William Andrews Clark was caught in a bribery scandal during a campaign for the U.S. Senate - he was said to describe the Montana legislators this way: 'I never bought a man who wasn't for sale.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In Montana, where Sen. William Andrews Clark made his fortune and lost his reputation, people had assumed that all his children were long dead. After all, he was born in 1839 and was of age to serve in the Civil War.
Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men.
At the end of the day, I think you're on high moral ground when you respect Montana and you respect the Constitution and you do your duty as a Senator. We need to put Americans' and Montanans' interests in the front seat and politics in the back.
In Montana, no one, including out-of-state corporate executives, has been excluded from spending money - or 'speaking' - in our elections. Any individual can contribute. All we require is that they use their own money, not corporate money that belongs to shareholders, and that they disclose who they are.
Who put their foot in the Missouri River first: Lewis or Clark? Who cares!
I have great faith in the people of Montana; they can't be bought.
There are people who say, 'Oh, he's a crook.' But I'm not a crook.
I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money.
For any politician who didn't enter office a wealthy man, nothing says 'I take bribes' like a Rolex watch.
Montanans elected me to the Senate to do away with shady backroom deals and to make government work better.