First, we learned that adult movie star Jenna Jameson supports Sen. Hillary Clinton’s run for president of the United States.
Now, we learn that another, um, Taboo Titleholder backs the New York senator’s White House ambitions: Deborah Jeane Palfrey, aka, the “D.C. Madam.”
Yeas & Nays tracked down Palfrey following her appearance at Nathans of Georgetown’s “Q&A Cafe” Tuesday (where she told Nathans owner Carol Joynt that she’s a “conservative Democrat”) and inquired into the politics of this former escort service owner.
Palfrey admitted that she’s pulling for Hillary in 2008. “I think she’s great,” she said. “She’s bright and articulate.”
But she doesn’t have similar feelings for the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, however.
“I hate him,” Palfrey said. “He only got there because of his father.”
Palfrey’s attorney, Montgomery Blair Sibley, walking alongside her, interjected with a joke, “There goes your pardon!”
Other highlights from the “Q&A Café” interview:
-Palfrey would rather be called the “Washington Madam” than “D.C. Madam.” Why? “It’s a little classier.”
-Palfrey said she chose Washington to set up her escort service because “it’s sophisticated, it’s cosmopolitan, it’s liberal” and “higher brow.”
-And what about the White House? Are there any former Palfrey clients working there? “I don’t know, do you?” Sibley sarcastically responded to Joynt. “It’s possible.” Tease…
-Regarding ABC’s overhyped (and underwhelming) “20/20” special on Palfrey: “We thought Brian Ross did a spectacular job” researching the piece, said Sibley. “We trusted ABC and Brian Ross to tell a compelling story to the public.” But Sibley said that the final product was “significantly watered down” at “the 11th hour” because of “shouting matches” and the involvement of lawyers at ABC and Disney (ABC’s parent company).
-Still, don’t think that the Name Game is over. Despite Ross’ statement on the “20/20” special that “it turned out not to be as newsworthy as we thought in terms of the names,” Sibley says that there remain 20 to 25 client names “that anyone in this room would recognize.” He also revealed that another print news organization — not based in Washington or New York — has been given the same phone records given to ABC News.
-Palfrey’s advice to other escort service operators: “Continue on…”
| L to R: Montgomery Blair Sibley, Deborah Jeane Palfrey and Carol Joynt hold a lunchtime discussion Tuesday at Nathans of Georgetown. |
