Purveyor of the "Profile in Cowardice Award"

Political Satire and Social Commentary since 1996!

2008 Profile in Cowdice Lillo Brancato, Jr.	At left is actor/heroin addict Lillo Brancato, Jr., who gave the perfomance of his life in his trial for the murder of Police Officer Daniel Enchautegui.  A Bronx jury bought his story, acquitting the man first made famous in the movie A BRONX TALE.  Brancato's lawyer Joseph Tacopina was given the "Lifetime Achievement Award,' for his defense of perps such as Brancato.  At right is former NFL quarterback Michael Vick, who receives the Society's "Dis-Honorable Mention" for placing second in the balloting.  Vick has been convicted for killing dogs for fun and profit.	Dog killer Michael Vick
2007 Profile in Cowardice Eliot Spitzer	ALSO NOMINATED FOR THE PROFILE IN COWARDICE AWARD GOVS  GONE  WILD! N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a former Prosecutor, was caught with his pants down - but socks still on - in a prostitution ring in which Spitzer was not charged, despite evidence of money laundering and violation of the Mann Act.  Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, also a former Prosecutor, is accused of trying to sell a U. S. Senate seat & using his influence to terminate members of the Media who published negative stories about the Governor.	Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Albany District Attorney David Soares	POLITICIANS  BEHAVING  BADLY! D. A. David Soares is among those prosecutors who, for some strange reason, cannot detect former Governor Eliot Spitzer in any impropriety.  Soares investigated Spitzer for his role in the "Troopergate" scandal.  At right is Brian McLaughlin, a former State Assemblyman and Labor leader who stole over $2 million from working people and their families, as well as from kids on a LIttle League baseball team.	Brian McLaughlin
2006 Profile in Cowardice O. J. Simpson	COLD  BLOODED  KILLERS!  The Postman rang a second time in 2008 for O. J. Simpson, convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery charges in Las Vegas, as well as for "Preppy Murderer" Robert Chambers, convicted in Manhattan on drug trafficking charges.  O. J. was the first "Profile in Cowardice for 1996, while Chambers has been previously dis-honored by the Society for his murder of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin.	"Preppy Murderer" Robert Chambers
Mugshot of Ryan O'Neal	. HOORAY  FOR  HOLLYWOOD? Actor Ryan O'Neal was arrested in 2008 on drug charges, as was son Redmond and daughter Tatum.  The Media has reported allegations that Ryan knocked out 2 teeth of son Griffin when he a teen-ager, O'Neal fired off a handgun in a 2007 altercation with Griffin, and Griffin's boating accident in the 1980s in which his friend, the son of Director Francis Ford Coppola, was killed.  Also nominated for the Profile in Cowardice Award was, at right,  the "Unknown Coward," that person who possesed information about a crime, scandal, or cover-up & chose to remain silent.  They know who they are, and, God Willing, someday so may we!	The "Unknown Coward"

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
Daniel Pelosi, 2004 Profile in Cowardice	Daniel Pelosi murdered his lover's estranged husband as he slept in his Hampton's mansion.  Robert Chambers, the "Preppie Murderer," killed date Jennifer Levin in what he called 'consensual, rough sex,' in Manhattan's Central Park.  Pelosi is behind prison bars for life; Chambers is walking free the streets of New York City.	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