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08-30-2004, 10:32 PM
Virginia Republican who cosponsored Federal Marriage Amendment resigns; Alleged taped gay phone sex calls surface
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Rep. Ed Schrock
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Republican was ranked 2nd most conservative in Congress by the conservative standard-bearer the National Journal
By John Byrne | Raw Story Editor
UPDATED 9:48 PM – Add Christian coalition rating, HRC rating, quotes from Virginia Pilot
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.
Rep. Schrock was one of several dozen to cosponsor the Federal Marriage Amendment of July 2004, which aimed to constitutionally prohibit gay marriage.
A ranking member of a popular liberal blog site, Daily Kos, has said that he has heard one of the tapes. The alleged tape one of Schrock’s calls is now available on the Internet, at BlogActive.
Raw Story’s transcript of the tape is as follows (click here (http://www.blogactive.com/image_files/0804/audio1.mp3) for audio file).
“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.”
“I’ve actually heard part of one tape, played to me over the phone by a “friend in high places” in DC,” the member said. “The tip-off was probably when he said, ‘You must be very discreet. I cannot overemphasize that,’ while the rest definitely did not sound like what a member of Congress might say.”
The Kos member noted, “The National Journal ties him as the second most conservative person in all of Congress in 2003, behind only Dennis Hastert. A strong family man with a wife and kids, Schrock was a co-sponsor of the Federal Marriage Amendment and opposes any possible rights for gay people, including non-discrimination in employment.”
The Virginia Pilot reported in October 2000 that Schrock favored ending the Clinton administration’s ‘’don’t ask, don’t tell'’ policy on gays in the military, BlogActive noted.
“He supports asking enlistees whether they have had homosexual experiences in an effort to to try to keep gays from serving. ‘You’re in the showers with them, you’re in the bunk room with them, you’re in staterooms with them,’ Schrock said.”
Schrock has a 92 percent vote rating from the Christian coalition, and a zero percent rating from the Human Rights Campaign.
Schrock said he would not seek reelection in a press release.
“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,” Schrock said. “Therefore, as of today, I am stepping aside and will no longer be the Republican nominee for Congress in Virginia’s Second Congressional District.”
All three of Rep. Schrock’s offices stopped taking phone calls on Friday. BlogActive, the Washington based site that leveled the charges, has yet to break the story into the national media.
Here’s some information on Schrock from his House biography.
Congressman Ed Schrock represents Virginia’s Second District which comprises the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk (part) and Hampton (part) and the counties of Accomack and Northampton on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. He was sworn in on January 7, 2003 for a second-term.
In Congress, Mr. Schrock serves on the House Armed Services, Budget, Small Business, and Government Reform Committees. In 2003, Mr. Schrock was chosen to serve as Chairman of the Regulatory Reform and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Business. In this capacity, Mr. Schrock works to address federal regulations and policies that hinder the ability of American small businesses to compete and provide excessive financial and paperwork burdens on small business owners. Mr. Schrock also serves on four other subcommittees and the Postal Reform Task Force.
In his first term in Congress, Mr. Schrock was elected President of the Republican Freshman Class. He founded and remains a co-chair of the House Navy/Marine Corps Caucus and the House Special Operations Forces Caucus. The Navy/Marine Corps Caucus was formed to advocate the issues important to the Navy and Marine Corps, their members and their families. The House Special Forces Caucus supports issues related to Special Operations Forces, including the Navy SEALs, Army Airborne, and Air Force Special Operations.
Ed Schrock was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio and is married to the former Judith Adnee Crawford of Long Beach, California. Judy is retired, after teaching children for almost thirty years, including teaching kindergarten in the Norfolk Public School System for fifteen years. The Schrocks have one son, Randy. They reside in the Witchduck neighborhood in Virginia Beach and are active members of Atlantic Shores Baptist Church.
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Correction: An earlier headline said that Congressman Schrock had cosponsored the Defense of Marriage Act, which was in error. Schrock cosponsored the Federal Marriage Amendment, a more restrictive measure aimed at constitutionally banning gay marriage, in July 2004.
link (http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=275)
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Rep. Ed Schrock
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Republican was ranked 2nd most conservative in Congress by the conservative standard-bearer the National Journal
By John Byrne | Raw Story Editor
UPDATED 9:48 PM – Add Christian coalition rating, HRC rating, quotes from Virginia Pilot
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.
Rep. Schrock was one of several dozen to cosponsor the Federal Marriage Amendment of July 2004, which aimed to constitutionally prohibit gay marriage.
A ranking member of a popular liberal blog site, Daily Kos, has said that he has heard one of the tapes. The alleged tape one of Schrock’s calls is now available on the Internet, at BlogActive.
Raw Story’s transcript of the tape is as follows (click here (http://www.blogactive.com/image_files/0804/audio1.mp3) for audio file).
“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.”
“I’ve actually heard part of one tape, played to me over the phone by a “friend in high places” in DC,” the member said. “The tip-off was probably when he said, ‘You must be very discreet. I cannot overemphasize that,’ while the rest definitely did not sound like what a member of Congress might say.”
The Kos member noted, “The National Journal ties him as the second most conservative person in all of Congress in 2003, behind only Dennis Hastert. A strong family man with a wife and kids, Schrock was a co-sponsor of the Federal Marriage Amendment and opposes any possible rights for gay people, including non-discrimination in employment.”
The Virginia Pilot reported in October 2000 that Schrock favored ending the Clinton administration’s ‘’don’t ask, don’t tell'’ policy on gays in the military, BlogActive noted.
“He supports asking enlistees whether they have had homosexual experiences in an effort to to try to keep gays from serving. ‘You’re in the showers with them, you’re in the bunk room with them, you’re in staterooms with them,’ Schrock said.”
Schrock has a 92 percent vote rating from the Christian coalition, and a zero percent rating from the Human Rights Campaign.
Schrock said he would not seek reelection in a press release.
“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,” Schrock said. “Therefore, as of today, I am stepping aside and will no longer be the Republican nominee for Congress in Virginia’s Second Congressional District.”
All three of Rep. Schrock’s offices stopped taking phone calls on Friday. BlogActive, the Washington based site that leveled the charges, has yet to break the story into the national media.
Here’s some information on Schrock from his House biography.
Congressman Ed Schrock represents Virginia’s Second District which comprises the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk (part) and Hampton (part) and the counties of Accomack and Northampton on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. He was sworn in on January 7, 2003 for a second-term.
In Congress, Mr. Schrock serves on the House Armed Services, Budget, Small Business, and Government Reform Committees. In 2003, Mr. Schrock was chosen to serve as Chairman of the Regulatory Reform and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Business. In this capacity, Mr. Schrock works to address federal regulations and policies that hinder the ability of American small businesses to compete and provide excessive financial and paperwork burdens on small business owners. Mr. Schrock also serves on four other subcommittees and the Postal Reform Task Force.
In his first term in Congress, Mr. Schrock was elected President of the Republican Freshman Class. He founded and remains a co-chair of the House Navy/Marine Corps Caucus and the House Special Operations Forces Caucus. The Navy/Marine Corps Caucus was formed to advocate the issues important to the Navy and Marine Corps, their members and their families. The House Special Forces Caucus supports issues related to Special Operations Forces, including the Navy SEALs, Army Airborne, and Air Force Special Operations.
Ed Schrock was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio and is married to the former Judith Adnee Crawford of Long Beach, California. Judy is retired, after teaching children for almost thirty years, including teaching kindergarten in the Norfolk Public School System for fifteen years. The Schrocks have one son, Randy. They reside in the Witchduck neighborhood in Virginia Beach and are active members of Atlantic Shores Baptist Church.
DEVELOPING…
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Correction: An earlier headline said that Congressman Schrock had cosponsored the Defense of Marriage Act, which was in error. Schrock cosponsored the Federal Marriage Amendment, a more restrictive measure aimed at constitutionally banning gay marriage, in July 2004.
link (http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=275)