VA Repuke Congressman Schrock resigns!!!

[Zech Marquis]

just breaking on all the local newscasts--he represented the VRY freeper infested are ov Viirginia Beach and Norfolk. Apparently he was not going to be able to fend off the recent gay rumors and has resigned :bounce:

editied--here's the breaking story on one of our local papers:

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=74982&ran=126361

[liberalnurse]

1. Was he running for re-election?

Is this another seat for a Democrat now?

[kanrok]

4. For a moment there I thought you wrote "re-erection"

[htuttle]

10. What's all this about a Congressional Erection?

[Seabiscuit]

28. Never mind...

There is no such thing as a Republican Congressional Erection.

[lil-petunia]

48. why do you think viagra was approved so quickly?

Not just to employ ditka.

[Seabiscuit]

54. The deep dark secret in D.C. is that

Viagra only works for Democrats. The Repukes need implants.

[lil-petunia]

89. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Implant for length and strength! I love it!
thanks for a laugh this morning.

[Norbert]

63. ROTFLMAO!!!

You people are too much.

Now if you excuse my I have to clean the iced tea off the monitor. :yourock:

[barb162]

81. lol

that 's a good line

[2Design]

30. yes he was and there is a dem who is running ..David Ashe

https://host.webnethosting.net/davidasheforcongress.com/contribute/

[goclark]

35. Is Ashe related to Victor?

Is Victor still in Poland or will he be attending the convention?

[2Design]

38. no idea...write him

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

84. Not sure who this Victor is, but I'm related to David. Ask me.

[LimpingLib]

2. In 2000 he won 52%-48%

I think it was made more GOP in the re drawing of district lines but still could be a race.

[bluestateguy]

3. OUTED!

[Frodo]

57. PLEASE don't do that!

Post just the word "OUTED!" over a photo of Kerry/Edwards looking like they might be about to kiss?

[newsguyatl]

5. ...

if he's not gay, i don't know who is.

[tom_paine]

6. Not unprecedented. Ernst Roehm was gay

Sometimes, Totalitarians are gay. It happens. Gays are part of every group and segment of society.

Bet here's closeted gay KKK members.

(hell, Schrock might be one of 'em!)

[chaumont58]

32. Prior to 1943, it wasn't illegal in US military

James Jones' follow-on book(to From to Eternity), The Pistol) talks about it openly. In William Manchester's book, Goodbye Darkness, he talks about his platoon sargeant(a Marine Gunny) being a homosexual, who was caught performing an homosexual act after 1943, and was sentenced to Portsmouth Naval Prison.
The do-gooder ladies and the right reverends had to protect our boys, from evil dooers(or is that evil DUers?).

[virgdem]

7. OMFG - this is huge...

I just about fell off my chair when I heard the news on WAVY channel 10 just about 1 minute ago. I wonder if the Pukes in SE VA are going to dredge up someone quickly to run in his place. Not too much time now. Good grief - I'm still reeling.

[David Zephyr]

8. All GOP Gay Lawmakers Should Be Outed Starting With David Drier.

Glad to see this happen.

Makes my day.

[liberalnurse]

9. Repugs do hold one another to their sick standards.....

House cleaning will take a couple of years....we need to capitalize on this an put in strong Democrats that can hold the post.

I don't agree with their discrimination tactics but hell, I'm not a repug either so let them have their way......

[AlCzervik]

13. Is Drier married?And i thank God everyday i dont live in his district.

[David Zephyr]

68. He Used to Have His "Beard" Before Elections, But Not Anymore.

Arnold and Maria know he's gay.

He has never missed a single opportunity to vote FOR any anti-gay legislation in Congress.

He also ALWAYS steers interviews that even touch on the subject of homosexuality, gay rights, marriage and such. Check it out, you'll see for yourself.

The last time he was on Bill Mahr's program, Mahr would bring the subject up, all the other guests would chime in and then, when it was Dorothy (he's from Kansas) Drier's time to address THE subject he unartfully changed it to September 11th, blah, blah, blah.

HI've watched this shit for over ten years. He ALWAYS dodges the gay question and the interviewer just doesn't get "it" and Drier skates.

I hope he gets busted like Sullivan and the rest.

He's really hurt gay and lesbian Americans for decades with his own self-loathing.

I hope he' pooping in his pants at the convention about being outed.

Larry Flynt, where are you?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

21. I'm with you, David...never used to be but now I agree

[sendero]

55. Me too....

... and I love your Ginsburg quote :)

[David Zephyr]

69. These Jerks Are Killing Gay People For Their Own Ambitions.

Couples lose their children.

Women and men are thrown out of the Armed Forces after being there for nearly their entire lives with no benefits, nothing. Just a piece of paper that essentially says that they dishonored the Armed Services. I have a dear friend in her sixties that this happened to. It breaks your heart.

Children get the living shit beat out of them and they are terrorized at public schools because they are different.

Men and women are fired from their jobs, kicked out of their homes because they are gay.

And we worry about hurting the feelings of closeted queers in Congress that perpetuate this shit? Fuck them. Out them all.

Glad to see you agree. I have no guilt on this at all.

Personally, I hope the exposure is embarrassing as hell for them like this idiot's phone calls.

Virginia Beach Republican Congressman: Isn't that Pat Robertson land?

[goclark]

43. Isn't he the one from California?

I thought I saw him on cable this morning ragging on Kerry.

[tedoll78]

11. My first question..

will this reverberate throughout all of Virginia, and perhaps affect the presidential race.. even in any small way? :)

[gratuitous]

12. I'm of two minds on this

It's absolutely horrible that anyone, anywhere, should be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation. It's just plain stupid and self-destructive of our society to endorse this kind of witch-hunt attitude that somehow a person's performance at a job is immaterial if their sexuality is suspect.

On the other hand, it's Schrock ideological fellow travelers who have made it so. I'm unaware of any advocacy that Schrock has engaged in to blunt the bigoted attitude of his fellow Republicans, and so the day when this sort of nonsense is no longer tolerated in our society may have been hastened by more than one day today.

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. Anyone who is a republican deserves to be outed

because their party so strongly supports discrimination of gays.

I feel the same way about drug laws.

The folks who live this double life are the biggest hypocrites.

I have no problem, with someone who is openly gay. That is a different story.

[sdfernando]

16. They came for me

I agree with you wholeheartedly...Sexual orientation has no place here at all and the day it means absolutely nothing will be a great day indeed.

Re: your 2nd paragraph...I'm reminded of the old quote from WWII (I'm paraphrasing because I can't think of the exact quote right now)... First they came for the Jews and I said nothing because I'm not a Jew...Then they came for the learned and I said nothing because I am not learned...Then they came for me, and there was no one left to say anything.

You have to stand up for what is right or you lose one way or the other.

[gratuitous]

26. Pastor Martin Niemoller

He counts the various folks whom the Nazis targeted, and the "good" Germans who didn't speak up and didn't want to get involved because they weren't trade unionists, or communists, or Jews. When the Nazis were reduced to eating their own, no one was left to speak up for the good Germans, and they suffered the same fate as those who had gone before.

Strangely enough, the most effective counter to such lying rat bastard tactics is to live a life of integrity. After all the partisan sniping against John Kerry, I note that he still has three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. And win or lose on November 2, he'll still have them.

[belle]

77. It's hypocrisy, pure and simple. No sympathy at all here.

Just pure, utter, gleeful shadenfreude.

[lapfog_1]

15. Log Cabin Republicans revenge?

For being excluded from the platform and, for the most part, from
the RNC?

[Disturbed]

18. Gays in public office

Anyone that is in public office and in the closet runs a great risk of being blackmailed or compromised. Seems to me that any gay person running for office should out themselves at that time and be proud of themselves as a human being. Any Repub that is gay should seriously think about dropping out of that party because the Repub. platform is definetly anti- gay. By staying it seems to me that they are endorsing discrimination.

[dand]

17. This macho turd was my Congresscritter

A retired Navy Captain and an arrogant goose stepping fascist, good riddance, the bad news is that we will get someone just as bad or worse. This is a Navy/Marine area and is ultra-conservative.

[2Design]

29. so is this dem David Ashe who was/is running against him ....ok

https://host.webnethosting.net/davidasheforcongress.com/contribute/

[nolabels]

65. That guy looks like a climber

How come we can't get people like that to run in these stodgy republican filled districts around California x(

[Dookus]

19. I love it!

Keep 'em coming.

Dreier, Graham...

[goclark]

47. What is Graham's first name?

I just found out, it's Lindsey Graham and that slime ball David Drier from California!

Do they say one thing and do another?
Shame on them, or anyone, who puts down gays!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

20. Gotta love the timing here in convention week

:toast:

[Gin]

23. I don't like the outing thing....but ...if he pretends to be something he

isn't...then..it's time to face his truth.....I hope he wasn't married..that really pisses me off....and there are several in congress playing that game.

Good riddance.....he's forgetable!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

64. Yes, it is not outing Gays, it is outing Hypocrites. . . . nt

[Randypiper]

22. This guy co-sponsored the Defense of Marriage Act

He had a 92 percent score from the Christian Coalition. He was Pat Robertson's congressman.

[2Design]

27. yes he was part of the dfa......and sent back form letters

to protest letters against discrimination....

[T Bone]

50. hah !! That is so RICH

This is getting like Clinton's impeachement, all the repukes suddenly having to admit their extramarital affairs, and resigning to try to set the example for Bill, and he just let 'em.

I think we should know all the closet queens like this guy in the GOP who is so hypocritical actually sponsoring repressive legislation.

I have it on scuttlebutt there is at least one GOP senator that is into sex with underage boys. I am guessing if there is one there are more with the way they are.

It would be funny to clean out the Congress just by pointing out their own moral 'failings' as defined by their own platform and sponsored legislation.

live by the sword, die by the sword.

[grannylib]

53. And wasn't thrice-married Bob Barr, R-Ga, the other one?? Marriage

must be so sacred to him he felt he was entitled to a trinity.

[rawstory]

24. Any real proof this guy was gay, or are you just hypothesizing?

Would love it if true, but...

[2Design]

33. not sure if he was gay....but quitting makes it seem so....

he is like that senator from SC....so against what he is....must have really hated himself....

the guy in sc that died this year with the illegitamate black daughter who was so against blacks most of his political career.....

this is the way rethugs, or at least a goodly number are, they are against what they do....they abuse wives and children....why do I say that....because there are books written and studies done that show the worse offenders of incest are the most avid church goers.....

so here is another rethug....gay and putting for a discrimination bill against gays.....and on TV spouting off about the values we want in Virginia.....and not wanting Gays here....

[Chovexani]

42. Here's the people who outed him

http://www.blogactive.com

There's an mp3 file on the site that they allege is Shrock calling into a gay chat line. I don't know if that's actually him, but there's no doubt whoever that was is gay.

[Spiffarino]

85. Thanks for the link

I checked out Blogactive. It's frickin' awesome.

[Toucano]

25. Mother scratchers!

Why isn't this the lead story like McGreevy's resignation was?

[Cocoa]

34. it should be a HUGE story

especially with gay marriage such a central issue in the campaign.

But it won't be. :-(

[dsewell]

31. Daily Kos link with the backstory

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/8/30/184915/447

Required reading.

[Toucano]

36. Thanks, dsewell!

:yourock:

[Disturbed]

39. Mass Media

Corporate Media is owned by Neo Fascists.

[rawstory]

40. No kidding! Here's the real story...

thanks.

[2Design]

37. Boy Oh Boy isn't the Internet a great tool....doing to the right

what they have done to the left with lies...but we are after the truth... their truth...their hate for themselves which they foist on others....

[dave123williams]

41. BWAHAHHAHHHAHA

HAHHHAHHAHHHAA (ROTFLMAO)....BWAHHAHAAA!

[Blue_Tires]

44. Va Beach native here

just want to say good riddance

[VTMechEngr]

83. Another VB native here

Amen to that!

[Francine Frensky]

45. Can this be buried from national media???

It's rather embarrassing for Rove/bush, so I'm guessing this will not make national news tonight, then by tomorrow they will say, oh, sorry, that was yesterday's news.

Just like the O'Neill/Nixon tapes.

[Chovexani]

46. Oh damn I gotta watch the 700 Club tomorrow

That's Pat's neck of the woods...wonder if they will have anything to say about it. :evilgrin:

[AnewerWay]

49. Let's hope this gets more traction than the NJ Gov ordeal

That one (thank Goddess) slipped off the charts. Since this a rethug crime it should get better play. Let's hope...

[rawstory]

51. RAW STORY BREAKS WITH AUDIO TAPE OF GAY SEX CALL

http://rawstory.com

VIRGINIA REP. WHO COSPONSORED DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT TO RESIGN; TAPES OF GAY PHONE SEX CALLS...

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Republican was ranked 2nd most conservative in Congress by the conservative standard-bearer the National Journal

Rep. Ed Schrock, a two-term Republican congressman from Virginia, announced that he would resign abruptly today, citing unspecified allegations.

Schrock said only: “In recent weeks, allegations have surfaced that have called into question my ability to represent the citizens of Virginia’s Second Congressional Distict.” He would not elaborate on the allegations.

Over the past two weeks, a Washington-based Web site has spread claims that Schrock was gay, and the Virginia Pilot noted this in their article but failed to elaborate. That site claims that gay activists are in posession of tapes of several phone calls to gay phone sex lines.

...

Raw Story’s transcript of the tape is as follows.

“Uh, hi, I weigh 200 pounds, I’m 6′4″ (inaudible) blond hair….very muscular, very buffed up, uh, very tanned, uh, I just like to get together a guy from time to time, just to, just to play. I’d like him to be in very good shape, flat stomach, good chest, good arms, well hung, cut, uh, just get naked, play, and see what happens, nothing real heavy duty, but just, fun time, go down on him, he can go down on me, and just take it from there… hope to hear from you. Bye.”

--AUDIO TAPE LINK at SITE--

http://rawstory.com

[rawstory]

56. you can listen to the tape guys ;)

Blue Dress, anyone?

[rawstory]

61. Correction: Not DOMA

Working to update.

[rawstory]

62. He Co-sponsored the Federal Marriage Amendment: correction

From Thomas: http://www.dontamend.com/Amendment.htm?sid=39744

[rawstory]

72. Story now running in THE ADVOCATE

Finally, something goes national

Va. congressman to retire over "allegations"

Just two months before he was expected easily to win a third term in the House of Representatives, Republican congressman Ed Schrock of Virginia Beach called off his reelection bid because of unspecified "allegations."

"In recent weeks, allegations have surfaced that have called into question my ability to represent the citizens of Virginia's Second Congressional District," said Schrock in a written statement. "After much thought and prayer, I have come to the realization that these allegations will not allow my campaign to focus on the real issues facing our nation and region. Therefore, as of today, I am stepping aside and will no longer be the Republican nominee for Congress in Virginia's Second Congressional District."

Schrock's statement did not address the subject of the "allegations" against him, and none has been reported in the mainstream media. Indeed, the Associated Press story on his announcement fails to mention what the "allegations" might be.

But Schrock's announcement comes shortly after the launch of an online "outing" campaign, in which the authors of various blogs have reported that Schrock had posted voicemail messages on commercial telephone services soliciting other men for sex.

The most persistent allegations have come from blogactive.com, which now has posted an audio file that the blog alleges is one of Schrock's voice-mail solicitations. "I just like to get together with a guy from time to time just to play," says the voice on the recording, which goes on to suggest specific gay sex acts.

http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=13561&sd=08/31/04

[quaoar]

52. Ashe is a veteran of the Iraq War

http://www.davidasheforcongress.com/about.php

Recalled to Active Duty and Deployed
Upon return to active duty, David was assigned as deputy legal counsel to the commanding general of all west coast Marine forces with geographic responsibility for the Middle East. For most of 2002, David was part of Operation Enduring Freedom deployed to Kuwait as sole-legal counsel to the commanding general of a special-purpose coalition task force, working with Czechs, Germans and Kuwaitis. At the end of 2002, David returned home and married Bethanie Shaw Szugda in December of 2002.


Assigned to an Infantry Battalion in Iraq
In March 2003, David was deployed again. Within a few weeks, he was attached to an infantry battalion assigned to the Al Muthanna region of Iraq. David was the sole coalition legal representative assigned to restore the judicial system in an area which covered approximately 1/9 of Iraq.

In the streets of Iraq, all day every day, David fired crooked Baathist judges, appointed new judges, drafted a local government charter, helped train police officers and was able to secure over a quarter of a million dollars from Ambassador Bremer's office to restore law in this area of Iraq. He traveled overland to Basrah, Baghdad, Nasiriya and other areas to get the job done. He also participated in foot patrols in their region to ensure security and Marine presence.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

58. More Karma

First the Oregon Swift Boat Liar. Now this. Soon Bush.

I cannot wait!

DTH

[phylla]

59. So long Mr. big-wig holier-than-thou

You will not be missed.
If they could have just waited another week, it would have been too late to nominate another candidate. There are Repugs. coming out of the woodwork to try to win his seat.There is a meeting tomorrow night to decide.
David Ashe is an excellent, hard working, down to earth candidate.
I hope that all y'all will give him some help...now that his campaign will be turned upside down with a new R candidate to beat.
davidasheforcongress.com

[KamaAina]

60. Too bad they don't have tabloid newspapers in Va.

like the NY Daily News or :puke: Post.

If they did, the big, bold headline would read:

SCHROCK
SCHLOCK

[jackieforthedems]

66. Lol!

Wonder what the "elephants" think of that?!

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

67. excllent..glad to hear it...!..

Right wing scum brought down....excellent.

[David Zephyr]

70. Zech Marquis, I'm Bouncing with Joy With You, Too.

:bounce:

[Zech Marquis]

75. this gy just looked like he was hiding something

I mean, yeck :puke: whenever * and the BFEE would come here for some function--like a new ship being commmisioned at Newport News, or the return ofone or more battle groups, Ed was right there hogging the spotlight :puke: You can be sure the local pukes are NOT happy about this, so I say yesssssss :bounce:

[liberalcanuck]

71. I guess the only reason he's leaving is because he was recorded

Check out this link!

http://www.blogactive.com/image_files/0804/audio1.mp3

[truthisfreedom]

87. man, that's too much. he seems perfectly comfortable with his orientation

on the tape. what a mind-bender.

[yellowcanine]

73. Check out a freeper response. Heh. He wants Keyes to run there also.

To: AuH2ORepublican
Any ideas on who could run for the GOP?
Alan Keyes? He'd be closer to home and have a sure win.

91 posted on 08/30/2004 6:04:05 PM PDT by joesbucks
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Other name mentioned? Oliver North. Who else?

[Zech Marquis]

76. Alan Keyes a sure win HERE ?!

nwahahahahahahaha :evilgrin: typical freeper logic--or should I say the absolute lack of it :bounce:

[LibDemAlways]

74. I love to see these sanctimonious

jerks resign - especially when entangled in their own hypocrisy.

[Gin]

78. I just checked his website and biography....he has a wife and grown son...

and its all over the news about the tape....someone ( I think Stolle) said if it wasn't true he would have been screaming...but he is saying nothing.

[IndianaGreen]

80. They make good props for the self-hating gay!

People are nuts if they think that having a picture of the wife and kids, or wearing a clerical collar, makes a person an outstanding citizen.

[Pegleg Thd]

82. Above all else you have to remember

that republican is a code word for "party of hypocrites"!!:nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[Zan_of_Texas]

86. My theory, since you asked.

Oops, nobody asked. Here it is anyway.

I have seen the national Republican party encourage a campaign of a local guy -- good looking Hispanic, not much going for him other than that. A local Hispanic gay guy about his age told me he had heard the rumors that the guy was gay. This was not the first time the party seemed to be trying to promote a closeted gay candidate.

My theory: these folks high in the party like nothing better than being able to control someone in office. Money controls some. Threats work for others. But, a number of people have something they might not want on the front pages. Being gay while staying in a traditional marriage would certainly rank high on that list. I think they purposely recruit some of these gay folks for higher political office, raise them from pups, in order to control them later with threats of blackmail.

If that theory holds any water, it would also be one more "reason" for the Republicans to not want gay lifestyles to become accepted -- it removes one tool of control of their officeholders.

For the most part, gay people have been loathe to out anyone.

Clearly, with DOMA and the attempt to pass a constitutional amendment against gay marriage, the stakes have gotten higher and more intense. And, some folks have just had enough of the hypocrisy.

I once sat next to Barbara Jordan and asked her to sponsor ENDA or its equivalent (not sure if it had that name then). She said she couldn't do it at that time -- there would need to be more co-sponsors from the South, not just her and maybe one other. She promised to do what she could in the halls and back rooms though.

I would never have outed Barbara Jordan. I do believe she was doing what she felt she could at the time. I don't think she would have actively worked to pass a DOMA type thing. But, she did not come out.

[IndianaGreen]

79. He voted to ban same sex marriage. Fuck him!

And if he was really a closeted gay man, fuck him without lubrication!

[roguevalley]

88. pretty damned sad world all around. I wish they were smarter and honest

but I'm glad they aren't.

[Tarheelhombre]

90. Clean the closets out!!!

[goodboy]

91. Why isn't this all over the network news...just asking...

on edit: KICK