Showing posts with label Aaron Schock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aaron Schock. Show all posts

Friday, March 20, 2015

FBI and Federal Prosecutors investigates Aaron Schock



Lord, it's not looking good for Aaron Schock. Now, the FBI and the federal prosecutors in Illinois are looking to see if he broke the law in accounting for campaign expenses.

CNN reports:

The federal investigation is focused on at least three questions, according to people familiar with the inquiry, including the mileage reimbursements, travel that was paid for by donors and in-kind contributions from donors that were not reported.

The FBI is delivering subpoenas in Washington and Illinois, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

Investigators from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and IRS are pursuing various parts of the Schock investigation, according to law enforcement sources.
Now, let me express that I'm not grinning in glee over his demise. I know most gay guys have this love/hate/wannaf*ck him thing about him, but I don't. To me, he's just another entitled man lost in his own fantasy world. I will follow his story, but in some sense, I almost don't care.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Rep. Aaron Schock Resigns


Well, the money scandals and trips with a 'friend' has come to this. Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock is resigning his seat in Congress.

POLITICO has Aaron's statement:

“Today, I am announcing my resignation as a Member of the United States House of Representatives effective March 31,” Schock said in a statement. “I do this with a heavy heart. Serving the people of the 18th District is the highest and greatest honor I have had in my life. I thank them for their faith in electing me and letting me represent their interests in Washington. I have given them my all over the last six years. I have traveled to all corners of the District to meet with the people I’ve been fortunate to be able to call my friends and neighbors.”
Lord, now watch as more truths come out (All Tea, All Shade)

Friday, March 13, 2015

Aaron Schock didn't disclose anything about his personal Photographer coming to India with him


Rep. Aaron Schock needs to get it together.

He has been been in a heap of trouble recently. Mostly over the misuse of funds and taxpayers' money, but now, this new scandal involves another man. Word is Aaron accepted money from some outside group and took a trip to India with his photographer and videographer, Jonathon Link. No big deal, right? Well, it is because Aaron did not disclose any of it. That bit of action is possibly violation of House rules.

This trip happened in August 2014. Aaron met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the Global Poverty Project. Jonathon was there to document the trip, which you can see on Aaron's Instagram account. The organization offered to pay for the costs of one staffer to come with Aaron as long as the person abided by the rules and policies. However, somewhere the communication broke down.

The problem is House rules allow a member to accept private money for a companion's travel expenses only if the companion is a staffer, spouse or child. Link was none of those; he didn't appear on Schock's official or campaign payroll until September 2014.

Furthermore, Schock never disclosed that Link accompanied him on the trip, according to a review of public records. Members are allowed to accept money from private sources for some travel as long as they disclose it, and they also are required by law to disclose in writing when someone accompanies them on a trip paid for by an outside organization. Members have to seek a waiver from the Ethics Committee to bring someone other than a staffer or family member. Otherwise, they must pay for the companion's trip out of pocket.

Instead, a disclosure form filed by Schock after his return gives no indication that he was accompanied by Link. The Global Poverty Project paid $5,000 for travel, $525 for lodging, $300 for meals, $289 for travel insurance and $100 for ground transportation for Schock's travel. The trip took place August 24-29, with a round trip flight from Chicago to New Delhi and a visit to Mumbai, as well.

Of course this spinning the wheels on the rumor bike. Some are wondering if Jonathon is Aaron's midnight snack. Again, this mess joins the long line of drama in Aaron's world. I wonder how he's going to explain this one?

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Aaron Schock's Senior Adviser resigns over Racist Facebook Posts


I try not to be the one who trolls Aaron Schock, but this story is too good.

Aaron's senior adviser, Benjamin Cole has a nasty habit of being racist. On his Facebook page, Mr. Cole shared his views on Black folks and Muslims.

Here are some examples unearthed by Thinkprogress  and Buzzfeed




First, he compared Black folks to zoo animals. Then, he took a dig at the president with this mosque post.

Well, the story went viral (mostly because of the Aaron Schock's office drama) and now, Benjamin has resigned from his post. Aaron told the Journal Star:
"I am extremely disappointed by the inexcusable and offensive online comments made by a member of my staff," Schock said in a statement to the Journal Star. "I would expect better from any member of my team. Upon learning about them I met with Mr. Cole and he offered his resignation which I have accepted."
Ben, Ben, Ben, you should've known better. Saying stuff like that will always get you called out or better yet, fired

Thursday, January 9, 2014

10 Reasons why the Aaron Schock 'Outing' was an Epic Fail


The Aaron Schock story basically failed to hold ground.

The minute Itay Hoc start his Beauty Shop gossip talk, folks began to question the validity and the credibility of the source. Within a few days, the story fizzled, leaving some activists and bloggers pissed and rest of us shaking our heads on why folks tried to make this 'Fetch' happen.

But just how did this story fail to shake Schock and the public? I'll give you my reasons.

  1. Itay had no proof. You can't break a story with no story.
  2. Staying silent after dropping this rumor didn't help the story either, Itay. You should've did something else than hide.
  3. Itay's cited AmericaBlog's post about Aaron's Gayest Instagram moments as a reason to 'out' Aaron. That's cute, using another petty and tacky post to justify your petty and tacky post. Two messy actions don't make a legit situation.
  4. Using stereotypes to justify your reasons to out someone is a quick way to lose respect from your peers.
  5. Saying things like 'He follows Tom Daley on Instagram makes him suspicious' is also petty. I guess for those who follow NOM, Brian Brown, or Tony Perkins... Poof, you're Bigots.
  6. The credibility of the folks involved. Real talk, the two main folks raving against this are not the most beloved people in the game. So, when you have a broke down rep, folks will second guess.
  7. No one really cared. In a lot of ways, no one outside of the bubble really cared if Aaron Schock is gay or not. Trying to make us care over some bogus claims was ridiculous. We're not that dumb.
  8. Also trying to make us feel bad for not believing the story is a sad form of guilt-tripping. And I will tell you, a lot of us are not here for that.
  9. When real journalists felt indifferent or provided other points of view, you knew Itay's claims wasn't going to stick.
  10. When Mike Rogers, King of Outing, sort of shrugged... it was already over.
The moral of this story is this, when you use a weak foundation as stepping stone, eventually, you and your cause fall hard.  Itay, chalk this up as a lesson learn.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

What this Aaron Schock Sandal says about Us


You have all the posts about Aaron Schock and his 'outing'. It has been very interesting and very telling about our community in so many ways.

I mean, seriously, the way this rumor attracted drama was crazy. We haven't seen a lick of proof about Aaron being gay and all of a sudden, we are asking for his head on a silver platter? Really, folks? Let me list some of the issues I have with this entire thing.

  • First of all, the way Itay brought this story up was tacky. It was some Beauty Shop type of gossip and then gave us no proof of his claims. What self-respectful journalist does that? Oh, I know, messy ones.
  • That post about Aaron's 7 gayest Instagram pics was childish and tacky. Yes, we all have laughed at Aaron's fashion choices, Hera knows I have. But to stereotype him like that is ridic. The way AmericaBlog did that was no different than straight guys picking of the effeminate kid.
  • Reading some of the comments on other posts were very disturbing. We have some truly angry and misguided folks in our community. Child, if you want to see what sadness looks like, check out some of those comments. It will make you think about who is reading our blogs.
  • We seem thirsty for drama. Every little thing Aaron was doing, like locking up his social media accounts meant he was hiding his sexuality. Whatever, we all have blocked someone, locked our FB or Twitter accounts to protect out pics and posts. Plus, there was a post about his Instagram pics, why wouldn't he lock those up after all of that?
  • What does outing him really accomplish? Who wins? What's gained? The truth is, no one wins. No one. Yeah, we are pulling him out, but what does that really do for our movement? We can keep telling ourselves that outing him because of his anti-gay record is good, but what it really does and set up more misunderstanding about our community.
  • All of this energy put on Aaron, could be place on something else. 
  • If he is a self-hating gay, then he will suffer. That's his personal Hell, not ours. If he is gay, let him deal with his self-hating ways. The pain of that will eventually eat away at him.
Our thirst for his suffering is a bit much. If he's gay, then he's gay. We continue to live and breathe. We will hold him accountable for his actions, but let's this sleeping jackal lie. No need to pick up the fleas from this mess.

Saturday, January 4, 2014

With No Proof, CBS Reporter Itay Hod claims HE KNOWS GOP Rep. Aaron Schock is Gay


This CBS reporter Itay Hod is causing some drama for your mama.

He claims that he knows Congressman Aaron Schock is gay. He knows.

In a FB post, Itay writes:

people always say, no one has the right to out anyone. that coming out is a private matter. i disagree. as you can imagine, not a very popular opinion. but bear with me.

here's a hypothetical: what if you know a certain GOP congressman, let's just say from Illinois, is gay... and you know this because one of your friends, a journalist for a reputable network, told you in no uncertain terms that he caught that GOP congressman and his male roommate in the shower... together. now they could have been good friends just trying to conserve water. but there's more. what if this congressman has also been caught by tmz cameras trolling gay bars. now what if you know that this very same guy, the darling of the gop, has also voted against repeal of don’t ask don’t tell, opposed the repeal of doma, is against gay marriage; and for the federal marriage amendment, which would add language to the us constitution banning gay marriage and would likely strike down every gay rights law and ordinance in the country?

Are we still not allowed to out him?

let me ask another question... doesn't the media have an OBLIGATION to expose his hypocrisy? if he had done something so hypocritical and he wasn't gay, wouldn't we demand journalists do their job? but they can't... because we won't let them. you're not allowed to out ANYONE, we tell them.

we've created a situation where even though news organizations know this guy is gay, they can't report it because he hasn't said so on twitter.

if we keep saying that being gay is genetic; ergo, it's no different than having blue eyes or blonde hair... than why are not allowed to mention it? why do we need anyone's consent to talk about their sexuality? are we not allowed to say someone has blue eyes until they post a fb message telling us they are in fact blue?

we've been so effective at convincing everyone that outing people is a crime against humanity, that we've made it impossible for any network or news organization to talk about this "hypothetical" gay republican congressman and his hypocritical vote against gay rights. they won't touch it for fear of retribution from GLAAD or HRC. (in fact when my friend's network interviewed said hypothetical republican, he talked about wanting to find a nice woman to marry... and the network aired it... knowing it was a lie...

so, forgive me if I don't subscribe to the notion that you're not allowed to out anyone... in fact in some cases, i'd celebrate it. but I'm crazy that way. Herndon Graddick

by the way... not sure why... but had a sudden urge to share this.

Okay, okay. But just like Whitney Houston said to Diana Sawyer, "I want to see the receipts."

Where is the proof and why is Itay lollygagging with the supposed proof?

When you read his post; really read this post, you see nothing but gossip. Itay heard from someone about something that supposed to happened? Child, that's how nosy folks spread rumors.

And why would the media protect Aaron? He isn't super special and there isn't much they could lose on this info. I guess I want to know why would anyone protect him if they have the proof? The roommate, colleagues, or whomever, why haven't they come forward?

Also, why are some of us so excited about this? Why are so on board with this rumor? Yes, Aaron has an Anti-gay voting record and he's not a team player, but to be sold on rumor is beneath us.

Let me say this, when I come for people, I COME for people. If I had proof, I would blasting it all on Twitter, blogs, and FB. I wouldn't be talking all this smack about 'He said, She said', no. I would bring it from the gate, at least to prove I'm not spreading rumors. So far, that's what Itay is doing and some of us are falling right into this foolishness.

We should be careful about this kind of mess, because in some ways, it sends a negative message about our community. I'm not siding with Aaron, I just think this type of stuff is tacky and messy. And to be real, this some teenage/jealous/bullcrap talk with no proof. What Itay is doing, petty and childish, and I don't have time for children's games.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Aaron Schock does it Again

Aaron loves his fashion and this Twitter pic proves that he adores these pants

Friday, July 5, 2013

Aaron Schock Praises the Anti-Gay Thomas More Society


So what is the Thomas More Society? Well I can tell you this... They're no fans of gay marriage in fact, they are causing mess over in Illinois' gay marriage battle as we speak.

They are extremely pro-life and still believe the IRS is evil. Please take a look at their site for more info. Hopefully, after Aaron comes out, he will look back at this in shame.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Question of the Day


What will Aaron Schock's Craiglist say while he's at the RNC convention?

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