Some of the worst scandals in american modern history - were staged by Republicans, noit Democrats, namely Watergate, and Irangate. compared to such issues, the sexual orientation of this or that guy, or some cheap property gains by use of insider kinowledge of a given person, are peanuts that often get blown up to sizes of a sky-hiding ballon. Europeans are constantly amused by the fact that many americans seem to think that democracts are the one holding the monopole to be involved in scandals, while the republican party describes itself as sin-free and innocent. How absurd.
Just to add some balance and an opposing counter-view to this thread's strong stand against democrats:
http://www.democraticunderground.com...3/29_lies.html
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"If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it." - Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud, America's No. 1 Publicist in the 1920's
When is a scandal not a scandal? When a scandal appears to be connected with a member of the Republican Party, it is not reported as a "scandal." Only when a member of the Democratic Party has involvement in anything that broaches the questionable grey area is something "determined" to be a "scandal." After an eight year-long investigation of William Jefferson and Hillary Clinton was concluded with "no evidence," it is still reported as a "scandal." That $70 million in taxpayer dollars and untold hours were devoted to finding something, anything, to throw at the Clintons has shown that there was nothing to throw. The media (and I mean the major corporate media) still consider it to be a "scandal." One that just won't go away. One that has to be lied about and drummed constantly into the psyche of the American public until something resonates. What is resonating are the words that have been repeated endlessly until almost everyone can recite them verbatim.
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