Congressman Ed Schrock outed (Va.) against gay marriage

[donsu]

http://www.blogactive.com/2004/08/action-write-congressman-ed-schrock.html

When the story of Congressman Ed Schrock (R-VA-2) first came to me, I was quite skeptical. After all, Congressman Schrock's district includes parts of Hampton and Norfolk and all of Virginia Beach, home to no less than NINE military facilities and Pat Robertson’s Regent University! Nevertheless, the activities of Congressman Schrock have been documented and verified as thoroughly as any I have seen come before me and what I have learned is, well, ScHrOCKING!

Congressman Ed Schrock has made a habit of rendezvousing with gay men via the MegaMates/ MegaPhone Line, an interactive telephone service on which men place ads and respond to those ads to meet each other. What makes this story more amazing? Congressman Schrock not only voted for the homophobic Marriage Protection Act, but he also signed on as a CO-SPONSOR of the Federal Marriage Amendment!

Ed Schrock has a voting record that the most right wing conservative would be proud of. The Christian Coalition gave him a 92% rating in their 2003 voting guide.

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His score over at the Human Rights Campaign? ZERO!

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TAKE ACTION:
You can take action and let this congressional hypocrite know how you feel. Call Congressman Schrock today:
DC: 202-225-4215
Virginia Beach: 757-497-6859
Eastern Shore: 757-787-7836

(here there are other links for writing, etc.)


Finally, be sure to "thank" the Christian Coalition for developing a voting guide that can have a gay man earn a whopping 92%. You can write their media team at [email protected] -- a copy will be sent to us at [email protected]
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[salin]

1. While I know that the issue of "outing" is controversial

I did find the suggestion of sending a note to the Christian Coalition a bit amusing.

However, the idea of ruining a person's career - even if he is a hypocrite - leaves me squeemish. Additionally it seems to reinforce the stereotype that being Gay, in and of itself, is negative/bad/ etc.

[seabeyond]

3. except in his hypocrisy he is making law

on peoples personal life. getta fire the dude for inadaquit job

[salin]

5. Understood - but it still makes me squeemish

[SemperEadem]

4. being a lying hypocrit is far worse...

look at it as you're helping him to stand in the middle of his truth.

perhaps his career has already run its course it's time for him to find something else to do. At least, that's what most Americans who've lost our jobs have been told.

[salin]

6. lol - indeed that is the message sent to those of outsourced industries

AND that it is good for the economy... which outtrumps their pain.

I can see the parallels.

[bo44]

2. How far up the moraass of wingnut media will news like this travel?

Generally, if not for du links to blogs this I could not tell you the last 4 outed politicians much less public figures.

[Lenape85]

7. He should join the LCR

Fuck the fundy bullshit, it will get him nowhere fast.