Comments on: oh what tangled webs we weave....GOP Rep McHenry's roomies, and more

oh what tangled webs we weave....GOP Rep McHenry's roomies, and more

amberglow — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:14:13 -0800

McHenry and his "roommates" -- GOP Rep Patrick McHenry (NC), co-owner of a DC home with Scott G. Stewart, former chair of the College Republican Nat'l Cttee (and bilker of many senior citizens), received a DC home-ownership reduction improperly. McHenry's actual home in North Carolina was apparently also home to quite a collection of young men: (convicted fraudulent voter) Michael Aaron Lay, Neil Everett Capano, Matthew Allen Hamilton, and (multiple violations, including "death by vehicle") Jason Jent Deans. Also, McHenry's 04 consultant Ralph Gonzales was one of the men involved in a recent FL murder/suicide, and links to Robert Drake, the killer (political work in NC and escort service connections), are still being documented. Stay tuned!

There's other same-sex homeowner news too--Condi Rice and Randy Bean (they also share a line of credit). Under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, same-sex home ownership is enough to get a DADT investigation/witchhunt going. Ralls said on September 14 . "SLDN is aware of cases where servicemembers have been investigated for owning a home with a person of the same gender." McHenry is a staunch supporter of the policy that prohibits openly gay or lesbian Americans to serve in the nation's armed forces. Big big roundup on McHenry here at Pam's House Blend (much much more dirt and crimes)== Untangling the latest GOP gay scandal with Mike Signorile

By: Curry

Curry — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:16:25 -0800

What's the difference between a Log Cabin Republican and a Log Jammin' Republican?

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:22:57 -0800

What's the difference between a Log Cabin Republican and a Log Jammin' Republican? nothing? ; > This is definitely the juiciest set of intertwined scandals i've seen in a long long time. Also related: Gen Pace and DADT and "God's law"

By: drezdn

drezdn — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:23:13 -0800

What's the difference between a Log Cabin Republican and a Log Jammin' Republican? $20, same as in town.

By: anthill

anthill — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:23:13 -0800

Wide Stance Republican, please!

By: drezdn

drezdn — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:23:56 -0800

It really makes me wonder why some Republicans are so opposed to the "gay agenda."

By: tommasz

tommasz — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:30:44 -0800

It really makes me wonder why some Republicans are so opposed to the "gay agenda." Considering their conviction records, I'm wondering how they can call themselves in favor of "law & order".

By: wendell

wendell — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:31:50 -0800

It interferes with their own gay agendas, drezdn, darling.

By: Curry

Curry — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:32:08 -0800

I'm shocked to discover that Condi is a Bean flicker.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:33:12 -0800

Wide Stance Republican, please! Wide Stance? it's a wonder McHenry can walk at all, with all those guys around!

By: TrialByMedia

TrialByMedia — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:37:05 -0800

So wait, Don't Ask, Don't Tell involves the military investigating home ownership? Isn't that kind of like a roundabout way of, I don't know, asking?

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:38:47 -0800

I lived so close to McHenry's home that you can see my car in the Google satellite image. The weird thing is that it wasn't a particularly nice neighborhood in 2001-2002, when he lived there--mostly first-wave gentrifiers, you know, hippies and gays.

By: nola

nola — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:42:22 -0800

This shit is just to ridiculous for words.

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:47:21 -0800

I lived so close to McHenry's home that you can see my car in the Google satellite image. I'm afraid that if I 'zoom-out' on that satellite image that block of apartments will also form a swastika.

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:48:50 -0800

Condi Rice and Randy Bean Come on, amberglow, what you trying to imply? Randy is a guy's name! Err, wait. What?

By: 2sheets

2sheets — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:50:47 -0800

If you get just the right amount of zoom, that house looks like Osama Bin laden. Or a raisin.

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:52:31 -0800

In (somewhat) related news -- Larry Craig's Home Away from Home

The New York Times takes a look at life at the Capital Yacht Club, where Larry Craig makes his home in D.C., on a houseboat: "Members typically make public few details about their nautical lives, and Congressional rules require them to disclose boats as assets only if they produce income or are bought or sold. Mr. Craig, who is known as exceptionally frugal, unwittingly called attention to the club when he gave the arresting officer in Minneapolis his club mail drop as a home address, 1000 Water Street SW. Mr. Craig, an outdoorsman who likes to fish and hunt, is a well-known figure at the marinas, where he has lived off and on during his Congressional career. Ed Johnson, a resident of the Gangplank Marina who has long known Mr. Craig, describes the waterfront as a fancy trailer park. Neighbors float only a few arms-lengths away from one another. Most shower in bathhouses, and, after hours, gossip over drinks." Well, we now know what sold it for the Senator from Idaho."

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:52:39 -0800

Wait. I think we're overlooking the obvious here. Rice and Bean?

By: rtha

rtha — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:57:20 -0800

And hey! Allegations of "abusive horndogging and financial impropriety" against Scott Stewart! Neat!

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:59:51 -0800

That's one Bean plate Condi's looking over with relish.

By: lekvar

lekvar — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:10:12 -0800

*sits back and overthinks Rice and Bean*

By: matteo

matteo — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:15:00 -0800

if Al Qaeda is the arm of Allah we can safely say that the GOP is the fist of God

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:18:03 -0800

So, the Dems are God's vestigial tail?

By: quin

quin — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:28:33 -0800

Holy crap, the GOP are fisting God? That's hard core.

By: Curry

Curry — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:31:54 -0800

"Most shower in bathhouses, and, after hours, gossip over drinks." GOP: Goatse Ogling Party

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:36:11 -0800

Holy crap, the GOP are fisting God? That's hard core. Also known as the "Four-Fingered Sign of the Cross." In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Ghostly Hole.

By: Curry

Curry — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:40:42 -0800

Holy crap, the GOP are fisting God? That's hard core. They spread much more than democracy, and widen more than the income gap.

By: stenseng

stenseng — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:46:57 -0800

And yet, somehow, we all have to take it in the end...

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:51:13 -0800

It really makes me wonder why some Republicans are so opposed to the "gay agenda." The Republican Gay Agenda as per Jeff Gannon/Jeff Guckert, Ted Haggard, Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Bob Allen, Glenn Murphy Jr., etc.

8:00 a.m. Wake up. Wonder where you are. 8:01 a.m. Realize you are laying on 100% Egyptian cotton sheets of at least '300-count,' so don't panic; you're not slumming. 8:02 a.m. Realize you are actually in your own bed in Dupont Circle (for a change). Wake stranger next to you and tell him you are late for work, so you won't be able to cook breakfast for him. Mutter 'sorry' as you help him look for his far-flung underwear. You realize that you tore his boxers off him last night, so you 'loan' him a pair of tighty-white briefs, but not the new 2Xist ones because you never intend to see him again. 8:05 a.m. Tell the stranger, whose name eludes you, 'It was fun. I'll give you a call,' as you usher him out the door, avoiding his egregious morning-breath. 8:06 a.m. Crumple and dispose of the piece of paper with his telephone number on it when you get to the kitchen. 8:07 a.m. Make a high-protein breakfast shake while watching CNN. Wonder if the stories you've heard about Anderson Cooper are true. Decide they must be. 8:30 a.m. Black or grey suit? Decide to go with black, the only shirt that is clean and the ubiquitous red-striped rep tie. 8:45 a.m. Climb into BMW, trying not to look too much like Barbie driving one of her accessories, as you pull out of your underground parking. Chanel or Armani sunglasses? Go with Armani. Save the Chanel for Rehobeth this weekend. 9:35 a.m. Stroll into The Russell Senate Office Building. 9:36 a.m. Close door to office and call best friend and laugh about the guy who spent the night at your condo. Point out something annoying about best friend's boyfriend but quickly add 'It doesn't matter what everyone else thinks, just as long as you love him.' 10:15 a.m. Leave office, telling your secretary you are 'meeting with some of your boss's constituents.' Pretend not to notice her insubordinate roll of the eyes (or the cloying 'poem' she has tacked to her cubicle wall). 10:30 a.m. Hair appointment for highlights and trim. Purchase Aveda anti-humectant pomade. 11:30 a.m. Run into personal trainer at gym. Pester him about getting you 'Human Growth Hormones.' Spend 30-minutes talking to friends on your cell phone. Cardio for 30-minutes; lift weights for 20. 12:50 p.m. Tan. Schedule back-waxing in time for Saturday party where you know you will end up shirtless. 1:05 p.m. Pay trainer for anabolic steroids and schedule a workout. Shower, dry and dress while taking ten minutes to knot your red-striped rep tie while you check-out your best friend's boyfriend undress with the calculation of someone used to wearing a 'g-string thong' and having dollars stuffed in his crotch. 1:40 p.m. Meet someone for whom you only know his waist, chest and penis size from Manhunt for lunch at the 'hot, new restaurant.' Because the maître d' recognizes you from the The Crew Club, you are whisked past the Christian heterosexual couples who have been waiting patiently for a table since 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 'Dessert at your place.' Find out, once again, people lie on Manhunt. 3:33 p.m. Make your way to Capitol Hill. Make sure the senator for whom you are an aide votes 'lock-step' against your personal interests. 5:00 p.m. Take a disco-nap to prevent facial wrinkles from being so 'terribly witty.' 6:00 p.m. Open a fabulous new bottle of Pinot Grigio. 6:47 P.M. Bake Ketamine for the weekend. Test recipe. Call 'Juan' to score some 'X' and 'White Lady' (really, just for friends) tomorrow before heading to Delaware for the weekend. 7:00 P.M. Go to Abercrombie & Fitch and announce in a loud voice, 'Over! So way over!' 7:40 P.M. Stop looking at the A&F photographic displays and the 'hottie' retail-boys and go to 'cool store' to shop for a new bathing suit ("Does this make me look fat?") for the weekend in Rehobeth. 8:30 p.m. Light dinner with 'catty' homosexual friends at a restaurant you will be 'over' by the time it gets its first review in the 'Washington Blade.' 10:30 p.m. Cocktails at JR's, trying to avoid alcoholic queens who can't navigate a crowd with a Stoli in a cheap plastic cup. Get plastered. Invite one of the alcoholic queens home with you. 12:00 a.m. 'Nightcap at your place.' Find out that people lie in bars, too." Rinse-and-repeat.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:56:12 -0800

Holy crap, the GOP are fisting God? That's hard core. You know who else liked a good fisting? Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequor, Norman Lamont.

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:57:12 -0800

They spread much more than democracy, and widen more than the income gap. GOPtse.cx

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:06:25 -0800

Someone open a window and let all this innuendo out.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:13:46 -0800

In u end? O!

By: frumious bandersnatch

frumious bandersnatch — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:51:24 -0800

I'm a little late to this thread, but this guy is from my hometown and yes, I know him and his family. His politics are so ignorantly, blindly conservative that whenever I see him in the media I am immediately nauseated and have flashbacks of growing up in my miserably oppressive hometown. The small-minded attitudes never fail to amaze me, and if he were, indeed, outed as being a member of a lifestyle class he opposes, I admit I would feel schadenfreude. Sorry, made this personal.

By: Poolio

Poolio — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:52:21 -0800

It's Raining Men

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:59:45 -0800

Hallelujah!

By: tkchrist

tkchrist — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:02:11 -0800

I admit I would feel schadenfreude. Will you leave poor Schadenfreude alone! You sick bastard.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:05:23 -0800

Will you leave poor Schadenfreude alone! You sick bastard. Don't listen to tkchrist. Go ahead and give him the old Schadenfreudian slip. Hallelujah!

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:09:51 -0800

The New York Times takes a look at life at the Capital Yacht Club, where Larry Craig makes his home in D.C., on a houseboat: It's all criminals and closetcases!!! -- Duke Cunningham -- boat used to be called "Buoy Toy" when it was owned by his also-criminal gay friends, Larry Craig, Traficant, Ted Stevens, Rostenkowski, Ney, ....

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:11:27 -0800

Give Me Liberty or Give Me ... Dual Statehood? someone had to try. I thought we already had this thread, but I suppose not.

By: ryoshu

ryoshu — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:20:48 -0800

8:00 a.m. Wake up. Wonder where you are. 8:01 a.m. Realize you are laying on 100% Egyptian cotton sheets of at least '300-count,' so don't panic; you're not slumming. 8:05 a.m. Make a high-protein breakfast shake while watching CNN. Wonder if the stories you've heard about Anderson Cooper are true. Decide they must be. 8:07 a.m. Tell the stranger, whose name eludes you, 'It was fun. I'll give you a call,' as you usher him out the door, avoiding his egregious morning-breath. Fixed.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:26:03 -0800

he did not know whether Rice and Bean's relationship They need to adopt a child and name it Plantain.

By: Ironmouth

Ironmouth — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:37:53 -0800

This has got to be a double. I saw an earlier post about a closeted GOP lawmaker just the other day. In fact, I seem to remember several of these posts.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:39:56 -0800

Maybe GOP stands for 'Gay Ol' Party.' In homage to Fred Flintstone, of course.

By: quin

quin — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:46:27 -0800

*Touches Schadenfreude inappropriately* *Gets arrested* *Notices that everyone around is feeling malevolently happy because I got busted.* Fuckers.

By: ryoshu

ryoshu — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:46:42 -0800

This has got to be a double. I saw an earlier post about a closeted GOP lawmaker just the other day. In fact, I seem to remember several of these posts. In big O notation it would be an O(n²). Useful for things like an insertion sort.

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:03:20 -0800

More on Rice and Bean. Ms. Bean is a liberal progressive documentary filmmaker (not that there's anything wrong with that). And apparently one can bounce a quarter off of Secretary Rice's buttocks like a rocket:

After she became secretary of state, she came to a party at Blacker's house, kicked off her shoes, and began dancing through the night to rock and and roll. Blacker, who is gay, wanted to show his partner how tight her behind is; he postulated that if he aimed a quarter at her butt, it would bounce off like a rocket. He was right. Rice, who was dancing, didn't realize what he had done until everyone began laughing hysterically. She was flattered -- and proud.

"Say it loud--I got back and I'm proud!"

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:24:20 -0800

Yikes, I knew there was some big story behind that murder-suicide trio incident, but I didn't know that there was a whole damn ring. Where do Gannon-Guckert and phony marine boy whats-his-name fit in? The family values party strikes again!

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:47:54 -0800

Condi dancing, you say? I saw gettin' down at a Shaggy show in June. No shit.

By: eriko

eriko — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:02:27 -0800

I think there's a quote from Pulp Fiction that sums this thread up. Not that I'm not proud of you all, mind you.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:07:18 -0800

"Bring out the gimp?"

By: Avenger

Avenger — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:33:29 -0800

Incredible. The Republicans have turned out more gay and lesbian political figures in the last 7 years than the Democrats have in 70. What gives? Why is it that every Dem senator/congressman/official has been married to a boring ol' opposite-sex partner for 30 years, while about half the Repubs are having filthy gay hedonistic sex and living with coked-out hitmen and rent boys? Why can't the Dems be that exciting? Oh yeah, lolfamily values, lolmoral majority, etc. etc.

By: nakedcodemonkey

nakedcodemonkey — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:38:22 -0800

Please. As if any self-respecting dyke buys shoes from Ferragamo. Oh, wait, self-respecting. Never mind.

By: matteo

matteo — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:16:19 -0800

Ms. Bean is a liberal progressive documentary filmmaker and she's also this guy's sister!

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:30:36 -0800

And apparently one can bounce a quarter off of Secretary Rice's buttocks like a rocket I like Condi's butt and I can not lie, You other brothers can deny But when the Secretary of State walks in with her itty bitty waist, And shoves her round thing in my face, I get sprung...

By: Hat Maui

Hat Maui — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:12:11 -0800

I think there's a quote from Pulp Fiction that sums this thread up. "Get the Gimp?"

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:41:02 -0800

one can bounce a quarter off of Secretary Rice's buttocks like a rocket If you throw a quarter at her ass, the quarter breaks into tiny pieces and explodes in a hyperdense fuel-air bomb?

By: Peecabu

Peecabu — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:06:26 -0800

I think that this proves that from here on out, if one hears a politician espousing policies that remove rights or keep rights away from the gay community, we can assume that if male, he has more than passing familiarity with glory holes. The female goppers don't seem to be as vehement about "teh ghay", or maybe they're just overshadowed by all the male goppers who hate the ghay unless, you know, it happens to be their mouth, ass or penis involved. Then the gay is ok. Cause, it's not actually gay. It's just party bonding, doncha know.

By: Skygazer

Skygazer — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:37:16 -0800

Humans are weird.

By: mmahaffie

mmahaffie — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:47:43 -0800

Ericb, dude, that was great, but, please Rehoboth Beach, not Rehobeth. /almost home-town boosterismness

By: ranchocalamari

ranchocalamari — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:23:18 -0800

FYI: Drag queen Vaginal Davis claims that Condi is her first cousin.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:01:38 -0800

FYI: Drag queen Vaginal Davis claims that Condi is her first cousin. yup-- Hey kids! Guess who's first cousins with our new Secretary of State? ; >

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:06:12 -0800

By: ericb

ericb — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:14:29 -0800

The Republican Gay Agenda BTW -- this agenda was inspired and based-on BettyBowers.com -- the website of BASH (Baptists Are Saving Homosexuals) which has two stated goals:

"(1) To turn people God has told us He hates anyway into profitable, attention-getting PUBLICITY MACHINES who will finally contribute to society and the economy by increasing Family Values fundraising and church tithings!; and (2) To provide artistic husbands to women who become flummoxed when arranging flowers, picking complementary fabrics for lining drapes, need help when it comes to choosing furniture or throw pillows, or have historically ruined otherwise suitable outfits by slipping on the wrong pair of shoes."

By: lekvar

lekvar — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:47:27 -0800

The more and more this goes on the more I suspect that the GOP are loudly proclaiming the evils of Teh Gay because they want to keep it all to themselves.

By: Rancid Badger

Rancid Badger — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:26:18 -0800

Damn DC closets are way to small; forget about camping in one. Hitler believed that homosexuality was "degenerate behavior" which posed a threat to the capacity of the state, gay men became "enemies of the state". There was also a fear among Nazis of a "gay gene" contamination. Hitler's Nazi SA leader was Ernst Röhm, the Brownshirt who had brought Hitler to power. Röhm was outed. Hitler saw Röhm as a potential threat to his power. The book burning began in 1933-1934 coinciding with the purge known as the The Night of the Long Knives. This began with the killing of Röhm and his supporters. Following the purge the rounding up of gays followed being both through and quick. All this leads to the question; are these people that stupid ? Maybe they are just seeing if they can make history come out differently this time. Maybe they're just insane?

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:14:04 -0800

They're power-hungry, and good at lying, Rancid. And self-loathing for a variety of reasons--they also think they're not like the rest of us and will be protected (but as we see, they won't be). very very related: Today was Sen. Craig's deadline to resign, but it didn't happen.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:10:55 -0800

and in further Craig news--he's telling you he's not going.... A defiant Sen. Larry Craig vowed to stay in the U.S. Senate despite a Hennepin County District judge's ruling Thursday that his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in the Twin Cities airport restroom was accurate, voluntary and intelligent. Craig, R-Idaho, said he is innocent and disappointed by the ruling. "I will continue to serve Idaho in the United States Senate, and there are several reasons for that," he said. "As I continued to work for Idaho over the past three weeks here in the Senate, I have seen that it is possible for me to work here effectively." ...