It is official that Governor Spitzer is resigning. It was made public today he has complied with the 67% of New Yorkers that believe he should remove himself from office. Democrats and Republicans alike agree that this is the right decision, as this will allow the process of budget making to begin. Although this news is a huge shock that is receiving much public attention, it is time for our state to move forward, and for his family to begin healing.
After some investigation, it has been revealed that "client 9's" meeting with Kristen was just
one of many. In fact, he has racked up an $80,000 tab for his arrangements with the high-class hookers. Although Spitzer is not being prosecuted with anything yet, do to his alleged patronizing with prostitutes, he is open to a range of criminal charges. Some believe that one reason he delayed resigning is because he was making a deal with prosecutors. It will be interesting to see how this will play out.
Once a well respected attorney general, known for ruthlessly going after those involved with corruption, money-laundering, and coincidentally prostitution rings, he is now viewed as just another typical, dirty, hypocritical politician. He has betrayed his family, and the residents of New York State, and will now pay the price.
In his place, Lieutenant Governor David Paterson has stepped in to take over Spitzer's
responsibilities. He is the first African-American governor of New York, and interestingly enough, also the first legally blind person to hold office. Some Republicans in the Senate do have their concerns about the new governor, as he seems to be far more liberal than his predecessor. In my opinion however, we should be more concerned with his morals than his political views.
So in terms of public relations, how will Spitzer deal with this? I think that he must make a public apology specifically stating his wrongdoings (as much as he can legally say). I do believe resigning was a good move, because as of right now he must focus on his family. Additionally, this shows that Spitzer truly does care about the well-being of New York. After his public appearance, I think it would be best if he stepped out of the public eye, and out of politics for a while. He needs to regain the trust of his family before he worries about the residents of New York.
1 comment:
good crisis to look at - and in both posts you tried to work in some PR angle which is what I"m looking for. Try to dig alittle more - look at press releases, you could talk about how the news guys reacted to the short statement with no questions.
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