Sex on C Street: GOP Rep Slept With Mistress in Christianist Enclave

[Political Tiger]

The latest bombshell about the congressional Christianists’ residence and meeting house on Washington’s C Street comes in the form of a lawsuit in which the soon-to-be ex-wife of former Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) is suing his alleged longtime mistress, Elizabeth Creekmore Byrd, for alienation of affection.

Rep. Pickering bunked at the C Street house when he served in Congress and Leisha Pickering alleges that Chip and Elizabeth were intimate in the C Street house — which, by the way, is listed in tax records as a church.

If you are keeping score, Pickering the third philandering Christian extremist politician connected with the C Street house to be outed as an adulterer in the last few weeks. The others are Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) and Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.). Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who is also a C Street resident, has also been mentioned in the scandals. It was allegedly he who counseled Ensign to arrange payments to the family of Ensign’s former mistress.

STORY: http://www.pensitoreview.com/2009/07/17/sex-on-c-street-pickering-slept-with-mistress-in-house/

[Richardo]

1. Man, I read that url as "penis-to-review.com"

:^/

[NewJeffCT]

16. I was close to that - I just read it as "penis review"

and thought WTF?

[redqueen]

2. I didn't know ex-wives could sue mistresses.

How bizarre.

[KittyWampus]

3. In a way it isn't, marriage is a contractual agreement.

[redqueen]

5. The mistress isn't a signatory to the contract though.

Still seems weird to me.

[NewJeffCT]

17. Is adultery illegal in Mississippi?

I bet it is.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Suing for "alienation of affection"?

I thought that kind of legal action went out with hoops skirts and the telegraph.

[NNN0LHI]

6. Still recognized in ...

... Hawaii, Illinois, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah.

[Canuckistanian]

7. Amazing.

I wonder when it was last used effectively?

[ingac70]

10. It is no longer law in Tennessee....

but back in the mid 80's my uncle sued my aunt's lover and won a big $$$$$ settlement.

[Kalyke]

19. I wish more spurned spouses would do this.

Seems to me if there's a financial obligation, it would stop a lot of this crap.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. God is in the mix! One man, one woman! Hallelujah!

Oh how the pious are falling. Oh how strong and righteous is their cry to defend marriage! Sacrament! A Sacred Bond forged by God's own hand! Oh, it is soooooo holy, the heterosexuals are so superior in values and in honesty!
This is who you stand with when you oppose equal rights. Folks who judge others while fucking in their house that they call a church for reasons of tax evasion. God is in the mix, indeed.

[Bluenorthwest]

9. Dupe

[ChairmanAgnostic]

11. Ah, yes. Ye old Coburn's Male OB-GYN to Male Patient privilege.

Can anyone imagine how the MSM would be on this, if it were a Democrat doing this shit?

[havocmom]

12. Do we know yet whether this 'church' bawdy boarding house is tax exempt?

I really really wanna know.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. someone in DC could find out easily.

I would not be surprised in the least.

[Political Tiger]

21. It is considered a "church" and receives tax exempt status!

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/politics/141256/ensign's_'c_street_house'_owned_by_group_touting_plans_for_christian_world_control/

[dgibby]

27. They need to change the name of their "church" to

"The Little Old Church in the Wild WOODY." (my apologies to the writer of the hymn, The Church in the Wild Wood.):rofl:

[dgibby]

26. Yes, it is, according to Jeff Sharlet, who wrote the book about them.

Rachel has been covering C St since Mark Sanford mentioned it in his
first mea culpa press conference after returning from his hike on the Argentina Tail (oops! I mean Applachian Trail!).

[SpiralHawk]

14. "Cluck, cluck." - The Moral Majority

[mzmolly]

15. What will we tell the children?!

*cough*

[NewJeffCT]

18. pretty soon, those who didn't have affairs

will be the unusual ones at C Street.

[anigbrowl]

20. I'm starting to wonder if they had a nice little blackmail racket going there...

[PRETZEL]

22. In other threads, there was also mention of Vitter

being referred to as "David from C Street" in the DC Madame's case.

If true, that'll be 4.

And, good for Mrs. Pickering. She may lose in the end, but I hope this blows the whole C Street gang out of the water for good.

[Blue_Tires]

23. I'm just shocked Pickering could find a woman to begin with

much less a mistress...

[havocmom]

24. Gimme that Ol Time Relegion...

Officially sanctioned prostitution & fucking in temples. VERY old time. :evilgrin:

[Fuzz]

25. Hilariously pathetic

[Cha]

28. Thank goodness for these

whistle blowers.