Koreagate, Abscam, and Iran-Contra
摘要
The first three “scandals” to follow Watergate are discussed in this chapter. Using summaries of the bad behavior by government officials the chapter examines whether or not these behaviors meet our criteria for scandals (they do not), yet they do get some credit for their cross over to pop culture. Koreagate is the first time the “gate” suffix is used in a national scandal and Abscam, many years later, gets its own movie—American Hustle.