THE QUESTION
New York State governor Eliot Spitzer admits he hired a prostitute. Should people care, and why?
Posted by David Ignatius and Fareed Zakaria on March 11, 2008 8:22 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Originally from Pakistan, Anwer Sher is based in Dubai and writes for Gulf News, Khaleej Times and Emirates Today. His varied career experience includes banking, consulting, and real estate development. He has a Masters degree in International Relations.
Spitzer's Business is Not Our Business
Does being with a prostitute impair Spitzer’s ability to govern the State of New York? Probably not.
Anwer Sher Dubai, UAE |
14 COMMENTSMar 13, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Former Washington-based columnist for The Hong Kong Standard, The New York Sun, and Insight on the News, an online weekly published by The Washington Times. Covered economic and political relations between the United States and East Asia, with an emphasis on China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists' Association. Currently a business executive at a Chinese-language newspaper in Hong Kong.
Spitzer's Spectacular Fall
For "Mr. Ethics," a former prostitution ring-busting state attorney general, to remain in office is simply too cynical and hypocritical.
Kin-ming Liu Hong Kong | 5 COMMENTSMar 12, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar is the Consulting Editor of The Economic Times, India's largest financial daily. He writes a popular weekly column, titled Swaminomics in the Times of India. He spends roughly half the year in New Delhi and half in Washington D.C., where he is a research fellow at the Cato Institute and an occasional consultant to the World Bank. He has been the editor of India's two main financial dailies, The Economic Times (1992-94) and Financial Express (1988-90). He was also the India Correspondent of the British weekly, The Economist, for most of two decades between 1976 and 1998.
Spitzer's Behavior Shocking, But Personal
In a free society, sex between consenting adults should be their business and theirs alone. But that doesn't mean critics don't have the right to be shocked.
Swaminathan A. Aiyar New Delhi, India | 108 COMMENTSMar 11, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Bill Emmott is the former editor of The Economist magazine, a leading international current affairs publication from England. He is now an independent writer, speaker, and consultant on international affairs.
Spitzer, Hypocrite and Idiot, Must Resign
We do not expect our politicians to be saints. But when they are shown to be rank hypocrites, they are finished.
Bill Emmott Great Britain | 79 COMMENTSMar 11, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East. He is the co-author of several books on trade conflict, resolution of international trade disputes, conflicts in letters of credit, trade-related banking transactions, sovereign debt, arbitration and dispute resolutions and publications specific to the oil and gas, communication, aviation and finance sectors. Dr. Ettefagh is a member of the executive committee and the board of directors of The Development Foundation, an advisor to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and an advisor to a number of European companies. Dr. Ettefagh speaks Persian (Farsi), English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Turkish.
Hold Spitzer To His Own Standard
Spitzer used to hang CEOs out to dry for their alleged crimes before they were put on trial. We should now hold him to the same standard.
Ali Ettefagh Tehran, Iran | 12 COMMENTSMar 11, 2008 at 11:52 AM
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