# another night Time Feud For Ya - The Political Scandal Feud by 42fish \[game over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 25, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246 "2008-08-25T21:29:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/41 "2008-08-26T14:43:15Z")

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1. Elliot Spitzer
2. Newt Gingrinch
3. Agnew
4. Marion Barry
5. Liddy
6. Ollie North
7. Whitewater
8. Valeri Plame
9. I did not have sex with that woman.
10. Tearful Apology

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/42 "2008-08-26T14:47:00Z")

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1. Elliot Spitzer
2. Ted Kennedy
3. Tom DeLay
4. Marion Barry
5. G Gordon Liddy
6. Oliver North
7. Whitewater
8. Valerie Plume
9. I am not a crook
10. Press Conference with wife/family

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/43 "2008-08-26T14:49:59Z")

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1. Gary Hart

2. Arnold Scwartznegger

3. Harrison “Pete” Williams

4. Marion Barry

5. G. Gordon Liddy

6. Col. Oliver North

7. Whitewater

8. Firing of U.S. Attorneys

9. “I am not a crook.”

10. Make public statement/speech

11. Abscam

12. Brought down temporarily, anyway

ETA: Agnew! :smack:

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/44 "2008-08-26T14:50:41Z")

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1. Elliot Spitzer
2. JFK
3. Spiro Agnew
4. John Profumo\*
5. Bob Woodward
6. Oliver North
7. Paula Jones affair
8. No WMDs
9. “I did not have sex with that woman.”
10. Find Jesus

\*I couldn’t think of a single one, other than the Clinton “didn’t inhale” thing. Profumo died of an overdose after a sex scandal. I suppose that’ll have to do.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/45 "2008-08-26T14:56:41Z")

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Press conference with wife! :smack:

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/46 "2008-08-26T15:29:37Z")

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1. Gary Hart
2. Grover Cleveland
3. George Ryan
4. Marion Berry
5. G. Gordon Liddy
6. Oliver North
7. Whitewater
8. the 2000 election
9. “I am not a crook.”
10. War/military action

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/47 "2008-08-26T15:47:21Z")

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1. Gary Hart
2. Ted Kennedy (Chappaquiddick, not sure if this is a sex scandal per se, but I can’t think of another one)
3. Jim Trafficant
4. Marion Barry
5. John Dean
6. Oliver North
7. Travelgate
8. Politically motivated firings of US Attorneys
9. I am not a crook
10. Start a war.

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/48 "2008-08-26T17:04:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright]  
Profumo died of an overdose after a sex scandal. I suppose that’ll have to do.  
[/QUOTE]

Actually, Profumo died of a stroke in 2006. You might be thinking of Stephen Ward, the osteopath who introduced Profumo to Christine Keeler, who committed suicide by OD before a jury convicted him of ‘living on the immoral earnings’ of Keeler. Since Profumo did resign as Secretary of War and never returned to politics, he does qualify as a politician brought down by a sex scandal, tho.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/49 "2008-08-26T17:30:05Z")

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1. Eliot Spitzer

2. Larry Craig

3. Ted Stevens

4. Marion Barry

5. H.R. Haldeman

6. Oliver North

7. Marc Rich Pardon

8. Politically motivated attorney firings

9. I am not a crook

10. Tearful speech with wife at side

11. I was tempted to just write “The George W Bush Administration”

12. Wife wears dignified suit, pained expression.

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/50 "2008-08-26T17:30:12Z")

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1. Elliot Spitzer

2. Ted Kennedy

3. Tom DeLay

4. Marion Barry

5. G Gordon Liddy

6. Ollie North

7. Whitewater

8. Valerie Plame name leak

9. I am not a crook

10. Press Conference

11. Nor did I have sex with that woman. Trust me.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/51 "2008-08-26T21:09:21Z")

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Game over!

Back in a sec.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/52 "2008-08-26T21:13:35Z")

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**1. Eliot Spitzer 21**

1. Gary Hart 15
2. John Profumo 3
3. Bill Clinton 2
4. John Edwards 2
5. Gary Condit 1
6. Larry Craig 1

**2. Ted Kennedy 11**  
2. Grover Cleveland 8  
2. John F. Kennedy 6  
2. Clarence Thomas 4  
2. Larry Craig 4  
2. Barney Frank 3  
2. Gary Hart 2  
2. John McCain 2  
2. Newt Gingrich 2  
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger 1  
2. David Paterson 1  
2. Nicolas Sarkozy 1

**3. Tom DeLay 14**  
3. Spiro Agnew 8  
3. Ted Stevens 3  
3. Warren G. Harding 3  
3. George Ryan 2  
3. Jim Trafficant 2  
3. Albert Fall 1  
3. Bob Ney 1  
3. Bob Torricelli 1  
3. Bud Dwyer 1  
3. Donald Riegle 1  
3. Duke Cunningham 1  
3. Harrison “Pete” Williams 1  
3. Jack Abramoff 1  
3. James J Walker 1  
3. Jim Wright 1  
3. Kakuei Tanaka 1  
3. Otto Kern 1  
3. William Jefferson 1

**4. Marion Barry 39**  
4. John Profumo 1  
4. Joycelyn Elders 1  
4. Man, I’m really drawing a blank here. 1  
4. No answer 1  
4. Rush Limbaugh 1  
4. Wilbur Mills 1

**5. G. Gordon Liddy 16**  
5. John Dean 9  
5. Mark Felt 5  
5. H.R. Haldeman 4  
5. John Ehrlichman 3  
5. John Mitchell 3  
5. Bob Woodward 2  
5. Charles Coulson 2  
5. Howard Hunt 1

**6. Oliver North 43**  
6. Alezander Haig 1  
6. George H. W. Bush 1

**7. Whitewater 38**  
7. Travelgate 4  
7. Filegate 1  
7. Marc Rich Pardon 1  
7. Paula Jones affair 1

**8. Valerie Plame leak 26**  
8. Firing of US attorneys 7  
8. Halliburton 4  
8. No WMDs 2  
8. Abu-Ghraib 1  
8. Blackwater 1  
8. Bush reading “The Pet Goat” on 9/11 1  
8. Iraq 1  
8. Katrina/FEMA 1  
8. the 2000 election 1

**9. “I am not a crook!” 33**  
9. “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” 7  
9. “It depends on what your definition of ‘is’, is.” 2  
9. “Bitch set me up!” 1  
9. “Mistakes were made.” 1  
9. “What did the president know, and when did he know it?” 1

**10. Apology/press conference with wife 36**  
10. Start a war 3  
10. Retires/Resigns 2  
10. Find Jesus 1  
10. Lies 1  
10. Rehab 1  
10. Visit troops 1

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/53 "2008-08-26T21:31:02Z")

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Ladies and gentlemen ~~~drumroll~~~ we have a tie! Congratulations **Amp** and **5-4-Fighting**!!! ::flings confetti:: Good job! They both got 10/10. Woo-hoo!

Thanks all, and thanks **42fish**!

New one tomorrow.

\*\*1. Amp 615.56 \*\*  
\*\*1. 5-4-Fighting 615.56 \*\*  
3. WVmom 582.22  
4. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 577.78  
5. 42fish 571.11  
5. drm 571.11  
7. Little Nemo 566.67  
7. Fretful Porpentine 566.67  
9. This’ll Do 560.00  
9. MadTheSwine 560.00  
9. KayElCee 560.00  
12. Happy Lendervedder 555.56  
13. Ace309 553.33  
14. RickJay 548.89  
15. swampbear 544.44  
15. delphica 544.44  
17. Zebra 524.44  
18. Baker 522.22  
18. astorian 522.22  
20. gonzomax 520.00  
21. pravnik 504.44  
21. WoodenTaco 504.44  
23. Left Hand of Dorkness 502.22  
24. bibliophage 500.00  
25. peekercpa 488.89  
25. Sternvogel 488.89  
27. MsWhatsit 484.44  
28. winterhawk11 480.00  
29. bmoak 457.78  
30. El\_Kabong 442.22  
31. Thudlow Boink 437.78  
32. Larry Borgia 422.22  
33. want2know 415.56  
34. Governor Quinn 413.33  
35. Scarlett67 400.00  
36. Freudian Slit 391.11  
37. anyrose 382.22  
38. cmkeller 371.11  
39. Gangster Octopus 368.89  
39. Civil Guy 368.89  
41. 5 time champ 366.67  
42. tarragon918 342.22  
43. Gala Matrix Fire 335.56  
44. Maus Magill 246.67  
45. Really Not All That Bright 197.78

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/54 "2008-08-26T21:35:24Z")

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Congratulations, **Amp**! Here’s a cigar – oops! – I mean here’s a trophy for ya!

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/55 "2008-08-26T22:08:22Z")

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Is this the first time there’s been a tie for first?

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/56 "2008-08-26T22:36:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Baker]  
Is this the first time there’s been a tie for first?  
[/QUOTE]  
A cursory look at the first two pages of a “feud” search shows these were ties:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10126166&postcount=80](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10126166&postcount=80)

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10049283&postcount=66](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10049283&postcount=66)

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9984548&postcount=65](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9984548&postcount=65).

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/57 "2008-08-27T00:24:40Z")

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Woohoo! Last again!

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/58 "2008-08-27T01:06:49Z")

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[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting]  
Congratulations, **Amp**! Here’s a cigar – oops! – I mean here’s a trophy for ya!  
[/QUOTE]

I’ll share a cigar with you anytime. 😉

15th place… not too shabby I guess.

Congrats to **5-4-Fighting and Amp**!

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/59 "2008-08-27T17:15:08Z")

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Woohoo! I made it into the top ten!

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-night-time-feud-for-ya-the-political-scandal-feud-by-42fish-game-over/461246/60 "2008-08-27T17:28:55Z")

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[QUOTE=swampbear]  
I’ll share a cigar with you anytime. 😉

15th place… not too shabby I guess.

Congrats to **5-4-Fighting and Amp**!  
[/QUOTE]  
Erm, careful. You don’t know where that cigar’s been. 😉

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