Investigating Politicians Outside Of Office

Many people, myself included look up to individuals in an authoritative role such as; senators, governors, and presidents. We view them as being honest and sincere. They have to be right? They do want to run the country after all. Often our thoughts are “they would never lie to us or hide things from us”, but unfortunately that’s not always the case. One of the biggest political scandals to hit the United States of America was the Watergate scandal involving our very own President Richard Nixon. This scandal caused a lot of American’s to lose trust and hope in the presidency. The scandal received its name from the Watergate apartment and office complex that was located in Washington D.C., where a burglary took place on June 17, 1972 and five men were arrested. It then came to surface that the men’s intentions were to sabotage the opposite political party, when president Nixon was notified of this he order the Central Intelligence Agency to call the FBI to stop with any further investigation, that national security was at stake. President Nixon knew that it would come back to the White House and didn’t want to risk anything, even though he was never involved with the

It is amazing to know how a person’s reputation is important! It is interesting to know how many important people can easily lose their reputation. Senator Richard Nixon did something unique after being accused of stealing money from a campaign fund. This accusation was heard everywhere and General Dwight Eisenhower was about to make a decision in dropping Nixon from his choice for Vice President. Richard Nixon then delivered a thirty minute speech instead of trying to clear his name in going to interviewers and journalists; the speech Richard Nixon gave, saved his career and it also took him beyond congress. It is good to hear that his speech worked and making his speech the top sixth speeches of the 20th century. Probably Richard Nixon and his family went through hard and difficult times throughout the accusation but Richard Nixon and his family was very strong to overcome it.

Medvic also defends politicians on the public’s charges about how they are liars and cheats. Medvic contends that we do not know how many liars and cheaters there are in politics. However, politicians are under more scrutiny and would more than likely be caught. In addition, politicians are consistent in what they say and attempt to keep their promises, as supported by Tracy Sulkin study, (Medvic p. 112).

It is imperative that American citizens all over the country realize the chicanery, and refuse the allowance of further distraction by politicians. Bill Clinton’s presidency was plagued with infidelity and sexual misconduct allegations, and while the entire country troubled themselves with the Monica Lewinsky affairs, the focus was not on the true task at hand, which was Clinton’s failures as the President of the United States. The constant scandals, took Clinton, the administration, and the citizens’ focus off from running a country, and turned the attention towards addressing and fixing scandals and rumors. This is extremely dangerous, because many unsatisfying statistics show that the country greatly need their president, and his administration. The number of prisoners in federal prisons doubled during his presidency, and over 50% of those crimes were drug related.

In the wake of the Watergate scandal, however, that dynamic changed completely. Bob Woodward’s and Carl Berstein’s single-minded pursuit of the real perpetrators of Watergate seemingly unlocked a new, aggressive form of journalism, investigative journalism, which completely change the way media interacted with the government (Streissguth, 2006, p.51). In Media Bias, Tom Streissguth (2006) explains that “before the turn of the twentieth century, political leaders were largely immune from personal attacks” and that “...their private lives and professional crimes held little interest for newspapers editors” (p. 47). One major revelation that the scandal introduced was how interested the public was in politicians’ transgressions. Shortly after Watergate, Congressmen Wilber Mill was involved in a drunken driving accident and after being torn apart by the media, he had to resign. But no politician got the full brunt of private-life attacks as President Bill Clinton, who narrowly escaped being trialed on “perjury and obstruction of justice” (Streissguth, 2006, p.53).

Let’s get the most prominent and most talked about candidate out of the way, Donald Trump. I should first say that I am not a fan by any means. With this being said, I tried to watch the debates with an open mind and tried to look solely at his leadership style. I found Trump to be very defensive, childish, inappropriate, and all over the place. During the debates he loved to talk about how great he is; mentioning four times about his endorsements, about his great friends, and his wealth. Needless to say, he was not able to sway me. I will admit, Trump has extreme confidence. This is a great quality. However, he might just be too confident. It comes off as arrogant. Confidence is great to a certain degree, but it can also get you in trouble. He feels he is the best and everyone would listen to him because he is “Donald Trump”. He is so egotistical. There was one question asked about how Trump would order the military to target families of suspected terrorist after the military testifying the expansive use of torture is inexcusable and will refuse orders because they are illegal. His response: “They won’t refuse; they won’t refuse, believe me”.

Given that public officials are not only promised in preventing wrong, but they are also tasked with pursuing and practicing what is right and taking in consideration that conscience performs a critical role in choosing correct actions, including the ambiguities of life; I strongly believe that, the actions of Anthony Weiner affected his candidacy for New York City mayor in 2013. Moreover, some New Yorkers gave Weiner a second chance and he was able to rally supporters to assist with his campaign, however, when the sexting scandal came into light his campaign was disrupted and ended with an absolute defeat. In the documentary presented in class, I was shocked by his lack of interpersonal sensitivity because this wasn’t the first time that he

The administration arrangement of the White House is vital to the skill and status as a world political dominion, if he botches people are watching. At the point when his staff people spoil it's been viewed by millions. So as to keep our country running like an all-around oiled machine we need a president rely on upon their bureau and staff. Our leader should be made canny and a decent pioneer so as to be

What has changed in the media and political culture? Why is exploitation of sex and politics on front burner of the American agenda? The private matters of the President were once just that — private matters. Now they are published and are accessible to the American public by way of the Starr Report (http://CNN.com/starr.report/)and the mainstream media. The impeachment of the President symbolizes the pinnacle of the integration of sex and politics by the media.

Americans today tend to consider politicians as corrupt and untrustworthy figures. Political corruption can vary from bribery, money laundering, and even drug trafficking. These criminal actions are typically taken by politicians as motive to gain a personal benefit. Politicians have often associate their campaigns with dishonesty. Over the years political campaigns have lied to the public in order to gain votes. Tactics include newspaper manipulation to dishonor a political rival or to obtain support helping their personal agenda. This bad stigma associated with politicians tends to diminish citizens trust. The image depicted in this assignment is intended to target the issue of politician’s dependability with in the public. The image used in this essay was obtained from Brian Montopoli’s article entitled “Lying politicians: A fact of life”. Brian Montopoli is senior political reporter for CBS News website. Montopli’s article was about the lies politicians make in their campaigns in order to gain votes. The image used in Monotopil’s article was utilized to emphasize his argument. Montoplis’s image demonstrates the problematic issue surrounding political officials. The image seemed like it didn’t have a specific target, but once reading title of the article connected with the image it was made clear that the image represents the troublesome issues with politicians in today’s society. The argument being made with the image was that certain political officials might lie to the

When Clinton was running for president a women named Gennifer Flowers opened up to the media about a 12 year affair that Clinton and Flowers had. She told the media that she was given a job in the State House of Arkansas that she was unqualified for while Clinton was president. In a 60 Minutes interview, Clinton admitted to causing “pain” in his marriage but he also said “the allegations are false” (15). This shows Clinton’s “tendency to play with words and

Who I want to discuss today in my essay is one who’s known for his affair, Bill Clinton. I can guarantee whoever think of Bill Clinton will think of an affair with one of his intern or one president that almost got impeached because of what he did. Before I started on my research about Bill Clinton, all I thought of him was nothing more than a player. His image in our nation is demonstrated as a player or cheater. That’s why I was so curious about him for what he did as a president. Because of this image, no one would think of what he did in the office even what he is even known for.

In campaigning, media coverage plays a large role for candidates. They use the media to make their name heard and image seen. “Nearly everything a candidate does is geared toward the media, especially television” (Stuckey, 1999, p. 99) Candidates make appearances on talk shows,

Rudy Giuliani is the embodiment of an America Dream. Rudy climbed the political ladder and now lies as president-elected global chair of cybersecurity (CNN Library). People who are in the public eye and in politics are at times involved in a scandal or multiple scandals. Scandals have been present since the beginning of time and can very much affect your credibility and your public response to any of your further doings. Rudy Giuliani did experience a similar scandal to John Proctor from The Crucible and many others have too but, each situation is different and unique to their own.

People we respect and look to for guidance and wisdom in life, lie. Lies are the cornerstone of unethical behavior; adultery is a lie not only to oneself, also to those whom you have committed to loving. In an article concerning the shocking affair of Gov. Mark Sanford, David Lauderdale makes a very simple yet profound statement, adultery is “a hardship you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, much less inflict on your flesh and blood.” However, daily this pain is inflicted, the details coursing through the media channels spreading our ethical decline. Politicians; such as, Bill Clinton, Mark Sanford, John Ensign and celebrities Tiger Woods, David Letterman, and Jesse James are the most recent casualties in this decline in ethical behavior. (Garcia) There