Despite the occasional cloudbursts, PrideFest 2008 was a rousing success. The Manhattan Libertarian Party was out in force, giving away 1,000 free condoms as part of our Operation Politically Homeless.
Libertarian condoms. Front: Manhattan Libertarian Party logo; back: “Protect your rights. Protect yourself. Vote Libertarian.”
More pictures from PrideFest after the jump.
As we watch Eliot Spitzer skulk off into the sunset, we bid him a not so fond farewell and prepare to turn a new page. Monday (or sooner), we’ll turn our attention to incoming governor David Paterson.
But before we move on, here’s one last bit of Spitzerrific humor, courtesy of commenter E5:
Hilarious!
A few random morning-after thoughts on the Spitzer scandal:
As hinted at in yesterday’s post, I bought champagne for everyone at last night’s Manhattan Libertarian Party meeting to celebrate the downfall of The Sherriff of Wall Street. Really cheap champagne. You probably shouldn’t expect much from a $15 bottle of Russian bubbly, but it was even worse than it sounds. Especially since it was preceded and followed by pints of Guinness.
My schadenfreude over Client 9’s demise is tempered by the realization that soon-to-be Governor David Paterson will be no picnic. Granted, Paterson is not the bully that Spitzer is (Sonny Barger isn’t the bully that Spitzer is), but he’s more likely to be Sheldon Silver’s lapdog. At least Eliot offered some very modest resistance to our state legislatures wild spending and tax hike schemes. Paterson can be expected to roll over and give Silver and Bruno everything they want.
The New York Times has an excellent roundup of all the Spitzer jokes from the late-night comedians. David Letterman was truly inspired:
“Do you think it’s too soon to be hitting on Mrs. Eliot Spitzer?” David Letterman asked his New York audience on CBS. And then he was on a roll:
“The new scandal here in New York City, just breaking a couple of hours ago – Eliot Spitzer apparently involved in some kind of prostitution activities. You know what that means — hookers. And right about now, Spitzer is huddling with his advisers to develop a drinking problem.
“Did you happen to see the press conference? Very dramatic. Eliot Spitzer was there. He had yellow crime scene tape draped around his pants – crazy.
“Here’s what happened. It was one of those sting deals and they caught Spitzer – Governor Spitzer — with a wire soliciting a prostitute. I’m thinking, ‘Holy cow, we can’t get Bin Laden … but we got Spitzer. We got Spitzer!’ He apparently paid her an extra 100 bucks not to call him ‘Spitzer!’
“But here’s the lesson, ladies and gentlemen: This is why I always wear a fake mustache and pay cash. It’s the only way to go, if you’re going to get in trouble.
“The thinking now is that the governor may step down now to spend less time with his family.
“He’s caught now soliciting a hooker, but thank God, on the bright side, it did not involve an airport men’s room.”
Later, Mr. Letterman featured a Top 10 list of Eliot Spitzer Excuses:
10. “Oh come on, like you were never involved in a prostitution ring.”
9. “Hookers is fun.”
8. “Just trying to help the economy.”
7. “Have you ever been to Albany?”
6. “It’s part of my new MTV prank show, ‘Spitz’d.’”
5. “Haven’t been myself since Roy Scheider died.”
4. “Uh, tainted beef?”
3. “Whether it’s a hooker or your wife, you’re always paying for – you married fellas know what I’m talking about.”
2. “Wanted to be known as the Charlie Sheen of politics.”
1. “I thought Bill Clinton legalized this years ago.”
Eliot Spitzer caught with his pants down! I love it!! Expect the man who shall forever after be known as Client 9 to resign shortly.
That he was a patron of a prostitution ring with a name like The Emperors Club VIP makes it even more fitting. These guys really do think of themselves as emperors and the rest of us as serfs, above the laws they use to oppress the masses.
As attorney general, Spitzer prosecuted at least two prosecution rings — callously ruining dozens of lives over the quintessential victimless crime. Now he reaps what he sowed.
It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Be sure to come to the Manhattan Libertarian Party meeting tonight — the champagne is sure to be flowing!
I know he’s an easy target, but Ann Althouse opens a big ol’ can of whup-ass on doofus NY Times columnist (but I repeat myself) Bob Herbert over his condescending tears for Nevada’s brothel workers.
The rabble-rousers at the Radical Homosexual Agenda are going to keep rubbing Christine Quinn’s nose in her own hypocrisy when they “Parade Without a Permit” this Saturday. Good for them!
Sholom the anarchist rabbi, who was a guest speaker at July’s Manhattan Libertarian Party meeting, and who was kind enough to bring along several excellent co-speakers from the heroic Iraq Veterans Against the War, gives a shout-out to our Serf City print edition.
Also reading the dead-tree Serf City is one Sassafras Lowrey at Fuchsia Focus. Sassafras didn’t much care for Joseph Dobrian’s wickedly un-p.c. cover story “You’re Here, You’re Queer, Get Over It.” Personally I thought Joseph’s article was hilarious, but then Sassafras and I probably see a lot of things differently (except that we both presumably prefer female sex partners).
And if you haven’t yet read the latest print edition of Serf City, grab one today at one of our convenient curbside distribution racks before they’re all gone. If you can’t find one, you can read it online here.
Just in time for Gay Pride Week, the NYPD has backed down and reached a settlement with the Audrey Lorde Project, a transgender group, onNYTurf is reporting. The cops had denied the group a parade permit for a second year in a row, so the trannies dragged the cops into court. (I just got a funny visual image of some transgender folks literally dragging some cops by their ears.) Anyway, they’ve apparently reached a settlement, and despite the NYPD’s better judgment, the transgender group will be allowed to peacefully assemble tomorrow.
Bummer. One of the great NYC summer traditions has been nixed by City Hall. The mayor’s office has inexplicably denied a permit to Heritage of Pride for PrideFest, the street fair component of the Gay Pride March. The idjits in the mayor’s office are calling it a “new event” (even though the event is actually 15 years old) simply because they changed locations from the Village to Chelsea and are therfore refusing to issue a permit.
The good news is the parade will go on.
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