Jerry Springer is a household name. From his hit television show to his great show on Air America, Jerry is out there and very popular.

I have known of Jerry my entire life. Growing up in Cincinnati, Jerry was a household name. From his days as mayor until the time he was anchoring the local news, most of my life has had some Jerry in it.

Jerry was involved in a scandal back in the early 70’s that resulted in him ultimatley resigning as Cincinnati’s mayor. Instead of me going into it, I will just post the information from Wikipedia:

Springer was elected to the Cincinnati city council in 1971. He was forced to resign in 1974 after a police raid on a Fort Wright, Kentucky “massage parlor” unearthed a check he had written for its “services”. Instead of denying it, he 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.

In 1982, Jerry attempted a run for Governor. He lost in the primary to Dick Celeste, who went on to win the office. During his primary run, Jerry did an ad in which he explained what happened to him a decade earlier. It was a bold political move and now, thanks to YouTube, it was brought back to life.

Our country would be much better off if all we had to worry about was our President getting a blowjob or a mayor spending a night with a call girl.