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Bush allegedly said of Larry Craig: 'What is up with all these Republicans?'
By John Byrne
President George W. Bush was flabbergasted by the revelation that Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig had plead guilty to soliciting an undercover cop at a Minneapolis airport, a former Bush speechwriter alleges in a new book.
"What is up with all these Republicans?" he purportedly remarked.
Matt Latimer, an ex-Bush aide who grew disillusioned with the former president, also posits that onetime Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld considered editing his own page on Wikipedia, but "had to be talked out of" it.
"He was a Drudge Report reader and used to watch YouTube clips that made fun of his press conference performances," Grimm summarizes.
The claims -- published in Latimer's book Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor -- are among many that are sure to raise eyebrows in Washington.
Easy answer Georgie: GOP = Gay Ol' Party :-*
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there are freaks in both parties. you may have more of certain fetish or flavor in each party, but it is what it is.
Nice to see Bush didn't do what some people here did - defend the guy.
If you were using the restroom - and two men were having sex in the next stall - would you defend their right to express their lust? Or would you be very upset your crapping session had to be interrupted?
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there are freaks in both parties.
However, when compared on an overall scale, the GOP has the majority.
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However, when compared on an overall scale, the GOP has the majority.
Please, both parties are equally horrific. do you even want me to list the dem scumbags whether it be Rangle, Edwards, Madoff, Condit, cold Cash Jefferson, Dodd et al?
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However, when compared on an overall scale, the GOP has the majority.
Ha,ha,ha yeah right.I wonder why the democrats want ex-felons to vote?TRepublicans dont want it,but democrats do.Why do you think that is?
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Please, both parties are equally horrific. do you even want me to list the dem scumbags whether it be Rangle, Edwards, Madoff, Condit, cold Cash Jefferson, Dodd et al?
How funny,,,,,none on your list SUCK COCK. :-*
Lame Spin kid,,,,,,,stick to the subject.
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How funny,,,,,none on your list SUCK COCK. :-*
Lame Spin kid,,,,,,,stick to the subject.
My mistake, i should have included you in that list.
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Please, both parties are equally horrific. do you even want me to list the dem scumbags whether it be Rangle, Edwards, Madoff, Condit, cold Cash Jefferson, Dodd et al?
Want to match scumbags one for one and see who comes out with more on which side?
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Ha,ha,ha yeah right.
Yeah. Right.
My post stated that the GOP has more overall than Dems do. Now if you want to post facts and count the numbers for both sides, we can do that. You will lose. As usual.
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Ha,ha,ha yeah right.
Yeah. Right.
My post stated that the GOP has more overall than Dems do. Now if you want to post facts and count the numbers for both sides, we can do that. You will lose. As usual.
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This is sad, arguing over who is worse repubs or dems, this is like arguing if dog shit or cat shit smells worse ::)
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Yeah. Right.
My post stated that the GOP has more overall than Dems do. Now if you want to post facts and count the numbers for both sides, we can do that. You will lose. As usual.
Who cares if some of the leaders in the party are criminals.THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC BASE is criminals.The very outfit gettimng the vote out ,ACORN are nothing but gangsters.Now,considering democrats have controlled the government for years except for a small few years,its no wonder they dont investigate their wrong doings.Christ Charlie RAENGEL is a criminal and no one cares on the democratic side.
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Who cares if some of the leaders in the party are criminals.THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC BASE is criminals.The very outfit gettimng the vote out ,ACORN are nothing but gangsters.Now,considering democrats have controlled the government for years except for a small few years,its no wonder they dont investigate their wrong doings.Christ Charlie RAENGEL is a criminal and no one cares on the democratic side.
*YAWN*
Still want to spin and split hairs but not try to support your claims eh?
Repubs > Dems in scandals, indictments, arrests, and hypocrisy.
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My mistake, i should have included you in that list.
Thanks for saving me the trouble...anybody notice how grandpa Mons now calls everybody "kid" after being told that, based on his "service record" he'd be atleast 40. Nice try shitbag.
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*YAWN*
Still want to spin and split hairs but not try to support your claims eh?
Repubs > Dems in scandals, indictments, arrests, and hypocrisy.
Sorry,I think democrats are worse!Here is an article on it.
What strange bedfellows politicians make. Not a year goes by that some elected official, somewhere, isn’t caught up in some salacious scandal. Edwin Edwards, the crooked ex-governor of Louisiana, famously said in 1983, “The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either adead girl or a live boy.” The history of American politics is replete with both -- and then some.
Democrats are in the news lately for their sexual improprieties. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation on March 12 amid corroborated claims that he spent more than $80,000 over a decade on high-priced call girls. Spitzer’s successor, David Paterson, admitted upon taking office that he and his wife both had several extramarital affairs. James McGreevey, New Jersey's former governor, left office in 2004 amid news that he was carrying on a homosexual relationship with his homeland security advisor. This week, McGreevey’s former driver claimed he participated in three-way sex orgies with McGreevey and his wife years ago. The McGreeveys are locked in a contentious divorce battle.
But aren't Republicans are as bad, or maybe even worse?
It's true, the litany of Republican sex scandals is long and storied.
High profile cases include:
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, arrested in 2007 on charges of lewd conduct for allegedly attempting to solicit sex from an undercover police officer in a Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport men’s room. Craig denies he is gay.
Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., who resigned in 2006 amid credible allegations he tried to solicit sex from male congressional pages, some underage, via instant message and e-mail.
Ex-New York Mayor and former 2008 presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, who carried on an affair in office that resulted in a high-profile divorce and estrangement from his children.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., twice divorced and married a third time, has admitted to multiple extramarital affairs. And he served divorce papers to his second wife as she recovered from cancer treatment.
The late Henry Hyde of IIlinois, had at least one extramarital affair in the late 1960s. Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt gleefully reported Hyde’s infidelity in the midst of the Clinton impeachment.
Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., resigned in 1995 under a threat of public hearings involving at least 29 female ex-staffers who accused him of sexual harassment. Packwood's diaries detailed his sexual exploits.
Police arrested Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., in 1993 when he was caught receiving oral sex from a prostitute and attempted to flee the scene.
The late Rep. Helen Chenoweth, R-Id., denied she was having an affair when confronted by The Spokesman-Review. In 1998 she called for Bill Clinton's resignation, saying "I
beleive that personal conduct and integrity do matter". Days later she admitted to a six-year adulterous affair with a married man. "I've asked for God's forgiveness, and I've received it," Chenowith said.
Other cases include:
Bob Barr, former Republican representative from Georgia, was photographed at a charity event cavorting with strippers, licking whipped cream off their breasts.
John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was accused by his first wife of forcing her to attend group-sex parties.
Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., who chaired the House Oversight Committee in the 1990s, fathered a child by another woman while he was married.
Left-leaning web sites, including Salem News and dKospedia, cite the aforementioned cases and others as examples of conservative “hypocrisy.” After all, Republicans generally tout "family values" and oppose adultery, homosexuality and abortion. Many of the aforementioned scandal-tarred officials touted policies or legislation that ran counter to their sordid private behavior.
Of course, Republicans would protest that Democrats wrote the book on infidelity and sexual perversity. The Kennedy family alone would get several chapters.
President John F. Kennedy carried on numerous extramarital affairs and one-night stands, and even had sex with prostitutes in the White House. JFK and Attorney General Robert Kennedy famously carried on with Marilyn Monroe. President Kennedy’s youngest brother, Sen. Ted Kennedy, is notorious for his sexual exploits, from the unusual events surrounding the death of Mary Jo Kopechne on Chappaquiddick Island in 1969 to the bizarre “waitress sandwich” incident in 1985 with Sen. Chris Dodd at a Washington D.C. restaurant.
Other high-profile Democrats caught up in sex scandals include:
Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, accused in the 1990s by numerous women of sexual harassment. The Senate Ethics Committee eventually dropped its investigation for lack of evidence.
Former Rep. Gus Savage of Illinois was accused of sexually assaulting a Peace Corps volunteer in 1989 while on a trip to Africa. The House Ethics Committee ordered Savage to apologize in 1990.
Openly gay Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank faced congressional sanction for turning a blind eye to a roommate who ran a prostitution service from Frank’s home in the 1980s.
Former Sen. Brock Adams of Washington abandoned a reelection campaign in 1992 amid numerous allegations from women of drugging, assault and rape.
Former Rep. Fred Richmond of New York was arrested in 1978 for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy. He remained in Congress and won re-election, but resigned in 1982 after pleading guilty to tax evasion and drug possession.
Former Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio resigned from Congress in 1976 amid news that he hired a secretary who admitted to the Washington Post, "I can't type. I can't file. I can't even answer the phone." Her taxpayer funded job was to be the congressman's mistress.
Former Rep. Gerry Studds was censured by the House in 1983 for a sexual relationship with an underage male page a decade earlier.
Former Rep. Mel Reynolds of Illinois was convicted in 1995 of sexual assault against a 16-year-old girl. President Bill Clinton pardoned him before leaving office.
Former Rep. Gary Condit of California denied an affair with congressional intern Chandra Levy after he was suspected of her disappearance and murder.
Jesse Jackson admitted in 2001 to having an extramarital affair and fathering a child out of wedlock.
And then, of course, there's Bill Clinton.
The Los Angeles Times compiled excerpts of more than a century's worth of editorials on political sex scandals. And U.S. News and World Report has a timeline of politicians and prostitutes that turns up a wide variety of cases from both sides of the aisle . What do these scandals have in common? They all involve politicians. Political party is secondary when it comes to human weakness and depravity
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Sorry,I think
That's your first mistake. Assuming this conversation was about what you THINK.
I don't give two shits what you think. I plainly stated that Repubs outweigh Dems in scandals in the political world.
Now you can pick a time frame of however many years you want to include and we can post the number of scandals, crimes, arrests, etc.. for each party and see who is right.
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That's your first mistake. Assuming this conversation was about what you THINK.
I don't give two shits what you think. I plainly stated that Repubs outweigh Dems in scandals in the political world.
Now you can pick a time frame of however many years you want to include and we can post the number of scandals, crimes, arrests, etc.. for each party and see who is right.
I say your wrong.PROVE IT but make sure you include state politics and local politics as well,not just federal government.I will be waiting for your proof,my bet,it wont come.
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I say your wrong.PROVE IT but make sure you include state politics and local politics as well,not just federal government.I will be waiting for your proof,my bet,it wont come.
Sure thing.
In case you didn't read above, I told you to pick a time line. How many years you want to go back? 5? 10? 20? Your pick.
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Sure thing.
In case you didn't read above, I told you to pick a time line. How many years you want to go back? 5? 10? 20? Your pick.
I dont care how long you go back.Just make sure you include things like Maxine Waters and her husband and dont let it come off some liberal blog either.Also,make sure state and local politics is included.
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My mistake, i should have included you in that list.
There will not be a better comeback posted on the internet today. Everyone can log off now.
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There will not be a better comeback posted on the internet today. Everyone can log off now.
;D ;D ;D
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I dont care how long you go back.Just make sure you include things like Maxine Waters and her husband and dont let it come off some liberal blog either.Also,make sure state and local politics is included.
Ok, for the years post 2000. Politicians national, state, local and political whores as well from the GOP side.
2001–2008
[edit] Executive Branch scandals
* Alphonso Jackson (R) Secretary of HUD resigned while under investigation by the FBI for revoking the contract of a vendor who told Jackson he did not like former President George W. Bush (2008)
* Karl Rove (R) Special Advisor to the president was investigated in 2007 by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making," as well as for his involvement in other scandals listed here.[2]
* "Lawyergate"[3] - the Bush administration firing without explanation of a number of Republican federal prosecutors whom he himself had appointed. It is alleged they were fired for prosecuting Republicans and not prosecuting Democrats. As congressional hearings were called, a number of senior officials cited executive privilege and resigned rather than testify under oath, including:
1. Monica Goodling (R) White House Liaison to the Justice Department
2. Michael A. Battle (R) Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys in the Justice Deparment
3. Bradley Schlozman (R) Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys who replaced Battle
4. Michael Elston (R) Chief of Staff to Paul McNulty
5. Paul McNulty (R) Deputy Attorney General
6. William W. Mercer Associate Attorney General
7. Kyle Sampson (R) Chief of Staff to Alberto Gonzales
8. Alberto Gonzales (R) Attorney General
9. Joshua Bolten Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, found in Contempt of Congress
10. Sarah Taylor (R) Assistant to Karl Rove
11. Karl Rove (R) Assistant to the President
12. Harriet Miers (R) Legal Counsel to the President, found in Contempt of Congress
* Lurita Alexis Doan (R) resigned as head of the General Services Administration. She was under scrutiny for conflict of interest and violations of the Hatch Act (2008)
* Bush White House e-mail controversy - various high-level Bush administration officials used servers hosted by the Republican National Committee (RNC) for email, in possible violation of the Presidential Records Act and Hatch Act. Many records requested by Congressional investigators of other Bush administration scandals were therefore unavailable, lost, or deleted.
* Jack Abramoff scandal in which Abramoff bribed administration officials and legislators as part of his lobbying efforts. See Legislative scandals.
1. David Safavian (R) Administrator of Procurement Policy for the OMB, found guilty of four counts of lying and sentenced to 18 months
2. Roger Stillwell (R) Staff in the Department of the Interior under George W. Bush. Pleaded guilty and received two years suspended sentence
3. Susan Ralston (R) Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to Carl Rove, resigned October 6, 2006 after it became known that she accepted gifts and passed information to her former boss Jack Abramoff
4. Steven Griles (R) (former Deputy Secretary of the Interior) pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months
5. Italia Federici (R) staff to Secretary of Interior, obstruction of justice, four years probation
6. Mark Zachares (R) staff in Labor Depart, bribed by Abramoff, guilty of conspiracy to defraud
* Robert E. Coughlin (R) Justice Department official pleaded guilty to conflict of interest
* Julie MacDonald (R) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, resigned May 1, 2007 after giving government documents to developers (2007)
* Lester Crawford (R) Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned after 2 months. Pled guilty to conflict of interest (2006)
* Brian J. Doyle (R) Deputy Press Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. Charged with 7 counts of using a computer to seduce a child and 16 counts of transmitting harmful materials to a minor (2006)
* Bush administration payment of columnists to say nice things about administration policies. Illegal payments were made to Armstrong Williams (R), Maggie Gallagher (R) and Michael McManus (R) (2004–2005)
* Bernard Kerik (R) nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security derailed by past employment of illegal alien as nanny, and amid allegations of various other ethical improprieties (2004)
* Plame affair (2004), in which CIA agent Valerie Plame's name was leaked to the press in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the Bush administration. Libby
1. Kyle Foggo (R) (Dusty) Executive Director of CIA, guilty of bribery February 17, 2007
2. Lewis Libby (R) (Scooter) Chief of Staff to Dick Cheney, convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice March 6, 2007. Sentenced to 30 months and fined $250,000. Commuted by Bush July 1, 2007 CIA leak scandal (2003) and Plamegate.)
* Yellowcake forgery: Just prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration presented evidence to the UN that Iraq was seeking material for making nuclear weapons from Africa. Though presented as true, it was later found to be not only dubious but outright false.
* Karl Rove (R) was accused of conflicts of interest in making political decisions affecting companies whose stock he owned.
* NSA warrantless surveillance Shortly after 9/11 President George W. Bush (R) implemented a secret program by the NSA to easedrop on American domestic telephone calls, but bypassing the FISA court which must approve all such actions. (2002)
* Enron collapse (2002) leading to investigation of Kenneth Lay (R)
[edit] Legislative Branch scandals
* Dennis Hastert (R) trying to cover up warnings about inappropriate conduct by Mark Foley, and from taking contributions from Jack Abramoff to the tune of over $100,000. [3]
* Ted Stevens Senator (R-AK) convicted on 7 counts of bribery and tax evasion October 27, 2008. He continued his run for re-election, but lost. Upon review, new Attorney General Eric Holder (D) dismissed the charges "in the interest of justice" stating that the previous (Bush) Justice Department had illegally withheld evidence. Chicago Tribune, Section 1, pg 14, 'US to shelve Holder case' by Josh Meyer, April 2, 2009
* Christopher Ward (R) treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee was accused of embezzling $800,000 during the last six years.[4]
* Rick Renzi (R-AZ) Announced he would not seek another term. Seven months later, on February 22, 2008 he pleaded not guilty to 35 charges of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering
* Jack Abramoff Scandal, (R) lobbyist found guilty of conspiracy, tax evasion and corruption of public officials in three different courts in a wide ranging investigation. Currently serving 70 months and fined $24.7 million. See Scandals, Executive Branch. The following were also implicated:
1. Tom DeLay (R-TX) House Majority Leader, reprimanded twice by House Ethics Committee and aides indicted (2004-2005); eventually DeLay himself was indicted (October 2005); DeLay resigned from the House 9 June, 2006.
2. James W. Ellis (R) runs DeLay’s PAC, indicted
3. John D. Calyandro (R) runs Texans for a Republican Majority, indicted
4. Adam Kidon (R) business partner of Abramoff, pleaded guilty to fraud, sentenced to 70 months
5. Michael Scanlon (R) former staff to Tom DeLay: working for Abramoff, pleaded guilty to bribery
6. Tony Rudy (R) former staff to Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
7. Robert Ney (R-OH) bribed by Abramoff, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, sentenced to 30 months
8. Neil Volz (R) former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
9. William Heaton (R) former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to fraud, 24 months probation
10. John Albaugh (R) former COS to Ernest Istook (R-OK) pled guilty
11. Jared Carpenter (R) Counsel of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, pled guilty to income tax evasion, got 45 days, plus 4 years probation
12. Robert Coughlin (R-PA) pled guilty
13. Adam Kidan private citizen, pled guilty and received 70 months
14. Trevor Blackann private citizen, pled guilty
15. James Hirni, (R) former staff to Tim Hutchinson (R-AK) indicted for wire fraud
16. Kevin A. Ring, (R) former staff to John Doolittle (R-CA) indicted for 10 counts of corruption
* John Doolittle (R-CA) both he and his wife are under investigation (January 2008). Under this cloud, Doolittle decided not to run for re-election in November 2008.
* Duke Cunningham (R-CA) pleaded guilty on November 28, 2005 to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion. Sentenced to over eight years.
* Bill Janklow (R-SD) convicted of second-degree manslaughter for running a stop sign and killing a motorcyclist. Resigned from the House and given 100 days in the county jail and three years probation
State and local scandals
Listed in alphabetic order by state within each time period.
[edit] 2000–2009
1. Thomas Anderson (R) State Representative for District 19. Found guilty of seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. Sentenced on October 15, 2007 to a term of 60 months in prison.
2. Pete Kott (R) State Representative for District 17. On September 25, 2007, he was found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000.
3. Vic Kohring (R) State Representative convicted on November 1, 2007, of 3 counts of bribery by the Veco Corporation. In May 2008 he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
4. Jim Clark (R) Chief of Staff to Governor Frank Murkowski. On March 4, 2008, Clark pleaded guilty to one felony conspiracy charge involving the Alaska political corruption probe.
5. Bruce Weyhrauch (R) State Representative of Juneau, has been indicted.
6. John Cowdery (R) State Senator of O district. Convicted 3/10/09 10. Sentenced to six months house arrest and a $25,000 fine.
7. Ted Stevens Senator (R-AK) Veco Corporation was also responsible for "extensive" remodeling at Stevens' home which doubled in size. Stevens was convicted on all seven charges on October 27, 2008. The charges were later dismissed by Attorney General Eric Holder (D) on April 1, 2009 citing problems with the federal prosecutors case. See Federal Scandals.
* California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush (R-CA) resigned on June 28, 2000, rather than face impeachment for campaign-finance violations arising out of insurance-industry settlements after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. However, prosecutors later found no wrongdoings and dismissed all charges. (2000)
* Connecticut - In 2004 Governor John G. Rowland (R-CT) Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and tax fraud.[9] He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months house arrest, ending in June, 2006.
* Illinois Governor George H. Ryan (R-IL) illegal sale of government licenses and contracts as Secretary of IL State. Convicted (2006)
* Illinois The former Mayor of Cicero, Betty Loren-Maltese (R) was convicted of racketeering, wire fraud and mail fraud for her role in stealing about 12 million dollars. In addition to her 8 year prison term, she was fined $100,000 and ordered to pay more than $8 million restitution. (2003)
* Nebraska State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd (R-NE) accused of massive improper check-writing; guilty plea to one misdemeanor charge of official misconduct and resigned in 2006
* Nebraska Former Douglas County Election Commissioner Pat McPherson (R-NE) accused of groping a 17-year-old girl wearing Red Robin mascot. City Councilman Chuck Sigerson was accused of disturbing her piece by touching the tail of the costume. Event supposedly happened at 8 P.M. on a Friday night and at the table were two company executives, a Sunday school teacher, Sigerson's wife, and the wives of the executives. McPherson was acquitted and the jury voted to acquit Sigerson 4-2, so the prosecutor dismissed the charges. McPherson resigned from his position at the Governor's request, before the trial and acquittal; Councilman Sigerson was re-elected in 2005.
* Ohio Governor Bob Taft (R-OH) pleads no contest and is convicted on four first-degree misdemeanor ethics violations (2005)
* Pennsylvania State Representative Thomas W. Druce (R) was convicted in 2000 of a 1999 hit and run that killed a man. He served two years in prison before his release in 2006. [12][13]
* Pennsylvania Senate State Senator Bill Slocum (R-PA) pled guilty to six criminal misdemeanor charges for filing false reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and discharging 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage into Brokenstraw Creek while he was a sewage plant manager in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.[14](2000)
Chris Newton State Representative (R) Sentenced to one year for bribery.
* Washington Spokane Mayor James West (R-WA) an opponent of gay rights, denied accusations of having molested two boys while he was a sheriff’s deputy and Boy Scout leader in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but came under investigation (2005) for offering municipal jobs to men he met in gay online chat rooms. West was ousted in a recall vote December 2005. In 2006, West was cleared of criminal charges by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sex scandals
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* California Assemblyman Mike Duvall (R) resigned September 9th after the married champion of family values was videotaped bragging about affairs with two different female lobbyists saying of one of them, "I'm getting into spanking her." (2009)
* Nevada Senator John Ensign (R-NV) resigned his position as Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee on June 16, 2009 after admitting he had an affair with Cynthia Hampton the wife of a close friend, both of whom were working on his campaign. In 1998 Senator Ensign had called for President Clinton (D) to resign after admitting to sexual acts with Monica Lewinsky. (2009) NPR.org
* Mark Sanford Governor (R-SC) who had voted for the Bill Clinton impeachement, admitted during a press conference on June 24, 2009, that he had traveled to Argentina to have an extra-marital affair with an Argentinian woman. His staff had claimed he was "walking the Appalachian Trail." He then resigned as head of the Southern Governors Association.(2009)
* Samuel B. Kent Appointed Federal District Judge of Galveston, TX by George H. W. Bush (R) in 1990. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison for lying about sexually harassing two female employees.(2009)
[edit] 2000-2008
* Vito Fossella (R-NY) - US Congressman arrested for drunk driving, Fossella admitted to having an affair with Laura Fay, with whom he has a three-year-old daughter. He is currently married to Mary Patricia née Rowan with whom he has three children (2008)
* David Vitter (R-LA) - US Senator whose name was discovered in the numbers book of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey admitted his adultery and resigned from his race for Louisiana Governor. (2007)
* Randall L. Tobias (R) Deputy Secretary of State, the 'AIDS Czar' who stated that condoms were not effective, resigned April 27, 2007 after confirming he had been a customer of the DC Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey.
* Glenn Murphy Jr. (R) - 33 year-old president of the Young Republican National Federation, under investigation for sexual assault of a sleeping 22 year-old man (2007)
* Larry Craig (R-ID) - US Senator who pled guilty to disorderly conduct in a Minneapolis airport men's room in June, after having been arrested on a charge of homosexual lewd conduct. Governor Craig had previously stated that "people already know that Bill Clinton is a bad boy - a naughty boy." (2007)
* Mark Foley (R-FL) - US Congressman accused of sending sexually explicit instant messages to an underage male congressional pages. Dual investigations by the FBI and the House Ethics Comm. are still underway and criminal charges may still be filed. (2006)
* Jeff Gannon (R) A.K.A. James Dale Guckert A.K.A. "Bulldog," was admitted to White House press conferences as a journalist without proper vetting and allowed to ask such sympathetic questions that The Daily Show referred to him as "Chip Rightwingenstein of the Bush Agenda." Records show he was admitted to the White House hundreds of times even when there were no press conferences. He later admitted to being a $200/day prostitute. (2005)
* Jack Ryan (R-IL) U.S. Senate candidate - Sex scandal became public during divorce proceedings with Jeri Ryan. Ms. Ryan is better known as 7 of 9 on Star Trek: Voyager (2004)
* Ed Schrock (R-VA) - US Congressman alleged to have run a personal column for men wanting to meet other men (2004)
* Jessica Cutler staffer for US Senator Michael DeWine (R), published a short-lived blog called Washingtonienne describing her life in D.C. with graphic details (and prices) of her sex life, which supposedly included some highly placed Bush officials. (2004)
* Don Sherwood (R-PA) - US Congressman extramarital affair with accusations of abuse (2004)
* Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH) US Congressman accused of an affair with staffer Jennifer Laptook, whom he subsequently married.(2003)
* Bob Allen (R-FL) - State Congressman busted for solicitation of a police officer in public men's room, claimed he did it out of a racist panic (2007)
* Richard Curtis (R-WA) - State Congressman was blackmailed and outed by a male prostitute after he didn't reveal his gay lifestyle (2007
* Jim West (R) Mayor of Spokane, WA - faced charges of child molestation and misuse of his office for sexual favors with young men (2005)
* Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Governor of California, Admitted to inappropriate conduct with women when he was an actor and professional bodybuilder "on rowdy movie sets" (2004)
That is a quick list that has 95 on the list with 56 of names actually having legal standings (guilty pleas, sentences, court verdicts, etc..) against them.
Although listed above, I did not include in this quick count anything for Ted Stevens (charges dropped), Arnold (not worth noting), Palin (cleared of charges), Gonzales and "Lawyergate", or the typical Bush administration scandals, (Iraq, easedropping, email scandal, etc..)
Your turn.
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Ok, for the years post 2000. Politicians national, state, local and political whores as well from the GOP side.
2001–2008
[edit] Executive Branch scandals
* Alphonso Jackson (R) Secretary of HUD resigned while under investigation by the FBI for revoking the contract of a vendor who told Jackson he did not like former President George W. Bush (2008)
* Karl Rove (R) Special Advisor to the president was investigated in 2007 by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making," as well as for his involvement in other scandals listed here.[2]
* "Lawyergate"[3] - the Bush administration firing without explanation of a number of Republican federal prosecutors whom he himself had appointed. It is alleged they were fired for prosecuting Republicans and not prosecuting Democrats. As congressional hearings were called, a number of senior officials cited executive privilege and resigned rather than testify under oath, including:
1. Monica Goodling (R) White House Liaison to the Justice Department
2. Michael A. Battle (R) Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys in the Justice Deparment
3. Bradley Schlozman (R) Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys who replaced Battle
4. Michael Elston (R) Chief of Staff to Paul McNulty
5. Paul McNulty (R) Deputy Attorney General
6. William W. Mercer Associate Attorney General
7. Kyle Sampson (R) Chief of Staff to Alberto Gonzales
8. Alberto Gonzales (R) Attorney General
9. Joshua Bolten Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, found in Contempt of Congress
10. Sarah Taylor (R) Assistant to Karl Rove
11. Karl Rove (R) Assistant to the President
12. Harriet Miers (R) Legal Counsel to the President, found in Contempt of Congress
* Lurita Alexis Doan (R) resigned as head of the General Services Administration. She was under scrutiny for conflict of interest and violations of the Hatch Act (2008)
* Bush White House e-mail controversy - various high-level Bush administration officials used servers hosted by the Republican National Committee (RNC) for email, in possible violation of the Presidential Records Act and Hatch Act. Many records requested by Congressional investigators of other Bush administration scandals were therefore unavailable, lost, or deleted.
* Jack Abramoff scandal in which Abramoff bribed administration officials and legislators as part of his lobbying efforts. See Legislative scandals.
1. David Safavian (R) Administrator of Procurement Policy for the OMB, found guilty of four counts of lying and sentenced to 18 months
2. Roger Stillwell (R) Staff in the Department of the Interior under George W. Bush. Pleaded guilty and received two years suspended sentence
3. Susan Ralston (R) Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to Carl Rove, resigned October 6, 2006 after it became known that she accepted gifts and passed information to her former boss Jack Abramoff
4. Steven Griles (R) (former Deputy Secretary of the Interior) pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months
5. Italia Federici (R) staff to Secretary of Interior, obstruction of justice, four years probation
6. Mark Zachares (R) staff in Labor Depart, bribed by Abramoff, guilty of conspiracy to defraud
* Robert E. Coughlin (R) Justice Department official pleaded guilty to conflict of interest
* Julie MacDonald (R) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, resigned May 1, 2007 after giving government documents to developers (2007)
* Lester Crawford (R) Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned after 2 months. Pled guilty to conflict of interest (2006)
* Brian J. Doyle (R) Deputy Press Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. Charged with 7 counts of using a computer to seduce a child and 16 counts of transmitting harmful materials to a minor (2006)
* Bush administration payment of columnists to say nice things about administration policies. Illegal payments were made to Armstrong Williams (R), Maggie Gallagher (R) and Michael McManus (R) (2004–2005)
* Bernard Kerik (R) nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security derailed by past employment of illegal alien as nanny, and amid allegations of various other ethical improprieties (2004)
* Plame affair (2004), in which CIA agent Valerie Plame's name was leaked to the press in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the Bush administration. Libby
1. Kyle Foggo (R) (Dusty) Executive Director of CIA, guilty of bribery February 17, 2007
2. Lewis Libby (R) (Scooter) Chief of Staff to Dick Cheney, convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice March 6, 2007. Sentenced to 30 months and fined $250,000. Commuted by Bush July 1, 2007 CIA leak scandal (2003) and Plamegate.)
* Yellowcake forgery: Just prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration presented evidence to the UN that Iraq was seeking material for making nuclear weapons from Africa. Though presented as true, it was later found to be not only dubious but outright false.
* Karl Rove (R) was accused of conflicts of interest in making political decisions affecting companies whose stock he owned.
* NSA warrantless surveillance Shortly after 9/11 President George W. Bush (R) implemented a secret program by the NSA to easedrop on American domestic telephone calls, but bypassing the FISA court which must approve all such actions. (2002)
* Enron collapse (2002) leading to investigation of Kenneth Lay (R)
[edit] Legislative Branch scandals
* Dennis Hastert (R) trying to cover up warnings about inappropriate conduct by Mark Foley, and from taking contributions from Jack Abramoff to the tune of over $100,000. [3]
* Ted Stevens Senator (R-AK) convicted on 7 counts of bribery and tax evasion October 27, 2008. He continued his run for re-election, but lost. Upon review, new Attorney General Eric Holder (D) dismissed the charges "in the interest of justice" stating that the previous (Bush) Justice Department had illegally withheld evidence. Chicago Tribune, Section 1, pg 14, 'US to shelve Holder case' by Josh Meyer, April 2, 2009
* Christopher Ward (R) treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee was accused of embezzling $800,000 during the last six years.[4]
* Rick Renzi (R-AZ) Announced he would not seek another term. Seven months later, on February 22, 2008 he pleaded not guilty to 35 charges of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering
* Jack Abramoff Scandal, (R) lobbyist found guilty of conspiracy, tax evasion and corruption of public officials in three different courts in a wide ranging investigation. Currently serving 70 months and fined $24.7 million. See Scandals, Executive Branch. The following were also implicated:
1. Tom DeLay (R-TX) House Majority Leader, reprimanded twice by House Ethics Committee and aides indicted (2004-2005); eventually DeLay himself was indicted (October 2005); DeLay resigned from the House 9 June, 2006.
2. James W. Ellis (R) runs DeLay’s PAC, indicted
3. John D. Calyandro (R) runs Texans for a Republican Majority, indicted
4. Adam Kidon (R) business partner of Abramoff, pleaded guilty to fraud, sentenced to 70 months
5. Michael Scanlon (R) former staff to Tom DeLay: working for Abramoff, pleaded guilty to bribery
6. Tony Rudy (R) former staff to Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
7. Robert Ney (R-OH) bribed by Abramoff, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, sentenced to 30 months
8. Neil Volz (R) former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
9. William Heaton (R) former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to fraud, 24 months probation
10. John Albaugh (R) former COS to Ernest Istook (R-OK) pled guilty
11. Jared Carpenter (R) Counsel of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, pled guilty to income tax evasion, got 45 days, plus 4 years probation
12. Robert Coughlin (R-PA) pled guilty
13. Adam Kidan private citizen, pled guilty and received 70 months
14. Trevor Blackann private citizen, pled guilty
15. James Hirni, (R) former staff to Tim Hutchinson (R-AK) indicted for wire fraud
16. Kevin A. Ring, (R) former staff to John Doolittle (R-CA) indicted for 10 counts of corruption
* John Doolittle (R-CA) both he and his wife are under investigation (January 2008). Under this cloud, Doolittle decided not to run for re-election in November 2008.
* Duke Cunningham (R-CA) pleaded guilty on November 28, 2005 to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion. Sentenced to over eight years.
* Bill Janklow (R-SD) convicted of second-degree manslaughter for running a stop sign and killing a motorcyclist. Resigned from the House and given 100 days in the county jail and three years probation
State and local scandals
Listed in alphabetic order by state within each time period.
[edit] 2000–2009
1. Thomas Anderson (R) State Representative for District 19. Found guilty of seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. Sentenced on October 15, 2007 to a term of 60 months in prison.
2. Pete Kott (R) State Representative for District 17. On September 25, 2007, he was found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000.
3. Vic Kohring (R) State Representative convicted on November 1, 2007, of 3 counts of bribery by the Veco Corporation. In May 2008 he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
4. Jim Clark (R) Chief of Staff to Governor Frank Murkowski. On March 4, 2008, Clark pleaded guilty to one felony conspiracy charge involving the Alaska political corruption probe.
5. Bruce Weyhrauch (R) State Representative of Juneau, has been indicted.
6. John Cowdery (R) State Senator of O district. Convicted 3/10/09 10. Sentenced to six months house arrest and a $25,000 fine.
7. Ted Stevens Senator (R-AK) Veco Corporation was also responsible for "extensive" remodeling at Stevens' home which doubled in size. Stevens was convicted on all seven charges on October 27, 2008. The charges were later dismissed by Attorney General Eric Holder (D) on April 1, 2009 citing problems with the federal prosecutors case. See Federal Scandals.
* California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush (R-CA) resigned on June 28, 2000, rather than face impeachment for campaign-finance violations arising out of insurance-industry settlements after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. However, prosecutors later found no wrongdoings and dismissed all charges. (2000)
* Connecticut - In 2004 Governor John G. Rowland (R-CT) Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and tax fraud.[9] He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months house arrest, ending in June, 2006.
* Illinois Governor George H. Ryan (R-IL) illegal sale of government licenses and contracts as Secretary of IL State. Convicted (2006)
* Illinois The former Mayor of Cicero, Betty Loren-Maltese (R) was convicted of racketeering, wire fraud and mail fraud for her role in stealing about 12 million dollars. In addition to her 8 year prison term, she was fined $100,000 and ordered to pay more than $8 million restitution. (2003)
* Nebraska State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd (R-NE) accused of massive improper check-writing; guilty plea to one misdemeanor charge of official misconduct and resigned in 2006
* Nebraska Former Douglas County Election Commissioner Pat McPherson (R-NE) accused of groping a 17-year-old girl wearing Red Robin mascot. City Councilman Chuck Sigerson was accused of disturbing her piece by touching the tail of the costume. Event supposedly happened at 8 P.M. on a Friday night and at the table were two company executives, a Sunday school teacher, Sigerson's wife, and the wives of the executives. McPherson was acquitted and the jury voted to acquit Sigerson 4-2, so the prosecutor dismissed the charges. McPherson resigned from his position at the Governor's request, before the trial and acquittal; Councilman Sigerson was re-elected in 2005.
* Ohio Governor Bob Taft (R-OH) pleads no contest and is convicted on four first-degree misdemeanor ethics violations (2005)
* Pennsylvania State Representative Thomas W. Druce (R) was convicted in 2000 of a 1999 hit and run that killed a man. He served two years in prison before his release in 2006. [12][13]
* Pennsylvania Senate State Senator Bill Slocum (R-PA) pled guilty to six criminal misdemeanor charges for filing false reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and discharging 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage into Brokenstraw Creek while he was a sewage plant manager in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.[14](2000)
Chris Newton State Representative (R) Sentenced to one year for bribery.
* Washington Spokane Mayor James West (R-WA) an opponent of gay rights, denied accusations of having molested two boys while he was a sheriff’s deputy and Boy Scout leader in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but came under investigation (2005) for offering municipal jobs to men he met in gay online chat rooms. West was ousted in a recall vote December 2005. In 2006, West was cleared of criminal charges by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sex scandals
[edit] 2009-
* California Assemblyman Mike Duvall (R) resigned September 9th after the married champion of family values was videotaped bragging about affairs with two different female lobbyists saying of one of them, "I'm getting into spanking her." (2009)
* Nevada Senator John Ensign (R-NV) resigned his position as Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee on June 16, 2009 after admitting he had an affair with Cynthia Hampton the wife of a close friend, both of whom were working on his campaign. In 1998 Senator Ensign had called for President Clinton (D) to resign after admitting to sexual acts with Monica Lewinsky. (2009) NPR.org
* Mark Sanford Governor (R-SC) who had voted for the Bill Clinton impeachement, admitted during a press conference on June 24, 2009, that he had traveled to Argentina to have an extra-marital affair with an Argentinian woman. His staff had claimed he was "walking the Appalachian Trail." He then resigned as head of the Southern Governors Association.(2009)
* Samuel B. Kent Appointed Federal District Judge of Galveston, TX by George H. W. Bush (R) in 1990. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison for lying about sexually harassing two female employees.(2009)
[edit] 2000-2008
* Vito Fossella (R-NY) - US Congressman arrested for drunk driving, Fossella admitted to having an affair with Laura Fay, with whom he has a three-year-old daughter. He is currently married to Mary Patricia née Rowan with whom he has three children (2008)
* David Vitter (R-LA) - US Senator whose name was discovered in the numbers book of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey admitted his adultery and resigned from his race for Louisiana Governor. (2007)
* Randall L. Tobias (R) Deputy Secretary of State, the 'AIDS Czar' who stated that condoms were not effective, resigned April 27, 2007 after confirming he had been a customer of the DC Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey.
* Glenn Murphy Jr. (R) - 33 year-old president of the Young Republican National Federation, under investigation for sexual assault of a sleeping 22 year-old man (2007)
* Larry Craig (R-ID) - US Senator who pled guilty to disorderly conduct in a Minneapolis airport men's room in June, after having been arrested on a charge of homosexual lewd conduct. Governor Craig had previously stated that "people already know that Bill Clinton is a bad boy - a naughty boy." (2007)
* Mark Foley (R-FL) - US Congressman accused of sending sexually explicit instant messages to an underage male congressional pages. Dual investigations by the FBI and the House Ethics Comm. are still underway and criminal charges may still be filed. (2006)
* Jeff Gannon (R) A.K.A. James Dale Guckert A.K.A. "Bulldog," was admitted to White House press conferences as a journalist without proper vetting and allowed to ask such sympathetic questions that The Daily Show referred to him as "Chip Rightwingenstein of the Bush Agenda." Records show he was admitted to the White House hundreds of times even when there were no press conferences. He later admitted to being a $200/day prostitute. (2005)
* Jack Ryan (R-IL) U.S. Senate candidate - Sex scandal became public during divorce proceedings with Jeri Ryan. Ms. Ryan is better known as 7 of 9 on Star Trek: Voyager (2004)
* Ed Schrock (R-VA) - US Congressman alleged to have run a personal column for men wanting to meet other men (2004)
* Jessica Cutler staffer for US Senator Michael DeWine (R), published a short-lived blog called Washingtonienne describing her life in D.C. with graphic details (and prices) of her sex life, which supposedly included some highly placed Bush officials. (2004)
* Don Sherwood (R-PA) - US Congressman extramarital affair with accusations of abuse (2004)
* Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH) US Congressman accused of an affair with staffer Jennifer Laptook, whom he subsequently married.(2003)
* Bob Allen (R-FL) - State Congressman busted for solicitation of a police officer in public men's room, claimed he did it out of a racist panic (2007)
* Richard Curtis (R-WA) - State Congressman was blackmailed and outed by a male prostitute after he didn't reveal his gay lifestyle (2007
* Jim West (R) Mayor of Spokane, WA - faced charges of child molestation and misuse of his office for sexual favors with young men (2005)
* Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Governor of California, Admitted to inappropriate conduct with women when he was an actor and professional bodybuilder "on rowdy movie sets" (2004)
That is a quick list that has 95 on the list with 56 of names actually having legal standings (guilty pleas, sentences, court verdicts, etc..) against them.
Although listed above, I did not include in this quick count anything for Ted Stevens (charges dropped), Arnold (not worth noting), Palin (cleared of charges), Gonzales and "Lawyergate", or the typical Bush administration scandals, (Iraq, easedropping, email scandal, etc..)
Your turn.
Hahahahaaaa ;D Billy's done.....stick a fork in him!!!!
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Ok, for the years post 2000. Politicians national, state, local and political whores as well from the GOP side.
2001–2008
[edit] Executive Branch scandals
* Alphonso Jackson (R) Secretary of HUD resigned while under investigation by the FBI for revoking the contract of a vendor who told Jackson he did not like former President George W. Bush (2008)
* Karl Rove (R) Special Advisor to the president was investigated in 2007 by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making," as well as for his involvement in other scandals listed here.[2]
* "Lawyergate"[3] - the Bush administration firing without explanation of a number of Republican federal prosecutors whom he himself had appointed. It is alleged they were fired for prosecuting Republicans and not prosecuting Democrats. As congressional hearings were called, a number of senior officials cited executive privilege and resigned rather than testify under oath, including:
1. Monica Goodling (R) White House Liaison to the Justice Department
2. Michael A. Battle (R) Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys in the Justice Deparment
3. Bradley Schlozman (R) Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys who replaced Battle
4. Michael Elston (R) Chief of Staff to Paul McNulty
5. Paul McNulty (R) Deputy Attorney General
6. William W. Mercer Associate Attorney General
7. Kyle Sampson (R) Chief of Staff to Alberto Gonzales
8. Alberto Gonzales (R) Attorney General
9. Joshua Bolten Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, found in Contempt of Congress
10. Sarah Taylor (R) Assistant to Karl Rove
11. Karl Rove (R) Assistant to the President
12. Harriet Miers (R) Legal Counsel to the President, found in Contempt of Congress
* Lurita Alexis Doan (R) resigned as head of the General Services Administration. She was under scrutiny for conflict of interest and violations of the Hatch Act (2008)
* Bush White House e-mail controversy - various high-level Bush administration officials used servers hosted by the Republican National Committee (RNC) for email, in possible violation of the Presidential Records Act and Hatch Act. Many records requested by Congressional investigators of other Bush administration scandals were therefore unavailable, lost, or deleted.
* Jack Abramoff scandal in which Abramoff bribed administration officials and legislators as part of his lobbying efforts. See Legislative scandals.
1. David Safavian (R) Administrator of Procurement Policy for the OMB, found guilty of four counts of lying and sentenced to 18 months
2. Roger Stillwell (R) Staff in the Department of the Interior under George W. Bush. Pleaded guilty and received two years suspended sentence
3. Susan Ralston (R) Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to Carl Rove, resigned October 6, 2006 after it became known that she accepted gifts and passed information to her former boss Jack Abramoff
4. Steven Griles (R) (former Deputy Secretary of the Interior) pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months
5. Italia Federici (R) staff to Secretary of Interior, obstruction of justice, four years probation
6. Mark Zachares (R) staff in Labor Depart, bribed by Abramoff, guilty of conspiracy to defraud
* Robert E. Coughlin (R) Justice Department official pleaded guilty to conflict of interest
* Julie MacDonald (R) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, resigned May 1, 2007 after giving government documents to developers (2007)
* Lester Crawford (R) Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned after 2 months. Pled guilty to conflict of interest (2006)
* Brian J. Doyle (R) Deputy Press Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. Charged with 7 counts of using a computer to seduce a child and 16 counts of transmitting harmful materials to a minor (2006)
* Bush administration payment of columnists to say nice things about administration policies. Illegal payments were made to Armstrong Williams (R), Maggie Gallagher (R) and Michael McManus (R) (2004–2005)
* Bernard Kerik (R) nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security derailed by past employment of illegal alien as nanny, and amid allegations of various other ethical improprieties (2004)
* Plame affair (2004), in which CIA agent Valerie Plame's name was leaked to the press in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the Bush administration. Libby
1. Kyle Foggo (R) (Dusty) Executive Director of CIA, guilty of bribery February 17, 2007
2. Lewis Libby (R) (Scooter) Chief of Staff to Dick Cheney, convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice March 6, 2007. Sentenced to 30 months and fined $250,000. Commuted by Bush July 1, 2007 CIA leak scandal (2003) and Plamegate.)
* Yellowcake forgery: Just prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration presented evidence to the UN that Iraq was seeking material for making nuclear weapons from Africa. Though presented as true, it was later found to be not only dubious but outright false.
* Karl Rove (R) was accused of conflicts of interest in making political decisions affecting companies whose stock he owned.
* NSA warrantless surveillance Shortly after 9/11 President George W. Bush (R) implemented a secret program by the NSA to easedrop on American domestic telephone calls, but bypassing the FISA court which must approve all such actions. (2002)
* Enron collapse (2002) leading to investigation of Kenneth Lay (R)
[edit] Legislative Branch scandals
* Dennis Hastert (R) trying to cover up warnings about inappropriate conduct by Mark Foley, and from taking contributions from Jack Abramoff to the tune of over $100,000. [3]
* Ted Stevens Senator (R-AK) convicted on 7 counts of bribery and tax evasion October 27, 2008. He continued his run for re-election, but lost. Upon review, new Attorney General Eric Holder (D) dismissed the charges "in the interest of justice" stating that the previous (Bush) Justice Department had illegally withheld evidence. Chicago Tribune, Section 1, pg 14, 'US to shelve Holder case' by Josh Meyer, April 2, 2009
* Christopher Ward (R) treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee was accused of embezzling $800,000 during the last six years.[4]
* Rick Renzi (R-AZ) Announced he would not seek another term. Seven months later, on February 22, 2008 he pleaded not guilty to 35 charges of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering
* Jack Abramoff Scandal, (R) lobbyist found guilty of conspiracy, tax evasion and corruption of public officials in three different courts in a wide ranging investigation. Currently serving 70 months and fined $24.7 million. See Scandals, Executive Branch. The following were also implicated:
1. Tom DeLay (R-TX) House Majority Leader, reprimanded twice by House Ethics Committee and aides indicted (2004-2005); eventually DeLay himself was indicted (October 2005); DeLay resigned from the House 9 June, 2006.
2. James W. Ellis (R) runs DeLay’s PAC, indicted
3. John D. Calyandro (R) runs Texans for a Republican Majority, indicted
4. Adam Kidon (R) business partner of Abramoff, pleaded guilty to fraud, sentenced to 70 months
5. Michael Scanlon (R) former staff to Tom DeLay: working for Abramoff, pleaded guilty to bribery
6. Tony Rudy (R) former staff to Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
7. Robert Ney (R-OH) bribed by Abramoff, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, sentenced to 30 months
8. Neil Volz (R) former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
9. William Heaton (R) former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to fraud, 24 months probation
10. John Albaugh (R) former COS to Ernest Istook (R-OK) pled guilty
11. Jared Carpenter (R) Counsel of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, pled guilty to income tax evasion, got 45 days, plus 4 years probation
12. Robert Coughlin (R-PA) pled guilty
13. Adam Kidan private citizen, pled guilty and received 70 months
14. Trevor Blackann private citizen, pled guilty
15. James Hirni, (R) former staff to Tim Hutchinson (R-AK) indicted for wire fraud
16. Kevin A. Ring, (R) former staff to John Doolittle (R-CA) indicted for 10 counts of corruption
* John Doolittle (R-CA) both he and his wife are under investigation (January 2008). Under this cloud, Doolittle decided not to run for re-election in November 2008.
* Duke Cunningham (R-CA) pleaded guilty on November 28, 2005 to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion. Sentenced to over eight years.
* Bill Janklow (R-SD) convicted of second-degree manslaughter for running a stop sign and killing a motorcyclist. Resigned from the House and given 100 days in the county jail and three years probation
State and local scandals
Listed in alphabetic order by state within each time period.
[edit] 2000–2009
1. Thomas Anderson (R) State Representative for District 19. Found guilty of seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. Sentenced on October 15, 2007 to a term of 60 months in prison.
2. Pete Kott (R) State Representative for District 17. On September 25, 2007, he was found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000.
3. Vic Kohring (R) State Representative convicted on November 1, 2007, of 3 counts of bribery by the Veco Corporation. In May 2008 he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
4. Jim Clark (R) Chief of Staff to Governor Frank Murkowski. On March 4, 2008, Clark pleaded guilty to one felony conspiracy charge involving the Alaska political corruption probe.
5. Bruce Weyhrauch (R) State Representative of Juneau, has been indicted.
6. John Cowdery (R) State Senator of O district. Convicted 3/10/09 10. Sentenced to six months house arrest and a $25,000 fine.
7. Ted Stevens Senator (R-AK) Veco Corporation was also responsible for "extensive" remodeling at Stevens' home which doubled in size. Stevens was convicted on all seven charges on October 27, 2008. The charges were later dismissed by Attorney General Eric Holder (D) on April 1, 2009 citing problems with the federal prosecutors case. See Federal Scandals.
* California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush (R-CA) resigned on June 28, 2000, rather than face impeachment for campaign-finance violations arising out of insurance-industry settlements after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. However, prosecutors later found no wrongdoings and dismissed all charges. (2000)
* Connecticut - In 2004 Governor John G. Rowland (R-CT) Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and tax fraud.[9] He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months house arrest, ending in June, 2006.
* Illinois Governor George H. Ryan (R-IL) illegal sale of government licenses and contracts as Secretary of IL State. Convicted (2006)
* Illinois The former Mayor of Cicero, Betty Loren-Maltese (R) was convicted of racketeering, wire fraud and mail fraud for her role in stealing about 12 million dollars. In addition to her 8 year prison term, she was fined $100,000 and ordered to pay more than $8 million restitution. (2003)
* Nebraska State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd (R-NE) accused of massive improper check-writing; guilty plea to one misdemeanor charge of official misconduct and resigned in 2006
* Nebraska Former Douglas County Election Commissioner Pat McPherson (R-NE) accused of groping a 17-year-old girl wearing Red Robin mascot. City Councilman Chuck Sigerson was accused of disturbing her piece by touching the tail of the costume. Event supposedly happened at 8 P.M. on a Friday night and at the table were two company executives, a Sunday school teacher, Sigerson's wife, and the wives of the executives. McPherson was acquitted and the jury voted to acquit Sigerson 4-2, so the prosecutor dismissed the charges. McPherson resigned from his position at the Governor's request, before the trial and acquittal; Councilman Sigerson was re-elected in 2005.
* Ohio Governor Bob Taft (R-OH) pleads no contest and is convicted on four first-degree misdemeanor ethics violations (2005)
* Pennsylvania State Representative Thomas W. Druce (R) was convicted in 2000 of a 1999 hit and run that killed a man. He served two years in prison before his release in 2006. [12][13]
* Pennsylvania Senate State Senator Bill Slocum (R-PA) pled guilty to six criminal misdemeanor charges for filing false reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and discharging 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage into Brokenstraw Creek while he was a sewage plant manager in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.[14](2000)
Chris Newton State Representative (R) Sentenced to one year for bribery.
* Washington Spokane Mayor James West (R-WA) an opponent of gay rights, denied accusations of having molested two boys while he was a sheriff’s deputy and Boy Scout leader in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but came under investigation (2005) for offering municipal jobs to men he met in gay online chat rooms. West was ousted in a recall vote December 2005. In 2006, West was cleared of criminal charges by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sex scandals
[edit] 2009-
* California Assemblyman Mike Duvall (R) resigned September 9th after the married champion of family values was videotaped bragging about affairs with two different female lobbyists saying of one of them, "I'm getting into spanking her." (2009)
* Nevada Senator John Ensign (R-NV) resigned his position as Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee on June 16, 2009 after admitting he had an affair with Cynthia Hampton the wife of a close friend, both of whom were working on his campaign. In 1998 Senator Ensign had called for President Clinton (D) to resign after admitting to sexual acts with Monica Lewinsky. (2009) NPR.org
* Mark Sanford Governor (R-SC) who had voted for the Bill Clinton impeachement, admitted during a press conference on June 24, 2009, that he had traveled to Argentina to have an extra-marital affair with an Argentinian woman. His staff had claimed he was "walking the Appalachian Trail." He then resigned as head of the Southern Governors Association.(2009)
* Samuel B. Kent Appointed Federal District Judge of Galveston, TX by George H. W. Bush (R) in 1990. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison for lying about sexually harassing two female employees.(2009)
[edit] 2000-2008
* Vito Fossella (R-NY) - US Congressman arrested for drunk driving, Fossella admitted to having an affair with Laura Fay, with whom he has a three-year-old daughter. He is currently married to Mary Patricia née Rowan with whom he has three children (2008)
* David Vitter (R-LA) - US Senator whose name was discovered in the numbers book of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey admitted his adultery and resigned from his race for Louisiana Governor. (2007)
* Randall L. Tobias (R) Deputy Secretary of State, the 'AIDS Czar' who stated that condoms were not effective, resigned April 27, 2007 after confirming he had been a customer of the DC Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey.
* Glenn Murphy Jr. (R) - 33 year-old president of the Young Republican National Federation, under investigation for sexual assault of a sleeping 22 year-old man (2007)
* Larry Craig (R-ID) - US Senator who pled guilty to disorderly conduct in a Minneapolis airport men's room in June, after having been arrested on a charge of homosexual lewd conduct. Governor Craig had previously stated that "people already know that Bill Clinton is a bad boy - a naughty boy." (2007)
* Mark Foley (R-FL) - US Congressman accused of sending sexually explicit instant messages to an underage male congressional pages. Dual investigations by the FBI and the House Ethics Comm. are still underway and criminal charges may still be filed. (2006)
* Jeff Gannon (R) A.K.A. James Dale Guckert A.K.A. "Bulldog," was admitted to White House press conferences as a journalist without proper vetting and allowed to ask such sympathetic questions that The Daily Show referred to him as "Chip Rightwingenstein of the Bush Agenda." Records show he was admitted to the White House hundreds of times even when there were no press conferences. He later admitted to being a $200/day prostitute. (2005)
* Jack Ryan (R-IL) U.S. Senate candidate - Sex scandal became public during divorce proceedings with Jeri Ryan. Ms. Ryan is better known as 7 of 9 on Star Trek: Voyager (2004)
* Ed Schrock (R-VA) - US Congressman alleged to have run a personal column for men wanting to meet other men (2004)
* Jessica Cutler staffer for US Senator Michael DeWine (R), published a short-lived blog called Washingtonienne describing her life in D.C. with graphic details (and prices) of her sex life, which supposedly included some highly placed Bush officials. (2004)
* Don Sherwood (R-PA) - US Congressman extramarital affair with accusations of abuse (2004)
* Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH) US Congressman accused of an affair with staffer Jennifer Laptook, whom he subsequently married.(2003)
* Bob Allen (R-FL) - State Congressman busted for solicitation of a police officer in public men's room, claimed he did it out of a racist panic (2007)
* Richard Curtis (R-WA) - State Congressman was blackmailed and outed by a male prostitute after he didn't reveal his gay lifestyle (2007
* Jim West (R) Mayor of Spokane, WA - faced charges of child molestation and misuse of his office for sexual favors with young men (2005)
* Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Governor of California, Admitted to inappropriate conduct with women when he was an actor and professional bodybuilder "on rowdy movie sets" (2004)
That is a quick list that has 95 on the list with 56 of names actually having legal standings (guilty pleas, sentences, court verdicts, etc..) against them.
Although listed above, I did not include in this quick count anything for Ted Stevens (charges dropped), Arnold (not worth noting), Palin (cleared of charges), Gonzales and "Lawyergate", or the typical Bush administration scandals, (Iraq, easedropping, email scandal, etc..)
Your turn.
THERE WAS NOTHING FOR ME TO PROVE.I was expecting you to give two lists and then we could see what the comparrison was.Im not going to post ANYTHING or do ANY research on stupidity like that,you were supposed to do it all since you wanted to prove it.
However,when things like Ted Shrock is in there,I dont get it.What scandle is that?What crime?The plame affair was a NOTHING story her own husband outed her.You include Quackenbush NO CHARGES FILED.Pretty thin,pretty pathetic.
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Umm... nope. Sorry you are not going to back pedal like that. Even though that is the only option you have.
I said that I would post the GOP to support my claims and you could post the Dems and we would compare. I did my part. Where is yours?
Which of course, you can't. Or rather as you say you won't. Because you know the facts are just what I said they are. GOP > Dems in scandals. So unless you are agreeing me, then yes... you do have something to prove with your claims of it being untrue. If you noticed, I stated I didn't include a count of anything where charges were not filed. You can go back and count each one and see it is more than my final tally because I didn't count anything with no charges or where the person was cleared.
But don't worry. No one really expected you to post anything at all. Other than your typical huff and nonsense.
Welcome to FAILSVILLE.
Population - YOU.
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Hahahahaaaa ;D Billy's done.....stick a fork in him!!!!
Billy is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. And the facts have spoken. All that Billy has left is whining and teeth gnashing.
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Billy is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. And the facts have spoken. All that Billy has left is whining and teeth gnashing.
The fact that one party may have slightly fewer criminals than the other does not speak well for either.
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The fact that one party may have slightly fewer criminals than the other does not speak well for either.
I never said it did.
I said that GOP > Dems when it comes to scandals and criminals.
Very simple statement. Very simple fact.
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Billy is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. And the facts have spoken. All that Billy has left is whining and teeth gnashing.
First of all all I said was prove it.You didnt do that because you gave HALF the info.Thats like a bodybuilder sending in a picture of his upper body and saying hes better built then Jay Cutler but has legs like sticks.You give half the facts and then say "I proved my point".Very odd.
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Really must suck to have to rely on backtracking for replies than simple facts and posts.
Again, the fact stands.
GOP > Dems in criminals and scandals. Unless you got a list of the Dems in those 10 years that states otherwise. But as we see, you don't.
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Really must suck to have to rely on backtracking for replies than simple facts and posts.
Again, the fact stands.
GOP > Dems in criminals and scandals. Unless you got a list of the Dems in those 10 years that states otherwise. But as we see, you don't.
;D
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there are dirtbags in both parties.
At least neither party ever claimed moral superiority, right guys?
Guys?
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Really must suck to have to rely on backtracking for replies than simple facts and posts.
Again, the fact stands.
GOP > Dems in criminals and scandals. Unless you got a list of the Dems in those 10 years that states otherwise. But as we see, you don't.
Rangle, Cold Cash Jefferson, Spitzer, Blago, Torricelli, McCreevy, the 43 corrupt dems in NJ arrested for bribery etc.,
I guaranty you both parties are probably equal in this.
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I guaranty you both parties are probably equal in this.
A detail list of names and charges would be nice. Like I did.
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^^^^^^ LurkerNoMore pwning 3333bitchbitchbitc86. ;D
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^^^^^^ LurkerNoMore pwning 3333bitchbitchbitc86. ;D
What's the point? Google "Democratic Party Scandals" and you get a ton of stuff. Google even finishes the word "scandal" for you after typing "sc" since it's been searched so many times.
It's a point that point that can't truly be proven.
Nobody pwnd anyone.
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Ok, for the years post 2000. Politicians national, state, local and political whores as well from the GOP side.
2001–2008
[edit] Executive Branch scandals
* Alphonso Jackson (R) Secretary of HUD resigned while under investigation by the FBI for revoking the contract of a vendor who told Jackson he did not like former President George W. Bush (2008)
* Karl Rove (R) Special Advisor to the president was investigated in 2007 by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making," as well as for his involvement in other scandals listed here.[2]
* "Lawyergate"[3] - the Bush administration firing without explanation of a number of Republican federal prosecutors whom he himself had appointed. It is alleged they were fired for prosecuting Republicans and not prosecuting Democrats. As congressional hearings were called, a number of senior officials cited executive privilege and resigned rather than testify under oath, including:
1. Monica Goodling (R) White House Liaison to the Justice Department
2. Michael A. Battle (R) Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys in the Justice Deparment
3. Bradley Schlozman (R) Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys who replaced Battle
4. Michael Elston (R) Chief of Staff to Paul McNulty
5. Paul McNulty (R) Deputy Attorney General
6. William W. Mercer Associate Attorney General
7. Kyle Sampson (R) Chief of Staff to Alberto Gonzales
8. Alberto Gonzales (R) Attorney General
9. Joshua Bolten Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, found in Contempt of Congress
10. Sarah Taylor (R) Assistant to Karl Rove
11. Karl Rove (R) Assistant to the President
12. Harriet Miers (R) Legal Counsel to the President, found in Contempt of Congress
* Lurita Alexis Doan (R) resigned as head of the General Services Administration. She was under scrutiny for conflict of interest and violations of the Hatch Act (2008)
* Bush White House e-mail controversy - various high-level Bush administration officials used servers hosted by the Republican National Committee (RNC) for email, in possible violation of the Presidential Records Act and Hatch Act. Many records requested by Congressional investigators of other Bush administration scandals were therefore unavailable, lost, or deleted.
* Jack Abramoff scandal in which Abramoff bribed administration officials and legislators as part of his lobbying efforts. See Legislative scandals.
1. David Safavian (R) Administrator of Procurement Policy for the OMB, found guilty of four counts of lying and sentenced to 18 months
2. Roger Stillwell (R) Staff in the Department of the Interior under George W. Bush. Pleaded guilty and received two years suspended sentence
3. Susan Ralston (R) Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to Carl Rove, resigned October 6, 2006 after it became known that she accepted gifts and passed information to her former boss Jack Abramoff
4. Steven Griles (R) (former Deputy Secretary of the Interior) pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months
5. Italia Federici (R) staff to Secretary of Interior, obstruction of justice, four years probation
6. Mark Zachares (R) staff in Labor Depart, bribed by Abramoff, guilty of conspiracy to defraud
* Robert E. Coughlin (R) Justice Department official pleaded guilty to conflict of interest
* Julie MacDonald (R) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, resigned May 1, 2007 after giving government documents to developers (2007)
* Lester Crawford (R) Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned after 2 months. Pled guilty to conflict of interest (2006)
* Brian J. Doyle (R) Deputy Press Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. Charged with 7 counts of using a computer to seduce a child and 16 counts of transmitting harmful materials to a minor (2006)
* Bush administration payment of columnists to say nice things about administration policies. Illegal payments were made to Armstrong Williams (R), Maggie Gallagher (R) and Michael McManus (R) (2004–2005)
* Bernard Kerik (R) nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security derailed by past employment of illegal alien as nanny, and amid allegations of various other ethical improprieties (2004)
* Plame affair (2004), in which CIA agent Valerie Plame's name was leaked to the press in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the Bush administration. Libby
1. Kyle Foggo (R) (Dusty) Executive Director of CIA, guilty of bribery February 17, 2007
2. Lewis Libby (R) (Scooter) Chief of Staff to Dick Cheney, convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice March 6, 2007. Sentenced to 30 months and fined $250,000. Commuted by Bush July 1, 2007 CIA leak scandal (2003) and Plamegate.)
* Yellowcake forgery: Just prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration presented evidence to the UN that Iraq was seeking material for making nuclear weapons from Africa. Though presented as true, it was later found to be not only dubious but outright false.
* Karl Rove (R) was accused of conflicts of interest in making political decisions affecting companies whose stock he owned.
* NSA warrantless surveillance Shortly after 9/11 President George W. Bush (R) implemented a secret program by the NSA to easedrop on American domestic telephone calls, but bypassing the FISA court which must approve all such actions. (2002)
* Enron collapse (2002) leading to investigation of Kenneth Lay (R)
[edit] Legislative Branch scandals
* Dennis Hastert (R) trying to cover up warnings about inappropriate conduct by Mark Foley, and from taking contributions from Jack Abramoff to the tune of over $100,000. [3]
* Ted Stevens Senator (R-AK) convicted on 7 counts of bribery and tax evasion October 27, 2008. He continued his run for re-election, but lost. Upon review, new Attorney General Eric Holder (D) dismissed the charges "in the interest of justice" stating that the previous (Bush) Justice Department had illegally withheld evidence. Chicago Tribune, Section 1, pg 14, 'US to shelve Holder case' by Josh Meyer, April 2, 2009
* Christopher Ward (R) treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee was accused of embezzling $800,000 during the last six years.[4]
* Rick Renzi (R-AZ) Announced he would not seek another term. Seven months later, on February 22, 2008 he pleaded not guilty to 35 charges of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering
* Jack Abramoff Scandal, (R) lobbyist found guilty of conspiracy, tax evasion and corruption of public officials in three different courts in a wide ranging investigation. Currently serving 70 months and fined $24.7 million. See Scandals, Executive Branch. The following were also implicated:
1. Tom DeLay (R-TX) House Majority Leader, reprimanded twice by House Ethics Committee and aides indicted (2004-2005); eventually DeLay himself was indicted (October 2005); DeLay resigned from the House 9 June, 2006.
2. James W. Ellis (R) runs DeLay’s PAC, indicted
3. John D. Calyandro (R) runs Texans for a Republican Majority, indicted
4. Adam Kidon (R) business partner of Abramoff, pleaded guilty to fraud, sentenced to 70 months
5. Michael Scanlon (R) former staff to Tom DeLay: working for Abramoff, pleaded guilty to bribery
6. Tony Rudy (R) former staff to Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
7. Robert Ney (R-OH) bribed by Abramoff, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, sentenced to 30 months
8. Neil Volz (R) former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
9. William Heaton (R) former staff to Robert Ney, pleaded guilty to fraud, 24 months probation
10. John Albaugh (R) former COS to Ernest Istook (R-OK) pled guilty
11. Jared Carpenter (R) Counsel of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, pled guilty to income tax evasion, got 45 days, plus 4 years probation
12. Robert Coughlin (R-PA) pled guilty
13. Adam Kidan private citizen, pled guilty and received 70 months
14. Trevor Blackann private citizen, pled guilty
15. James Hirni, (R) former staff to Tim Hutchinson (R-AK) indicted for wire fraud
16. Kevin A. Ring, (R) former staff to John Doolittle (R-CA) indicted for 10 counts of corruption
* John Doolittle (R-CA) both he and his wife are under investigation (January 2008). Under this cloud, Doolittle decided not to run for re-election in November 2008.
* Duke Cunningham (R-CA) pleaded guilty on November 28, 2005 to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion. Sentenced to over eight years.
* Bill Janklow (R-SD) convicted of second-degree manslaughter for running a stop sign and killing a motorcyclist. Resigned from the House and given 100 days in the county jail and three years probation
State and local scandals
Listed in alphabetic order by state within each time period.
[edit] 2000–2009
1. Thomas Anderson (R) State Representative for District 19. Found guilty of seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. Sentenced on October 15, 2007 to a term of 60 months in prison.
2. Pete Kott (R) State Representative for District 17. On September 25, 2007, he was found guilty on three charges of bribery and sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000.
3. Vic Kohring (R) State Representative convicted on November 1, 2007, of 3 counts of bribery by the Veco Corporation. In May 2008 he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
4. Jim Clark (R) Chief of Staff to Governor Frank Murkowski. On March 4, 2008, Clark pleaded guilty to one felony conspiracy charge involving the Alaska political corruption probe.
5. Bruce Weyhrauch (R) State Representative of Juneau, has been indicted.
6. John Cowdery (R) State Senator of O district. Convicted 3/10/09 10. Sentenced to six months house arrest and a $25,000 fine.
7. Ted Stevens Senator (R-AK) Veco Corporation was also responsible for "extensive" remodeling at Stevens' home which doubled in size. Stevens was convicted on all seven charges on October 27, 2008. The charges were later dismissed by Attorney General Eric Holder (D) on April 1, 2009 citing problems with the federal prosecutors case. See Federal Scandals.
* California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush (R-CA) resigned on June 28, 2000, rather than face impeachment for campaign-finance violations arising out of insurance-industry settlements after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. However, prosecutors later found no wrongdoings and dismissed all charges. (2000)
* Connecticut - In 2004 Governor John G. Rowland (R-CT) Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and tax fraud.[9] He served ten months in a federal prison followed by four months house arrest, ending in June, 2006.
* Illinois Governor George H. Ryan (R-IL) illegal sale of government licenses and contracts as Secretary of IL State. Convicted (2006)
* Illinois The former Mayor of Cicero, Betty Loren-Maltese (R) was convicted of racketeering, wire fraud and mail fraud for her role in stealing about 12 million dollars. In addition to her 8 year prison term, she was fined $100,000 and ordered to pay more than $8 million restitution. (2003)
* Nebraska State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd (R-NE) accused of massive improper check-writing; guilty plea to one misdemeanor charge of official misconduct and resigned in 2006
* Nebraska Former Douglas County Election Commissioner Pat McPherson (R-NE) accused of groping a 17-year-old girl wearing Red Robin mascot. City Councilman Chuck Sigerson was accused of disturbing her piece by touching the tail of the costume. Event supposedly happened at 8 P.M. on a Friday night and at the table were two company executives, a Sunday school teacher, Sigerson's wife, and the wives of the executives. McPherson was acquitted and the jury voted to acquit Sigerson 4-2, so the prosecutor dismissed the charges. McPherson resigned from his position at the Governor's request, before the trial and acquittal; Councilman Sigerson was re-elected in 2005.
* Ohio Governor Bob Taft (R-OH) pleads no contest and is convicted on four first-degree misdemeanor ethics violations (2005)
* Pennsylvania State Representative Thomas W. Druce (R) was convicted in 2000 of a 1999 hit and run that killed a man. He served two years in prison before his release in 2006. [12][13]
* Pennsylvania Senate State Senator Bill Slocum (R-PA) pled guilty to six criminal misdemeanor charges for filing false reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and discharging 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage into Brokenstraw Creek while he was a sewage plant manager in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.[14](2000)
Chris Newton State Representative (R) Sentenced to one year for bribery.
* Washington Spokane Mayor James West (R-WA) an opponent of gay rights, denied accusations of having molested two boys while he was a sheriff’s deputy and Boy Scout leader in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but came under investigation (2005) for offering municipal jobs to men he met in gay online chat rooms. West was ousted in a recall vote December 2005. In 2006, West was cleared of criminal charges by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sex scandals
[edit] 2009-
* California Assemblyman Mike Duvall (R) resigned September 9th after the married champion of family values was videotaped bragging about affairs with two different female lobbyists saying of one of them, "I'm getting into spanking her." (2009)
* Nevada Senator John Ensign (R-NV) resigned his position as Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee on June 16, 2009 after admitting he had an affair with Cynthia Hampton the wife of a close friend, both of whom were working on his campaign. In 1998 Senator Ensign had called for President Clinton (D) to resign after admitting to sexual acts with Monica Lewinsky. (2009) NPR.org
* Mark Sanford Governor (R-SC) who had voted for the Bill Clinton impeachement, admitted during a press conference on June 24, 2009, that he had traveled to Argentina to have an extra-marital affair with an Argentinian woman. His staff had claimed he was "walking the Appalachian Trail." He then resigned as head of the Southern Governors Association.(2009)
* Samuel B. Kent Appointed Federal District Judge of Galveston, TX by George H. W. Bush (R) in 1990. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison for lying about sexually harassing two female employees.(2009)
[edit] 2000-2008
* Vito Fossella (R-NY) - US Congressman arrested for drunk driving, Fossella admitted to having an affair with Laura Fay, with whom he has a three-year-old daughter. He is currently married to Mary Patricia née Rowan with whom he has three children (2008)
* David Vitter (R-LA) - US Senator whose name was discovered in the numbers book of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey admitted his adultery and resigned from his race for Louisiana Governor. (2007)
* Randall L. Tobias (R) Deputy Secretary of State, the 'AIDS Czar' who stated that condoms were not effective, resigned April 27, 2007 after confirming he had been a customer of the DC Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey.
* Glenn Murphy Jr. (R) - 33 year-old president of the Young Republican National Federation, under investigation for sexual assault of a sleeping 22 year-old man (2007)
* Larry Craig (R-ID) - US Senator who pled guilty to disorderly conduct in a Minneapolis airport men's room in June, after having been arrested on a charge of homosexual lewd conduct. Governor Craig had previously stated that "people already know that Bill Clinton is a bad boy - a naughty boy." (2007)
* Mark Foley (R-FL) - US Congressman accused of sending sexually explicit instant messages to an underage male congressional pages. Dual investigations by the FBI and the House Ethics Comm. are still underway and criminal charges may still be filed. (2006)
* Jeff Gannon (R) A.K.A. James Dale Guckert A.K.A. "Bulldog," was admitted to White House press conferences as a journalist without proper vetting and allowed to ask such sympathetic questions that The Daily Show referred to him as "Chip Rightwingenstein of the Bush Agenda." Records show he was admitted to the White House hundreds of times even when there were no press conferences. He later admitted to being a $200/day prostitute. (2005)
* Jack Ryan (R-IL) U.S. Senate candidate - Sex scandal became public during divorce proceedings with Jeri Ryan. Ms. Ryan is better known as 7 of 9 on Star Trek: Voyager (2004)
* Ed Schrock (R-VA) - US Congressman alleged to have run a personal column for men wanting to meet other men (2004)
* Jessica Cutler staffer for US Senator Michael DeWine (R), published a short-lived blog called Washingtonienne describing her life in D.C. with graphic details (and prices) of her sex life, which supposedly included some highly placed Bush officials. (2004)
* Don Sherwood (R-PA) - US Congressman extramarital affair with accusations of abuse (2004)
* Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH) US Congressman accused of an affair with staffer Jennifer Laptook, whom he subsequently married.(2003)
* Bob Allen (R-FL) - State Congressman busted for solicitation of a police officer in public men's room, claimed he did it out of a racist panic (2007)
* Richard Curtis (R-WA) - State Congressman was blackmailed and outed by a male prostitute after he didn't reveal his gay lifestyle (2007
* Jim West (R) Mayor of Spokane, WA - faced charges of child molestation and misuse of his office for sexual favors with young men (2005)
* Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Governor of California, Admitted to inappropriate conduct with women when he was an actor and professional bodybuilder "on rowdy movie sets" (2004)
That is a quick list that has 95 on the list with 56 of names actually having legal standings (guilty pleas, sentences, court verdicts, etc..) against them.
Although listed above, I did not include in this quick count anything for Ted Stevens (charges dropped), Arnold (not worth noting), Palin (cleared of charges), Gonzales and "Lawyergate", or the typical Bush administration scandals, (Iraq, easedropping, email scandal, etc..)
Your turn.
lol. Funny list. I just scanned it, but Ted Stevens should be removed, given that his conviction has been tossed.
Arnold?? lol . . . .
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^^^^^^ LurkerNoMore pwning 3333bitchbitchbitc86. ;D
Is there ANYTHING more pussy then some little homo getting on here and calling people bitch when he is probably some chronic masterbater living in his parents house jerking his pud to Keith Olbermann.Hey bitch,go fuck yourself before I come by your house and rape your mother in front of your pussy ass, little girl.
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lol. Funny reply. ::)
lol. Funny list. I just scanned it, but Ted Stevens should be removed, given that his conviction has been tossed.
Arnold?? lol . . . .
Perhaps if you had scanned my replies :
Although listed above, I did not include in this quick count anything for Ted Stevens (charges dropped), Arnold (not worth noting), Palin (cleared of charges), Gonzales and "Lawyergate", or the typical Bush administration scandals, (Iraq, easedropping, email scandal, etc..)
and this :
If you noticed, I stated I didn't include a count of anything where charges were not filed. You can go back and count each one and see it is more than my final tally because I didn't count anything with no charges or where the person was cleared.
you would have known that I didn't include it in my final count even though it is listed. Would have saved you from putting your foot in your mouth.
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What's the point? Google "Democratic Party Scandals" and you get a ton of stuff. Google even finishes the word "scandal" for you after typing "sc" since it's been searched so many times.
It's a point that point that can't truly be proven.
Nobody pwnd anyone.
PWNAGE Continues. With you.
Kind of hard to say the point can't be proven when there are little things called COURT RECORDS that actually show why, where and when charges against the person were filed.
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lol. Funny reply. ::)
Perhaps if you had scanned my replies :
and this :
you would have known that I didn't include it in my final count even though it is listed. Would have saved you from putting your foot in your mouth.
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I didn't read the whole thread and don't intend to do so. It's still a funny list. If I had the time or desire to dismantle it, I probably could. But I don't feel like it. And don't have the time. :)
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PWNAGE Continues. With you.
Kind of hard to say the point can't be proven when there are little things called COURT RECORDS that actually show why, where and when charges against the person were filed.
PARTIAL LIST:
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Democrat Scandals
Scandals involving leaders of the Democrat Party
William Jefferson Clinton- Impeached by the House of Representatives over allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice, but acquitted by the Senate. Scandals include Whitewater - Travelgate Gennifer Flowersgate - Filegate - Vince Fostergate - Whitewater Billing Recordsgate - Paula Jonesgate- Lincoln Bedroomgate - Donations from Convicted Drug and Weapons Dealersgate - Lippogate - Chinagate - The Lewinsky Affair - Perjury and Jobs for Lewinskygate - Kathleen Willeygate - Web Hubbell Prison Phone Callgate - Selling Military Technology to the Chinesegate - Jaunita Broaddrick Gate - Lootergate - Pardongate
Edward Moore Kennedy - Democrat - U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. Pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, after his car plunged off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
Barney Frank - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1981 to present. Admitted to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male prostitute, for sex and subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal assistant. Gobie used the congressman's Washington apartment for prostitution. A move to expel Frank from the House of Representatives failed and a motion to censure him failed.
DNC - The Federal Election Commission imposed $719,000 in fines against participants in the 1996 Democratic Party fundraising scandals involving contributions from China, Korea and other foreign sources. The Federal Election Commission said it decided to drop cases against contributors of more than $3 million in illegal DNC contributions because the respondents left the country or the corporations are defunct.
Sandy Berger - Democrat - National Security Advisor during the Clinton Administration. Berger fined $50,000 for illegally removing highly classified documents and handwritten notes from the National Archives during preparations for the Sept. 11 commission hearings.
Robert Torricelli - Democrat - Withdrew from the 2002 Senate race with less than 30 days before the election because of controversy over personal gifts he took from a major campaign donor and questions about campaign donations from 1996.
James McGreevey - Democrat - New Jersey Governor . Admitted to having a gay affair. Resigned after allegations of sexual harassment, rumors of being blackmailed on top of fundraising investigations and indictments.
Jesse Jackson - Democrat - Democratic candidate for President. Admitted to having an extramarital affair and fathering a illegitimate child.
Gary Condit - Democrat - US Democratic Congressman from California. Condit had an affair with an intern. Condit, covered up the affair and lied to police after she went missing. No charges were ever filed against Condit. Her remains were discovered in a Washington DC park..
Eliot Spitzer- Democrat - New York governor - resigned from office after being tied to a prostitution ring.
Sowande Ajumoke Omokunde - Democrat - the son of newly elected U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, was booked on charges of criminal damage to property for allegedly slashing tires on 20 vans and cars rented by the Republican Party for use in Election Day voter turnout efforts.
Daniel David Rostenkowski - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1959 to 1995. Indicted on 17 felony charges- pleaded guilty to two counts of misuse of public funds and sentenced to seventeen months in federal prison.
Melvin Jay Reynolds - Democrat U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1993 to 1995. Convicted on sexual misconduct and obstruction of justice charges and sentenced to five years in prison.
Wayne Bryant - Democrat NJ state senator- was convicted was found guilty on all 12 counts against him including bribery and pension fraud.
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Michigan from 1955 to 1980. Convicted on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false payroll forms- sentenced to three years in prison.
George Rogers - Democrat - Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1965 to 1970. M000ember of Massachusetts State Senate from 1975 to 1978. Convicted of bribery in 1978 and sentenced to two years in prison.
Don Siegelman - Democrat Governor Alabama - indicted in a bid-rigging scheme involving a maternity-care program. The charges accused Siegelman and his former chief of staff of helping Tuscaloosa physician Phillip Bobo rig bids. Siegelman was accused of moving $550,000 from the state education budget to the State Fire College in Tuscaloosa so Bobo could use the money to pay off a competitor for a state contract for maternity care.
John Murtha, Jr. - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Implicated in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab businessmen offered bribes to political figures; Murtha was cited as an unindicted co-conspirator.
Otto Kerner - Democrat governor of Illinois from 1961 to 1968 was jailed after the manager of two horse-racing tracks admitted to bribing the then- governor; charges were filed after Kerner left office he was convicted in 1973.
Dan Walker - Democrat governor of Illinois from1973 to 1977 served less than two years of a seven-year sentence for receiving improper loans a decade after leaving office.
Gerry Eastman Studds - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1973 to 1997. The first openly gay member of Congress. Censured by the House of Representatives for having sexual relations with a teenage House page.
Hiram Monserrate- Queens City Councilman and state Senator-elect - who has claimed to be an advocate of victims of domestic violence - was arrested for breaking a glass over his girlfriend's face. Monserrate, 41, a former cop, won election to the state Senate as a Democrat in November 2008.
James C. Green - Democrat - North Carolina State House of Representatives from 1961 to 1977. Charged with accepting a bribe from an undercover FBI agent, but was acquitted. Convicted of tax evasion in 1997.
Frederick Richmond - Democrat - U.S. Representative from New York from 1975 to 1982. Arrested in Washington, D.C., in 1978 for soliciting sex from a minor and from an undercover police officer - pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Also - charged with tax evasion, marijuana possession, and improper payments to a federal employee - pleaded guilty.
Raymond Lederer - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1981. Implicated in the Abscam sting - convicted of bribery and sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000.
Harrison Arlington Williams, Jr. - Democrat - U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1959 to 1970. Implicated in the Abscam sting. Allegedly accepted an 18% interest in a titanium mine. Convicted of nine counts of bribery, conspiracy, receiving an unlawful gratuity, conflict of interest, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. Sentenced to three years in prison and fined $50,000.
Frank Thompson, Jr. - Democrat - U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1955 to 1980. Implicated in the Abscam sting, convicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. Sentenced to three years in prison
Michael Joseph Myers - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1980. Implicated in the Abscam sting - convicted of bribery and conspiracy; sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000; expelled from the House of Representatives on October 2, 1980.
John Michael Murphy - Democrat - U.S. Representative from New York from 1963 to 1981. Implicated in the Abscam sting. Convicted of conspiracy, conflict of interest, and accepting an illegal gratuity. Sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000.
John Wilson Jenrette, Jr - Democrat - U.S. Representative from South Carolina from 1975 to 1980. Implicated in the Abscam sting. Convicted on bribery and conspiracy charges and sentenced to prison
Neil Goldschmidt - Democrat - Oregon governor. Admitted to having an illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old teenager while he was serving as Mayor of Portland.
Alcee Lamar Hastings - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Florida. Impeached and removed from office as federal judge in 1989 over bribery charges.
Marion Barry - Democrat - mayor of Washington, D.C., from 1979 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 1999. Convicted of cocaine possession after being caught on videotape smoking crack cocaine. Sentenced to six months in prison.
Mario Biaggi - Democrat - U.S. Representative from New York from 1969 to 1988. Indicted on federal charges that he had accepted bribes in return for influence on federal contracts.Convicted of obstructing justice and accepting illegal gratuities. Tried in 1988 on federal racketeering charges and convicted on 15 felony counts.
Lee Alexander - Democrat - Mayor of Syracuse, N.Y. from 1970 to 1985. Was indicted over a $1.5 million kickback scandal. Pleaded guilty to racketeering and tax evasion charges. Served six years in prison.
Bill Campbell - Democrat - Mayor of Atlanta. Indicted and charged with fraud over claims he accepted improper payments from contractors seeking city contracts.
Frank Ballance - Democrat - Congressman North Carolina. Pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering related to mishandling of money by his charitable foundation.
Hazel O'Leary - Democrat - Secretary of Energy during the Clinton Administration - O'leary took trips all over the world as Secretary with as many 50 staff members and at times rented a plane, which was used by Madonna during her concert tours.
Lafayette Thomas - Democrat - Candidate for Tennessee State House of Representatives in 1954. Sheriff of Davidson County, from 1972 to 1990. Indicted in federal court on 54 counts of abusing his power as sheriff. Pleaded guilty to theft and mail fraud; sentenced to five years in prison.
Mary Rose Oakar - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1977 to 1993. Pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of funneling $16,000 through fake donors.
David Giles - Democrat - candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington in 1986 and 1990. Convicted in June 2000 of child rape.
Gary Siplin - Democrat state senator Florida- found guilty of third-degree grand theft of $5,000 or more, a felony, and using services of employees for his candidacy.
Edward Mezvinsky - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Iowa from 1973 to 1977. Indicted on 56 federal fraud charges.
Lena Swanson - Democrat - Member of Washington State Senate in 1997. Pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting unlawful payments from veterans and former prisoners of war.
Abraham J. Hirschfeld - Democrat - candidate in Democratic primary for U.S. Senator from New York in 1974 and 1976. Offered Paula Jones $1 million to drop her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton. Convicted in 2000 of trying to hire a hit man to kill his business partner.
Henry Cisneros - Democrat - U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997. Pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of lying to the FBI.
James A. Traficant Jr. - Member of House of Representatives from Ohio. Expelled from Congress after being convicted of corruption charges. Sentenced today to eight years in prison for accepting bribes and kickbacks.
John Doug Hays - Democrat - member of Kentucky State Senate from 1980 to 1982 Found guilty of mail fraud for submitting false campaign reports stemming from an unsuccessful run for judge. He was sentenced to six months in prison to be followed by six months of home confinement and three years of probation.
Henry J. Cianfrani - Democrat - Pennsylvania State Senate from 1967 to 1976. Convicted on federal charges of racketeering and mail fraud for padding his Senate payroll. Sentenced to five years in federal prison.
David Hall - Democrat - Governor of Oklahoma from 1971 to 1975. Indicted on extortion and conspiracy charges. Convicted and sentenced to three years in prison.
John A. Celona - Democrat - A former state senator was charged with the three counts of mail fraud. Federal prosecutors accused him of defrauding the state and collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars from CVS Corp. and others while serving in the legislature. Celona has agreed to plead guilty to taking money from the CVS pharmacy chain and other companies that had interest in legislation. Under the deal, Celona agreed to cooperate with investigators. He faces up to five years in federal prison on each of the three counts and a $250,000 fine
Allan Turner Howe - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Utah from 1975 to 1977. Arrested for soliciting a policewoman posing as a prostitute.
Jerry Cosentino - Democrat - Illinois State Treasurer. Pleaded guilty to bank fraud - fined $5,000 and sentenced to nine months home confinement.
Joseph Waggonner Jr. - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1961 to 19 79. Arrested in Washington, D.C. for soliciting a policewoman posing as a prostitute
Albert G. Bustamante - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Texas from 1985 to 1993. Convicted in 1993 on racketeering and bribery charges and sentenced to prison.
Lawrence Jack Smith - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Florida from 1983 to 1993. Sentenced to three months in federal prison for tax evasion.
David Lee Walters - Democrat - Governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995. Pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor election law violation.
James Guy Tucker, Jr. - Democrat - Governor of Arkansas from 1992 to 1996. Resigned in July 1996 after conviction on federal fraud charges as part of the Whitewater investigation.
Walter Rayford Tucker - Democrat - Mayor of Compton, California from 1991 to 1992; U.S. Representative from California from 1993 to 1995. Sentenced to 27 months in prison for extortion and tax evasion.
William McCuen - Democrat - Secretary of State of Arkansas from 1985 to 1995. Admitted accepting kickbacks from two supporters he gave jobs, and not paying taxes on the money. Admitted to conspiring with a political consultant to split $53,560 embezzled from the state in a sham transaction. He was indicted on corruption charges. Pleaded guilty to felony counts tax evasion and accepting a kickback. Sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Walter Fauntroy - Democrat - Delegate to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1991. Charged in federal court with making false statements on financial disclosure forms. Pleaded guilty to one felony count and sentenced to probation.
Carroll Hubbard, Jr. - Democrat - Kentucky State Senate from 1968 to 1975 and U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1975 to 1993. Pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Federal Elections Commission and to theft of government property; sentenced to three years in prison.
Joseph Kolter - Democrat - member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1969 to 1982 and U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1993. Indicted by a Federal grand jury on five felony charges of embezzlement at the U.S. House post office. Pleaded guilty.
Webster Hubbell - Democrat - Chief Justice of Arkansas State Supreme Court in 1983. Pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud and tax evasion charges - sentenced to 21 months in prison.
Nicholas Mavroules - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1993. Pleaded guilty to charges of tax fraud and accepting gratuities while in office.
Carl Christopher Perkins - Democrat - Kentucky State House of Representatives from 1981 to 1984 and U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1985 to 1993. Pleaded guilty to bank fraud in connection with the House banking scandal. Perkins wrote overdrafts totaling about $300,000. Pleaded guilty to charges of filing false statements with the Federal Election Commission and false financial disclosure reports. Sentenced to 21 months in prison.
Richard Hanna - Democrat - U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1974. Received payments of about $200,000 from a Korean businessman in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence buying scandal. Pleaded guilty and sentenced to federal prison.
Angelo Errichetti - Democrat - New Jersey State Senator was sentenced to six years in prison and fined $40,000 for his involvement in Abscam.
Daniel Baugh Brewster - Democrat - U.S. Senator from Maryland. Indicted on charges of accepting illegal gratuity while in Senate.
Thomas Joseph Dodd - Democrat - U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Censured by the Senate for financial improprieties, having diverted $116,000 in campaign and testimonial funds to his own use
Edward Fretwell Prichard, Jr. - Democrat - Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky. Convicted of vote fraud in federal court in connection with ballot-box stuffing. Served five months in prison.
Jerry Springer - Democrat - Resigned from Cincinnati City Council in 1974 after admitting to paying a prostitute with a personal check, which was found in a police raid on a massage parlor.
Guy Hamilton Jones, Sr. - Democrat -Arkansas State Senate. Convicted on federal tax charges and expelled from the Arkansas Senate.
Daniel Flood - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1945 to 1947, 1949 to 1953 and 1955 to 1980. Pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge involving payoffs and sentenced to probation.
Otto Kerner, Jr - Democrat - Governor of Illinois from 1961 to 1968. While serving as Governor, he and another official made a gain of over $300,000 in a stock deal. Convicted on 17 counts of bribery, conspiracy, perjury, and related charges. Sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined $50,000.
George Crockett, Jr. - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Michigan. Served four months in federal prison for contempt of court following his defense of a Communist leader on trial for advocating the overthrow of the government.
Cornelius Edward Gallagher - Democrat - U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1959 to 1973. Indicted on federal charges of income tax evasion, conspiracy, and perjury
Mark B. Jimenez - Democrat fundraiser - sentenced to 27 months in prison on charges of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States and commit election financing offenses.
Bobby Lee Rush - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Illinois. As a Black Panther, spent six months in prison on a weapons charge.
Bolley ''Bo'' Johnson - Democrat - Former Florida House Speaker - received a two-year term for tax evasion.
Roger L. Green - Democrat - Brooklyn Democrat Assemblyman. Pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for accepting travel reimbursement for trips he did not pay for and was sentenced to fines and probation.
Gloria Davis - Democrat - Bronx assemblywoman. Pleaded guilty to second-degree bribe-taking.
The above information was compiled from pure, knowledge, various news articles and
http://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html
Compiled by Thomas George
editor@BoycottLiberalism.com
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PWNAGE Continues. With you.
Kind of hard to say the point can't be proven when there are little things called COURT RECORDS that actually show why, where and when charges against the person were filed.
Then what?
Go through the lists and subjectively decide which offenses are worse? Talk about an exercise in futility. But, then again, that's something you guys thrive on.
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Id say that recently it looks like Republicans have had more scandals.Id also say that it is worse when you have a fool like Larry Craig,a family values[whatever that means] goof getting into a sex scandle is MUCH worse then a scum bag like Barney Frank as everyone already knows that Frank is a piece of shit.However,to think that the people in government are nothing more then self serving idiots who dont give a flying fuck about any of us is nuts.Thats both parties.
There is no hope.I wish there was split power so they couldnt get a darn thing done.The less they do,the better it is.
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Id say that recently it looks like Republicans have had more scandals.
Not really. I think both parties have their corrupt individuals, but high ranking Democrats have been worse the past five or six years or so.
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I didn't read the whole thread and don't intend to do so. It's still a funny list. If I had the time or desire to dismantle it, I probably could. But I don't feel like it. And don't have the time. :)
You couldn't.
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Not really. I think both parties have their corrupt individuals, but high ranking Democrats have been worse the past five or six years or so.
Let's make a list and compare numbers then. :)
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PARTIAL LIST:
blah blah blah blah...
What part of for the years post 2000
did you fail to understand?
But hey, if you want to go back further, I can do that too. Should we compare as far back as your list goes? The outcome will be the same. :)
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Let's make a list and compare numbers then. :)
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We've already done this. Not doing it again. Waste of time. Pointless exercise. But I'll continue to update the Democrat Misdeeds thread as presidential candidates, governors, senators, and mayors continue to break the law, rules, their marriage vows, etc. just to keep liberal hacks like you on your toes.
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both parties are crooks.
only 1 party claims to have the moral high ground though.
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Just yesterday a major Obama/Clinton fundraiser was indicted in a 292 million dollar ponzi scheme.
Madoff gave to Dems.
Give me a break Lurker, are you trying to make thec ase that the dems are any better than the repubs when its comes to crime?
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Just yesterday a major Obama/Clinton fundraiser was indicted in a 292 million dollar ponzi scheme.
Madoff gave to Dems.
Give me a break Lurker, are you trying to make thec ase that the dems are any better than the repubs when its comes to crime?
He's killing you 3333's....leave while you still have some dignity.
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Hey Stolen Valor award winner....go fucking die in a fucking fire. U have ZERO credibility here.....at some point u will have another IED inspired meltdown and Hugo will ban u anyway...just do us a favor and leave. U give gave gay retards a bad name.
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He's killing you 3333's....leave while you still have some dignity.
Ok. I posted a list as long as his and you think i have no credibility?
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We've already done this.
Link?
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Hey Stolen Valor award winner....go fucking die in a fucking fire. U have ZERO credibility here.....at some point u will have another IED inspired meltdown and Hugo will ban u anyway...just do us a favor and leave. U give gave gay retards a bad name.
Anger management problems? ::)
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Link?
Lurker- I posted a list as long as yours, if not longer.
What say you?
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Give me a break Lurker, are you trying to make thec ase that the dems are any better than the repubs when its comes to crime?
Nope. Just making the case that there are more Repubs doing it. That's all. So far no facts have been posted to refute it.
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Link?
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=search;advanced;search=
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Nope. Just making the case that there are more Repubs doing it. That's all. So far no facts have been posted to refute it.
I dont know if a definitive study has ever been done on this.
All we can do is post lists and throw names at each other while both of these mafia gangs rape us and laugh at us while we fight over which one is worse, the Gambinos or the Genovese.
Its a suckers game and we all lose.
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Lurker- I posted a list as long as yours, if not longer.
What say you?
What say I?
I already said it. Did you miss it?
Quote from: 333386 on Today at 11:30:41 AM
PARTIAL LIST:
blah blah blah blah...
What part of
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for the years post 2000
did you fail to understand?
But hey, if you want to go back further, I can do that too. Should we compare as far back as your list goes? The outcome will be the same. Smiley
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http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=search;advanced;search=
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Nothing of facts or substance yet I see.
Don't worry. I wasn't expecting you to post anything solid.
You couldn't.
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Nothing of facts or substance yet I see.
Don't worry. I wasn't expecting you to post anything solid.
You couldn't.
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Whatever you say. :)
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I dont know if a definitive study has ever been done on this.
Actually there is.
It's called COURT RECORDS. You see... those little facts will tell you who was charged with what. Simple facts. Unable to be disputed and argued and unspinnable.
It's not hard.
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Whatever you say. :)
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You got that right.
And just as I said when it comes to scandals : GOP > Dems.
Facts speak for themselves. Just as lack of facts speak for themselves as well. And that is all I am seeing so far from the rest of you. Lack.
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You got that right.
And just as I said when it comes to scandals : GOP > Dems.
Facts speak for themselves. Just as lack of facts speak for themselves as well. And that is all I am seeing so far from the rest of you. Lack.
I guess you ignored my list?
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You got that right.
And just as I said when it comes to scandals : GOP > Dems.
Facts speak for themselves. Just as lack of facts speak for themselves as well. And that is all I am seeing so far from the rest of you. Lack.
Yes, the facts speak for themselves. GOP = Dems when it comes to scandals. During the past five or six years, high ranking Dems > high ranking Republicans when it comes to scandals. I'm talking legitimate scandals and not things like Arnold grabbing some lady's butt. Or the treasurer of the Podunk County Council getting arrested.
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Yes, the facts speak for themselves. GOP = Dems when it comes to scandals. During the past five or six years, high ranking Dems > high ranking Republicans when it comes to scandals. I'm talking legitimate scandals and not things like Arnold grabbing some lady's butt. Or the treasurer of the Podunk County Council getting arrested.
They just had a massive sweep of 43 dems in N.J. arrested for corrupt crap.
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Yes, the facts speak for themselves. GOP = Dems when it comes to scandals. During the past five or six years, high ranking Dems > high ranking Republicans when it comes to scandals. I'm talking legitimate scandals and not things like Arnold grabbing some lady's butt. Or the treasurer of the Podunk County Council getting arrested.
Thank god I didn't include Arnold in my tally of the 95 I counted.
Now, let's see the facts to support your statement. Go back 5-6 years as you claim and post the number of Dems caught. I can edit my post from 2000 to 2003 and higher to match your search criteria.
Of course, you won't. You will whine and spin and whatever it is you do to cope with facts spoiling your fun. ::) Backpedaling is much easier when both feet aren't in ones' mouth.
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They just had a massive sweep of 43 dems in N.J. arrested for corrupt crap.
Yep. Story is here, sandwiched in between theft, corruption, convictions, sordid affairs, etc. http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=165554.75
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I guess you ignored my list?
Are you really this stupid, or just pretending?
I already replied to your statement twice on this thread already. HELLO? WTF? You don't understand the English language or something?
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Thank god I didn't include Arnold in my tally of the 95 I counted.
Now, let's see the facts to support your statement. Go back 5-6 years as you claim and post the number of Dems caught. I can edit my post from 2000 to 2003 and higher to match your search criteria.
Of course, you won't. You will whine and spin and whatever it is you do to cope with facts spoiling your fun. ::) Backpedaling is much easier when both feet aren't in ones' mouth.
I can see that being "right" is very important to you. :) But like I said, been there, done that. It was obviously a waste of time to try and educate you the first time. Won't do it again.
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Yep. Story is here, sandwiched in between theft, corruption, convictions, sordid affairs, etc. http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=165554.75
Great. You are up to 43 so far. Keep going.
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I can see that being "right" is very important to you. :) But like I said, been there, done that. It was obviously a waste of time to try and educate you the first time. Won't do it again.
You couldn't educate me if you tried. Fact is, you just are not going to post anything because it will only prove I am correct.
Being "right" isn't important. It's just being "right". Doesn't bother me, but I can see it certainly bothers you.
You can't waste time posting facts, but you can waste time posting your attempts with backpedaling, spinning and talking in circles. Well.... alrighty. If that helps you cope with me being correct so be it.
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You couldn't educate me if you tried. Fact is, you just are not going to post anything because it will only prove I am correct.
Being "right" isn't important. It's just being "right". Doesn't bother me, but I can see it certainly bothers you.
You can't waste time posting facts, but you can waste time posting your attempts with backpedaling, spinning and talking in circles. Well.... alrighty. If that helps you cope with me being correct so be it.
Yes. It is a lesson you should learn (not constantly repeating yourself to someone who won't listen anyway). I confess that I will repeat the same information to someone who has put the blinders on, but only when I feel like it. :)
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Can't do it can you? So all you got left is excuse making and deflection.
Not surprising. Typical Republican debate skills.
But hey, I never expected you could anyway. So no surprise for me. So continue on with whatever posts you have to keep making that only show what I have stated all along. My facts can't be refuted.