly is dumb but in fairness: I suspect that when you're the governor and have security with you at all times it's probably hard to hit the bank/ATM without scrutiny.
Pretty much reiterated the same points as in the article in the NYT. She pretty much tried to put a positive spin on the hobby, despite Bill's hammering away that all points in the hobby are basically the level of tunnel rats, i.e., all the ladies have pimps, salivating at the prospect of blackmailing clients, that all hobbyists are crazy, and putting their security at extreme risk. Bill also had a former LE/PI in on that segment to pound that false point home, despite Ms. Quan's assertions that this was not true. She also expressed her surprise that Spitter was not more discrete and careful, and chose to use a high profile agency over something more UTR. As things sit here this morning, I couldn't agree more: Stay away from agencies! One more time: Stay away from agencies! This is just my opinion, but one I have lived by for four years, and the point has been made once again by this unfortunate affair...
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