GZ: On a more serious note. The following was forwarded without a URL but the source is reliable -- sounds as though it is from the NY Post..
Hillary ‘Explodes’ Over Spitzer Holdout New York’s new Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer is earning high marks for his efforts to reform New York, but he does not have a happy camper in New York’s U.S. senator, Hillary Clinton.
Reportedly, Sen. Clinton’s staff "exploded” over Spitzer’s refusal to endorse her candidacy for president during a visit to Washington last week.
"Hillary’s people were really upset by Spitzer, and they called his people . . . to make that clear,” a Spitzer insider told the New York Post.
The Post’s "Inside Albany” columnist Fred Dicker quoted a senior Democrat who disclosed that the Clinton camp "exploded — really went crazy” over Spitzer’s non-endorsement.
In another sign of trouble, the Clinton campaign is increasingly concerned over the reluctance of many of New York’s African-American political leaders to back her for president, Dicker reports.
"She’s slipping in the polls, has a problem with blacks, [Sen. Barack] Obama is gaining, and then she has the governor of her own state equivocating on whether he’ll back her,” said the senior Democrat. "That’s not good.”
However, a source close to Spitzer — who was elected to his first term as governor in November — said he was likely to endorse Clinton in the coming months.
Hillary has been facing a barrage of defections after once loyal Clintonistas have joined Obama’s growing camp. Hollywood mogul David Geffen sparked controversy after signing up for Obama and bad-mouthing the Clintons.
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