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[[File:MayorQuimby_567.png|link=The Simpsons|frame|On the bright side, he is honest.]]

 

 

 

A Sleazy Politician exemplifies the worst stereotypes of politics; they take bribes, engage in blatant hypocrisy, face constant personal scandals and are generally unpleasant people to be around. Often, they are based on caricatures of real-world politicians, or amalgams of them -- especially ones that fall into [[Acceptable Political Targets]]. They tend to be shown with almost no charisma, too, which tends to make you wonder how they got elected in the first place. When taken to extremes, they will often have [[No Party Given]], though they can also be used as a [[Strawman Political]] against one specific party, ideology, or against government in general. See also [[Corrupt Politician]] and [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]].

 

== [[Film]] ==

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* Similarly, the various politicians in [[The Thick of It]] are more incompetent than corrupt, and though they can be petty, venal, arse-covering self-promoters, it is rare for them to do anything more serious than screw each other over.

** Possibly the reason they don't do anything worse is because they're terrified of what [[Magnificent Bastard|Malcolm]] [[Sir Swearsalot|Tucker]] would do if any real political sleaze found its way into the papers.

* Mayor Arthur "Artie" Worth in the ''[[Black Scorpion]]''. His crooked actions result in the [[Origin Story]] for several [[Supervillains]]. When the title character asks who would benefit from his death, her colleges give a ''long'' list of people.

* Alan B'Stard in ''[[The New Statesman]]''. In fact, '''every''' politician in ''[[The New Statesman]]'' with the possible exceptions of Sir Stephen Baxter and Bob Crippen.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Just about every politician ever in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series.