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Monday, March 10, 2008

Eliot Spitzer and The Wire

I hate to make light of this (actually, I enjoy it), but when I heard today about NY Gov Spitzer being involved in a prostitution ring, in Washington, DC no less, I couldn't help thinking that Lester Freamon became "police" again, and that's what he moved on to...

That's what I thought when I saw the first report on CNN online. But when I further heard that Spitzer got nabbed for this on a wiretap...

This may the real life coda - epilogue - of The Wire. The ultimate spill-over into reality...

Thanks, HBO, for this extra episode (maybe even a new season)...

(Ok, I admit to not liking Spitzer, ever since his unconstitutional payola witch hunt a few years ago ... Ever notice how government officials who yelp the most loudly about morality and victimless crime seem to always be involved in some themselves?)

More on The Wire ... The Wire's Back! Review of Season 5 Episode 1 and Episode 2: The Great, Dangling Conversation ... 3. McNulty and Marlo ... 4. One Down ... 5. Media Chasing Their Own Tales and Tails ... 6. Superman Omar and Tall Stories ... 7. King of Diamonds ... 8. Two Down ... 9. Cold, Killer Sweetheart ... The Wire Bows Out Gracefully; Kudos to Cast and David Simon, The Charles Dickens of Television






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3 comments:

dawn said...

Thank you for your comment below I take great pride in telling people we are friends. Now as for Spitzer yoou know the saying don't spit in the wind LOL the only one I feel sorry for is his wife. Have a great day Paul

mike's spot said...

I'm not a fan of Sptizer either. If he leaves, I won't be sad.

Paul Levinson said...

:) I'm very glad and proud we're friends, too, Dawn ... You have a great record of commenting here on all kinds of television shows on Infinite Regress (The Wire, Lost, Big Love ... maybe 24, too, right?)

Mike - see we do agree on a few things, after all ... (actually, on lots of things)...

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