Tag Archives: Monica Lewinsky scandal

May 30, 2011

Ethics Dunces: Joe Klein and Chris Matthews

It was inevitable that the Chris Matthews Show would allow Joe Klein’s ethical blindness to reach full flower. The topic: the prosecution of John Edwards, serial cad. Continue reading →

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Tagged as " it's not the worst thing", 2008 Presidential campaign, ABA Model Rule 8.3, adultery, Bill Clinton, campaign contributions, Chris Matthews, cultural standards, Department of Justice, Federal election laws, fraud, honesty, ideological bias, integrity, Joe Klein, John Edwards, journalistic objectivity, legal ethics, Manny Ramirez, misuse of camapaign donations, Monica Lewinsky scandal, MSNBC, partisanship, professional discipline, prosecutorial discretion, rationalizations, Rielle Hunter, societal norms, The Chris Matthews Show, trustworthiness

April 14, 2011

Ethics Dunce: Buzz Bissinger

Buzz Bissinger, a the member in good standing of the Daily Beast’s stable of annoyingly hypocritical, biased or appallingly cynical writers has authored an article that pronounces the Barry Bonds conviction “a travesty” in the title, and presents one ethics howler after another, any of one of which would have justified an Ethics Dunce prize. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Ethics Dunces, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, History, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, Sports, U.S. Society, War and the Military, Workplace

Tagged as "innocent until proven guilty", accountability, all-time career home run record, atom bomb, Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds trial, baseball, Buzz Bissinger, cheating, ethics, fairness, federal prosecutors, Hiroshima, Japan, Jeff Novitsky, justice, legal ethics, lying to a grand jury, Mark McGwire, Monica Lewinsky scandal, obstruction of justice, performance-enhancing drugs, perjury, President Bill Clinton, rationalizations, Roger Clemens, selective prosecution, steroids, World War II

March 31, 2011

Ethics Quiz: The Re-cycled Sperm Trick

A woman uses oral sex to take a man’s semen and get pregnant with it. There ought to be a law! Continue reading →

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Filed under Bioethics, Gender and Sex, Law & Law Enforcement, Love, Romance and Relationships, U.S. Society

Tagged as child support, Clinton, consent, dishonesty, emotional distress, fairness, fellacio, law and ethics, Monica Lewinsky scandal, punishment, sperm donation, tricks

August 22, 2010

Summer Rerun: “Ending the Bi-Partisan Effort to Destroy Trust in America”

Trust is the reason why ethics is so important in America: if there is a single post of the more than 700 I have written here since October 2009 I would like people to read, this is it. Continue reading →

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Tagged as "60 Minutes", "birthers", "vast right wing conspiracy", 2004 Presidential election, Abraham Lincoln, accountability, Afghanistan, AIG, Andrew Jackson, Ann Coulter, baseball, Bernie Madoff, Bill Belichek, Bill Frist, Bill of Rights, blogs, candor, CNN, competence, conservative talk radio, conspiracy theories, Dan Rather, Drudge Report, E.J. Dionne, Ed Schultz, Enron, F.D.R., fairness, Fox news, Frank Rich, George Washington, Glenn Beck, Goldman Sachs, gratitude, Greece, Hillary Clinton, honesty, integrity, Iraq, J.F.K., Jayson Blair, Keith Olbermann, Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Monica Lewinsky scandal, Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn, O.J. Simpson, Oklahoma City bombing, openness, Paul Krugman, Pentagon shooter, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, President Richard Nixon, public trust. Vietnam, Rep. Charles Rangel, respect, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Securities Exchange Commission, Senate health care bill, Sharron Angle, steroids, Teddy Roosevelt, The Associated Press, the Bush Administration, Tom DeLay, trust, trustworthiness, Tyco, U.S. Supreme Court, Watergate, Worldcom

August 14, 2010

Unethical Quote of the Week

Nothing influences the ethical culture of a business more than the perceived conduct of the man or woman at the top. It is the lesson we learn over and over, yet refuse to accept. Continue reading →

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Tagged as abuse of power, Congress, corporations, culture, Democrats, ethical standards, ethics, expense account padding, Hewlett-Packard, honesrty, Joe Nocera, Leadership, loyalty, Mark Hurd, Monica Lewinsky scandal, organizations, President Bill Clinton, pretense, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Maxine Waters, role model, sexual harassment, trustworthiness, values, vlaues

May 30, 2010

Ethics Hero: Chris Matthews

Matthews demonstrated his integrity and his priorities again yesterday with an impassioned outburst in which he accurately and deftly explained what a President’s leadership imperatives are in a crisis on the scale of the Gulf oil spill, and condemned President Obama’s failure to meet them. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Ethics Heroes, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership

Tagged as bias, Chris Matthews, Gulf oil spill, honesty, integrity, Leadership, Monica Lewinsky scandal, MSNBC, President Obama

March 5, 2010

Essay: Ending the Bi-Partisan Effort to Destroy Trust in America

America has reached the breaking point in its loss of trust in the government. It took both parties, Left and Right to get us there. It’s up to the public to fix it, and time is running out. Continue reading →

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Tagged as "60 Minutes", "birthers", "vast right wing conspiracy", 2004 Presidential election, Abraham Lincoln, accountability, Afghanistan, Andrew Jackson, Ann Coulter, baseball, Bernie Madoff, Bill Belichek, Bill Frist, Bill of Rights, blogs, candor, CNN, competence, conservative talk radio, conspiracy theories, Dan Rather, Drudge Report, E.J. Dionne, Ed Schultz, Enron, F.D.R., fairness, Fox news, Frank Rich, George Washington, Glenn Beck, gratitude, Greece, Hillary Clinton, honesty, integrity, Iraq, J.F.K., Jayson Blair, Keith Olbermann, Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Monica Lewinsky scandal, Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn, O.J. Simpson, Oklahoma City bombing, openness, Paul Krugman, Pentagon shooter, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, President Richard Nixon, public trust. Vietnam, Rep. Charles Rangel, respect, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Securities Exchange Commission, Senate health care bill, steroids, Teddy Roosevelt, The Associated Press, the Bush Administration, Tom DeLay, trust, trustworthiness, Tyco, U.S. Supreme Court, Watergate, Worldcom

December 6, 2009

Tiger Woods Ethics, Part II: Yes. It Matters

Doing the right thing is important. It matters in the context of creating and maintaining a good and functional society. When someone as prominent and popular as Tiger Woods violates such vital societal values, we cannot just shrug it away, as Post columnist Michael Wilbon does. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, History, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Sports, U.S. Society

Tagged as "everybody does it", adultery, Chris Rock, Citizenship, conflict of interest, ethics, integrity, Jack Marshall Sr., Joe Scarborough, Michael Phelps, Michael Wilbon, Monica Lewinsky scandal, Predient Bill Clinton, Predient John F. Kennedy, President George W. Bush, rationalizations, Tiger Woods

November 5, 2009

Would You Buy A Magazine From This Man?

Dick Morris is not the kind of admirable figure you want endorsing your product, unless there is something seriously wrong with the product. Continue reading →

Tag Archives: Monica Lewinsky scandal

Ethics Dunces: Joe Klein and Chris Matthews

Ethics Dunce: Buzz Bissinger

Summer Rerun: “Ending the Bi-Partisan Effort to Destroy Trust in America”

Unethical Quote of the Week

Ethics Hero: Chris Matthews

Essay: Ending the Bi-Partisan Effort to Destroy Trust in America

Tiger Woods Ethics, Part II: Yes. It Matters

Would You Buy A Magazine From This Man?

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