# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2131
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42605 "2016-04-12T13:24:25Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. > **[Warren G. Harding | Extramarital affairs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding#Extramarital_affairs)** > > Harding had an extramarital affair with Carrie Fulton Phillips of Marion, which lasted about 15 years before ending in 1920. The affair was revealed when Harding biographer Francis Russell, while researching his book in 1963, discovered letters from Harding to Phillips. The letters were donated to the Ohio Historical Society, and some there wanted the letters destroyed to preserve what remained of Harding's reputation. A lawsuit ensued, with Harding's heirs claiming copyright over the letters. Th... ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42606 "2016-04-12T13:41:04Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42607 "2016-04-12T14:17:58Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. 7. Grover Cleveland, possibly fathered an illegitimate son, the scandal almost cost him the 1884 election. “Ma, Ma, Where’s my Pa?” “Gone to the White House, ha ha ha!” ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42608 "2016-04-12T14:55:12Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. 7. Grover Cleveland, possibly fathered an illegitimate son, the scandal almost cost him the 1884 election. 8. Anthony Weiner, sexting ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42609 "2016-04-12T15:02:13Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. 7. Grover Cleveland, possibly fathered an illegitimate son, the scandal almost cost him the 1884 election. 8. Mark Foley(R-Florida) Molti ficky-ficky with Congressional pages ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42610 "2016-04-12T15:11:52Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. 7. Grover Cleveland, possibly fathered an illegitimate son, the scandal almost cost him the 1884 election. 8. Anthony Weiner, sexting 9. Mark Foley(R-Florida) Molti ficky-ficky with Congressional pages (nothing new, just restoring my deleted post) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42611 "2016-04-12T15:40:47Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. 7. Grover Cleveland, possibly fathered an illegitimate son, the scandal almost cost him the 1884 election. 8. Anthony Weiner, sexting 9. Mark Foley(R-Florida) Molti ficky-ficky with Congressional pages 10. Thomas Jefferson, (D-Virginia), fathered an illegitimate child with his slave ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42612 "2016-04-12T15:52:55Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. 7. Grover Cleveland, possibly fathered an illegitimate son, the scandal almost cost him the 1884 election. 8. Anthony Weiner, sexting 9. Mark Foley(R-Florida) Molti ficky-ficky with Congressional pages 10. Thomas Jefferson, (D-Virginia), fathered an illegitimate child with his slave 11. John Profumo, British statesman in cold-war triangle with Christine Keeler and a Soviet diplomat. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42613 "2016-04-12T16:16:23Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. 7. Grover Cleveland, possibly fathered an illegitimate son, the scandal almost cost him the 1884 election. 8. Anthony Weiner, sexting 9. Mark Foley(R-Florida) Molti ficky-ficky with Congressional pages 10. Thomas Jefferson, (D-Virginia), fathered an illegitimate child with his slave 11. John Profumo, British statesman in cold-war triangle with Christine Keeler and a Soviet diplomat. 12. Alexander Hamilton, blackmailed by the husband of a woman he had an affair with. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42614 "2016-04-12T17:09:46Z")
Politicians who’ve been the subject of a sex scandal, proven or otherwise. 1. Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois) - molested teenaged boys. 2. Eliot Spitzer (D, New York) - prostitutes 3. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R, California) - fathered a bastard child 4. Bill Clinton (D. former POTUS) - Monica Lewinsky et al 5. Warren G. Harding (R-Ohio) - had a longtime mistress with whom he probably fathered a daughter. 6. Gary Hart, forced to withdraw from US presidential candidacy over relationship with Donna Rice. 7. Grover Cleveland, possibly fathered an illegitimate son, the scandal almost cost him the 1884 election. 8. Anthony Weiner, sexting 9. Mark Foley(R-Florida) Molti ficky-ficky with Congressional pages 10. Thomas Jefferson, (D-Virginia), fathered an illegitimate child with his slave 11. John Profumo, British statesman in cold-war triangle with Christine Keeler and a Soviet diplomat. 12. Alexander Hamilton, blackmailed by the husband of a woman he had an affair with. 13. Larry Craig (R, Idaho) - caught with a male hooker in an airport restroom. Next: Political scandals not involving sex (that we _know_ about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42615 "2016-04-12T17:19:19Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42616 "2016-04-12T17:23:15Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42617 "2016-04-12T17:30:04Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42618 "2016-04-12T17:33:35Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42619 "2016-04-12T17:40:05Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 5. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office 6. Chappaquiddick ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42620 "2016-04-12T17:40:27Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 5. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office 6. Chappaquiddick 7. The outing of Valerie Plame ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42621 "2016-04-12T17:47:52Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 5. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office 6. Chappaquiddick 7. The outing of Valerie Plame 8. The Dreyfus Affair ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42622 "2016-04-12T18:09:42Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 5. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office 6. Chappaquiddick 7. The outing of Valerie Plame 8. The Dreyfus Affair 9. Marconi scandal of 1910 (UK) ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42623 "2016-04-12T18:59:04Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 5. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office 6. Chappaquiddick 7. The outing of Valerie Plame 8. The Dreyfus Affair 9. Marconi scandal of 1910 (UK) 10. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson “usurping” her incapacitated husband’s presidency. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42624 "2016-04-12T19:25:14Z")
Political scandals not involving sex (that we know about…) 1. Iran-Contra Affair 2. Teapot Dome scandal 3. Watergate 4. The Keating 5 5. The “accidental” death of Brown County KS sheriff Dave Nigus the day after he was suspended from office 6. Chappaquiddick 7. The outing of Valerie Plame 8. The Dreyfus Affair 9. Marconi scandal of 1910 (UK) 10. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson “usurping” her incapacitated husband’s presidency. 11. Whitewater scandal [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2130) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2132)