Biggest Political Scandal of All Time...

Awesome! · 07-01-09, 09:14 PM

Watergate, Iran-Contra, Whitewater etc. What are some of the biggest scandals or scandals that should be high on the list etc.?

Scarecrow Akhbar · 07-01-09, 09:29 PM

The Selling of America to China, still ongoing.

OxymoronP · 07-01-09, 09:35 PM

Not rescuing American hostages under Carter.
Bay of Pigs failure.

CaptainCourtesy · 07-01-09, 10:32 PM

Watergate, The Whiskey Ring, Credit Mobilier, Teapot Dome, and Iran-Contra are a few that I can think of just off the top of my head. The administrations of Nixon, Grant, and Harding were easily the most scandal filled; both Nixon and Grant's Vice Presidents (Agnew and Colfax) needed to resign because of scandal, as did several other cabinet members. Harding too, had cabinet members involved in scandals.

Red_Dave · 07-02-09, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Awesome!

Watergate, Iran-Contra, Whitewater etc. What are some of the biggest scandals or scandals that should be high on the list etc.?

If your talking about political scandals in the United States ild have to say the business plot to overthrow FDR

Business_Plot

and here is a video from the history channel

The Plot to Overthrow FDR

I think this says alot in light of recent events

Polimaster · 07-02-09, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Red_Dave

If your talking about political scandals in the United States ild have to say the business plot to overthrow FDR

Business Plot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and here is a video from the history channel

The Plot to Overthrow FDR

I think this says alot in light of recent events

Wow, how old is this video? History Channel has not showed that much history in a decade. I love the History Channel, but I wish they would show more history and less Ice Road Truckers

ARealConservative · 07-02-09, 01:22 PM

The BS that took us to war in WW1

The BS that took us to war in Vietnam

The BS that took us to war with Iraq.

ARealConservative · 07-02-09, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCourtesy

Watergate, The Whiskey Ring, Credit Mobilier, Teapot Dome, and Iran-Contra are a few that I can think of just off the top of my head. The administrations of Nixon, Grant, and Harding were easily the most scandal filled; both Nixon and Grant's Vice Presidents (Agnew and Colfax) needed to resign because of scandal, as did several other cabinet members. Harding too, had cabinet members involved in scandals.

Many of these scandals had such a minor impact. Tea Pot dome amounts to no bid contracts and interest free loans. In today's political climate that has become nearly non-newsworthy.

Faking a war incident in the Gulf of Tonkin brought about millions of lives lost.

Defending the safe passage of rich American's in the middle of a war zone was also rather scandalous.

Threatening to pack the supreme court to usher in massive social reengineering...scandalous.

Scarecrow Akhbar · 07-02-09, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCourtesy

Watergate, The Whiskey Ring, Credit Mobilier, Teapot Dome, and Iran-Contra are a few that I can think of just off the top of my head. The administrations of Nixon, Grant, and Harding were easily the most scandal filled; both Nixon and Grant's Vice Presidents (Agnew and Colfax) needed to resign because of scandal, as did several other cabinet members. Harding too, had cabinet members involved in scandals.

Yeah, you add up all those scandals, and you get a total close to what Clinton racked up.

ARealConservative · 07-02-09, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarecrow Akhbar

Yeah, you add up all those scandals, and you get a total close to what Clinton racked up.

Clinton can't hold a candle to LBJ.

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