Between the end of the Cold War and a president perceived as an architect of disarmament, nuclear weapons have lost their status as an “existential threat.” From the Partial Test-Ban and nuclear Non-Proliferation treaties through Reykjavík in the eighties to START I in 1991, arms control was beginning to look like it might corral nuclear proliferation…
December 17, 2020 6:16 p.m.
The last round of matches was a bloodbath. Perhaps most notably, the expected champ of the “Sorry For (Tea) Partying” region, Rob Ford, was absolutely demolished by an underdog, Dinesh D’Souza. Our tight Tristate Area match-up between Anthony Weiner and Chris Christie saw Weiner squeak through. And another tight match between the armed Dick Cheney and Jack Abramoff saw Abramoff, a legend, gunned down by the former VP.
Now we land in interesting territory the quarterfinals, which will determine the winner for each region.
You will decide.
The OGs: (1) Duke Cunningham vs. (3) Scooter Libby
Winning more than 88 percent of the vote, Duke Cunningham beat out James Traficant by a landslide, putting the OG Golden Duke legatee lava lamps and all in a head-to-head match up with Scooter Libby, another popular contender among the 3,000 of you who voted in the last round. Libby the notorious Bush-era chief of staff convicted for obstruction of just
James Traficant
(1) Randy “Duke” Cunningham: The former congressman and Golden Dukes’ namesake was sentenced to more than eight years in prison in 2006 after he was indicted on bribery charges. “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA), it appeared, had secretly accepted millions from defense contractors in exchange for lucrative federal government contracts. He even maintained a “bribe menu” and was gifted fancy antiques in exchange for public dollars. Most notably, Cunningham sold his home to defense contractor Mitchell Wade of MZM Inc. for upwards of $1.6 million. He also lived rent-free on Wade’s yacht while he was in D.C., often hosting a revolving door of women, entertaining his guests with champagne while wearing a bathrobe, setting the ambience of the scene with the light of a lava lamp.