Comments on: Why we shouldn’t be so hard on Spitzer http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eek http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/comment-page-1/#comment-13514 Eek Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:48:18 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/#comment-13514 Wasn't he using public funds to pay for the prostitution? That's what I have a problem with. I might be wrong because I don't really care, but that sounds lousy. $0.02 :) Wasn’t he using public funds to pay for the prostitution? That’s what I have a problem with. I might be wrong because I don’t really care, but that sounds lousy.

$0.02 :)

]]> By: Paul Raven http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/comment-page-1/#comment-13453 Paul Raven Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:11:54 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/#comment-13453 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/science/18angi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">More food for thought</a> at the New York Times. More food for thought at the New York Times.

]]> By: ShaunCG http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/comment-page-1/#comment-13452 ShaunCG Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:48:55 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/#comment-13452 The hypocrisy is the most significant part as far as I'm concerned, but really these scandals are nothing but a distraction from events of actual significance. Events like this are typically an exercise in media character assassination underpinned by political motive, playing on the desire of people to develop moral outrage over something that will have no actual consequences for themselves. The hypocrisy is the most significant part as far as I’m concerned, but really these scandals are nothing but a distraction from events of actual significance. Events like this are typically an exercise in media character assassination underpinned by political motive, playing on the desire of people to develop moral outrage over something that will have no actual consequences for themselves.

]]> By: Jeremy http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/comment-page-1/#comment-13448 Jeremy Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:26:15 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/#comment-13448 There are two aspects to this question: the cheating on the spouse part, and the paying for sex part. Some people may have an issue with one part or the other, or both. Both are biologically driven, they've seen both in chimps. I think anonymoose has it spot on, expecting people to be superhuman never ends well. There are two aspects to this question: the cheating on the spouse part, and the paying for sex part. Some people may have an issue with one part or the other, or both. Both are biologically driven, they’ve seen both in chimps.

I think anonymoose has it spot on, expecting people to be superhuman never ends well.

]]> By: marc5t http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/comment-page-1/#comment-13447 marc5t Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:54:25 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/03/17/why-we-shouldnt-be-so-hard-on-spitzer/#comment-13447 @madeleine: i'd say it's a lot more typical than you think, discussion of it is mainly taboo in guy groups, but i could make a list of some very seemingly-unlikely men i know who have enjoyed that kind of action. @madeleine: i’d say it’s a lot more typical than you think, discussion of it is mainly taboo in guy groups, but i could make a list of some very seemingly-unlikely men i know who have enjoyed that kind of action.

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