By Ross Barkan 5/01 1:15pm

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The Empire State Pride Agenda's 15th Annual Fall Dinner

Eliot Spitzer Does Not Think Highly of Governor Cuomo’s Hiring Practices

Former Governor Eliot Spitzer, never a fan of the current governor, yesterday blasted his hiring and spending practices at the Empire State Development Corporation. A recent front-page New York Times story suggested Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration prefers politically connected hires, an implication Mr. Spitzer wholly agreed with.

“There has been a problem at ESDC,” Mr. Spitzer told Road to City Hall host Errol Louis during last night’s program. “I think that The New York Times article was very clear in that is merely the top layer of the onion in terms of politics being pervasive in hiring, leaving and pushing substance to the side.” Read More

By Colin Campbell 2/13 9:58am

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Eliot Spitzer Says Comptroller Speculation ‘Made up out of Nowhere’

A couple days ago, the New York Daily News reported former Governor Eliot Spitzer “is being talked about” as a potential primary candidate against incumbent Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, a move he had reportedly seriously considered in 2010. On NY1′s Inside City Hall last night, however, Mr. Spitzer dismissed the speculation and labeled Mr. DiNapoli “a buddy.”

“It was a tabloid and you know I’ve always said … to you, ‘I never trust what’s in the tabloids!’” Mr. Spitzer declared over the protestations of host the show’s host, Errol Louis, a former Daily News columnist. Read More

By Colin Campbell 11/14/12 9:15am

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Eliot Spitzer: Petraeus Shouldn’t Have Resigned

On Inside City Hall last night, former Governor Eliot Spitzer, who left office under the cloud of his own sex scandal, was called to weigh in on former C.I.A. Director David Petraeus’ affair and whether President Barack Obama should have accepted his resignation as a result.

“As I understand the facts as we’ve seen in the papers so far, there was no criminal violation here,” Mr. Spitzer argued. “There was no violation, I’ve been told, of even C.I.A. rules or regulations although there may be some questions there. It does strike me that perhaps the president could have looked him in the eye and said, ‘You have violated a bevy of ethical and moral rules that you understand. You will have to deal with that. You and your family will deal with that. But you will go back and continue to serve your nation. You will be straightforward with the public with what you’ve done. But I’m telling you as the commander and chief, serve the nation. That’s what we expect of you; deal with the personal issues in your own way.’” Read More

By Hunter Walker 10/19/12 12:24pm

Just Say No

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Majority of New York Voters Do Not Want Alec Baldwin to Run For Mayor

A new poll of the race to replace term-limited New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg released last night included actor Alec Baldwin, who has hinted he might run for mayor. Based on the numbers, Mr. Baldwin might want to abandon his dream of sitting in City Hall. According to the poll, which was conducted by NY1 and Marist College, 66 percent of New York voters don’t want Mr. Baldwin to even try running for mayor.  Read More

By Colin Campbell 7/24/12 8:29am

Stating The Obvious

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No Love Lost Between Cuomo and Spitzer

One almost gets the feeling that Governor Andrew Cuomo wishes former Gov. Eliot Spitzer would just go away.

Back in February, Mr. Spitzer called on Mr. Cuomo to veto the Legislature’s gerrymandered redistricting map, causing the current governor’s spokesman to retort, “The governor’s office has no comment on anything Spitzer says.”

Fast forward to this morning’s New York Times report detailing yet another method of Mr. Cuomo’s administration micromanaging information about itself. Read More

By Colin Campbell 7/18/12 8:35am

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Eliot Spitzer Thinks It Might Be Too Soon for The Anthony Weiner Comeback

For his second appearance as one of Inside City Hall‘s “Wise Guys,” former Governor Eliot Spitzer discussed the recent rumors of former Congressman Anthony Weiner running for public office again next year. Both former officials resigned due to lewd scandals, but, using his personal experience as a guide, Mr. Spitzer said the timing of  Mr. Weiner’s resignation — only a year ago — makes now probably too soon for a comeback.

“I think we can all agree that a year is not a terribly lengthy period of time,” he said. “Obviously I’m in a sort of difficult position to talk about this. It’s been five years since I left office. Five years is more than one. You can see people’s sensibilities change as they see you, talk to you, as you’ve done more things.” Read More

By Hunter Walker 7/03/12 7:52pm

Love Gov

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Eliot Spitzer Gets Another Media Gig

Former New York governor, Slate writer and Current TV host Eliot Spitzer is adding another media job to his resumé–contributor on NY1′s nightly chat fest Inside City Hall. Starting July 10, Mr. Spitzer will join former Mayor Ed Koch and ex-Senator Al D’Amato as one of the show’s “Wiseguys” who weigh in on hot political topics.

“I am delighted to be joining two of New York’s sharpest political minds to discuss the important issues of the day,” Mr. Spitzer said in a statement distributed by the local cable news network. Read More

By Hunter Walker 3/30/12 7:11pm

Mistakes

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Current TV Falls For Fake Eliot Spitzer Twitter

In Current TV’s email announcement about former governor Eliot Spitzer being hired to replace Keith Olbermann, the network invited viewers to “follow Spitzer on Twitter (@ESpitzer).” There was only one problem, that account doesn’t really belong to Mr. Spitzer.

A little over forty minutes later, a Current spokesperson sent out another email saying, “Our apologies for the error – Eliot Spitzer does NOT have a Twitter handle.” The Spitzer impostor hasn’t Tweeted since May, 2010. Read More