A warning to any and all New York politicians considering an extramarital dalliance, virtual or otherwise. When you eventually hold your de rigueur regret session at a packed Manhattan news conference, Andrea Peyser will be there in the footlights, ensuring that your fall from grace is as graceless as humanly possible.
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It was no accident that Peyser stood front and center at the Weiner news conference or that she became its virtual co-star. When it comes to humiliating humiliated powerful men and the women who stand by them, Peyser is unparalleled.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2001-05-18/news/0105180135_1_giuliani-hanover-gracie-mansion/3
"I'm a born-and-bred New Yorker, and I have to admire taking something on directly — that's how I am," says Andrea Peyser, a New York Post columnist who has come to Giuliani's defense. "He's like, `OK, my marriage is over. This is my girlfriend. Deal with it.' I admire that sort of openness. Donna plays it a different way — she's more passive-aggressive."