Washington, DC (TLS). As the drama and anxiety grow over 'DC Madam' Deborah Palfrey's list of high-profile customers in the Beltway, ABC News has given a sneak peek into what is to come as these names are made public.
ABC states that among the list of hundreds of customer phone numbers it has poured through, there is a major CEO, the head of a conservative think-tank, and yet another high-ranking government official.
In what is sure to become known in the days ahead as 'Palfrey's List' are the names and phone numbers of scores of individuals who utilized her services, which Palfrey maintains is 'perfectly legal.' She says that if some of her clients engaged in illegal sexual activity with the escorts in question, then these particular customers instigated such activity on their own and that she has no control over what the escorts or their customers do once they are 'on a date.'
Palfrey is in a legal fight of her own involving her activities as a suspected 'Madam' who ran a prostitution ring in the D.C. area. As part of her attempt to remain free from jail she is cooperating with investigators by turning over the names and phone records of former clients.
The entire scenario has put Washington on edge as some who occupy very public positions of power may well be identified as a name that appears in 'Palfrey's List.'
It will be most interesting to see how this story plays out in the days ahead as the light is shone into the dark corners of Washington.
Monday, April 30, 2007
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Looks like Louisiana comes out on top for once on a national list !!!
Sen. David Vitter, R-La came out today to apologize for "a very serious sin in his past" :O
What a dork ! He came out before his name came out. First term Senator from the New Orleans area, not to be confused with the other congressman from Louisiana who is trying to explain how all that money ended up in his freezer. You guessed it, William Jefferson, D-La. Yes, please help save New Orleans by keeping these two away and in Washinton DC
Jefferson should be in jail.
As for Vetter, if it is true that his wife knows all about it, forgave him, and they put it back together, I am willing to overlook a past indiscretion.
The fact that he would confess before the list was published is a mark in his favor, I would think.
In short, I am not so cynical as to believe that people cannot feel deep remorse for past mistakes and then correct them. Neither am I too naive to think that human nature cannot overtake the best of us...no one is perfect.
Martyn
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