Tag Archives: lobbying
Ethics TRIPLE Dunces: Tramway Elementary Teacher Melanie Hawes and Lee County Board of Education Superintendant Jeff Moss
Imagine how much money could be saved if schools stopped paying Ethics Dunces. Continue reading →
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Tagged as abuse of power, betrayal, budget cuts, bullies, daughters, ethics, exploitation of children, exploitation of students, fathers, Jeff Moss, lies, lobbying, Melanie Hawes, North Carolina legislature, Rep. Mike Stone, school administrators, teacher salaries, teachers, Tramway Elementary, trust
Ensign Scandal Revelations: Sen. Coburn’s Betrayal
Another Senator was involved in the Ensign scandals, and he did not cover himself with glory. Continue reading →
Filed under Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Professions, U.S. Society
Tagged as "the heart wants what the heart wants", adultery, corruption, cover-up, cover-ups, Cynthia Hampton, dishonesty, Doug Hampton, duty to report, duty to resign, ethics, extortion, Federal Election Commission, Golden Rule, government ethics, image, integrity, investigations, lies, lobbying, loyalty, mistakes, Old boy network, report on Sen. Ensign, Republican Party, reputation, Sen. Fulbright, Sen. John Ensign, Sen. Tom Coburn, Senate Ethics Committee, Senate Ethics Manual, sex scandals, trust, Woody Allen
The Unfair and Dishonest Regulation…of Interior Decorators?
All professional licensing creates a bar to membership, making such licenses targets of Libertarians and other critics. But at least most professions requiring a license have a plausible argument for the certification based on health and the protection of the public welfare. But interior decorators? Continue reading →
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Tagged as American Society of Interior Designers, bars to emtry, bias, discrimination, ethics, fairness, honesty, interior decorators, Interior Design Protection Council, licensing, lobbying, public health, public safety, regulation of professions
Unethical Quote of the Week: Sen. John Ensign
Sen. Ensign resigns, two years late, saying his adultery, affair with a staffer, betrayal of an aid, lies and cover-up don’t violate ethical standards. Continue reading →
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Tagged as adultery, cover-ups, Cynthia Hampton, Doug Hampton, duty to resign, ethics, extortion, government ethics, image, integrity, investigations, lobbying, mistakes, reputation, Sen. Fulbright, Sen. John Ensign, Senate Ethics Committee, Senate Ethics Manual, sex scandals, trust
Ethics Star and Ethics Hero Emeritus: Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011
Elizabeth Taylor was a great movie star, but there have been plenty of those. Her dedication and tenacious efforts to conquer AIDS and promote compassion for its victims, however, move her to the head of the line where it counts. Continue reading →
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Tagged as AIDS, AIDS research, anti-gay bias, Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis, celebrity, charity, Clark Gable, compassion, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, ethics, fame, fear, Gary Cooper, Hollywood, Jimmy Cagney, kindness, lobbying, Rock Hudson, Ronald Reagan, Ryan White
Ethics Quiz: Can You Undo A Past Confict of Interest or Appearance of Impropriety?
Executive Director Melanie Sloan will not be leaving CREW after all. Does that make everything all right, obliterating the conflict of interest exposed by her decision to take the lobbying job for a firm representing the same interests that CREW had defended? Is the stain of that apparent conflict now erased? Continue reading →
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Tagged as "Hoisted by his own petard", appearance of impropriety, bias, cashing in, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, conflicts of interest, corruption, cynicism, ethics, ethics watchdogs, for-profit schools, hypocrisy, integrity, Lanny Davis, lobbying, loyalty, Melanie Sloan, quid pro quo, trust, trustworthiness
Campaign Contributions During Key Votes: Call It Bribery
It isn’t just earmarks our patriotic representatives on Capitol Hill are auctioning off, but the laws themselves. Continue reading →
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Tagged as accountability, breach of trust, bribery, Congress, corruption, cynicism, dishonesty, earmarks, ethics, House Ethics Committee, influence peddling, lies, lobbying, PMA Group, quid pro quo, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Sen. Max Baucus, U.S. House of Representatives, United States Senate
FLASHBACK: What’s Wrong With “Loser Pays” (and Rosie O’Donnell)
Back in 2007, a ridiculous lawsuit spawned an even more ridiculous pronouncement from Rosie O’Donnell, which prompted the following post (originally titled “The Pants, the Judge, and Rosie’s Mouth”) on The Ethics Scoreboard. I had forgotten about it, but the issue og “loser pays” still comes up, and Rosie (and Joy Behar) continue to require periodic slapdowns, so here it is again Continue reading →
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Tagged as Catholic Church, contingent fees, damages, defective products, England, ethics, fairness, ignorance, Joy Behar, jury awards, justice, lobbying, loser pays, medical malpractice, medical negligence, personal injury law, Rosie O'Donnell, Roy Pearson, sexual predators, The View, tort reform, tort system, trial lawyers
CREW Gets Hoisted: For Ethics Watchdogs, Integrity’s a Bitch
I’m sure Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters are having a good chuckle over Sloan’s conduct and CREW’s embarrassment, but this incident is a serious blow to the prospects for ethical government, Continue reading →
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Tagged as "Hoisted by his own petard", appearance of impropriety, bias, cashing in, Charlie Rangel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, coincidence, conflicts of interest, corruption, cynicism, ethics, ethics watchdogs, for-profit schools, hypocrisy, integrity, Lanny Davis, lobbying, loyalty, Maxine Waters, Melanie Sloan, quid pro quo, Rep. Don Young
Comment of the Day on “Ethics Triple Dunces…”
[In his Comment of the Day, Jeffrey Field endorses the actions of both the teacher and the superintendent that I labeled "ethics triple dunces" for making students write letters lobbying for more money in school budgets, raises some other provocative … Continue reading →
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