In 1975.
I remember when this scandal occurred.
For those not old enough to remember this, this story made the comedy show rounds for a few years.
For those in Rio Linda, “exotic dancer” == “STRIPPER”.
‘round these parts, they’re still talking about Roscoe ‘fatty’ Arbuckle
She was pretty. Rest In Peace .
And There you have it.
Yet another member [heh, heh] of the Party Party.
In 1975.
The Argentine Firecracker, RIP. May she romp in Heaven’s fountains with Wilbur forever.
I got Fanne Fox and Wilbur Mills...but I ain’t got you.
Wow. This was a scandal at the time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanne_Foxe
Now we have congress critters sleeping with Chinese spies. Congress critters in a three way, congress creeps molesting women, boys and girls, and worse.
What Wilbur Mills did then would not be any big deal today.
King Ludwig had Lola to dance her spider dance.
And Wilbur Mills had the firecracker.
And Joe........Hunter does stuff like that.
Sounds like she had an interesting (and somewhat productive) post-scandal career.
Bye Fanne Fox- I used to just laugh at her name.
I have to say, seeing the name “Wilbur Mills” brought immediate recognition and...I admit, a smile to my face.
Wilbur Mills was too far ahead of his time. Now, a Democrat like him would be fully protected.
As we have seen (Eric Swalwell) you can sleep with Communist spies and be allowed to retain your position on intelligence committees.
Astonishing. I had to re-read what I just wrote, and confess that, as absurd as that is, it is true.
As for Fanne Foxe, she was who she was. Far more honest than the politician who made her famous.
they ended up in the tidel pool around the Jefferson Memorial.
Possibility that liquor may have been involved.
Was not great for Wilbur Mills rep.
Great fun in every news paper at the time.
None of these women top my favorite ‘scandal’ gal, Rita Jenrette
Jumped into the Tidal Basin. Wilbur was quite the drunken old souse. DemocRAT of course.
I'd settle for Christine Keeler. The young version.
Wouldn’t have been a scandal today.
Actually, there is a straight line from Bill Clinton's rise to power back to the earliest modern DC sex scandal.In 1974, the powerful Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Wilbur Mills (D-AR) was caught with stripper Fanne Foxe (the "Tidal Basin Bombshell) when he was pulled over at 2:00am for a DUI. Mills represented Little Rock for 38 years.
Mills resigned, and Clinton buddy Jim Guy Tucker (then Arkansas Attorney General) succeeded Mills in Congress. Clinton took Tucker's seat as Attorney General. Clinton eventually became Governor, and when he became President Tucker left Congress and became Governor after Clinton.
-PJ
Years later, a Democratic relative of mine mistakenly remembered Mills was “a Republican.”
Both names even appear in the song “I Ain’t Got You” from the Blues Brothers.