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  • Not surprised at all. Just sad and fearful for the generation coming up when this is all they seem to see.
  • Nope, why should I be?
  • Another? Pray tell, what were the others. Surpised at Blagojevich? Hardly. Even most dems don't care for him. You know what this is about right? He offered to appoint a particular person to Obama's vacant seat if he was given some perc like, oh, I dunno. . .maybe Secretary of Health and Human Services? The Obama folks said no way. Kudos to them! They were instrumental in getting him brought to justice. Although I'm sure that there are those who will say that the Obama people were in on it, unfortunately they won't get their wish. He IS the antichrist, you know.
  • Not at all. Rod Blagojevich for federal bribery and conspiracy charges. Trying to sell the Senate seat. This isnt his first time in trouble. December 30, 2005, it was reported that a leasing deal reached for occupants of the remodeled Illinois Tollway oasis had come under investigation by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. Those who signed the fast food contracts were reported to be connected to Blagojevich campaign fundraising. This is in addition to other investigations in the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Children and Family Services. On June 30, 2006, it was revealed that state Attorney General Lisa Madigan had received a letter from United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, stating that Fitzgerald is looking into "very serious allegations of endemic hiring fraud" in the Blagojevich administration, and thanking Madigan for turning over her office's investigation to the federal authorities. In September 2006, it was revealed that Blagojevich had accepted a $1,500 check from Mike Ascaridis, whom the governor described as one of his closest friends, in 2003. The check was given two weeks after Ascaridis' wife, Beverly, received a state job at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Mrs. Ascaridis received this app Blagojevich initially asserted that the check was written as a birthday gift to his oldest daughter. He then later said it was a gift for his younger daughter's christening. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and the FBI are investigating the matter. On October 2, 2006, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a company that contributed close to $120,000 to Blagojevich's 2002 gubernatorial campaign won a no-bid contract. Even though the contract was awarded by the Illinois' Capital Development Board,the board still reports to the Governor.
  • I'm still trying to get over the Republican scandals
  • Not at all.
  • Are you forgetting Ryan, the Republican perv (pimped out his wife Jeri at swinger parties) who is in lockup for corruption?
  • Come on bull... Obama had nothing to do with the personal choices and decisions of those men. We are all accountable for our own actions which as you know... are not all that apparent immediately.
  • Well, we Illinoisans are just glad that the steps are being taken as we speak to impeach our governor loving known as, "Your Cluelessness"!
  • What I find surprising, even shocking, is that Americans still stubbornly cling to their blind partisan loyalties while what's left of this once great nation goes down the toilet due to our elected official's corruption, greed and priviledge. Do you really still believe there's a difference between the two major, controlling political parties in this country?
  • Utterly astounded.
  • Wow. 350 scumbag perverted Christian Republican criminals. Are you surprised? Family values and fiscal responsibilty my butt: Adelphia Communications Corp.: Donated large sums of money to some of the most conservative members of Congress. They are also the first cable company to offer hard-core adult movies to subscribers. Daily Kos article Edison Misla Aldarondo, Republican legislator from Puerto Rico, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for molestation of his daughter and her friend for eight-year period starting when they were 9. Randal David Ankeney, Republican activist from Colorado, arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child with force. He faces 6 charges related to getting a 13-year-old girl stoned on pot and then having sex with her. Source Also accused of sexually assaulting another girl. Denver ABC Article Dick Armey (R-Texas), former professor, has been accused by The Dallas Observer of sexually harassing female students. Jim Bakker, televangelist with Pat Robertson at Robertson's Christian Broadcasting network. Committed adultery with Jessica Hahn and then used charitable donations to pay her hush money. Fellow televangelists say he's gay. Indicted on 23 federal charges of fraud, tax evasion, and racketeering. Merrill Robert Barter, Republican County Commissioner from Maine, pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy. Booth Bay Register Article Bob Barr, Republican Congressman from Georgia. Sponsored the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, saying "The flames of hedonism, the flames of narcissism, the flames of self-centered morality are licking at the very foundation of our society, the family unit." Was married three times. Paid for his second wife's abortion. Failed to pay child support to the children of his first two wives and while married to his third and present wife was photographed licking whipped cream off of strippers at his inaugural party. Merrill Robert Barter, Republican County Commissioner, pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy. Booth Bay Register Article Robert Bauman, Republican congressman and anti-gay activist from Maryland, was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar. Source: Washington Blade Parker J. Bena, Republican activist and Bush Elector from Virginia, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography (including children as young as 3 years old) on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000. Conservative Babylon William Bennett, Drug Czar under George H. W. Bush, compulsive gambler who has had to wire as much as $1.4 million to cover gambling losses in a 2 month period. NY Press Article, Washington Monthly Article Louis Beres, chairman of the Christian Coalition of Oregon. 3 of his family members accuse him of molesting them when they were pre-teens. Editor and Publisher article Howard L. Brooks, Republican legislative aide and advisor to a California assemblyman, was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography. Sacramento Bee article John Bolton: George W. Bush's latest Ambassador to United Nations. Corroborated allegations that Mr. Bolton’s first wife, Christina Bolton, was forced to engage in group sex have not been refuted by the State Department. Raw Story Article Mike Bowers Former State Attorney General of Georgia, prosecuted the famous "Bowers vs. Hardwick" case, based on Georgia anti-sodomy laws. Admitted to a 10-year adulterous affair Slate article Andrew Buhr, Republican politician, former committeeman for Hadley Township Missouri, was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy. Jeffrey Buley http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36931.htm , New York Republican Party's top lawyer, and senior political adviser to Gov. Pataki (R), arrested for assaulting his wife in a drunken rage. They have two young children. Ted Bundy campaigned for the Republican Party. Infamous serial rapist who murdered 16 women. Source: BBC Jim Bunn Congressman of Oregon: With his success due in great part to support from the Christian Coalition, Bunn won his congressional seat, then immediately ditched his wife (and mother of his five children), married a staffer, and put his new wife on the state payroll for the unheard-of salary of $97,500. Conservative Babylon John Allen Burt, Republican anti-abortion activist from Pensacola, Florida, convicted of sexually molesting a 15 year old girl at the home for troubled girls that he ran. Source: Pensacola News Journal Dan Burton, Republican Congressman from Indiana who, while married, fathered a child by another woman. Salon.com Article George W. Bush, Republican president, accused in a criminal complaint and lawsuit of raping Margie Schoedinger, who was later suicided. Accused by Tammy Phillips, a former stripper quoted in the National Enquirer in 2000 saying she had an affair with Bush that had ended in 1999. Neil Bush, brother or G. W. Bush, in a March 2003 divorce deposition, admitted repeatedly having sex with strange women who just showed up at his room while on an Asian business trip. (Overshadowing the sex scandal; the business scandal--see link.) Washington Post article. John Butler, Republican activist, was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl. Ken Calvert, Congressman (R-Ca), champion of the Christian Coalition and its "family values." Sued as an alimony deadbeat by his ex-wife. Said "We can't forgive what occurred between the President and Lewinsky." In 1993 he was caught by police receiving oral sex from a prostitute and attempted to flee the scene. Charles Canady, Congressman (R-Florida), Judiciary Committee member. Lied to his constituents about his adulterous affair with Sharon Becker, which caused her divorce. Helen Chenoweth, Congresswoman (R-Id.). Admitted to a six-year adulterous affair with a married associate. In 1995, Chenoweth had denied the affair when asked about it by The Spokane Spokesman-Review, but now she claims a pardon from a higher authority: "I've asked for God's forgiveness, and I've received it," she revealed. Keola Childs, Republican County Councilman from Hawaii, pleaded guilty to sexual assault in the first degree for molesting a male child.Honolulu Star-Bulletin Article Kevin Coan, Republican St. Louis Election Board official, arrested and charged with trying to buy sex from a 14-year-old girl whom he met on the Internet. Source: Newmax Roy Cohn, continually condemned gays and gay rights. Was a closet gay who died of AIDS. Wikipedia Article Carey Lee Cramer Political consultant and anti-Kerry ad producer, tried for molesting two young girls, one of whom lived with him, and was 8 yrs old; the other starred in an anti-Kerry commercial. Diary Diary. The Monitor. Dan Crane, Republican Congressman from Illinois, married, father of six. Had sex with a minor working as a congressional page. Salon.com article --Bkmeyers 08:36, 3 October 2006 (PDT)On July 14, 1983 the House Ethics Committee concluded that Rep. Dan Crane (R-Ill.) had engaged in sexual relationships with minors, specifically 17-year-old congressional pages. In Crane's case, it was a 1980 relationship with a female page. wikipedia.org article Paul Crouch Televangelist, Former President of Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Paid $425,000 in hush money in an attempt to cover up a gay affair. Christianity Today article Randy Cunningham: Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that Congressman and confessed-felon 'Duke' Cunningham was periodically supplied with prositutes. Cunningham pled guilty to corruption charges, and is currently serving jail-time. Richard A. Dasen Sr., Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, convicted of sexual abuse of children, promotion of prostitution and several counts of solicitation, enough to add up to a sentence of 126 years in prison. Investigators estimated that he spent up to $5,000,000 on prostitutes. Missoulian Article on the trial. Missoulian Article Richard A. Delgaudio, Republican fundraiser and Bush pioneer, was found guilty of child porn charges. WBAL Channel article Peter Dibble, Republican legislator from Connecticut pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl. News Channel 8 Article Brian J. Doyle, Deputy Press Secretary for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On March 12, 2006, Doyle contacted a 14-year-old girl whose profile was posted on the Internet, and initiated a sexually explicit conversation with her. The girl was actually an undercover Polk County Sheriff s Computer Crimes detective. Doyle knew that the girl was 14 years old, and he told her who he was and that he worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. During future online chats, Doyle gave the undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl his office phone number and his government-issued cell phone number, so that they could have telephone conversations, in addition to their online chatting. Doyle used the Internet to send hard-core pornographic movie clips to the girl and used the AOL Instant Messenger chat service to have explicit sexual conversations with her. Nicholas Elizondo, Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison. The Bakersfield Californian Larry Dale Floyd, Republican Constable in Denton County, Texas Precinct Two. Arrested for allegedly crossing state lines to have sex with an 8-year old child and was charged with 7 related offenses. Age 62 at time of arrest. Dallas News Article, Atrios Article Mark Foley, US Representative from Florida, engaged in sexually-explicit SMS text-messaging with 17-yo males, former pages. He had been chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children. details He was protected by US House Speaker Dennis Hastert. John Fund, of the Wall Street Journal, a prominent anti-abortion columnist and GOP fund raiser. He lost his position after it was revealed that he impregnated the daughter of an old girlfriend and then encouraged her to abort his child. American Politics Journal Article Steven Gaines, Pastor in a Southern Baptist Church. For a year, he kept secret the allegations that another pastor in his church had sexually abused a young family member years earlier. Jeff Gannon Partisan blogger with no journalism credentials and a fake name who got invited to Bush's Press conferences. Is also a pimp and a gay prostitute. Truthout Article. See also dKospedia's page on Jeff Gannon. Jack W. Gardner, Republican Councilman from Pennsylvania, had been convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl. when the Republican Party, knowing of these crimes, put him on the ballot. Article with documents Richard Gardner, a Nevada State Representative (R), admitted to molesting his two daughters. Review Journal Article Newt Gingrich, Republican from Georgia, married three times. Gingrich campaign worker Anne Manning admitted that she gave Newt oral sex while he was still married to his first wife. Informed one wife he was filing for divorce while she was in the hospital recovering from cancer treatments. Salon Article Philip Giordano, Republican mayor from Connecticut sentenced to 37 years for forcing two 8 and 10 year old girls to perform oral sex on him in his City Hall office. NBC Article, Newsday Article Matthew Glavin, President and CEO of the Southeastern Legal Foundation, big player in the Clinton Impeachment, and many anti-gay jihads, has been arrested multiple times for public indecency, one time fondling the crotch of the officer who was arresting him. Marty Glickman, Republican activist, was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a juvenile and one count of delivering the drug LSD. Mark A. Grethen, Republican activist from Virginia, convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children. Orlando Weekly article Jon Grunseth, Republican businessman and candidate for Minnesota governor, withdrew his candidacy after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter, and tried to grope one. "I've made some mistakes" he said. USA Today article Dr. W. David Hager, Bush appointee from Kentucky, member of Focus on the Family's Physician Resource Council, player in movement to ban the morning-after-pill. Had an adulterous affair, before divorcing his wife he sexually abused her, including sodomizing her in her sleep. Ted Haggart, pastor of a 3,000-member church, who preached often against homosexuality, spoke with President Bush frequently, and was held up as a pillar of "family values." Turns out he had a sexual relationship with a male prostitute, who he also paid for meth-amphetamines. Mark Harris, Republican city councilman from Wisconsin who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Dennis Hastert protected Mark Foley for over a year, keeping private the news that Foley had engaged in sexually-explicit conversations with teenage boys. John Hathaway, Republican Senate candidate from Maine, was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media. Source: Casco Bay weekly Howard Scott Heldreth, anti-abortion activist who gained fame during the Schiavo media-circus, was convicted of two charges of raping a child in 2002. page at Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Sexual Offender/Predator Unit Mike Hintz, a First Assembly of God youth pastor from Des Moines, Iowa, introduced by Bush on the campaign trail, and promoted his policies. Says he supports Bush's values. Two months later, this married father of four turned himself into police, charged with the sexual exploitation of a child. Also signed an ad (that called for criminally prosecuting business that sell porn), together with another pastor who was repeatedly busted for public masturbation. Neal Horsley, anti-abortion activist from Georgia. Has called for the arrest of all homosexuals. Admitted on the Fox News Radio's The Alan Colmes Show, that he's had sex with mules. Put photographs on his Web site of naked men engaging in homosexual acts and a nude woman engaging in bestiality amid shots of grotesquely maimed fetuses. Drug dealer convicted of possession of hashish with intent to sell. He calls for "the establishment of a new government, one that can obey God's plan for government." Henry Hyde, Republican Congressman from Illinois, Judge who oversaw Clinton's impeachment proceedings, prominent opponent of reproductive rights, who had an extramarital affair with a woman who was married and had three children, during the course of which she and her husband were divorced. Salon.com article Don Haidl, Assistant Sheriff of Orange Country, in violation of California's rape shield law, led a smear campaign against the child his son poisoned and then violently gang-raped on videotape, adding up to 24 felony counts. He said that his son "acted accordingly" because the child was a "slut". The full gruesome story, with many newspaper articles. Tim Hutchinson, divorced his wife of 29 years to marry a congressional aide he was having an affair with. Paul Ingram, Republican Party leader of Thurston County, Washington, pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison. Source: The Olympian Bill Janklow, former S. Dakota Governor and Congressman, arrested for drunk driving, disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer, and indecent exposure in 1974. Pardoned his son-in-law for multiple drunk driving convictions in 2002. Resigned congressional seat due to a felony manslaughter conviction in a reckless driving incident (running a stop sign at 70 mph)in 2003 that resulted in the death of farmer, Vietnam veteran, and motorcyclist Randy Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minnesota. Janklow served 100 days of a possible 11-year sentence. Janklow sought and received immunity from civil damages on the grounds that he was traveling on business related to his role as a congressman when the killing of Scott occurred. Janklow also petitioned to get back (and was granted) his license to practice law in the state of South Dakota. Link from American Motorcyclist Association webpage. Bernard Kerik, had two simultaneous adulterous affairs. Earl Kimmerling, from Indiana, sentenced to 40 years in prison after he confessed to molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her. Anderson, IN, Mayor Mark Lawler and Republican State Reps. Jack Lutz of Anderson, IN, and Woody Burton of Greenwood, IN, supported him. Randy Steven Kraft Republican serial killer convicted of 16 murders and suspected of at least 51 others. I. Lewis Libby, former Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. In 1996 published a novel containing bizarre sexual content, including bestiality and pedophilia.Full Details (Oh yeah, and he's also been indicted on obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements, charges adding up to 10 years in prison.) Rush Limbaugh, triple-divorcee, 30-pill a day drug addict. Goodies from The Smoking Gun.com Bob Livingston, former Congressman (R-La.), Speaker of the House; resigned from the House in the wake of revelations about his past adultery -- at the same time he was leading calls for impeachment of President Clinton. Donald Lukens, Former Ohio Republican Congressman, was found guilty of having sex with a minor - a girl he was accused of sleeping with since she was 13. Also convicted of taking $15,000 in bribes from the operators of a trade school while he was a congressman. A U.S. District Court jury in Washington deliberated for just one hour before reaching the verdict. Time Article Pat McPherson, Douglas County, Nebraska Election Commissioner. Arrested for fondling a 17-year-old girl. Jon Matthews, Republican talk show host in Houston, was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17. Source: ABC News Jeff Miller, (R-Cleveland), Senate Republican Caucus Chairman in Tennessee and the sponsor of Tennessee’s Marriage Protection act, getting divorced (as of April 2005) because of an affair he was having with an office aid. Miller described the Tennessee Marriage Protection Act as a means of preserving the sanctity of marriage. He opposed an amendment, however, which stated that “Adultery is deemed to be a threat to the institution of marriage and contrary to public policy in Tennessee.” Nicholas Morency, Republican anti-abortion activist from Cape May County, NJ, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor The Dallas Morning News article. Sue Myrick, Congresswoman (R-NC), describes herself as a "devout Christian." Committed adultery with a married man. Bill O'Reilly Right-wing conservative talk show host on Fox News, sued for sexual harrassment by his producer. The suit included graphic details, including tape-recordings. O'Reilly's wife was pregnant at the time. O'Reilly settled and paid millions of dollars rather than have the details become public. Bob Packwood, Senator (R-Ore.), resigned in 1995 under a threat of public senate hearings related to 10 female ex-staffers accusing him of sexual harassment. Jeffrey Patti, Republican Committee Chairman from Sparta, NJ, was arrested for distributing what experts call "some of the most offensive material in the child pornography world" - a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Daily Record News Article Brent Parker Utah State Representative. Arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a male prostitute. KSL News Article, Deseret News Article John Paulk, lied about prowling for gay sex while running a fundamentalist group to cure gays. Mark Pazuhanich, Republican judge from Monroe County, PA, pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Pocono Record article John Peterson, Congressman (R-Pa), accused of sexual harassment and creation of a hostile work environment by six women. Peterson has refused to admit a crime, saying only "I may have been an excessive hugger." Harvey Pitt, SEC Chief under George W. Bush until he was forced to resign in 2002. Worked for New Frontier Media, a firm which distributed teen sex videos. Dennis Rader AKA the Bind Torture Killer or BTK killed ten people to satisfy his sexual urges. He was also a leading local Republican. Ronald Reagan First president to be divorced (from a woman who had been married two or three times before him - the record is unclear, none of which seems to bother the religious right). George Roche III, carried on a 19 year affair with his son's wife, while serving as president of Hillsdale College in Michigan, which "emphasizes the importance of the common moral truths that bind all Americans, while recognizing the importance of religion for the maintenance of a free society." Beverly Russell, County Chairman of the Christian Coalition as well as a member of the South Carolina Republican Party’s executive committee, sexually molested his step-daughter, Susan Smith, who later drowned her two children. Herald-Journal Article, Commentary on Newsweek Article Jack Ryan, 2004 Republican nominee for US Senate from Illinois, pressured his wife, actress Jeri Ryan, to have sex with other men. Tricked her into visiting sex clubs, where he asked her to have sex with him while others watched. Rick Santorum, used $100,000 of PA state funds earmarked for that state's school children to educate his own children, who were not residents of Pennsylvania. source http://www.postgazette.com/pg/04323/413787.stm Joe Scarborough, former Republican Congressman from Pensacola, Florida, currently a conservative talk show host. Resigned his congressional seat abruptly to spend more time with his family, amidst allegations of an affair. His intern, Lori Klausutis, was soon after found dead in his office. The medical examiner, who had his license revoked in Missouri for falsifying information in an autopsy report, and suspended in Florida for six years, ruled the case an accident, after giving conflicting information about her injuries. He said he lied about them because "The last thing we wanted was 40 questions about a head injury." Ed Schrock, two-term Republican Congressman from Virginia, with a 92% approval rating from the Christian Coalition. Cosponsor of the Federal Marriage Amendment, consistently opposed gay rights. Married, with wife and kids. Withdrew his candidacy for a third term after tapes of him soliciting for gay sex were circulated. Dr. Laura Schlessinger, right wing conservative radio host. Promotes family values, but estranged from her mother; opposes birth control, but has had her tubes tied; espouses saving oneself for marriage, but admits to having had sex before she was married; opposes adultery, but has committed adultery while she was married, and has slept with a married man; opposes divorce, but is divorced and remarried, has posed for nude photos which are available online. Larry Jack Schwarz, Republican parole board officer and former Colorado State Representative, fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Rocky Mountain News article With his political career over, he went to work in the hard-core pornography industry for Platinum X Pictures, owned by his daughter, porn starlet Jewel De'Nyle (Stephany Schwarz). Wikipedia article Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican governor, had sex with a 16 year old when he was 28. Numerous allegations of gropings, harassment, in California. John Scmitz, right-wing republican congressman, who had had his committee chairship taken away from him in the California State Senate after issuing a press release attacking Jews, feminists and gays. Forced out of office in 1982 for having an adulterous affair and fathering two children out of wedlock with one of his students. He was caught because his baby was admitted to hospital for having hair tied so tightly around his penis that it was almost severed. His daughter, Mary Kay LeTourneau, was convicted of having an adulterous affair with one of her students, and giving birth to two of his children. Wikipedia article Don Sherwood, The former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. Eventually admitted to an affair with a woman 30 years younger than him, after she accused him of physical abuse and attempting to choke her. Post-Gazette Article Tom Shortridge. Republican campaign consultant and former head of the South Bay, CA, Republican Club, was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl. Los Angeles Times Article Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr., Republican City Councilman from Wrightsville, PA, pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. Sex Offender Registry page, Article Jim Stelling, Seminole County Republican Party chairman who believes in "family values", as he told a judge. Filed a defamation lawsuit against Nancy Goettman, a former county GOP executive committee member, for falsely claiming he had been married six times. Stelling has been married 5 times. Article Roger Stone, Republican dirty-tricks operative, led the mob that shut down the Miami-Dade County recount; advisor for Bob Dole and Arlen Specter's Presidential campaigns, owner of Washington, D.C.-based Ikon Public Affairs. Place X-rated ads for group sex with his wife, Nydia. Claimed he was framed, even though the ads were placed with his credit card and used his P.O. Box. Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist, said during a sermon "I'm trying to find the correct name for it … this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men. … I've never seen a man in my life I wanted to marry. And I'm gonna be blunt and plain; if one ever looks at me like that, I'm gonna kill him and tell God he died." Had an affair with a prostitute. David Swartz, Republican County Commissioner from Ohio, pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Rocky Mountain News Article Randall Terry, Right to Life activist, founder of Operation Rescue, involved in the Terri Schiavo protests. Once imprisoned for sending former President Bill Clinton an aborted fetus. His son Jamiel is gay; his daughter Tila had sex outside of marriage, became pregnant, had a miscarriage - she is no longer welcome in his home; his daughter Ebony had 2 children outside of wedlock and became Muslim. He has campaigned against infidelity and birth control, gays and unwed mothers. Terry himself was censured by his church after committing adultery. Bill Thomas Republican congressman, had an affair with Deborah Steelman, a health care lobbyist who steered huge campaign gifts to Thomas' war chest. Strom Thurmond, Now dead Republican Senator from South Carolina and racist, impregnated a 15-year old African American maid. (BBC Article) Robin Vanderwall, Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate, convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet. Virginian-Pilot Article Robert Waltrip, Bush campaign contributor. Runs a funeral company which had to settle a lawsuit because bodies were being dug up and dumped in the woods. According to Fox News, Waltrip's company, a cemetery company called Service Corporation International (also known as Dignity Memorial) was "recycling" graves, removing the bodies that were there originally and throwing them in the woods to use the space to house new customers at two Jewish cemeteries in Florida. George W. Bush, who had met with Waltrip, was subpoenaed but refused to testify in the case. J.C. Watts, Representative (R-Oklahoma), loud champion of "moral values." Has out-of-wedlock children. Jim West, Spokane Mayor. Supported a bill, which failed, would have barred gays and lesbians from working in schools, day-care centers and some state agencies. Voted to bar the state from distributing pamphlets telling people how to protect themselves from AIDS. Proposed that “any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person” among teens be criminalized. Had a sexual affair with an 18 year old boy.Source: Spokesman Review Keith Westmoreland, a Tennessee state representative (R), was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to minors under 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children). Tennessean Article Stephen White, Republican preacher. Was arrested after allegedly offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy in West Chester, PA, for permission to perform oral sex on him. Daily Pennsylvanian article | Daily Yale News Article Paul Williams, pastor in a large Southern Baptist Church, resigned suddenly amid allegations that he had sexually abused a young family member 17 years ago. He was protected for a year from these allegations being made public by the Church Pastor, Dr. Steven Gaines. Republican executive Randall Casseday of the conservative Washington Times newspaper was arrested for soliciting sex from a 13-year-old girl on the Internet. Republican chairman of the Oregon Christian Coalition Lou Beres confessed to molesting a 13-year-old girl. Republican County Constable Larry Dale Floyd was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with an 8-year-old girl. Floyd has repeatedly won elections for Denton County, Texas, constable. Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year-old girl and was sentenced to 10 years’ probation. Republican Party leader Bobby Stumbo was arrested for having sex with a 5-year-old boy. Republican petition drive manager Tom Randall pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 14, one of them the daughter of an associate in the petition business. Republican County Chairman Armando Tebano was arrested for sexually molesting a 14-year-old girl. Republican teacher and former city councilman John Collins pleaded guilty to sexually molesting 13- and 14-year-old girls. Republican campaign worker Mark Seidensticker is a convicted child molester. Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year-old girls. Republican Mayor Tom Adams was arrested for distributing child pornography over the Internet. Republican Mayor John Gosek was arrested on charges of soliciting sex from two 15-year-old girls. Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17. Republican Committeeman John R. Curtain was charged with molesting a teenage boy and unlawful sexual contact with a minor. Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida. Republican zoning supervisor, Boy Scout leader and Lutheran church president Dennis L. Rader pleaded guilty to performing a sexual act on an 11-year-old girl he murdered. Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor. Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years’ probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year-old girl. Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year-old black girl, which produced a child. Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile. Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl. Republican advertising consultant Carey Lee Cramer was sentenced to six years in prison for molesting two 8-year-old girls, one of whom appeared in an anti-Gore television commercial. Republican activist Lawrence E. King Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s. Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s. Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail. Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos. Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children. Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child. Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page. Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his stepdaughter. Republican Judge Ronald C. Kline was placed under house arrest for child molestation and possession of child pornography. Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar. Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD. Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year-old boy and possession of child pornography. Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year-old babysitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media. Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him. Republican talk-show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11-year-old girl. Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year-old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her. Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison. Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the Internet from a 14-year-old girl. Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year-old boy. Republican legislator Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e., exposing himself to children). Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was found guilty of molesting a 15-year-old girl. Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a boy. Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl. Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters. Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year-old girl. Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy. Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6 months in prison. Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000. Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the Internet. Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter. Republican campaign worker, police officer and self-proclaimed reverend Steve Aiken was convicted of having sex with two underage girls. Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year-old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison. Republican president of the New York City Housing Development Corp. Russell Harding pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer. Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women. Source with source links to every item above: http://dkosopedia.com/.../...y_on_moral_values Oh, what the hell. Here's 50 more: Before he was convicted of 7 felonies including taking over $250,000 in “gifts”, former Republican Senator of Alaska Ted Stevens was head of the Senate committee charged to regulate the internet. What phrase is he now famously known for which illustrated his ignorance and unsuitability for the job? (Hint: “It‘s not a big truck…”) Major Republican felon and fundraiser, Alan Fabian has been found guilty of two separate fraud schemes, one for $32 Million and the other for $7.5 Million, a count of mail fraud and filing a false tax return. Sentenced to 9 years in prison. Republican CEO of YPM Inc., Mark Jacoby has been arrested for voter fraud and perjury. YPM Inc. is a contractor of the Republican Party hired to provide only republican voter registrations. He is facing 3 years in prison. October 17, 2008. Republican chairman of the St. Johns County Commission (FLA) Thomas G. Manuel has been indicted on two counts of bribery, $10,000 and $50,000. He is facing 20 years in prison. 20 year Republican Assembly member and State Parole Board Commissioner George Chris Ortloff was arrested in a federal child sex sting. Agents found it suspicious when Ortloff arrived in an Albany-area hotel with condoms, lubricant, vibrators and a camera expecting to find a 12 year old girl and her 11 year old sister, but the nail in the coffin was when he answered the door naked. Commissioner Ortloff faces ten years to life and a $250,000 fine. Republican County Councilman from Greenville County, SC, Harold Anthony “Tony” Trout was arrested by FBI agents for unauthorized computer access, one count of destroying records, one count of unlawfully intercepting e-mail correspondence and one count of disclosure of electronic correspondence. Trount now faces 5 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine and has been released on a $25,000 personal recognizance bond. Former Republican candidate for congress from California, Delecia Holt has been arrested for several counts of fraud including writing a $13,000 bad check as a down payment on a $32,000 Mercedes-Benz and welfare fraud. Holt was a candidate for the 48th Congressional District in Orange County and in a special primary election in 2005 and a candidate in the 53rd Congressional District in San Diego County. The Prosecutor has demanded that Holt's $55,000 bail be paid from a legitimate source. Conservative Republican Cumberland County Commissioner, Bruce Barclay secretly videotaped all of his sexual encounters with male prostitutes. Hundreds of them. On April 3rd, Barclay was arrested for the male rape of a prostitute he purchased from Harrisburg Frat Boys dot com. And then came the revelation that Bruce was innocent. How do we know this? Because of his own pervy film footage. Which political party is “Honorable” Judge Donald Thompson -- the famous penis pump judge of Oklahoma -- is a long-standing member of? (Hint: Red State, Accountability, Zero Tolerance, Christian Fundamentalism, Greed, Stupidity) Florida State Representative and co-Chairman of “McCain for President”, Bob Allen was arrested for offering an undercover cop $20 for oral sex in a public restroom. In 2006, Bush’s Domestic Policy Advisor Claude Allen pled guilty to making fraudulent returns at discount department stores. $500 fine and 2 years probation. Republican Reverend Sherman Allen of Fort Worth's Shiloh Institutional Church of God in Christ (a Pentecostal sect) was accused of anally raping women and then paddling them. Local papers delighted in using his nick-name, "Reverend Spanky." After the first complainant stepped forward, four foot tall Allen was besieged with accusations from other women regarding how he attempted to vanquish the lesbian demon that dwelt within their vagina - with his penis. Bill Allen is the famous Republican and CEO of Veco oil who bribed his way around the Alaskan legislature just enough to secure himself a reservation with the Department of Corrections. Also, it seems Allen has been having a decade long affair with a crack whore, Bambi Tyree, whom he met when she was 13 years old. May 5, 2005. Republican Robin Williams, former Georgia state representative was found guilty of conspiring to steal more than $2 million from the east Georgia mental health agency. Williams was sentenced to 10 years in prison. July 27, 2005. Miami City Commissioner, Republican Arthur Teele was charged with ten felony counts of unlawful compensation, and was under federal indictment for money laundering, mail fraud, and wire fraud. The Miami Herald reported that Teele was also involved with drugs and a transvestite prostitute. That same day he shot himself in the lobby of the Herald. August 17, 2005. Republican Adam Taff, 2004 Kansas congressional candidate was indicted for converting political campaign contributions for his personal use and wire fraud in a deal to buy a home at Lake Quivira, Kan. September 9, 2005. Republican State Rep. Dan Doyle and wife Republican Victoria Doyle were both convicted of violating election laws. Specifically, Dan pled guilty to 11 counts of filing false campaign finance reports in an effort to conceal $145,000.Victoria admitted to filing a false campaign report. She served 10 days and was put on probation for three years. September 14, 2005. Vice Chairman of the Massachuset Republican Party, Lawrence Novak, was indicted on money-laundering charges accusing him of offering to ``cleanse'' drug proceeds for a legal client. September 19, 2005. Executive Director of the Mercer Country (NJ) Improvement Authority, Republican James R. Lambert, pleaded guilty to participating in a mail fraud scheme with Harry G. Parkin, his former chief of staff, and to conspiring with Alex Abdalla to bribe a Ewing Township official. Lambert was sentenced to ten months - five to be served in federal prison and five to be served on house arrest with electronic monitoring and to pay a fine of $6,000 and to serve three years of supervised release upon the completion of his prison sentence. November 4, 2005. Republican Dalton Tanonaka, former Lt. gubernatorial and congressional candidate from Hawaii received three months in prison for failing to report campaign loans. January 19,2006. Republican Thomas Broderick, 61, former councilman in Marlboro and a former Monmouth County undersheriff and highway department employee pleaded guilty to money laundering, admitting that he accepted $15,000 for assisting in the laundering of large sums of cash. May 16, 2006. Former Wisconsin State Rep., Republican Scott Jensen pleaded guilty to directing aides to do campaign work on state time. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to serve 45 months of probation after his prison sentence and banned from the Capitol while on probation. August 2, 2006. Pennsylvanian House Republican Jeffrey Habay pleaded no contest to using state employees for political work. He was sentenced to six to 12 months in prison and 4 years probation. He is currently working as a lobbying through his lobbying firm Loeper and Associates representing the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Drexel University. August 26, 2006. Lt. Col. Bruce D. Hopfengardner, Republican, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud. He served as a special adviser to the American-led occupation forces, recommending funds for projects in Iraq. March 3, 2006. Republican Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty to bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion surrounding defense contracts. He was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison and an ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution. The extent of the corruption has yet to be investigated. On-going investigations show ties to Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff. February 20, 2008. Major Republican fundraiser and defense contractor Brent Wilkes was sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribing Randy “Duke” Cunningham. Wilkes provided Duke with prostitutes, vacations, jet boats, concert and football tickets and large amounts of cash. Overall it amounted to $600,000 in gifts and cash in exchange for $80 million in defense contracts. March 21, 2008. Former Central Intelligence Agency Executive Director, Republican Kyle “Dusty” Foggo was indicted for corrupting the CIA’s agency's contracts by steering them toward Cunningham’s fundraiser and defense contractor Brent Wilkes. Upon changing his venue to Virginia, Foggo is now facing new indictments. February 4, 2008. Republican Mitchell Wade, a New York mortgage broker pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit an unlawful monetary transaction (bribing Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham) and to making a false statement to a federal grand jury. The FEC has also levied a fine of $1 million against Wade. February 5, 2008. Republican John Michael, a New York Mortgage broker pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering and to subsequently lying to a federal grand jury. He has yet to be sentenced. He faces a maximum of five years in prison on each charge and a $250,000 fine. March 8, 2008. Republican Thomas Kontogiannis, a financier and John Michael's uncle (by marriage), has pleaded guilty to money laundering. He admitted to help finance the purchase of Cunningham's $2.5 million house in Rancho Santa Fe in a deal that evolved from two military contractors' alleged plans to bribe the congressman. Kontogiannis, a Long Island developer, also pleaded guilty in 2002 to bribery and kickback charges in connection with a $6.3 million bid-rigging scheme involving the New York public schools. August 11, 2008. Former Suffolk County Republican Legislator, Alan Binder pleaded not guilty to second degree bribe receiving, two counts of offering a false instrument for filing and one count of official misconduct. Binder is facing 5 to 15 years in prison and is currently out on $5,000 bail. October 01, 2007. Republican Mayor Richard R. Goyette pleaded guilty to extortion and bribery. He was sentenced to two years in prison and one year of community confinement. August 27, 2007. Republican Mayor of Ocean Township, NJ, Terance Weldon pleaded guilty to accepting $64,000 from three developers in return for his help in gaining zoning approvals in the township. The judge in the case threw out the prosecutor’s plea for leniency and Weldon was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison. July 27, 2007. Montana Gubernatorial candidate Pat Davison pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for securities fraud. He defrauded at least 13 victims of $8.6 million. January 18, 2007. Keyport (NJ) Republican Mayor, John Merla, was acquitted in 1992 of a $10,000 bribe. On Jan. 17th he pleaded guilty to accepting a $2,500 bribe in exchange for lucrative municipal contracts. He was sentenced to 22 months, three year probation and a $20,000 fine. December 6, 2006. Republican Michael Hooks, Sr., chairman Shelby County Commission pled guilty to receiving over $24,000 in bribes. December 6, 2006. Alaskan Republican Rep. Tom Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury on seven felony counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering involving allegations that he took bribes of nearly $13,000 in return for using his official position as a legislator to advocate for private prisons. He was sentenced to five years in prison. December 1, 2006. Republican Robert T. Schofield plead guilty to providing false documents to Asian immigrants for nearly $600,000. October 20, 2006. Mayor of St. Peters, MO, Republican Shawn Brown pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to veto an ordinance authorizing the city to purchase digital red light and speeding enforcement systems unless the company paid him a bribe. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison. October 11, 2006. Middletown Committeeman, Republican Raymond O’Grady, who was the director of the county motor pool for the County of Monmouth was sentenced to 43 months in prison for extorting and accepting $8,000 in bribes. October 11, 2006. Republican Richard Iadanza, 51, former Neptune committeeman pleaded guilty to taking $3,000 in bribes. He was sentenced to 4 months in prison and a $4,000 fine. October 11, 2006. Republican county committeeman in Middletown, Joseph "Joey Buses" McCurnin, 65, former Monmouth County transportation operations manager, pleaded guilty to aiding in the extortion of a $1,000 bribe. He was sentenced to 3 months in a federal prison and he had to pay a $3,000 fine, and three months house arrest following his release. October 1, 2008. Former Republican congressional candidate Tan Nguyen has been indicted on a federal obstruction of justice charge. Nguyen ran for the 47th Congressional District of the State of California in 2006. The charges revolve around misleading statements Nguyen made to investigators regarding a letter that was sent to Latino voters. September 8, 2008. Republican Kevin Ring, lobbyist for Jack Abramoff, has been indicted for two counts of obstruction of justice and bribery of a public official and several other charges. Ring’s former boss, Republican Rep. John Doolittle is currently under investigation for involvement with Abramoff and Ring may be cooperating with the investigation. August 11, 2008. Former Suffolk County Republican Legislator, Alan Binder pleaded not guilty to second degree bribe receiving, two counts of offering a false instrument for filing and one count of official misconduct. Binder is facing 5 to 15 years in prison and is currently out on $5,000 bail. August 10, 2008. Republican Mayor of Trainer Pennsylvania, Eugene Maysky was arrested for a fourth time for DUI. This is Maysky's second DUI arrest since 2005. August 6, 2008. Missouri Republican State Representative, Scott Muschany, was indicted for sexual assault of a 14 year old girl. Muschany has posted a $5,000 bond and if currently free. He faces a fine of up to $5,000 and a prison term of up to 7 years. July 11, 2008. President of the Trafalgar Town Council, (IN) Republican Max Knapp was arrested and charged with two charges of child exploitation by Johnson County, detectives. After taking his computer to be fixed, technicians found 74 images and videos of children in sexual acts. Knapp is currently free on a $16,000 bond. July 10, 2008. Alaskan Republican State Senator John Cowdery was indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges stemming from FBI wiretaps. Cowdery is accused of trying to bribe Democrat Donny Olson who was running for Lt. Governor and is currently cooperating with the investigation. April 17, 2008. Former campaign staffer of Governor Mitt Romney and Republican candidate to the Iowa state legislature, Republican Matthew Joseph Elliott was listed as a pedophile. He is now charged with murder of an infant. Police ruled the case a homicide on Jan. 24 after investigators received an autopsy report that showed Gilbert died of head injuries. That's enough. The list stops in 2008. But think about this: These are just the jerks who were stupid enough to get caught. Anybody who supports this party is an absolute fool or is as screwed up as their leadership. When the leaders practice corruption and perversion, eventually the followers feel free to do so as well -- or maybe that's the whole point of being a Republican.

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