clinton scandals
* Whitewater
* Cattlegate
* Nannygate
* Helicoptergate
* Travelgate
* Gennifer Flowersgate
* Filegate
* Vince Fostergate
* I wonder where those Whitewater billing records came fromgate
* Paula Jonesgate
* Federal Building campaign phone callgate
* Lincoln bedroomgate
* White House coffeegate
* Donations from convicted drug and weapons dealersgate
* Buddhist Templegate
* Web Hubbell hush moneygate
* Lippogate
* Chinese commiegate - Clinton was practically endorsed by red
China Update!
* Let's blame Kenneth Starrgate
* Zippergate/interngate - the Lewinsky affair itself
* Perjury and jobs for Lewinskygate - the aftermath
* Willeygate
* Web Hubbell prison phone callgate
* Selling Military Technology to the Chinese Commiesgate
* Coverup for our Russian Comrades as Wellgate
* Wag-the-Dog-gate
* Jaunita Broaddrick gate
* PBS-gate
* Email-gate
* Vandalgate
* Lootergate
* Pardongate
http://members.tripod.com/~GOPcapitalist/clinton-scandals.html
On Jan 19, 4:47 pm, frankg <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure Paula Jones made it clear she was a victim, as did
> Kathleen Willey. Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers apparently
> weren't victims, but Clinton's behavior with them is scandalous
> nonetheless.
>
> I’m still trying to figure out what the point is to this ‘scandal
> pissing match’. Does it really matter? What politician doesn’t have a
> lengthy list of scandalous behavior? The higher you go, the longer
> the list. They all suck…
>
> On Jan 19, 2:56 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Funny most of those woman were forced to testify
> > by supenea. It dosen't sound like Clinton was the
> > one victimizing them.
>
> > On Jan 19, 11:46 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > There is only one word for someone who thinks that the issue regarding
> > > a man on trial for serially abusing the women who work for him and
> > > lying to a federal judge and asking others to lie for him is "a blow
> > > job." That word is stupid.
>
> > > On Jan 19, 11:40 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Don't shoot the messenger, just because that list of scandals makes a
> > > > blow job seem completely irrelevant. It's not Cosmo's fault.
>
> > > > On Jan 19, 11:29 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Why don't you spare both boards and just sign off permanently? No one
> > > > > needs or wants to put up with your inane spam.
>
> > > > > On Jan 19, 10:44 am, Cosmo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Oh, the list is much, much longer - 399 to be exact. I thought I'd
> > > > > > spare both boards from the crash.
>
> > > > > >http://www.netrootsmass.net/hughs-bush-scandals-list/
>
> > > > > > On Jan 19, 9:17 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > When I saw the title, I worried how much space a single post can
> > > > > > > take
> > > > > > > up on the board without making it crash! :-)
>
> > > > > > > On Jan 19, 10:13 am, Cosmo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Indicted / Convicted/ Pled Guilty
>
> > > > > > > > *Eric G. Andell- deputy undersecretary in charge of newly
> > > > > > > > created Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (previously senior
> > > > > > > > adviser to Secretary of Education Rod Paige) -pleaded guiltyto
> > > > > > > > one count of conflict of interest for using government travel
> > > > > > > > for personal causes and was sentenced to one year of probation,
> > > > > > > > 100 hours of community service, and fined $5,000.
>
> > > > > > > > *Claude Allen- Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy-
> > > > > > > > resigned, pled guilty toshopliftingfrom Target stores.
>
> > > > > > > > *Lester Crawford- Commissioner, FDA -resignedin late September
> > > > > > > > 2005 after only two months on the job. On October 17th,
> > > > > > > > hepleadedguilty to two misdemeanor counts, making afalse
> > > > > > > > writing and conflict of interest. On February 27, 2007,
> > > > > > > > Crawford wassentencedto to three years of probation and was
> > > > > > > > fined $90,000.
>
> > > > > > > > *Brian Doyle- Deputy Press Secretary, Department of Homeland
> > > > > > > > Security - Resigned in wake of child sex scandal. Doyle
> > > > > > > > wasarrestedon April 4th, 2006 and pleaded no contest on
> > > > > > > > September 19, 2006 to seven counts of use of a computer to
> > > > > > > > seduce a child and sixteen counts of transmitting harmful
> > > > > > > > material to a minor. On November 17th, 2006 Brian Doyle
> > > > > > > > wassentencedto five years in state prison and ten years of
> > > > > > > > probation. He will also need to register as a sex offender.
>
> > > > > > > > *Steven Griles- Deputy Secretary at the Interior Department -
> > > > > > > > is the highest-ranked administration official yetconvictedin
> > > > > > > > the Jack Abramoff scandal. In March 2007, Griles pleaded guilty
> > > > > > > > to lying about his role in the Jack Abramoff scandal. Sentenced
> > > > > > > > to 10 months incarceration.
>
> > > > > > > > *John T. Korsmo– Chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board
> > > > > > > > from 2002 to 2004 –pleaded guiltyin 2005 to lying to the Senate
> > > > > > > > and an inspector general. He swore he had no idea how a list of
> > > > > > > > presidents for FHFB-regulated banks were invited to a
> > > > > > > > fundraiser for his friend’s congressional campaign. On the
> > > > > > > > invites, Korsmo was listed as the “Special Guest.” Got 18
> > > > > > > > months of probation and a $5,000 fine.
>
> > > > > > > > *Scooter Libby- Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff -
> > > > > > > > resigned after being indicted for lying to a grand jury and
> > > > > > > > investigators in connection with the investigation stemming
> > > > > > > > from the leak of Valerie Wilson’s covert CIA operative’s
> > > > > > > > identity.Convictedon four of five counts, making him the
> > > > > > > > highest-ranking White House official to be convicted of a
> > > > > > > > felony since the Iran-contra scandal. Sentenced to thirty
> > > > > > > > months imprisonment and a fine of $250,000. On July 2nd, after
> > > > > > > > a judge decided that Libby would remain in prison during the
> > > > > > > > appeals process, President Bush commuted Libby’s sentence by
> > > > > > > > removing the thirty months in prison.
>
> > > > > > > > *David Safavian- former head of the Office of Federal
> > > > > > > > Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget
> > > > > > > > -convictedof lying to ethics officials and Senate investigators
> > > > > > > > about his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On October 27, 2006,
> > > > > > > > he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He is currently
> > > > > > > > appealing the ruling.
>
> > > > > > > > *Robert Stein- former comptroller and funding officer for the
> > > > > > > > now disbanded Coalition Provisional Authority, Southern Central
> > > > > > > > Region in Al-Hillah, Iraq -pleaded guiltyto conspiracy,
> > > > > > > > bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, possession of a
> > > > > > > > machine gun, and being a felon in possession of a fire arm. On
> > > > > > > > January 30, 2007 Stein was sentenced to nine years in prison
> > > > > > > > and ordered to forfeit $3.6 million.
>
> > > > > > > > *Roger Stillwell- desk officer, Interior Department -pleaded
> > > > > > > > guiltyto failing to report Redskins tickets and free dinners
> > > > > > > > from Jack Abramoff.
>
> > > > > > > > Resigned Due to Investigation, Pending Investigation or
> > > > > > > > Allegations of Impropriety
>
> > > > > > > > *Philip Cooney- chief of staff, White House Council on
> > > > > > > > Environmental Quality - a former oil industry lawyer with no
> > > > > > > > scientific expertise, Cooneyresignedafter it was revealed he
> > > > > > > > had watered down reports on global warming.
>
> > > > > > > > *George Deutsch- press aide, NASA -resignedamid allegations he
> > > > > > > > prevented the agency’s top climate scientist from speaking
> > > > > > > > publicly about global warming.
>
> > > > > > > > *Michael Elston- chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul
> > > > > > > > McNulty - announced hisresignationon June 15, 2007. Despite
> > > > > > > > allegations that he’d threatened at least four of the eight
> > > > > > > > fired US Attorneys, McNulty said Elston had served the Justice
> > > > > > > > Department “with distinction for nearly eight years.”
>
> > > > > > > > *Kyle Dustin “Dusty” Foggo- appointed executive director of the
> > > > > > > > CIA, the agency’s third-highest post, in October 2004
> > > > > > > > -resignedand was ultimatelyindictedon bribery charges related
> > > > > > > > to the Duke Cunningham scandal.
>
> > > > > > > > *Alberto Gonzales- former Attorney General -resignedwithout
> > > > > > > > explanation amidst investigations of the firings of U.S.
> > > > > > > > Attorneys, the politicization of the Justice Department,
> > > > > > > > warrantless surveillance, and the torture and mistreatment of
> > > > > > > > detainees.
>
> > > > > > > > *Monica Goodling- former Justice Department liaison to the
> > > > > > > > White House and senior counsel to Attorney General Alberto
> > > > > > > > Gonzales -resignedon April 7, 2007 amidst the investigation of
> > > > > > > > the firings of U.S. Attorneys.
>
> > > > > > > > *Michelle Larson Korsmo- deputy chief of staff, Department of
> > > > > > > > Labor - Helped her husband (see John Korsmo, above) with his
> > > > > > > > donor scam. Quietly left her Labor plum job in February 2004,
> > > > > > > > about two weeks before news broke that she and her husband were
> > > > > > > > the targets of a criminal probe.
>
> > > > > > > > *Howard “Cookie” Krongard- former State Department inspector
> > > > > > > > general —accusedof not properly investigating State Department
> > > > > > > > contractor fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan; of retaliating
> > > > > > > > against whistleblowers in his own office; and of not telling
> > > > > > > > the truth about his knowledge of his brother’s ties with
> > > > > > > > Blackwater, a State Department contractor. Faced with a
> > > > > > > > possible perjury investigation, Howard Krongard resigned on
> > > > > > > > December 7, 2007.
>
> > > > > > > > *Julie Macdonald- former deputy assistant secretary for fish,
> > > > > > > > wildlife and parks at the Interior Department -resignedin May
> > > > > > > > 2007 after an “inspector general’s report found she had
> > > > > > > > improperly leaked information to private organizations, bullied
> > > > > > > > staff scientists and broken federal rules.” The Department of
> > > > > > > > the Interior is investigating many of her decisions regarding
> > > > > > > > endangered species; so far seven have been overturned.
>
> > > > > > > > *Paul McNulty- Deputy Attorney General for the Department of
> > > > > > > > Justice –resigned, after questions about his involvement in the
> > > > > > > > U.S. attorney firings and his testimony to Congress about the
> > > > > > > > firings.
>
> > > > > > > > *Richard Perle- Chairman, Defense Policy Board -resignedfrom
> > > > > > > > Pentagon advisory panel amid conflict-of-interest charges.
>
> > > > > > > > *Susan Ralston- assistant, White House - resigned amidst
> > > > > > > > revelations that she had accepted thousands of dollars in gifts
> > > > > > > > from Abramoff without compensating him, counter to White House
> > > > > > > > ethics rules.
>
> > > > > > > > *Janet Rehnquist- inspector general, Department of Health and
> > > > > > > > Human Services -resignedon June 1, 2003 in the face of an
> > > > > > > > investigation into her alleged efforts to block a politically
> > > > > > > > dangerous probe on behalf of the Bush family.
>
> > > > > > > > *James Roche- secretary, U.S. Air Force -resignedin the wake of
> > > > > > > > the Boeing tanker lease scandal, after it was revealed he had
> > > > > > > > rather crudely pushed for Boeing to win a $23 billion contract.
>
> > > > > > > > *Kyle Sampson-former chief of staff for Attorney General
> > > > > > > > Alberto Gonzales -resignedamidst the investigation of the
> > > > > > > > firings of U.S. Attorneys.
>
> > > > > > > > *Joseph Schmitz- Inspector General, Defense - Resigned amid
> > > > > > > > charges he personally intervened to protect top political
> > > > > > > > appointees.
>
> > > > > > > > *Bradley Schlozman-resignedfrom his third and final post with
> > > > > > > > the Justice Department after accusations of actively
> > > > > > > > politicizing the department. He’s currently under investigation
> > > > > > > > by the Department’s inspector general.
>
> ...
>
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