"Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer" is another penetrating study from prolific progressive director Alex Gibney, known for "Enron, The Smartest Guys in the Room," "Taxi to the Dark Side," and "Casino Jack and the United States of Money." And he is currently working on a doc about Lance Armstrong. Gibney's list of producing credits is even more awe-inspiring, with "No End In Sight," "Who Killed the Electric Car," and "The Trials of Henry Kissinger," to name just a few. "Client 9" is a brilliant expos? of the reasons for the fall of former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. The film is loaded with rare in-depth interviews with those in power driven to bring this "Sheriff of Wall Street" to the ground. Catching him on his weakness for call girls allowed Wall Street to continue its plundering of the economy that resulted in the criminal bailout and disastrous economic downturn. However, now it looks like the title should actually read "The Fall and Rise..." instead, watching Spitzer's amazing comeback.
^^^^^^^ CB; Is Spitzer making a comeback ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Spitzer Media and public appearances In September 2008, The New York Times reported that Spitzer was considering entering philanthropic, environmental, or pro bono legal work in an effort to improve his reputation.[91] According to some sources, Spitzer was considering a run for Senate or Comptroller in 2010,[92] speculation which Spitzer immediately dismissed.[93] Spitzer continued to make public appearances and engage in media commitments following his resignation. The Washington Post published a Spitzer opinion piece in November 2008 conveying his analysis of the financial crisis of 2008 and suggested remedies. Spitzer concluded the piece by saying that he hoped the Obama Administration would make the right policy choices, "although mistakes I made in my private life now prevent me from participating in these issues as I have in the past."[94] The following month, Slate magazine published the first of a new series of columns by Spitzer dedicated to the economy.[95] Spitzer also made a number of television appearances in 2009 and 2010, including on The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher and Campbell Brown, as well as appearing as a substitute anchor on MSNBC. Spitzer took on various public speaking arrangements, beginning with a discussion with the New York chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization on June 17, 2009. [96] In September 2009, Spitzer joined the adjunct faculty of the City College of New York and is currently teaching an undergraduate course called "Law and Public Policy."[97] _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
