Glenn Beck Wants to see Spitzer go to Jail for his Illegal Activities

Glenn Beck: Spitzer in the slammer?

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March 12, 2008 – 13:08 ET

GLENN: Let me start with Eliot Spitzer. Here’s the thing with Eliot Spitzer. They’re cutting a deal with the guy. Why are we cutting a deal with a guy — “It would be a win for the Justice Department.” Oh, would it now? Take out the word “Department.” Is it a win for justice? The reason why he hasn’t resigned yet is because they are down in Washington with all of his attorneys and they are trying to cut a deal so he doesn’t spend any jail time and he doesn’t lose his law license. Oh, well, that’s great. That’s great. That’s the exact kind of attorney we need, somebody who is prosecuting prostitution rings and yet involved in prostitution rings. No, no, no, no, that’s great. You know the kind of attorney we need? We need another attorney that has himself gone in and wire transferred $9,900 because he knows $10,000 will trigger all kinds of alarms due to the new terror laws. So he has $9,900 and then after he sends it, he goes back up to the teller and says, by the way, can I take my name off of that? You know that’s how he got caught? That’s how this whole thing started. The bank went, no, we’ve already sent it and you can’t send it without your name. “Oh, yeah, I know, that’s cool.” Bank teller picks up the phone and says, “I think we got a problem here.” What a dope.

We don’t need this man in a courtroom unless he’s, you know, he’s working on the side of the prosecution — I’m sorry, the defense. He’s the defendant. Put the guy in jail. He breaks the laws, put him in jail. Shouldn’t be practicing law. Shouldn’t be the governor. I for one would like to have some of these guys pay for the crimes that they commit. Here’s a crime that he’s committed. He put the State of New York in jeopardy. He put your safety in jeopardy if you happen to be listening to us in New York. Done. Move on with your life. And you know another person, another group of people that I’m going to give the benefit of the doubt because these guys have such a hard job, but I’ve got to tell you I want to hear from the state troopers that were protecting this guy for the last six or eight years. I want to hear from the troopers that were sitting there — I mean, how many meetings does this guy have with, you know, with really hot chicks in patent leather boots and fishnet stockings at 10:00 at night at his hotel? “I’m just doing some work in here.” How many of those have to happen before somebody says, “You know what, he might be seeing hookers.” “What, she’s a budgetary expert. You know, she’s blowing our budget.” Uh-huh. I would like to know, and you know what? If a guy is cheating on his wife, he’s a dirtbag. Great. If a guy is cheating on his wife with hookers, he’s now engaging in illegal activity. If the guy is buying illegal drugs, he’s engaging in illegal activity. If he’s taking bribes, he’s engaging in illegal activity. I mean, I’m getting to the point now where if he’s a politician, he’s engaging in illegal activity. You as a state trooper, you don’t work for him. You work for the people of New York. If you’re a secret service agent, you don’t work for the President. You work for the people of the United States. You keep that man safe. You keep that man’s family secrets a secret, but you don’t overlook anyone who is breaking the law. And if that’s your job, if that’s what they ask you to do, you should quit. Have more integrity than that. Stop protecting these dirtbags if they’re breaking the law. Am I wrong, Stu? You are looking at me with kind of like, I don’t know if I agree with you. [read more of the conversation between Glenn and Stu here]