In this paper I will clearly explain Senator Hansen's loom from the movie "The Contender" in dealing with the scandal, balance and similarity Senator Hanson's scandal with Jack Ryan also his brief U.S. Senate candidacy, judge whether or not Senator Hanson and Jack would have (or should have) benefited from being totally open at the beginning of there scandal.
Senator Hanson's was impeccable over the way she handled the sex scandal the press, Congress and the American people judgment. "The People of this nation can stomach quite a bit. But the one thing they can't stomach is the image of a vice president with a mouthful of cock" (Lurie "The Contender). When Kermit …show more content…
Shelly Runyon said, "I do. What I say the American people will believe. And do you know why? Because I have a very big microphone in front of me". (Lurie "The Contender") Jack Ryan believed that the American people would forget about his deviant past was brought up to the public eye, which came out in his devoiced paper. Ryan said "he believed voters would not hold the allegations against him"., "I think that when voters look into their hearts and minds and say, 'Can we trust this fellow Jack Ryan, or does he try to do the best he can, or is he in this job for the right reasons?' I think they'll see that same sincerity to try do the right thing, though knowing that in the end that I am human and I do fail." (Mercurio and Bisney- Cnn.com) The voters and Judy Baar Topinka had seen a different side to Jack's story. During the Jack Ryan sex scandal happen he was ask by Judy Baar Topinka said that she asked him flatly whether there was anything embarrassing in the file. Topic said Ryan assumer her there was not. (Chase and Ford "Chicago Tribune") Topinka is furious & believes Ryan lied to her in an earlier discussion. A source