"Chappaquiddick Society"

Purveyor of the "Profile in Cowardice Award"

Political Satire and Social Commentary since 1996!

Islamic Terrorist/Army Psychiatrist Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan	Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan is the Profile in Cowardice for 2009.  Malik murdered 13 U. S. soldiers before being paralyzed by return fire during his Islamic terrorist attack on Fort Hood, Texas. Hollywood Icon Roman Polanski received the Society’s “Dis-Honorable Mention” for placing second in the balloting. Polanski fled the U. S. in the 1970s after admitting to giving Quaaludes and alcohol to a 13-year-old girl, whom he then forced sex upon.	Admitted Pedophile Roman Polanski
Quarterback/Convicted Dog Killer Michael Vick	ALSO NOMINATED! . ATHLETES BEHAVING BADLY! At left is “Man’s Best Friend’s Worst Enemy,” convicted dog killer Michael Vick. At right is “Athlete of the Decade” Tiger Woods, who squandered his marriage - and status as All-American Icon, on an alleged “Dirty Dozen” assortment of sex partners.	"Athlete of the Decade" Tiger Woods
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi	POLITICIANS BEHAVING BADLY! Nancy Pelosi did not have the courage to end her support of ethically-challenged Congressman Charlie Rangel, Chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Pedro Espada is the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Democrat who brought the art of political extortion to a level that was too sleazy even by Albany standards!	New York State Senator Pedro Espada
Disgraced former N.Y. Governor Eliot Spitzer	GOVS GONE WILD! At left is former Governor Eliot Spitzer, at right, Governor Mark Sanford, both of whom were caught with their pants down - although Spitzer’s socks were still on - with women who were not their wives.  Sanford is now facing Impeachment to remove him from office, while Spitzer is on the “comeback” trail, having lectured at Harvard University on the subject of Ethics!	South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford
Former Presidential Candidate/Ambulance Chaser John Edwards	BAD BABY DADDIES! John Edwards made his Fortune as a lawyer representing families facing a medical crisis, but when his own wife was struck with cancer, Edwards responded by running into the arms of another woman.  At right is Levi Johnston, the over-exposed baby daddy of Sarah Palin’s grandchild who hasn’t gotten the message that his “15 minutes of Fame” has expired!	Baby Daddy Levi Johnston
"Balloon Boy" father Richard Heene Hollywood Scion Cameron Douglas	UNREAL “REALITY STARS! Richard Heene fabricated the “Balloon Boy” hoax. “Reality star” Ryan Jenkins brutally murdered his wife, Jasmine Fiore, removing her teeth and fingers before discarding her in the trash. Serial numbers on her breast implants, however, identified her and thus, with the cops closing in, Jenkins took the Coward’s way out - suicide. HOLLYWOOD AND DRUGS! Cameron Douglas allegedly convinced his girlfriend to smuggle heroin to him while under House Arrest on drug trafficking charges. At right is Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, currently under indictment for allegedly providing, legally and otherwise, a variety of dangerous drugs that contributed to the death of Anna Nicole Smith.	Reality Star murderer Ryan Jenkins Dr. Sandeep Kapoor
Police Officer Drew Peterson	KILLER COP?/COP KILLER! “Unlucky in Love” Drew Peterson, accused of adultery by wife #1, adultery and abuse by wife #2, a “person of interest” in the disappearance of wife #4, under indictment for the alleged murder of wife #3, and despite all this has an intended wife #5! Career criminal Maurice Clemmons was repeatedly released, despite crimes including the rape of a child, culminating in Clemmons’ brutal murders of 4 Police Officers.	Cop killer Maurice Clemmons
Not pictured is former Prosecutor Robert Simels, who received the “Lifetime Achievement Award "after being convicted of soliciting the murders of witnesses against his client, convicted drug dealer Shaheed Khan.	The "Unknown Coward"	Also nominated for the Profile in Cowardice Award is The “Unknown Coward,” that person who possessed information about a crime, scandal, or cover-up, and chose to remain silent. They know who they are, and, God Willing, someday so may we!

Andrew Cunanan, 1997 Profile in Cowardice Nominee	Andrew Cunanan went on a murder spree in 1997, killing Gianni Versace before taking his own life.  At left is Kennedy family relative Michael Skakel, the 2002 Profile in Cowardice.  Skakel was finally brought to trial after books by Dominick Dunne and former LAPD Detective Mark Fuhrman brought public pressure in Connecticutt to solve the case.	Kennedy Family member Michael Skakel
Islamic terrorist John Muhammad, 2002 Profile in Cowardice Nominee	The terrorist attacks of 9/11 inspired convert to Islam John Mohammad and his adopted son/gay lover Malik Malvo to go on a murderous rampage, shooting in the back 10 innocent Americans.  Malvo's prior detention and release as an illegal alien was another example of the ease by which terrorists pass into the USA.  At right is Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, charged in 2002 for the murder of an NYPD cop, about whom he conveniently forgot to disclose to the Feds when he aggreed to 'rat' on Gambino Godfather John Gotti.	2002 Profile in Cowardice Nominee Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
. Scott Peterson, 2003 Profile in Cowardice	Scott Peterson and Mark Hacking, who, within a year of each other, murdered their pregnant wife as she lay sleeping.  Peterson's criminal lawyer, Mark Geragos, who received the Chappaquiddick Society's 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2004, floated a 'trial balloon' with the Media in which he claimed Peterson's wife was murdered by a Satanic cult.  That theory didn't fly and Peterson is now on Death Row in California.	. Mark Hacking, 2004 Profile in Cowardice Nominee
Lillo Brancato, Jr., 2008 Profile in Cowardice	Lillo Brancato's heroin binge burglary led to the shooting death of a New York City Police Officer.  Robert Chambers, the "Preppie Murderer," killed date Jennifer Levin in what he called 'consensual, rough sex,' in Manhattan's Central Park.  Both men are currently incarcerated.	Robert Chambers, killer of Jennifer Levin, Profile in Cowardice Nominee, 2004

1996 Profile in Cowardice O. J. Simpson	O. J. Simpson may have beaten his murder rap, but a Civil suit jury later found him financially responsible for the murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.  Simpson lives in Florida, where existing laws protects his home and Pension from being seized.    Some investigators believe an intruder murdered JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas, 1996 and that that person is likely to be found in the world of pre-teen beauty pageants - a scene John & Patsy Ramsey voluntarily subjected their little girl to.	John & Patsy Ramsey, Profiles in Cowardice for 1997 & 1999
David Cash, 1998 Profile in Cowardice	David Cash did nothing as his friend Jeremy Strohmeyer raped and murdered 7-year-old Sherrice Iverson inside a Nevada Casino restroom.  FBI Director Louis Freeh was Nominated in 1996 for not having the courage to issue a public apology to Richard Jewell, who lived under a cloud of suspicion once identified by the FBI as the Atlanta Olympics bomber.  Jewell became a wealthy man by suing Media outlets that falsely accused him based upon the FBI information.  The Jewell case was just one of several investigations botched by the FBI during the tenure of Director Freeh.	1996 Profile in Cowardice Nominee Louis Freeh

Monica Lewinsky and her tape-recording friend Linda Tripp

In 1998 the New York Post reported the introduction of 'Monica Lewinsky Presidential Kneepads,'offered for $69.69 by the Chappaquiddick Society;  ("Ask NOT what your country can do for you, but what YOU can do for your country while wearing these Kneepads!"); AND 'Monica Lewinsky Presidential Cigars,! ("What this country needs - a good 69 cent cigar!")  At right is Jeff Gannon, a White House press corps favorite who didn't quite have the courage to admit he led a double life as a male escort.

2005 Profile in Cowardice Nominee Jeff Gannon

2003 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Congressman James Traficant	The Chappaquiddick Society has scrutinized 3 members of Congress from the State of Ohio:  James Traficant, (left, as he appeared on his Congressional website), Steven la Tourette, who was among the most vocal critics of President Clinton during the 'MonicaGate' scandal and yet was later caught up in his own patronage and adultry scandal, and Jean Schmidt, (right), who created an uproar on the floor of the House by branding as a "Coward" Congressman John Murtha, a decorated Marine Corps veteran of the VietNam war.	Ohio Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, 2005 Profile in Cowardice Nominee
1997,1998,1999 Profile in Cowardice Award Nominee Janet Reno	At left is former Attorney General Janet Reno, nominated 3 consecutive times for her failure to appoint a Special Prosecutor regarding the 'funny money' scandal involving the Democratic Party and the government of Communist China.   At right is baseball slugger Rafael Palmieri, who pointed a finger at members of Congress, angrily denying ever having abused anabolic steroids.  Just months later, Palmieri was detected having used steroids and disciplined by the National Baseball League.	Rafael Palmieri, 2005 Profile in Cowardice Nominee
Andrew Douglas Burnett	At left is Andrew Douglas Burnett, convicted and sent to prison for his murder of "Leo the Dog". According to witnesses, Burnett grabbed Leo from his owner's car after a minor fender bender in 2000 and flung Leo across the divide, where the helpless poodle was struck and killed by oncoming traffic.  At the time Burnett was Nominated for the Chappaquiddick Society's Profile in Cowardice Award, a member of the Society stated: "Dogs are people too!"	Leo the Dog
. 'There's a finger in my chili' con artist Anna Ayala	. . At left is Anna Ayala from her arrest mugshot, nominated after she subjected employees of a Wendy's Restaurant to intense scurtiny and polygraphs after Ayala claimed she found a human finger in her chili.  Ayala was later convicted for this scam.   Reluctant Georgia bride Jennifer Wilbanks was nominated after creating a nationwide sensation by staging her own fake kidnapping.	. "Runaway Bride" Jennifer Wilbanks

Norma Jean Baker . . 1926-1962	Sherrice Iverson, brutally murdered in 1997 while David Cash refused to save her	Martha Moxley, murdered by a Kennedy family member at age 15. (Moxley family photo)
JonBenet Ramsey, murdered during Christmas, 1996	18-year-old Jennifer Levin, killed by the "Preppy Murderer" Robert Chambers in 1986	Nicole Brown Simpson 1959-1994

. . . .. and let us not forget

Mary Jo Kopechne . . . . 1940-1969