That didn't take long--Spitzer T-shirts and Client #9 buttons
The economy may be slowing, but topical entrepreneurs sure aren't.
In less than 30 hours they've produced a whole line of Eliot Spitzer doodads and knickknacks, marking the commercial celebration of the sex scandal involving the New York governor and his alleged taped connections to a prostitution ring.
There are Client #9 T-shirts and boxers and sweatshirts and hats and mugs and, of course, thongs that cover "sweet spots without covering your assets." There's apparel that says "Eliot, phone home."
There are shirts showing the zealous former prosecutor, saying "Do as I say, Not as I do." And one that says simply, "I was Client #8 and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
None of the items, by the way, cost $5,500.
Andrew Malcolm's immigrant parents repeatedly stressed the importance of active participation in a democracy. Early lessons included learning the alphabetical list of states by watching televised roll calls of national political conventions. That childhood exposure led to a lifelong fascination with politics, including 40-plus years of covering them and a brief stint practicing them as press secretary to Laura Bush in 1999-2000. A veteran foreign and national correspondent, Malcolm served on the Times Editorial Board and was a Pulitzer finalist in 2004. He is the author of 10 nonfiction books and father of four.
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The above is my personal fav ..maybe just because he looks so dignified. Like he is about to go out an bust a huge prostitution ring, then come home and call up a $5,500 an hour hooker
Posted by: Client 9 | March 12, 2008 at 04:56 AM