The Wingnut Scandal List

[geniph]

OK, I'm trying to think of just the most egregious of the wingnut scandals in the last few years, specifically those who make a career of scolding others for the same things they do themselves. I'll start - who can add others?

William Bennett - gambling
Rush Limbaugh - drugs
Bill O'Reilly - bizarro sex harassment
Laura Schlessinger - nudie photos, adultery, homewrecking
Whatshisname Ryan - dragging an unwilling wife to BDSM clubs
Guckert/Gannon - BDSM MSM prostitution, leaking classified material

more?

[mzmolly]

1. Reagan WH pedophile thingy

:(

[coloradodem2005]

7. What was all that about?

[mzmolly]

19. See here:

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/141003conspiracyofsilence.html

:shrug:

[cry baby]

2. Condi caught lying to congress - is that a scandal? n/t

[geniph]

9. Sort of. I'm specifically trying to list the "scolds" -

the ones who get caught doing precisely what they preach to others that they shouldn't be doing, like Rushbo with his illegal 'scrips.

[ck4829]

3. Yes, I have more

And I also have some things that should be scandals, but aren't.

George W Bush - Lying, draft dodging

Pat Robertson - Ties to Charles Taylor

Richard Mellon Scaife - Murder of Steve Kangas

[Democrat 4 Ever]

6. Dr. Laura had an abortion in her "youth." So I guess that

excuses her and sets her as judge and jury in every other woman's life. I hate this f*cking hypocrites.

[CoffeeCat]

21. I'm astounded that Dr. Laura had an abortion...

...she is so vociferous when it comes to abortions.

She uses very graphic language to describe the procedure. She also couches the decision as, "Women who decided to murder their children by having them sucked down a sink." She uses loads of language like that.

She's also a major advocate for stay-at-home moms. I find that interesting, since she is privileged enough to have a millionaires' salary working 20 hours per week on the radio. Sorry, Dr. L--not everyone is a celebrity radio-talk-show host. Some of us have to work real jobs. I'm a stay-at-home mom and I'm embarrassed that she portends to speak for me---when I find her offensive, unrealistic and a hypocrite.

[mopinko]

4. won't you come join our thread

here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3116798&mesg_id=3116798

[geniph]

8. That has some of what I'm after,

but there's quite a few recent scandals that aren't in there, either. I just think a comprehensive list of all the high-profile conservative scolds caught with their pants down or their hands in the cookie jar, just in recent years, would be kind of impressive. The one guy in your thread did quite a job compiling the list of Republican pedophiles, that's for sure.

[mopinko]

12. i remember in the raygun years

someone did a poster with all the convictions of people associated with the regime. it was 16" x24", fine print. i was thinking about that the other day. i'd like to make one just for myself.

[coloradodem2005]

5. Newt Gingrich. Adultery, among other things.

[Inland]

10. Oh, leave Ryan out of it. Lamest sex scandal ever.

He and his wife went to a club. He asked her to have sex in front of other couples. She said no. End of story, even assuming that much is true.

Hard to get scandalized about a guy wanting to have sex with his own wife, even in front of willing observers.

Plus, Ryan was never one of those sheet sniffing moralist types. His private life should have remained private.

[sadiesworld]

15. Apparently, Ryan wasn't incredibly concerned about keeping his private

life, well, private. I think that is the same argument the freepers are using about Gannon, i.e., his internet prostitution activities were private. :crazy:

[Inland]

20. Can't compare the two.

Ryan went to a club, with his wife, where the expectation is that you don't talk out of school. Whether the people showing up can be trusted is a different matter. Although I would add that it was his wife that told.

Gannon advertised to the public.

[sadiesworld]

23. Well, I just hope dem politicians aren't frequenting sex clubs...

thinking they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

[JAbuchan08]

11. Bernie Kerik

weekend warriorism, mob ties, an illegal nanny.

and the whole lot of them for just general ignorance and insensitivity.

[RobertSeattle]

13. When is Bill Bennett going to write "The Death of Outrage Part II"

--- The Bush Administration 2001-2005?

[Gato Moteado]

14. here are a few more

giuliani - mistress living in the mayor's house while he was still married

bob barr - forced one wife to have an abortion. also was cheating on one or more of his several wives

henry hyde - infidelity

rush limbaugh - drugs. also 4 marriages from a guy worried about the sanctity of marriage

[Emboldened Chimp]

16. Don't forget Scarborough: Dead Intern

[intheflow]

17. Demopedia has a lot of info on this

Scandals: Miscellaneous Republican

Scandals: George W. Bush

There's some kind of bug stopping me from including a link to the Propaganda category, but here's the link to the catgory list, and you can click on Propaganda for yourself:
http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/Special:Categories

[Hell Hath No Fury]

18. That uber-conservative Virginian Rep.

who was busted for soliciting sex with men -- can't remember his name now.

As for perverts, then there was the GOP guy (in the Chicago area maybe?) who is doing time for having sex with two underage (VERY underage) girls with the permission of their mother.

Damn, there was a whole string of GOP perv threads for awhile -- mostly sex with underage kids.

[cry baby]

22. What about Scarborough and the dead person in his office? n/t

Oops, on edit, I see that someone beat me to it!! Sorry EC!