2006-09-29 00:59:51 · 9 answers · asked by jc c 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
This was well after he assisted Robert Kennedy. This guy has been around the block!
2006-09-29 01:03:19 · answer #1 · answered by westgaliberty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In 1970, Springer ran for Congress, but failed to unseat incumbent Republican Donald D. Clancy, although he had 44% of the vote. He had previously spearheaded the effort to lower the voting age, and had testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of ratification of the 26th Amendment. As part of the campaign, Springer appeared in a TV commercial where he admits that he once paid a prostitute for sex. He used this admission as way of proving that he wasn't afraid of the truth "even if it hurts". In 2006, the video began appearing on several internet sites.
Springer was elected to the Cincinnati city council in 1971. He was forced to resign in 1974 after admitting to hiring a prostitute. The episode was uncovered when a police raid on a Fort Wright, Kentucky "massage parlor" unearthed a cheque Jerry Springer had written for its "services". Jerry Springer came clean at a press conference. His honesty helped him win back his seat in 1975. In 1977, he was chosen to serve one year as mayor by the City Council. Springer was also alluded to in a number of episodes of the television series WKRP in Cincinnati, but never appeared.
2006-09-29 08:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was. Springer was on the city council before that.
2006-09-29 08:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by brian 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-09-29 08:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was which is scary now of days who knows what would be there
2006-09-29 08:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard to believe, but yes!
2006-09-29 08:01:34 · answer #6 · answered by Helaine D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Kind of scary huh?
2006-09-29 08:32:50 · answer #7 · answered by LJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he was.
2006-09-29 08:01:44 · answer #8 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He sure was.
2006-09-29 08:41:22 · answer #9 · answered by Ashley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋