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Charlie Rose fired by CBS over sexual harassment allegations
http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-rose-cbs-fired-20171121-story.html
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Stephen BattaglioContact Reporter
Charlie Rose’s CBS News career came to an unceremonious end Tuesday when the network fired him over allegations of sexual harassment.
“A short time ago we terminated Charlie Rose’s employment with CBS News, effective immediately,” CBS News President David Rhodes wrote in a note to staff. “This followed the revelation yesterday of extremely disturbing and intolerable behavior said to have revolved around his PBS program. Despite Charlie’s important journalistic contribution to our news division, there is absolutely nothing more important, in this or any organization, than ensuring a safe, professional workplace — a supportive environment where people feel they can do their best work. We need to be such a place.”
Rose’s departure marks the downfall of one of television’s most venerable journalists and a major blow to CBS News, which enjoyed its greatest success ever in the morning thanks to “CBS This Morning,” which was built around Rose and his co-anchors, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell, in 2012.
Rose’s serious demeanor and ability to engage a wide range of personalities in politics, the arts and business earned him respect and global recognition. He frequently jetted off to land interviews with world leaders.
“There is not a single person of note on the planet who does not know who he is,” said one CBS News executive who spoke on condition of anonymity. “His talent was so in the stratosphere.”
CBS had moved quickly Monday to suspend Rose, 75, after the Washington Post reported that day that eight women said they were subjected to inappropriate behavior while working with him. The story said Rose made unwanted sexual advances, appeared nude in their presence or groped them. His PBS talk show also was halted and there was no immediate update on the long-term status of the program.
Rose posted a statement on Twitter apologizing for his “inappropriate behavior.”
“I am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times, and I accept responsibility for that, though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate,” he said. “I always felt that I pursued shared feelings though I now realize that I was mistaken.”
On the Tuesday morning “CBS This Morning” broadcast, King and Donnell weighed in about their colleague.
“There is no excuse for this alleged behavior,” O’Donnell said. “It is systematic and pervasive, and I’ve been doing a lot of listening and I’m going to continue to do that. This I know is true: Women cannot achieve equality in the workplace or in society until there is a reckoning and a taking of responsibility.”
King said she was “reeling” from the revelations about Rose and got little sleep before Tuesday’s episode of the show.
“We are all rocked by this,” King said. “And I — I want to echo what Norah said. I really applaud the women that speak up despite the friendship. He doesn’t get a pass because I can’t stop thinking about the anguish of these women, what happened to their dignity, what happened to their bodies, what happened maybe to even their careers.”
For CBS, a change to the lineup around the glass roundtable at its studio in Manhattan presents a challenge for what has become a profitable bright spot for its news division.
Rose’s presence on “CBS This Morning” signified a commitment to serious news, which has been a major factor in the program’s ratings growth in recent years.
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Liberals in general are perverts and betas
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seems like these woman are flirting with him at least a bit in this clip
kind or hard to believe they didn't have some clue of other things he was doing (or has been accused of doing)
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I remember when the guy had a busted face and quite a BS story to match. Angry husband, maybe. Or pimp.
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Liberals in general are perverts and betas
Do I really have to trot out an extensive list of conservatives over the years that have been found to be perverts and betas? What a ridiculous statement
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Do I really have to trot out an extensive list of conservatives over the years that have been found to be perverts and betas? What a ridiculous statement
The list is not even remotely close.
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Do I really have to trot out an extensive list of conservatives over the years that have been found to be perverts and betas? What a ridiculous statement
you can start with the majority of the male staff at Fox News and work back from there
I doubt that either party has the preponderance of offenders
Seems like the only common denominators are being in a position of power, having a penis and having no shame or common sense
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you can start with the majority of the male staff at Fox News and work back from there
I doubt that either party has the preponderance of offenders
Seems like the only common denominators are being in a position of power, having a penis and having no shame or common sense
sounds more accurate.... thanks
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Do I really have to trot out an extensive list of conservatives over the years that have been found to be perverts and betas? What a ridiculous statement
I used to think that all things were equal when it came to misconduct, violence, etc. Not anymore. There is just too much evidence of liberals breaking the law, harassing and intimidating people with opposing viewpoints, vandalism, and overall fascism. Yes conservatives break the law. But there isn't really much of a comparison when you start looking at the number of Democrat governors, senators, Congressman, mayors, etc. who have broken the law.
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I used to think that all things were equal when it came to misconduct, violence, etc. Not anymore. There is just too much evidence of liberals breaking the law, harassing and intimidating people with opposing viewpoints, vandalism, and overall fascism. Yes conservatives break the law. But there isn't really much of a comparison when you start looking at the number of Democrat governors, senators, Congressman, mayors, etc. who have broken the law.
Interesting belief. I just recall several famous preachers, many conservative politicians who are the cornerstone, the ones who think we all should be like them, that get caught in the very things they rally against... I'd like to see an accurate comparison if one existed, as memory isn't all that accurate. Until then, I am comfortable with the position they're all pretty much the same.. both sides
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Interesting belief. I just recall several famous preachers, many conservative politicians who are the cornerstone, the ones who think we all should be like them, that get caught in the very things they rally against... I'd like to see an accurate comparison if one existed, as memory isn't all that accurate. Until then, I am comfortable with the position they're all pretty much the same.. both sides
Your memory is accurate. There have been a number of famous preachers who have been caught screwing around. That's a different category. We're talking about politicians. I've been updating a thread for about the past ten years. It only has Democrats, and I'm not saying Republicans don't break the law. They do. I'm talking about comparisons. It's really not close like I once thought.
Look at the number of governors, senators, Congressman, mayors, and state reps. It's really not close. http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=165554.0
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Your memory is accurate. There have been a number of famous preachers who have been caught screwing around. That's a different category. We're talking about politicians. I've been updating a thread for about the past ten years. It only has Democrats, and I'm not saying Republicans don't break the law. They do. I'm talking about comparisons. It's really not close like I once thought.
Look at the number of governors, senators, Congressman, mayors, and state reps. It's really not close. http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=165554.0
and also people in the media/entertainment (Franken was not a politician at the time of the first incident and the second one is pretty fucking tame)
I'm also not aware of any network similar to Fox News that apparently had a pervasive culture of sexual harassment starting with the CEO and right on down through their top star and top management. There is nothing similar in left wing media
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes
This list jive with yours?
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Page Six
‘CBS This Morning’ is ‘begging’ Oprah to fill in for Charlie Rose
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By Ian Mohr
November 21, 2017 | 8:12pm
“CBS This Morning” wants Oprah Winfrey to save the day and fill in for Charlie Rose after he was axed due to a shocking sexual-harassment scandal, sources exclusively tell Page Six.
“They are begging Oprah to fill in,” said a TV insider. “Not full time . . . But they are hoping she’ll do one day, two days, one hour, fill in till Christmas. Anything.”
Reports have said a rotating cast of CBS News talent will step in. But the network’s not exactly known for its deep bench of stars compared to rivals NBC and ABC. Suggested Rose replacements on Twitter have so far included Tony Dokoupil and Bianna Golodryga. Little-known Jeff Glor was just tapped to take over “CBS Evening News.”
Winfrey joined CBS’s “60 Minutes” in September, and she is best friends with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King. An insider said of the strategy to land Winfrey: “Unless you get a superstar [on the show], it’s always going to be, ‘Charlie’s missing.’”
Norah O’Donnell, Charlie Rose and Gayle King on “CBS This Morning.”John Paul Filo/CBS
King mentioned Winfrey on the show on Tuesday, saying of Rose: “I really am still reeling. I got an hour and 42 minutes of sleep last night. Both my son and my daughter called me. Oprah called me and said, ‘Are you OK?’ I am not OK.”
A CBS rep declined to comment, and King did not get back to us. A rep for Winfrey said Tuesday that the star has not been officially asked to be on the show as of Tuesday.
CBS wooed Winfrey five years before she recently agreed to join “60 Minutes.”
Meanwhile, perhaps kicking himself with Rose’s departure is Josh Elliott — the former “Good Morning America” host who might have been Rose’s heir apparent, but bizarrely flamed out at CBS earlier this year.
Meanwhile, without Rose, King hosts “CBS This Morning” with Norah O’Donnell, and female anchor duos are having a moment on morning TV. Lori Stokes was named co-host of Fox 5’s “Good Day New York” with Rosanna Scotto after Greg Kelly exited in September, and NBC’s “Today With Kathie Lee and Hoda” has been on a ratings roll.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes
This list jive with yours?
Nah. Mine is much more comprehensive. :)
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Nah. Mine is much more comprehensive. :)
I doubt it. But based on the criteria of being convicted of a crime... that list has it at Democrats 44, Republicans 49 which supports my position that both sides are just as bad. I would posit that it pretty much is the same down the line on scandals and ethics violations. I went back to 1953, Feel free to "feel" liberals are worse, but lets not pretend it is based on evidence
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I doubt it. But based on the criteria of being convicted of a crime... that list has it at Democrats 44, Republicans 49 which supports my position that both sides are just as bad. I would posit that it pretty much is the same down the line on scandals and ethics violations. I went back to 1953, Feel free to "feel" liberals are worse, but lets not pretend it is based on evidence
You haven't read through the thread, so you don't have an informed opinion. I could easily come up with a list that includes all sorts of "Republicans" and "Democrats" and make it look any way I want. What I cannot do is invent the fact that governors, mayors, senators, congressman, and other high ranking officials breaking the law have been disproportionately Democrats.
You didn't even read the link you posted. It cherry picks all sorts of people. And it's limited to "federal politicians," overlooking the numerous governors, mayors, and state legislators and officials who have broken the law, or just been dirtbags. And not all of them are "politicians." Reminds me of that ridiculous list people like to post of Republicans who committed sex related crimes, which includes all sorts of people working in positions like county treasurer for Podunk, USA.
Don't talk to me about evidence until you've actually gone through my thread and come up with something better than that wiki link that you didn't even read. I've been following this stuff for years.
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You haven't read through the thread, so you don't have an informed opinion. I could easily come up with a list that includes all sorts of "Republicans" and "Democrats" and make it look any way I want. What I cannot do is invent the fact that governors, mayors, senators, congressman, and other high ranking officials breaking the law have been disproportionately Democrats.
You didn't even read the link you posted. It cherry picks all sorts of people. And it's limited to "federal politicians," overlooking the numerous governors, mayors, and state legislators and officials who have broken the law, or just been dirtbags. And not all of them are "politicians." Reminds me of that ridiculous list people like to post of Republicans who committed sex related crimes, which includes all sorts of people working in positions like county treasurer for Podunk, USA.
Don't talk to me about evidence until you've actually gone through my thread and come up with something better than that wiki link that you didn't even read. I've been following this stuff for years.
So your list is only those politicians who broke the law? Is it accused of breaking the law or is it convicted of breaking the law? Does it contain alleged scandals?
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I doubt it. But based on the criteria of being convicted of a crime... that list has it at Democrats 44, Republicans 49 which supports my position that both sides are just as bad. I would posit that it pretty much is the same down the line on scandals and ethics violations. I went back to 1953, Feel free to "feel" liberals are worse, but lets not pretend it is based on evidence
keep in mind that Bum like many Trumptards on this board just disregard any facts that don't fit their beliefs
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keep in mind that Bum like many Trumptards on this board just disregard any facts that don't fit their beliefs
You like “it was the Russians” ?
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You like “it was the Russians” ?
you appear to be having a problem forming coherent sentences
did a tire drop on your head?
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So your list is only those politicians who broke the law? Is it accused of breaking the law or is it convicted of breaking the law? Does it contain alleged scandals?
It includes criminals, alleged criminals, and dirtbags. That’s pretty clear from the first page of the thread.
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If we made a list of anti gay fundies who turned out to be closet cases that list would be 100% Republican
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If we made a list of anti gay fundies who turned out to be closet cases that list would be 100% Republican
Mcgreevy ? Obama ?
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It includes criminals, alleged criminals, and dirtbags. That’s pretty clear from the first page of the thread.
Then lets stick with the conviction list, it is more accurate as "alleged criminals and dirtbags" can be pretty subjective.
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Then lets stick with the conviction list, it is more accurate as "alleged criminals and dirtbags" can be pretty subjective.
You can do that if you want. I'll stick with the list I've been compiling for ten years. Nothing subjective about people who have admitted to being a dirtbag.
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You can do that if you want. I'll stick with the list I've been compiling for ten years. Nothing subjective about people who have admitted to being a dirtbag.
except your personal bias of not reporting on Republicans with the same determination as you may Democrats, determining what is worthy of making the list... it's not necessarily you doing it on purpose.. its just bias. I prefer a list with hard cold facts like convictions. And from a source that isn't a declared Republican supporter, democratic detractor
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except your personal bias of not reporting on Republicans with the same determination as you may Democrats, determining what is worthy of making the list... it's not necessarily you doing it on purpose.. its just bias. I prefer a list with hard cold facts like convictions. And from a source that isn't a declared Republican supporter, democratic detractor
I will respectfully call that BS. It's not personal bias. I provide, as Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story. If you look at the MSM (not including Fox News), you'd think there is this plethora of dirty Republicans and that Democrats are paragons of virtue. That's not true. I've shown this with issues like hate speech, violence/fascism, censorship, etc. It's not "equal."
But you probably don't even think there is a pervasive liberal bias in the MSM. That's why you can latch on to a list you didn't even read. That's confirmation bias.
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I will respectfully call that BS. It's not personal bias. I provide, as Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story. If you look at the MSM (not including Fox News), you'd think there is this plethora of dirty Republicans and that Democrats are paragons of virtue. That's not true. I've shown this with issues like hate speech, violence/fascism, censorship, etc. It's not "equal."
But you probably don't even think there is a pervasive liberal bias in the MSM. That's why you can latch on to a list you didn't even read. That's confirmation bias.
Fake cop w a fake leftist agenda.
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I will respectfully call that BS. It's not personal bias. I provide, as Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story. If you look at the MSM (not including Fox News), you'd think there is this plethora of dirty Republicans and that Democrats are paragons of virtue. That's not true. I've shown this with issues like hate speech, violence/fascism, censorship, etc. It's not "equal."
But you probably don't even think there is a pervasive liberal bias in the MSM. That's why you can latch on to a list you didn't even read. That's confirmation bias.
Whatever..
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Fake cop w a fake leftist agenda.
Shhhh ...Men are talking here...
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Mcgreevy ? Obama ?
McGreevy wasn't an anti gay fundie and Obama is not gay (no matter how much you really wish he was)
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After studying more than 60 scandals over the past 20 years involving all politicians or major candidates for city mayor and above—many involved crimes, others just allegations, but all wound up as tabloid fodder—some conclusions can be reached.
• The number of sex scandals has increased dramatically over the past few decades, thanks to technology, new press standards, and a post-Clinton belief that everything is fair game.
• Republicans have more scandals (34 to 29), but Democrats have bigger ones, based on our methodology (13 out of the top 20).
• Democrats tend to have more problems with harassment, staffers, and underage girls; Republicans tend to have more problems with prostitutes, hypocrisy, and underage boys.
To offer some clarity, we’ve broken the scandals into categories, and graded them Cook Report-style. We also ranked all sex scandals overall, using a methodology that accounted for whether a crime was committed, versus inappropriate behavior; whether the charges were proven, versus alleged; the level of office held; and whether the incident involved children, staff, a cover-up or hypocrisy.
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another source.. Sex scandals.. lets count em up
1980–1989[edit]
Donald "Buz" Lukens Representative (R-OH) Convicted of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor for having sex with a 16 yr old girl. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $500. (1989)[45]
Robert Bauman, Representative (R-MD), was charged with attempting to solicit sex from a 16-year-old male prostitute.[46] Upon completing an alcoholism rehabilitation program, the charges were dropped. Bauman apologized to voters for his indiscretions but was defeated for re-election.[47] (1980)
Jon Hinson, Representative (R-MS), resigned after being charged with attempted sodomy for performing oral sex on a male employee of the Library of Congress.[48] (1981)
Thomas Evans, Representative (R-DE), went golfing in Florida with nude model and lobbyist Paula Parkinson, who later suggested her lobbying techniques had been "unusually tactile".[49] Though Evans apologized for any appearance of impropriety, he was voted out of office in 1982. Future Vice-President Dan Quayle and Congressman Tom Railsback went on the golf trip too but were not implicated in the sex.[50] Marilyn Quayle said it was common knowledge that her husband would "rather play golf than have sex any day."[51] (1981)
John Schmitz, Representative (R-CA), leader of the ultra-conservative John Birch Society,[52] admitted to having a second family, but refused to accept or support the two children he produced who became wards of the state. (1982)[53]
Dan Crane, Representative, (R-IL), was censured July 20, 1983, in the Congressional Page sex scandal for having sex with a young congressional page. (1983)[54]
Gerry Studds, Representative (D-MA), was censured July 20, 1983, in the Congressional Page sex scandal for having sex with a young congressional staffer. (1983)[54]
Gary Hart, Senator (D-CO): while seeking the Democratic nomination for president, Hart was photographed with model Donna Rice on a boat named 'Monkey Business' during a trip to the Bahamas. His popularity plummeted and he soon dropped out. (1987)[55]
Ernie Konnyu, Representative (R-CA), Konnyu was accused of sexual harassment. He had asked a female aide to move a name tag she was wearing because it was drawing attention to her breasts, about which he later said: "She is not exactly heavily stacked, OK?" In another instance, he reportedly touched the knee of lobbyist Polly Minor during lunch, which caused a scene. GOP leaders were unhappy with Konnyu's temperament anyway, so they found Stanford professor Tom Campbell who ousted Konnyu the following June.[56][57] (1987)
Jim Bates, Representative (D-CA), made sexual advances toward female staffers.[58] (1988)
Edward Kennedy, Senator (D-MA), was often portrayed scandalously in gossip columns and tabloids, owing to numerous and barely concealed extramarital affairs plus notorious public incidents, including public sex in 1985 and 1987 at La Brasserie restaurant in Washington D.C.[59] (1980s)
Barney Frank, Representative (D-MA), was reprimanded by the House for fixing 33 parking tickets for Steve Gobie, a male escort who lived with Frank and claimed to have conducted an escort service from Frank's apartment without his knowledge. (1989)[60]
Gus Savage, Representative (D-IL), was accused of trying to force himself on a female Peace Corps worker while in Zaire.[61] No action was taken by the House Ethics Committee after he apologized to her. (1989)[62]
1990–1999[edit]
Arlan Stangeland (R-MN) U.S. House of Representatives (1977 – 1991). He lost his campaign for re-election in 1990, largely because of a scandal, having made several hundred long-distance phone calls on his House credit card to a female lobbyist from Virginia. He admitted that he had made the calls, but denied having a romantic relationship with the woman. After his loss he subsequently retired from politics.(1990)[63][64]
Donald "Buz" Lukens Representative (R-OH), resigned before facing an investigation that he fondled a female Washington elevator operator.[65] (1990)
Austin J. Murphy, Representative (D-PA), acknowledged fathering a child out of wedlock after a political opponent came forward with video of Murphy leaving the home of his mistress.[66] (1990)
Charles S. Robb Senator (D-VA) while married to Lynda Bird Johnson, Robb acknowledged drinking champagne and having a nude massage with Miss Virginia Tai Collins denying an affair, though he admitted an "indiscreet friendship." Collins claimed it was an 18-month affair. Soon after, Collins appeared nude in Playboy.[67] (1991)
Brock Adams, Senator (D-WA), was accused by eight women of committing various acts of sexual misconduct, ranging from sexual harassment to rape.[68] Adams denied the accusations, there was no criminal prosecution, and he did not run for re-election.[69] (1992)
Robert Packwood, Senator (R-OR), resigned his office after 29 women came forward with claims of sexual harassment, abuse, and assaults. His denials of any wrongdoing were eventually contradicted by his own diaries boasting of his sexual conquests. (1995)[70]
Ken Calvert, Representative (R-CA), was involved with a prostitute, but claimed that no money was involved, and he was not arrested.[71] Calvert apologized: "My conduct that evening was inappropriate....it violated the values of the person I strive to be."[71] (1993)
Helen Chenoweth-Hage, Representative (R-ID), called for the resignation of Bill Clinton, and then admitted in 1998 to having had a six-year affair with a married rancher before she entered government.[72] Chenoweth said: "Fourteen years ago, when I was a private citizen and a single woman, I was involved in a relationship that I came to regret, that I'm not proud of....I only wish I could have learned the lessons sooner."[73] (1998)
Bob Barr, Representative (R-GA), had an affair while married to his second wife. Barr was the first lawmaker in either chamber to call for Clinton's resignation due to the Lewinsky scandal. Barr lost a primary challenge less than three years after the impeachment proceedings. (1999)[74]
Dan Burton, Representative (R-IN): In 1995 speaking of the then-recent affairs of Republican Robert Packwood and the unfolding affair of Democrat Bill Clinton Burton stated "No one, regardless of what party they serve, no one, regardless of what branch of government they serve, should be allowed to get away with these alleged sexual improprieties...." In 1998 Vanity Fair printed an article detailing an affair which Burton himself had in 1983 which produced a child. Before publication Burton admitted to fathering a son with a former state employee.[75][76]
Robert Livingston, Representative (R-LA), called for the resignation of Bill Clinton and when his own extramarital affairs were leaked, his wife urged him to resign and urge Clinton to do likewise. (1998)[77][78]
Newt Gingrich, Representative (R-GA) and leader of the Republican Revolution of 1994,[79] resigned from the House after admitting in 1998 to having had an affair with a staffer while he was married to his second wife, and at the same time he was leading the impeachment of Bill Clinton for perjury regarding an affair with his intern Monica Lewinsky. (1998)[80][81]
Henry Hyde, Representative (R-IL): in 1998, Salon.com stated that from 1965 to 1969 (before Hyde won federal office), he conducted an extramarital sexual affair with a married woman who had three children from her marriage. Hyde, who was 41 years old and married when the affair occurred, admitted to the affair in 1998, describing the relationship as a "youthful indiscretion".The revelation of this affair took place as Hyde was spearheading the impeachment hearings of President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky scandal.[82]
Pete Domenici Senator (R-NM) voted for the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1998 after his affair with Monica Lewinsky. In 2013 he confessed that in 1978 he fathered a son, Adam Laxalt, outside of his marriage; Adam Laxalt's mother is Michelle Laxalt, the daughter of Senator Paul Laxalt and a prominent Republican lobbyist.[83][84]
Bill Clinton, President (D) Revelations that White House intern Monica Lewinsky had oral sex with Clinton in the Oval Office leading him to famously declare on TV on January 26, 1998, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." The scandal led to impeachment by the House for perjury, for lying about the affair under oath. He was acquitted in the Senate with 55 senators voting Not Guilty to 45 senators voting Guilty (falling 22 votes short of the two-thirds necessary to convict). (1998)[85][86] In a plea bargain to avoid another trial alleging charges of impeding the initial investigation, Clinton's law license was suspended by the state of Arkansas for five years.[87]
Mel Reynolds, Representative (D-IL), resigned from Congress in 1995 after a conviction for statutory rape. In August 1994, he was indicted for sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse for engaging in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old campaign volunteer that began during the 1992 campaign.[88] Despite the charges, he continued his campaign and was re-elected that November; he had no opposition.[88] Reynolds initially denied the charges, which he claimed were racially motivated. On August 22, 1995, he was convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography. He resigned his seat on October 1 of that year.[89]
2000–2009[edit]
Gary Condit, Representative (D-CA): his affair with 23-year-old intern Chandra Levy was exposed after Levy disappeared. Her body was found a year later and in 2008, an illegal immigrant with no relation to Condit was charged with her murder.[90] Condit had often demanded that Bill Clinton "come clean" about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. (2001)[91]
Ed Schrock, Representative (R-VA), announced he would abort his 2004 attempt for a third term in Congress after allegedly being caught on tape soliciting sex from a male prostitute after having aggressively opposed various gay-rights issues in Congress, such as same-sex marriage and gays in the military.[92]
Strom Thurmond, Senator (R-SC), noted segregationist, fathered a child, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, with a 15-year-old African American in 1925 who was employed by the Thurmond family. (2003)[93]
Jim McGreevey, Governor (D-NJ), elected in 2002. In early 2002, McGreevey was criticized for appointing his secret lover, Israeli national Golan Cipel, as homeland security adviser even though Cipel lacked experience or other qualifications for the position. Cipel resigned but threats from his lawyers about sexual harassment lawsuits prompted McGreevey to announce, on August 12, 2004, that he was gay and would resign the governorship, effective November 15, 2004. This made McGreevey the first openly gay governor in United States history. Subsequently, McGreevey separated with his then wife Dina Matos McGreevey in late 2005. Shortly afterward McGreevey and Australian-American executive Mark O'Donnell began a relationship. (2004)[94]
Steven C. LaTourette, Representative (R-OH), was elected in 1994 and had voted to impeach Bill Clinton for the Lewinsky scandal. He himself had a long-term affair with his chief of staff, Jennifer Laptook, while he was married. He married Laptook after his divorce. (2003)[95]
David Dreier, Representative (R-CA), voted against a number of gay rights proposals, but was outed concerning his relationship with his chief of staff. (2004)[96] He is featured in the 2009 documentary film Outrage.
Don Sherwood, Representative (R-PA), failed to win re-election following revelations of a five-year extramarital affair with Cynthia Ore, who accused him of physically abusing her. (2004)[97]
Mark Foley, Representative (R-FL), resigned his House seat when accused of sending sexually explicit e-mails to teenage male congressional pages. He was replaced by Tim Mahoney. (2006)[98]
David Vitter, Senator (R-LA), took over the House seat of former Congressman Robert Livingston, who resigned in 1999 following revelations of an extramarital affair. At the time, Vitter stated, "I think Livingston's stepping down makes a very powerful argument that (Bill) Clinton should resign as well...."[99] Vitter's name was then discovered in the address book of the Deborah Jeane Palfrey (the "D.C. Madam"). (2007)[100]
Randall L. Tobias (R), Deputy Secretary of State and former "AIDS Czar" appointed by George W. Bush, stated that U.S. funds should be denied to countries that permitted prostitution.[101] He resigned on April 27, 2007, after confirming that he had been a customer of Deborah Jeane Palfrey (the "D.C. Madam").[102]
Larry Craig (R-ID), a U.S. Senator for 18 years, was arrested on June 11, 2007 and charged with lewd conduct arising from his behavior in a men's restroom at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.[103][104][105] Craig pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of disorderly conduct; he later unsuccessfully sought to withdraw his guilty plea.[106][107][108] He announced his resignation three months later on September 1, 2007, but changed his mind again, although he did not seek re-election in 2008. (2007) [109][110][111][112][113][114][115]
Tim Mahoney, Representative (D-FL), was elected to the seat of Mark Foley, who had resigned following sexual harassment charges from his congressional interns. Mahoney ran on a campaign promise to make "a world that is safer, more moral". In October 2008, he admitted he placed his mistress on his staff and then fired her, saying, "You work at my pleasure." He then admitted to multiple other affairs.[116]
Vito Fossella, Representative (R-NY), was arrested for drunken driving. Under questioning, the married Congressman and father of three admitted to an affair with Laura Fay that produced a daughter. (2008)[117]
John Edwards, Senator (D-NC), admitted to an extramarital affair with actress and film producer Rielle Hunter, which produced a child, seriously undercutting his 2008 presidential campaign.[118] (see federal political scandals)
John Ensign, Senator (R-NV), resigned his position as chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee on June 16, 2009, after admitting he had an affair with the wife of a close friend, both of whom were working on his campaign.[119] Under investigation, he then resigned his Senate seat 20 months early in 2011[120] In 1998, Senator Ensign had called for President Bill Clinton (D) to resign after admitting to sexual acts with Monica Lewinsky. (2009)[121]
Chip Pickering, Representative (R-MS): on July 16, 2009, it was announced that his wife had filed an alienation of affection lawsuit against a woman with whom Chip allegedly had an affair.[122] The lawsuit claimed the adulterous relationship ruined the Pickerings' marriage and his political career. (2009)[123]
2010–2017[edit]
Eric Massa, Representative (D-NY), resigned to avoid an ethics investigation into his admitted groping and tickling of multiple male staffers. He later stated on Fox News, "not only did I grope [a staffer], I tickled him until he couldn't breathe," (2010)[124][125]
Mark Souder, Representative (R-IN), a staunch advocate of abstinence and family values,[126][127] resigned to avoid an ethics investigation into his admitted extramarital affair with a female staffer. (2010)[128][129][130]
Chris Lee, Representative (R-NY), resigned hours after a news report that he had sent a shirtless picture of himself flexing his muscles to a woman via Craigslist, along with flirtatious e-mails.[131] He did not rely on a pseudonym or a false e-mail address but used his official Congressional e-mail for all communication. Lee said: "I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents.... I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness.”[132] (2011)
Anthony Weiner, Representative (D-NY), admitted to sending sexually explicit photos of himself to several women through his Twitter account.[133] He resigned from Congress on June 16, 2011,[134] but kept sexting after his resignation.[135] (2011)
Scott DesJarlais, Representative (R-TN), admitted under oath to at least six affairs, including two affairs with his patients and staffers while he was a physician at Grandview Medical Center in Jasper, TN. Additionally, while running on a pro-life platform, DesJarlais made his ex-wife have two abortions, and tried to persuade a mistress who was his patient, into an abortion as well.[136][137][138]
David Wu, Representative (D-OR), resigned from the House of Representatives after being accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a fundraiser's daughter. July 26, 2011.[139][140]
Herman Cain (R) 2012 Republican presidential candidate, was accused of sexual harassment by several women. These accusations eventually caused him to suspend his run for the presidential nomination (2012)[141][142] including Sharon Bialek, Karen Kraushaar, and having a 13-year affair with Ginger White.[143][144] Donna Donella also reported possible inappropriate behavior.[145][146][147]
Vance McAllister, Representative (R-LA), who is married and the father of five, was caught on surveillance camera deeply kissing a married staffer. Several prominent Republicans asked McAllister to resign. In response, he stated he would not seek re-election in 2016.[148][149] McCallister said: "There's no doubt I've fallen short and I'm asking for forgiveness. I’m asking for forgiveness from God, my wife, my kids, my staff, and my constituents who elected me to serve". (2014)[150]
Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (R-IL), pled guilty to structuring bank withdrawals in order to conceal deliberately-unspecified misconduct by Hastert against an unnamed individual years earlier.[151] At a sentencing hearing in October 2015, Hastert admitted that he had sexually abused boys while he worked as a high school wrestling coach decades earlier. (2015)[152][153]
Donald Trump (R), the 45th President of the United States, was accused of sexual assault by 13 women during the 2016 election and denied it, along with the release of a 2005 video by The Washington Post.[154] The video, in which Trump described, in a private conversation, hypothetical consensual lewd sexual encounters of a celebrity, was released two days before a debate between Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee and Trump, the Republican nominee himself. At the televised debate, Trump dismissed the video as "locker room talk."[155]
Tim Murphy, Representative (R-PA), had an extramarital affair with Shannon Edwards, a 32-year-old forensic psychologist. The pro-life Murphy asked Edwards to have an abortion after she became pregnant. The information was revealed as part of Murphy's divorce proceedings and published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after it fought in Pennsylvania state court to have the documents unsealed. Murphy resigned his seat in Congress.
Roy Moore, U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama (R) has been accused by nine women[156] of sexual misconduct with them when they were in their teens.[157]
Al Franken, Senator (D-MN), was accused by radio newscaster, Leeann Tweeden, of forcibly kissing her and later groping her without consent during a U.S.O. tour in 2006. Tweeden produced photo evidence of the grope, taken by Franken when Tweeden was asleep. Franken admitted to the allegations and apologized for his actions.[158]
Joe Barton, Representative (R-TX) acknowledged he took nude photos of himself in 2015, following their leak in November 2017.[159]
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list of general scandals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_political_scandals_in_the_United_States
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I haven't gone through either list other than a cursory glance. I'd be willing to bet both sides numbers are ridiculous and an embarrassment, and that if one party as a few more than the other, it's irrelevant. If one has an overwhelming number, lets talk about it.
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Then lets stick with the conviction list, it is more accurate as "alleged criminals and dirtbags" can be pretty subjective.
Bruh. All you did was post an enormous quote from a link you still haven't read (by your own admission). It's not a "conviction list." Like this one:
"Herman Cain (R) 2012 Republican presidential candidate, was accused of sexual harassment by several women. These accusations eventually caused him to suspend his run for the presidential nomination (2012)[141][142] including Sharon Bialek, Karen Kraushaar, and having a 13-year affair with Ginger White."
But whatever. If you ever want to have a meaningful discussion, you should put aside your confirmation bias, look at alternative sources, and THEN we can talk. :)
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Bruh. All you did was post an enormous quote from a link you still haven't read (by your own admission). It's not a "conviction list." Like this one:
"Herman Cain (R) 2012 Republican presidential candidate, was accused of sexual harassment by several women. These accusations eventually caused him to suspend his run for the presidential nomination (2012)[141][142] including Sharon Bialek, Karen Kraushaar, and having a 13-year affair with Ginger White."
But whatever. If you ever want to have a meaningful discussion, you should put aside your confirmation bias, look at alternative sources, and THEN we can talk. :)
Which do you want? I posted a Conviction ONLY list and you said that wasn't good enough. So I posted a Sex scandal list and a scandal list in general. If you want to stick to conviction only, I'm good with that but the Republican conviction rate is higher.. not much higher and I will even say it is such a small difference it says nothing about who is the worst party... my position is and has always been they are equally bad even though republicans have more convictions. You tell me the criteria you want to use.. we'll go from there
I personally am not looking at this conversation as adversarial, I'm really curious as to if one party is truly worse than the other when it comes to corruption, law breaking and scandals. Your self made list is one source, other sources seem to indicate they are about equal.
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Which do you want? I posted a Conviction ONLY list and you said that wasn't good enough. So I posted a Sex scandal list and a scandal list in general. If you want to stick to conviction only, I'm good with that but the Republican conviction rate is higher.. not much higher and I will even say it is such a small difference it says nothing about who is the worst party... my position is and has always been they are equally bad even though republicans have more convictions. You tell me the criteria you want to use.. we'll go from there
I personally am not looking at this conversation as adversarial, I'm really curious as to if one party is truly worse than the other when it comes to corruption, law breaking and scandals. Your self made list is one source, other sources seem to indicate they are about equal.
As I mentioned, people convicted of crimes, people accused of misconduct, and overall dirtbags at the federal and state level. I'm talking about presidents, members of Congress, governors, mayors, and high ranking state officials. It's sort of hair splitting, because the numbers on both sides are unacceptable, but they're not equal. Look at the number of governors who have been convicted of crimes and/or engaged in provable misconduct. I could be wrong, but I don't think those numbers are equal.
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I went back to 1990 for Governors and Lt. Governors convicted.
Gov Tucker (D) 1996
Gov Symington (R) 1997
Gov Edwards (D) 2000
Gov Taft (R) 2005
Gov Walters (D) 1993
Gov DiPrete (R) 1998
Lt. Gov Burns (D) 1995
Gov Moore (R) 1990
Gov Hunt (R)
Gov Bentley (R) 2017
Gov Siegleman (D) 2006
Lt. Gov Darr (R) 2014
Gov Wilson (D) 2012
Gov Easley (D) 2010
Lt. Gov Green (D) 1997
Lt. Gov Ard (R) 2011
Gov Rowland (R) 2004
Gov Blagjevich (D) 2010
Gov Ryan (R) 2006
9 Democrats
10 Republicans