The breezes through the corridors of the “five-sided wind tunnel” are gusting this morning with the news that names of prominent Pentagon officials and defense experts may be among the 15,000 on Deborah Jeane Palfrey’s list.
“The tentacles of this matter reach far, wide and high into the echelons of power in the United States,” the “DC Madam” wrote in a court filing last month. Unsubstantiated reports allege that senior defense officials and a high-ranking principal from a conservative think tank are on Palfrey’s list.
The Associated Press reports that Palfrey ran her business from 1993 to 2006 catering to upscale clients in and around the Beltway. Her roster of escorts was 130 strong, ranging in age from 23 to 55. One advertisement she ran read, “Best selection and availability before 9 pm each evening.” No doubt!
According to the report, clients paid $300 for 90 minutes of discreet (well, not so much) “high-end erotic fantasy service.” (No word on an “ugly early” discount, but it seems like a natural, doesn’t it?)
The scandal has already snared boutique warfare specialist Harlan Ullman and Undersecretary of State Randal Tobias, who claimed he had nothing more than massages from the women who visited him.
So, dear DT readers, it’s analogy time: Paying a high-end erotic fantasy service associate for a “regular” massage is like … what? Help us out.
Best one (as judged by the DT staff) wins recognition in the next “The People’s Site” posting.
– Ward
… like contracting Halliburton to cater your anniversary party. (I’m not eligible for the prize, of course. I just wanted to attempt to set the tone here.)
… like buying an F-22 to drop a 250lb bomb.
… like using an Trident ICBM to take out a Taliban terrorist.
… like smoking pot but then saying you didn’t inhale.
Like the M4 and M9: all three probably tickle when you’re paying for something more profound.
… like using a B2 to drop a hand grenade
… like paying for an aircraft carrier and getting a RIB.
.…Like using the Death Star to blow up a pebble
…like paying $600 for a hammer and $1,000 for a toliet seat.
So hey, maybe this thing is illegitimate but not in the way people think. After all, if the Pentagon guys are so use to overpaying, why not overpay for a massage?
…like calling Chinese take-out to deliver a pizza.
It just doesn’t jive.
Flying onto an aircraft carrier and saying Mission Accomplished!!! while men are still dying on some God Forsaken mountainside or patch of desert.
.…like procuring the JSF for crop-dusting
Smoking a joint but not inhaling.
…Like ordering a martini then intentially dumpin it on your pants.
Anyway, it warms my heart to know that our high-end bosses are goin home at night to their wives… and then sneakin out for some hookers. Oh boy, that’s the American Way.
–Billy Big Spuds
Paying a high-end erotic fantasy service associate for a “regular” massage is like.…
ordering an 18oz T-Bone steak, medium-rare and only licking it once, before handing out the credit card. NO DICE BABY!!! ;-p
Like puppeteering a war the moving to Dubai
… getting your “business associate” a big raise and a promotion at the World bank.
…its, like, Paris Hilton, like, doing “simple life”, like, you know?, whatever.…
.….ordering a usda grade-a prime rib and using it to wash your car.
…Like going to hooters for the Hot wings
…Like running a Mustang GT 500 with donuts
…Like using you new Blu-Ray player as a cup holder
…Like giving Boeing a bonus for being behind schedule and over budget
…Like smoking, but not inhaling it
…Like going to Cedars-Sinai for a hangover
…Like ordering the Porterhouse for the free salad
Seriously, if this guy beleives his own tripe, no wonder defense prcurment is as buggered as it is.
…like purchasing an M82A1 for ‘hunting’.
… like buying a laptop for solitare
… like eating the parsley and leaving the steak
… like buying a margarita just for the salt, or a corona for the lime
and I guess the obvious one…
… like buying Penthouse to read the articles
…like using a Caddy Escalade to haul dung
hey americans,
do you really believe this to be a problem?
prostitution is worlds first job for gods sake!
men, dont be prude.
Like breaking the bank vault and walking away only with a wallet you stole from someone inside.
I’d feel a little better if some of the wankers in the E-Ring were at least man enough to take this much risk.
Like us not voting,then complaining.
Like us letting these fools keep their pensions,yet wonder why the budget is trashed.
Like paying $800.00 for a toilet seat
…like going to McDonald’s and ordering a salad.
..like sipping iced tea at Oktoberfest.