Mudrakers Thread (Finding the dirt on Politicians)

[Alouite]

Okay. So everyone knows that most politicians are corrupt. But yet they keep getting elected. So, for those NSers who want to learn the dirty past of these political arena manipulators then help this thread. This is how it will work. A poster posts a politicians name and until someone finds a good source with the information about them. I will start this off with a hard one:

Delaware State Senator Steve Smyk. It might be hard but I will be very impressed if you find something. Posting below you can ask me for more details about him.

[Benuty]

Mudraking [traditional 1900's] still exist?

I know they do in some form but in the form of panic journalism.

[Alouite]

Mudraking [traditional 1900's] still exist?

I know they do in some form but in the form of panic journalism.

And so I have revived it in nationstates. But yeah try to avoid "He/She/It is the Anti-christ etc." excuses.

[Divair2]

A witch hunt thread? How boring.

[Benuty]

A witch hunt thread? How boring.

We haven't had a good witch hunt since the Dreyfus Affair.

[Pope Joan]

I am more familiar with muckraking.

One of the leading muckrakers was Ida Tarbell, from my home town.

I like her because she confined her revelations solely to the corporate fat cats who were raping America in her day.

Guys such as John D. Rockefeller.

So have fun with your politicians, but remember who the real enemy is.

http://www.biography.com/people/ida-tarbell-9502126

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/3 ... Confronted

[Marcurix]

Okay. So everyone knows that most politicians are corrupt.

source.

[Wind in the Willows]

Okay. So everyone knows that most politicians are corrupt.

source.

Take a look at them.

[Alouite]

I am more familiar with muckraking.

One of the leading muckrakers was Ida Tarbell, from my home town.

I like her because she confined her revelations solely to the corporate fat cats who were raping America in her day.

Guys such as John D. Rockefeller.

So have fun with your politicians, but remember who the real enemy is.

http://www.biography.com/people/ida-tarbell-9502126

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/3 ... Confronted

It used to be muckraking, but politics are getting so dirty its just a bunch of muddy nonsense.

[Thafoo]

did you guys hear that this Nixon character was bugging something or other?

it's true

[Alouite]

did you guys hear that this Nixon character was bugging something or other?

it's true

We are focussing on the the Delaware state senator. Until we get something on him we don't go off topic.

[Thafoo]

did you guys hear that this Nixon character was bugging something or other?

it's true

We are focussing on the the Delaware state senator. Until we get something on him we don't go off topic.

well this Nixon dude was wiretapping the DNC at Watergate

beat that

[Threlizdun]

Now there's a term that hasn't seen much use in about a century.

[Alouite]

We are focussing on the the Delaware state senator. Until we get something on him we don't go off topic.

well this Nixon dude was wiretapping the DNC at Watergate

beat that

Stop the threadjack right there buddy.

[Sanguinea]

Okay. So everyone knows that most politicians are corrupt.

source.

Government policy and outright refusal to implement measures to combat social woes is enough.

[Thafoo]

well this Nixon dude was wiretapping the DNC at Watergate

beat that

Stop the threadjack right there buddy.

and then he tried to cover it up! Can you believe the nerve?

facetious

[Sanguinea]

Stop the threadjack right there buddy.

and then he tried to cover it up! Can you believe the nerve?

facetious

Thaf, stop kk? You are sorta threadjacking, k dear?

[Alouite]

Stop the threadjack right there buddy.

and then he tried to cover it up! Can you believe the nerve?

facetious

Are you seriously gonna keep threadjacking this. It was supposed to be a thread where someone puts a politician's name and position (starting with the one I did) and has NSers look for a legitimate piece of information about the bad things they have done. Why do you have to persist in this threadjack?

[Thafoo]

and then he tried to cover it up! Can you believe the nerve?

facetious

Thaf, stop kk? You are sorta threadjacking, k dear?

I'm referring to an incident that occurred before any of us were born in which all of the information is already in history textbooks and the man who did it is dead. It should be readily apparent that I'm being facetious.

[Sanguinea]

Thaf, stop kk? You are sorta threadjacking, k dear?

I'm referring to an incident that occurred before any of us were born in which all of the information is already in history textbooks and the man who did it is dead. It should be readily apparent that I'm being facetious.

That's the point, dear.....

[Thafoo]

I'm referring to an incident that occurred before any of us were born in which all of the information is already in history textbooks and the man who did it is dead. It should be readily apparent that I'm being facetious.

That's the point, dear.....

Whaaaaat

--(joke)-->

(._.) <-- my head

[Alouite]

That's the point, dear.....

Whaaaaat

--(joke)-->

(._.) <-- my head

Knock it off.

[Thafoo]

Whaaaaat

--(joke)-->

(._.) <-- my head

Knock it off.

Ooh. Someone just got angry. Oh my stars. Jeepers me.

[Sanguinea]

Knock it off.

Ooh. Someone just got angry. Oh my stars. Jeepers me.

Thaf, stop before you get a warning.

[Ceannairceach]

Do we really need to revive the modern witch hunt? The media does a good enough job of airing people's dirty secrets. No need for us to join in on that shame brigade.