Lancegate: President Carter's OMB Director Bert Lance resignation amidst allegations of misuse of funds (1977)
Tongsun Park "Koreagate" scandal involving alleged bribery of more than 100 members of Congress by South Korean government; charges were pressed only against congressmen Richard T. Hanna (convicted) and Otto E. Passman (not prosecuted because of illness); also implicated was South Korean President Park Chung Hee
Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia ["Hummen, they called him. Hummen Talmadge of G'ogia.] punished after his ex-wife produced cash "gifts" he had hidden in an overcoat (1979); Talmadge later wrote, "I wish I'd burned that damn overcoat and charged everything on American Express." Talmadge the same year admitted to having spent five weeks in alcohol rehab; he was not re-elected to the Senate in 1980.
There was the Abscam scandal in (1980) ["One senator, Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ), and five members of the House: John Jenrette (D-SC), Richard Kelly (R-FL) -- later overturned -- Raymond Lederer (D-PA), Michael Myers (D-PA) and Frank Thompson (D-NJ) -- were convicted of bribery and conspiracy. John M. Murphy (D-NY), was convicted of a lesser charge. Most of the politicians resigned. Congressman Myers had to be expelled. Five other government officials were convicted, including the mayor of Camden, New Jersey, Angelo Errichetti. One politician targeted, but not indicted, was Congressman John Murtha (D-PA).]
Anne Gorsuch Burford refusal to turn over EPA documents (1982)
Savings and loan scandal and the Keating Five (1980-1989): Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Don Riegle, John Glenn and John McCain.
Mario Biaggi convicted (1988) in Wedtech scandal of bribery, extortion, racketeering, filing a false tax return, mail fraud, and false financial disclosure; resigned from U.S. House before he could be expelled. He was a Democrat from New York.
• Speaker of the House Jim Wright from Texas forced to resign after ethics committee investigation found dozens of violations of House rules, including alleged improper receipt of $145,000 in gifts by Wright's wife from a Fort Worth developer and large profits from "sale" of Wright's speeches.
Anthony Lee Coelho of California. That's Tony Coelho, who remains a major big shot organizing Democrat politics. He resigned from U.S. House for unethical finance practices including "junk bond" deal in 1989.
Alcee Hastings, federal district court judge impeached (1989) and convicted of soliciting a bribe. Nevertheless elected to U.S. House by the Democrats in Florida in 1992!
• Senator David Durenberger denounced by Senate for unethical financial transactions 1990.
• Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) scandal implicates former Defense Secretary and Washington insider Clark Clifford (1991).
BCCI that was a Jimmy Carter Deal During his term in office.
• House Bank scandal (1992)
• Mary Rose Oakar (1992) allegations of "ghost employees" on payroll.
Travelgate (1993)
• Zoe Baird's nomination as Attorney General and Kimba Wood's subsequent near-nomination were derailed by past employment of illegal aliens as nannies. (1993)
Both nominated by President Clinton.
• Walter Fauntroy, Delegate to Congress from the District of Columbia, guilty plea regarding lying on financial disclosure form (1995)
• Wes Cooley (1996)
Secretary of Agriculture Michael Espy forced to resign from office despite ultimate acquittal on criminal corruption charges (1998)
• Bruce Babbitt, Interior Secretary, independent probe (1998-2000) of alleged lying to Congress concerning influence of money in 1995 American Indian tribe casino decision finds no criminally prosecutable perjury by Babbitt.
• Vice-President Al Gore (1998) improper fundraising and "no controlling legal authority" defense.
Whitewater scandal (1994-2000)
Teamstergate: Ron Carey's and Bill Clinton's 1996 campaigns for the Presidency of the union and the US, respectively, swapped Teamster's Union general treasury funds into Clinton's campaign for Clinton Campaign funds into Ron Carey's campaign warchest. The Teamster's political director was jailed. No Clinton officials were charged. Carey's re-election was invalidated James Hoffa, Jr was elected when the Teamster election was rerun.
• Henry Cisneros resigns as Housing Secretary and, after lengthy probe that began in 1995, pleads guilty (1999) to lying to the FBI about money he paid former mistress; later pardoned by President Clinton in 2001(Possibly reclassify or cross-reference to Sex scandal)
• Pardongate (1999, 2001)
That's the Marc Rich pardon. We're just up to the year 2000 now, folks, and this just a list of scandals -- and Democrats want to talk about this "culture of corruption" out there?
Jim Traficant (D-OH) we all know.
• Robert Torricelli bribery scandal (2002)
From Rush Limbaugh
Let's not forget Massachusetts congressman Gary Studds and the little patty cake he was playing with those House pages. Remember that one? Remember that? How about Barney Frank, Stephen Gobie? Stephen Gobie, Barney's partner, running a... Well, a brothel-type thing ran in Barney's basement. Barney said he never knew it. Barney was also fixing parking tickets for the guy. Joe Biden. Joe Biden plagiarizing Neil Kinnock during a presidential primary that Biden quickly faded. The Ted Kennedy and Chris Dodd waitress sandwich. This is a scandal that was repeated practically every night at La Brasserie in Washington, a restaurant that's now closed -- and I'm not making this up. It would either be Senator Kennedy on the bottom and Senator Dodd on the top and the waitress in the middle, or Dodd on the bottom, Kennedy on the top, and the waitress in the middle, hence the waitress sandwich. The governor of Kentucky, Paul Patton, was accused of pressuring his mistress, harassing her after she broke it off and then withdrawing Medicare money from her nursing home that she ran, remember that?
Now, here is a look at Al Gore's Lies.
Remember, Dims, if you want to go down this "Culture of Corruption path, there is not just your monopoly of the Mainstream Media anymore....There is the new media, the Pajamahadeen, and we are out here....so bring...it...on!
And here is just some google topics you might want to check out:
(Cipel finally talks about McGreevey to FBI)
(Who Hired Craig Livingstone?)
(Clinton Security Chief Uses N-Word to Curse Out Congressman)
(Billygate: President Carter's Brother Worked for the Lybians!)
(Ted Kennedy: Mary Jo Drowns at Chappaquiddick)
(Congressman Wilbur Mills and Stripper Fanne Foxe)
(Gary Hart(pence))
(Joseph Biden's Plagiarism; Michael Dukakis's 'Attack Video')
(Dukakis's Mental Health)
(Chuck Robb and the Cocaine Parties)
(Barney Frank and the Male Prostitute)
(Washington DC Mayor Marion Barry)
(Senator Charles S. Robb and Tai Collins)
(Bill Clinton and Gennifer Flowers)
(Dodging the Draft and Bill Clinton's 'Red Scare')
(Senator Robert Packwood Accused of Sexual Harassment)
(Clinton Political Advisor Dick Morris)
('Perot-noia')
(Jim Guy Tucker (D-AR) Resigns in Whitewater Scandal)
(FBI focuses on Bush consultant in debate tape probe)
(Hillary Clinton's cattle futures investments)
(DNC Chair Caught in Global Crossing Scandal)
(RollCall: Democrat Governor Uses Push Polls Against Jeb Bush)
(Unforgiven Torch Goes Out in Blaze of Sleaze)
(Kitty Dukakis Alcoholism)
(Kerry / Clinton Advisor Sandy Burglar Steals Terror Documents from National Archives)
(Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC) Delivers Sexist Farewell)
(Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)'s Lost MLK Tape )
(DNC Fires Black Workers First)
(Tom Daschle (D-SD)'s Racist "Slip")
(Bob Graham (D-FL)'s Anti-Hispanic Crusade)
(Court Orders 'Deletions' in Clinton IRS Report)
(FEMA AWOL in 90's Worst Disaster)
(Air America Stealing from Boys & Girls Club)
(Vice Foster Found Dead in Fort Marcy Park)
(The Idiot's Guide to Chinagate)
(Buddhist Nuns Admit Destroying Gore Documents)
(Clinton Tried Marijuana, "Didn't Inhale")
Look, to some of the lefty readers here, this was not meant to insult you or to get your fire up. I am just sick of this "culture of corruption" discussion, as one can see, the Ds are not without their own...and quite a bit, too.
