‘Daily Show’: Oh, the Profanity

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2008 Woe to the wayward legislator or media pundit who makes a public blunder while Jon Stewart is on his watch. In this installment of "The Daily Show," we see disgraced (but not deposed) Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other power hounds fall into Stewart's carefully laid trap of shame. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spitzer Avoids Prosecution

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2008 Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has avoided criminal charges for his well-publicized escapades with sex workers while in office. Largely responsible for the development was a decision by federal prosecutors to investigate Spitzer on questionable financial transactions -- where they found no evidence of misuse -- rather than the more titillating accusation of "transporting prostitutes across state lines." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South Africa Prepares for World Cup, Prostitution

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2008 A plan to legalize sex work in time for South Africa's 2010 World Cup has many in the country upset. While supporters believe criminalization puts women in harm's way, religious groups and others argue that "family values" trump the interests of both the national economy and individual workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Christian Group Slams New Starbucks Logo

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 File this one under "Choose Your Battles": The Resistance, a national Christian group based in San Diego, has a problem with Starbucks' new, slightly-more-sexed-up cup design, featuring a bustier version of the familiar siren depicted on the coffee company's logo Resistance founder Mark Dice pointed to the label's "naked woman with her legs spread like a prostitute" and said Starbucks "might as well call themselves" -- wait for it -- "Slutbucks" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘D.C. Madam’ Left Suicide Notes

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 Deborah Jean Palfrey, whose Washington, DC-based call-girl ring earned her notoriety and the nickname the "D Madam," left two suicide notes behind when she (apparently) hanged herself last Thursday behind her mother's Florida home . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosaic: What Petraeus Didn’t Tell Us

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2008 The latest "Mosaic Intelligence Report" takes a look at the "massive humanitarian crisis" that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker failed to address in their update meetings with Congress about the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y.’s New Governor Admits to Affair

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2008 Before the media barracuda had time to really start swarming, Eliot Spitzer's successor, Gov. David Paterson, preempted scurrilous investigations into his skeleton closet by tossing a big one out for all to see. As Paterson told the New York Daily News on Monday, he had a long-standing affair years ago during a rocky period in his marriage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spitzer Steps Down

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2008 New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, as expected, announced his resignation Wednesday morning, making a brief but graceful exit with his wife, Silda, at his side. Spitzer didn't say what his specific plans would be after his successor, Lt. Gov. David Paterson, takes office on March 17, but he pledged that he "will try once again outside of politics to serve the common good." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spitzer’s Shame Is Wall Street’s Gain

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 12, 2008 Tell me again: Why should we get all worked up over the revelation that the New York governor paid for sex? Will it bring back to life the eight U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq that same day in a war that makes no sense and has cost this nation trillions in future debt? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An Honest Politician

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Impeachment Threat Looms for Spitzer

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2008 New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer may be stuck between the two worst political options for someone in his position -- impeachment and resignation -- after a money trail led to Monday's bombshell report that Spitzer was a client of an exclusive call-girl ring, although he has yet to own up to that specific charge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert Savages David Vitter

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2007 After too long a hiatus, let us all take a long drink of the heady brew that is Stephen Colbert. Of course, the ironies of Hookergate 2007 are too delicious to resist, resulting in a particularly entertaining "The Word" selection. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )