on this whole “stand by your man” theme.

While watching AC 360 tonight, a blog entry from the show’s website was mentioned. The blog entry was about the supposed necessity for Silda Spitzer to stand next to her husband while he made his official comments on the manner.

While the nation’s mouths are hanging open at Gov. Eliot Spitzer, every time his public apology airs I can’t take my eyes or my mind off of his poor wife, Silda Wall Spitzer. Why is it that she stood there beside her husband during his public admission yesterday afternoon?

But his wife, standing by his side in that awkward non-informational press conference? After her public humiliation, he said, that was just a mean thing to make her do. via

While I don’t necessarily question Silda Spitzer’s decision to stand next to her husband at his press conference, I was baffled by the fact that he never mentioned her directly. It was as though her presence was completely taken for granted.  He could have addressed how difficult it must have been for her to stand next to him.  But once again this is NONE of my business.

I definitely think the media and press is focusing way too much on the “wife as victim” mentality.

Reminds me of the day the when so many pundits criticized Hillary Clinton for staying married to Bill.