“Public Service” and “Public Servant” and Noblesse Oblige and the New Aristocracy
Spitzer, a Democrat, met with voters in Union Square on Monday to launch his comeback attempt. Candidates for citywide offices like comptroller have to have 3,750 signatures from registered voters in their party by Thursday.
“The happiest years of my life professionally were as attorney general, as governor, as a prosecutor and I’d like to go back to public service,” he told CBS 2′s Weijia Jiang.
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[Ed.: This comment from a passerby sums it up well:] “This is about power. You just want power, man. If you want public service go volunteer somewhere!”
Spitzer Heckled, Asks Public For ‘Forgiveness’ In Bid For NYC Comptroller
Tags: bamboozle, moral preening, new aristocracy, Noblesse oblige, political class, Public Service
