Why is Ashley Alexandra Dupre (aka, “Kristen,” the call girl at the center of the Eliot Spitzer scandal) not being held legally liable for her illegal “activities”? Instead she is being rewarded with flattering press coverage on the level of respect most foreign dignataries don’t receive from the American media. Playboy and Hustler are in a bidding war for her photo spread. And her cheesy song is being downloaded by the thousands at .98 cents a pop and played on Top 40 radio stations across the country. Her MySpace page has had more than 2.3 million visits since her name was revealed, and you can be certain some record label will make her the next “American Idol” without having to go through the hassle of waiting in line to hear Simon tell her, “You stink.”
Clearly Eliot Spitzer acted immorally. But he had a partner in his indiscretion. Is not Ashley’s indiscretion as immoral as the former governor’s? Why is our media culture rewarding her and crucifying him?
With the positive treatment she has received in the media, it’s clear the media is just as willing to pimp themselves out for a story just like a high-priced slut working out of a Manhatten penthouse.
I agree with you 100% Paul. However, weather or not she was part of a conspiracy and set up to bring down Spitzer or she just simply becomes an overnight star and bypasses real justice until the true Judge deals with her indiscretions, this should be about the 3rd or 4th wake up call politicians everywhere should have to watch their moral p’s and q’s – ESPECIALLY while in office. The American public is as fickle and hypocritic as the temperature of the Washington hype.
Politics is a dirty game – and if you have dirt anywhere in your closet – someone will find it. That is the game we play in this country and have throughout our political history. Mike Huckabee was a great example of not having anything in his closet and the pundits basically had to make something out of nothing to have anything against him. Woe to the politician that can’t keep his skeleton’s stifled.
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