Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Video. October 2, 2009. Last night on his show, David Letterman took ten minutes to share with his audience the story of an extortion plot.
Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 15, 2009. Ensign plans to run for re-election in 2012. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell does not seem that excited about it.
Jed Lewison, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. July 1, 2009. The only possibility of the records staying private -- at least while he remains in office -- is if he resigns.
GottaLaff, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 28, 2007. GottaLaff: Mark Everson had worked in the Bush administration from August 2001, including serving as commissioner of the IRS.
Paddy, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 20, 2007. Paddy: A former employee suing the church says Earl Paulk manipulated her into an affair by telling her it was her only path to salvation.
Cliff Schecter, AlterNet: PEEK. October 6, 2007. Cliff Schecter: Please, please, please let this be true. I'll do my own laundry for a whole year and give up drinking. Not counting beer. Or wine.
Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. September 13, 2007. The Daily Show mixes Republican bathroom scandals with R Kelly's endless slow jam "Trapped in the Closet."
Susie Bright, SusieBright.com. September 5, 2007. How does Suzanne Craig, wife of the outed senator, stand next to her liar of a husband at a press conference and not hurl her guts?
Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. August 23, 2007. Pam Spaulding: The Southern Baptists have been accused of ignoring the sex predator pastor problem in its ranks.
Frank Rich, The New York Times. July 23, 2007. The indiscretions of former GOP "family values" poster boy Sen. David Vitter are the latest examples of Republican sexual and moral hypocrisy stretching from Congress to the presidential campaigns.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 13, 2007. Pam Spaulding: The man who tried to pass a "Lewd and Lecivious Behavior Act" is forced to explain why he offered an undercover cop twenty dollars for oral sex in a bathroom stall.
Howie Klein, AlterNet: PEEK. July 13, 2007. Howie Klein: Another Republican sex scandal. Rep. David Almond (R-NC) is forced to resign after a "personal complaint" comes to light.
Denny Wilkins, Scholars and Rogues. July 13, 2007. While the media has given extensive coverage to GOP Sen. David Vitter's sexual indiscretions, the real scandal is his dealings with money and politics.
