Can anybody name some corrupt politicians in history?

[PAB]

Trafficant.

 

[IronWing]

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. A little power doesn't seem so good either.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal

significant outcome was the Supreme Court case McGrain v. Daugherty which, for the first time, explicitly established Congress' right to compel testimony.

O'Rly? then why did so many people plead the 5th when they testified in front of congress?

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
hitler took bribes? wasn't aware of that. or do you mean rigging elections?

if so, add LBJ.

esplain

 

[KarmaPolice]

all ?

 

[ch33zw1z]

"morally corrupt" is comparing their morals to yours. the two you mentioned are more....plain crazy..

 

[chrisms]

Idi Amin
Robert Mugabe
Mobutu Sese Seko
Mao Tse-Tung
Kim il Sung
Joseph Stalin
Pol Pot

 

[mugs]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Tweed

 

[jumpr]

Augusto Pinochet
Slobodan Milosevic
Mummar Qaddafi

EDIT: you're looking for dictators who ruled by fear...not corrupt politicians. Your OP is wayyyyy off the mark.

 

[waggy]

boss hogg was pretty currupt.

 

[Dritnul]

if no1 said it Castro

Im sure depending on who u ask a lot of early emporers too

any good catholic should say Nero at the very least

note for de de des (Nero began the persecution of catholics(or maybe christians in general as well))

edit for spelling

side note (in ancient languages 666 spelled Nero)

 

[ultimatebob]

If you're talking morally corrupt, I'm sure that almost every good Republican on the forum would agree with adding Bill Clinton to the list.

Democrats worship him, though, so they usually give him a pass for the whole Whitewater/Filegate/Travelgate/Lewinsky thing.

 

[jacob0401]

Pol Pot

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
US history? How about Ulysses Grant? I don't recall if he was corrupt, or if his gov't was corrupt.

eh?

 

[bleeb]

President Bill Clinton

"I-DID-NOT-HAVE-SEXUAL-RELATIONS-WITH-THAT-WOMAN"
(Pointing at the cameras with this thumb up at America.)

Next thing you know, the sexual details of their relationship are all over the media, news, radio, television, comedy central.

 

[eits]

wtf?

sad that not many people have named a u.s. president, yet... namely clinton (hey, i loved the guy and wish he was still the president, but what he did was morally corrupt).

 

[Sureshot324]

all of them. You will never rise that that position if you are not corrupt.

 

[chcarnage]

Maybe you should take a look at the dictator cards, especially the banana pack.

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: waggy
look into chicago poltics.

His name was Daly and he was owned by the mob.

Try Tamney too in NYC

 

[uberman]

Baby Doc

 

[aidanjm]

George, W. Bush

 

[sadguy]

George H.W. Bush - involvement in JFK assassination + Iran Contra + Iraq War 1

George W. Bush - lying his arse off about everything.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: everman
Wouldn't it be easier to make a list of politicians who were not corrupt? Probably shorter

Yeah, you'd never get writer's cramp.

 

[hdeck]

Originally posted by: sadguy
George H.W. Bush - involvement in JFK assassination .

wtf?

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: sadguy
George H.W. Bush - involvement in JFK assassination + Iran Contra + Iraq War 1

I can give you a pass on the Iran-Contra stuff but the other 2?? I'd love to hear your explaination.