Can you name some famous scandals?

2008-05-18 20:44:13

#1

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6691|Phoenix, AZ

Im doing a history project, and going to compare the media through the ages through scandals

For example, how the media was all over Clinton when he had the affair with Monica Lewinsky and then Franklin Rosevelt with the media not showing his upper torso

I need more examples, please post some recently, like celebrity scandals welcome

Help quick for karmas!

thanks

2008-05-18 20:46:00

#2

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6624|what

Monroe and Kennedy.

2008-05-18 20:46:57

#3

Cyrax-Sektor: Official Battlefield fanboy; +240|6619|San Antonio, Texas

Heath Ledger died from drug overdose, suicide or foul play?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Ledger#Death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Ledg … rnal_links

Milli Vanilla! The dynamic lip-syncing duo. Sad, one killed himself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vani … a_backlash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pilatus (guy who ODed on drugs, )

Andy Kaufman who died of lung cancer in the 80s, but they said he faked his death. He even said if he faked his death, he'd come back 20 years later. A party was hosted in his name 20 years after his disappearance, yet he did not attend. It was a hoax on Wiki, I read about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufman#Death

2pac, how could I forget? Dead or alive . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2pac
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2pac#Murder_case

Michael Jackson. From king of pop to bleached pedo. He claims he had a rare skin disease that caused his color change. Does that explain the nose?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_jackson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Arvizo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_ja … h_concerns

That blonde woman that died recently, and her son soon died after from drug overdose. Left only the baby, who's father was a mystery. Then once word of the fortune came out, everyone jumped up to claim her.
Can't remember her name.

Last edited by Cyrax-Sektor (2008-05-18 21:15:14)

2008-05-18 20:47:31

#4

NateW: my sigs worse than yours; +191|6604

Watergate

2008-05-18 20:48:37

#5

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6918|Chicago, IL

Nixon and the dem convention (sounds like a kids show )

Iran contra

before watergate, the media was less likely to jump on scandals

there were a few way back, such as Jackson's bank buy out, and the Teapot dome scandal, if you're looking for more historical references.

2008-05-18 20:51:33

#6

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7009|Long Island, New York

Watergate

Marilyn Monroe's death

Ted Haggard's buttfuck'd scandal

Mark Foley/Larry Craig's gay escapades

2008-05-18 20:52:52

#7

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6668|Winland

Gibson death of 2007.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-05-18 20:55:24

#8

dan673: Member; +46|6454

Chappaquiddick.

2008-05-18 20:55:26

#9

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6691|Phoenix, AZ

Wow thanks you guys!

Could you post a few links though?

like Jackson's bank buy out im not sure what that is and Im not sure what to wiki search

Nixon and the dem convention not sure what to search

im just not sure about todays media (in the 2000's) besides the heath ledger thing
like im not sure what is a good one because I dont pay any attention to it

2008-05-18 20:57:38

#10

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7193|Eastern PA

Iran-Contra
Food for Oil
Travel-gate
Pentagon Papers
Keating Five
1950s quiz-show scandals
Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick
Watergate
Burr-Hamilton Duel
Tammany Hall
Teapot Dome Scandal
Tongsun Park ("Koreagate")
ABSCAM
Bank of Credit and Commerce International

I don't really keep up with the celebrity thing...but surely politicians are a subset of celebrities, ergo all the political scandals.

2008-05-18 20:58:49

#11

dan673: Member; +46|6454

- Chappaquiddick has been called "the most brilliant cover-up ever achieved in a nation where investigative procedures are well developed and where the principles of equal justice prevail, at least during some of those moments where people are watching."

http://www.ytedk.com/intro.htm

There you go .

2008-05-18 20:58:54

#12

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7193|Eastern PA

I'd also add the Savings and Loan (S&L) scandals from the late 1980s-early 90s.

2008-05-18 20:59:21

#13

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6918|Chicago, IL

Jackson having fun with the Federal reserve:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-hist … p;id=50778

Warren Harding playing the oil game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal

2008-05-18 21:45:24

#14

Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|7013|Texas - Bigger than France

Loch Ness Monster. Although the guy faked the photo, people proved the photo was faked, and the photographer admitted it before dying...people believe it.

Enron

Steriods in baseball

Tammy and Jimmy? Baker

Mayor Marion Barry (D.C.) snorts coke

The $64,000 Quiz Show Scandal - fixed by the TV execs

Some good ones in here (lol Pee Wee Herman playing pocket pool)
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/artic … ews=142380

Or, if you prefer the perverse:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorena_Bobbitt

Or, I can't remember who it was, but there was a teacher who seduced her 7th grade student, ended up in jail. I think it went like this: she gets out and there's a restraining order. She sees him anyway, gets caught and goes back to jail. This time, she's pregnant. Gets out, still under restraining order. He is old enough, and they get married.

2008-05-18 21:50:46

#15

tuckergustav: ...; +1,590|6384|...

Nipplegate — Justin Timberlake reveals Janet Jackson's nipple during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII...lol

Roman Catholic sexual abuse cases

...to name a couple

...

2008-05-18 21:56:48

#16

Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|7013|Texas - Bigger than France

Cyrax-Sektor wrote:
That blonde woman that died recently, and her son soon died after from drug overdose. Left only the baby, who's father was a mystery. Then once word of the fortune came out, everyone jumped up to claim her.
Can't remember her name.

Crap...she's from Mexia, Texas, Playboy model, married the 90 year old billionaire, had a tv show featuring her daily life as a circus...

...I remember her boobs but not her name.

2008-05-18 21:58:24

#17

tuckergustav: ...; +1,590|6384|...

serious?...oh...lol

...

2008-05-18 22:01:21

#18

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7193|Eastern PA

Pug wrote:
Loch Ness Monster. Although the guy faked the photo, people proved the photo was faked, and the photographer admitted it before dying...people believe it.

Enron

Steriods in baseball

Tammy and Jimmy? Baker

Mayor Marion Barry (D.C.) snorts coke

The $64,000 Quiz Show Scandal - fixed by the TV execs

Some good ones in here (lol Pee Wee Herman playing pocket pool)
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/artic … ews=142380

Or, if you prefer the perverse:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorena_Bobbitt

Or, I can't remember who it was, but there was a teacher who seduced her 7th grade student, ended up in jail. I think it went like this: she gets out and there's a restraining order. She sees him anyway, gets caught and goes back to jail. This time, she's pregnant. Gets out, still under restraining order. He is old enough, and they get married.

Mary Kay Letourneau . Incidentally, Letourneau's father John Schmitz, a California congressman in the 1970s, fathered a child during an affair and is rumored to have molested Letourneau as a child.

2008-05-18 22:02:33

#19

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7193|Eastern PA

Pug wrote:
Cyrax-Sektor wrote:
That blonde woman that died recently, and her son soon died after from drug overdose. Left only the baby, who's father was a mystery. Then once word of the fortune came out, everyone jumped up to claim her.
Can't remember her name.
Crap...she's from Mexia, Texas, Playboy model, married the 90 year old billionaire, had a tv show featuring her daily life as a circus...

...I remember her boobs but not her name.

Anna Nicole Smith

2008-05-18 22:03:46

#20

Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|7013|Texas - Bigger than France

Since we're strolling down memory lane, Joey Buddafuco (not even closely spelled correctly) and Amy Fisher.

2008-05-18 22:04:53

#21

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7193|Eastern PA

R. Kelly

EDIT: James Brown and Rick James

Last edited by Masques (2008-05-18 22:05:15)

2008-05-18 23:17:39

#22

Reciprocity: Member; +721|7052|the dank(super) side of Oregon

GodFather wrote:
Franklin Rosevelt with the media not showing his upper torso

Roosevelt's Polio made his legs useless, his torso wasn't the problem.

2008-05-18 23:35:38

#23

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6795|New Haven, CT

Credit Mobilier?

Needs to pay more attention in health/history classes wrote:
Franklin Rosevelt with the media not only showing his upper torso

This might represent reality a bit more accurately.

2008-05-19 04:01:34

#24

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7120

Masques wrote:
R. Kelly

EDIT: James Brown and Rick James

I'm Rick James, bitch!

2008-05-19 04:53:59

#25

Roger Lesboules: Ah ben tabarnak!; +316|7048|Abitibi-Temiscamingue. Québec!

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Gibson death of 2007.

That was not a scandal! That was a drama!

BF2S Forums Can you name some famous scandals?

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