(Blue Dog)Shuler Staying at DC Spiritual Retreat(C Street)?

[tekisui]

Source: Asheville Citizen-Times

U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, who publicly thanked his “Lord and savior, Jesus Christ,” upon winning his first election, has never hidden his Christian devotion.

But he is remaining mum about whether he lives in “C Street,” a stately Washington home that serves as sort of a spiritual retreat for several congressmen. The Washington Post also notes that the home “pulsed with backstage intrigue” during recent scandals involving South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada.

The brick home is home to several members of Congress who hold frequent Bible studies and counsel one another.

“Sorry about this one, but because of privacy issues, we're not giving out any information about the congressman's living arrangements,” Shuler spokesman Doug Abrahms said via e-mail when asked whether the congressman lived at C Street.

Worldmag.com, a Christian magazine, listed Shuler, D-Waynesville, as a “current resident” of the house, along with Sens. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Reps. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., Mike Doyle, D-Pa., and Bart Stupak, D-Mich.

The Washington Post recently ran a long story about the house, at 133 C St. SE, two blocks from the Capitol. That story did not list Shuler as a resident.

The article stated: “At least five congressmen live there, quietly renting upstairs rooms from an organization affiliated with ‘The Fellowship,' the obsessively secretive Arlington spiritual group that organizes the National Day of Prayer breakfast, an event routinely attended by legions of top government officials.”

more: http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090723/NEWS01/907230314

[redqueen]

1. So don't give out details... just confirm that it's not C-Street.

How hard is that?

[tekisui]

2. I called his local office just now.

I live in his district. I asked if he lived at C street and was a member of The Family. His staffer said the don't give out details. I said, well you could easily deny it if he doesn't stay there. She said, "Or I could say we don't give out details.." I said, it doesn't look good, and is going to cause him trouble until he puts it to rest.

He's going to get trouble for this.

[G_j]

5. good call

thanks for putting them on notice that we are paying attention.

[tekisui]

6. She sounded like they have gotten several calls.

Honestly, I wouldn't care if we had to suffer through a term with a repuke to get a real Dem in 2012.

[redqueen]

19. Yeah, cause confirming a negative is the same thing as giving details.

What an idiot. :eyes:

[MadAnne]

26. Hi Neighbor

I just spoke to Erica Griffith in the Asheville office. She's very testy. Make it easy for her, ask if he's a member of The Family. He has all other organizations listed on his website.

[tekisui]

31. Howdy!

Keep up the pressure!

[formercia]

28. Time to plan for the next Primary

Let him spend more time with his family. Maybe Hillary will stump for him.....

[marmar]

3. I swear that man is Republican operative.....

n/t

[tekisui]

4. I can't stand him. I wish we could get a primary callenger.

If I had a few more years, a known name and funding, I'd challenge him, just to expose him.

[G_j]

8. did you see Richard Fireman praising

Shuler in yesterday's MountainX?

According to him, Shuler's environmental record is "clean & green"

I really don't know, I need to pay more attention..

[tekisui]

9. His environmental record is the only thing that

he is actually with the Dems on. Everything else he is just like a repuke.

[rocktivity]

7. How many rooms does this place have?

It doesn't look all that big.



:shrug:
rocktivity

[dgibby]

13. I believe it has room for 6 residents. n/t

[rocktivity]

18. And if they're "willing" to "double up"

...there's room for even more...

:evilgrin:
rocktivity

[global1]

10. And How Hard Is It To Have People Around The Clock Watch This C Street Home......

and see who goes in and who comes out?

[tekisui]

11. It has gotten enough press lately, I would imagine someone is.

[global1]

12. I'm Waiting For A Big Tabloid Expose On The House On C-Street.......

something to read while in the line at the grocery store.

[dgibby]

14. Where the hell is Larry Flint when we need him? n/t

[Pharlo]

27. Forget Larry Flynt,

get an investigative team from "The Enquirer" on this. If there is anything to be found, they'll find it. And, it WILL be a thoroughly vetted article with all the 'i's dotted and 't's crossed.

[redqueen]

17. Well since the story does involve sex, there's a chance at least.

We can hope.

[paparush]

35. Who says it doesn't involve sex? Think outside the box ;-)

[redqueen]

36. Haha, no... I said it *does* involve sex...

which decreases the likelihood that the story will be dropped, cause sex sells. :)

[rocktivity]

20. Reading the tabloids on the checkout line? I do that, too, LOL

I call it my weekly "smut glut!"

:headbang:
rocktivity

[asjr]

15. OMG! How do any of them stand

it being in the same house as Zack Wamp? Just hearing that pompous ass speak is torture. He is a southern hick extraordinaire!

[tekisui]

16. “It’s a close-knit group,” said Julie Fishman, executive assistant for Shuler.

http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/15578

Shuler is a dirty dog. I hope this is an opening to get rid of him.

[11 Bravo]

21. I can't believe that worthless piece of shit would actually live in D.C.

Worst #3 draft pick in NFL history. Go away, Heath!

[libnnc]

22. he's a multi millionaire and has more than enough

to live in an apt in DC on his own. Financially speaking, he doesn't need "roomies".

This thing stinks and I hope folks stay on it.

[cascadiance]

23. These C-Street row houses look to have been a base for a lot of incestuous "frat parties"...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a1jCrDLXBfOM&refer=us

as well as the "D Street" houses too...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/6765.html

[AuntPatsy]

24. That is exactly what I am thinking, We can only hope someone somewhere

will open up completely and have proof when they come forward.....

[madfloridian]

25. Shuler personally recruited by Rahm

". Heath Shuler, a former Washington Redskins quarterback, recalled to Bendavid how Emanuel recruited him to run for Congress in 2006. Shuler told Emanuel that he was worried that he would have to sacrifice family time as a congressman. "The next day," Shuler says, "Rahm calls and said, 'Hey, I just wanted to call you and tell you I'm taking my kids to school. I'll call you later.' … Then he calls me back three hours later and said, 'Hey, I just wanted you to know I stopped by my daughter's school. I'm going to lunch with her.' That was it. No conversation. He calls me a few hours later, 'I want to let you know I'm picking my kids up. I'm taking them to swim class'." This went on for two or three weeks—calls from dance recitals, swim classes, with the sounds of kids happily playing in the background—until Shuler agreed to run for Congress (he won)."

http://www.newsweek.com/id/130605/page/2

[paparush]

29. Great, we got rid of Chainsaw Charlie Taylor and now we're hung with Praise God Shuler

Sheesh.

Paging Patsy Keever...Ms. Keever, please report to the lobby!

[tekisui]

30. Mrs. Keever was my middle school teacher!

I would love to vote for her, and get rid of worthless Shuler.

[Mudoria]

32. And she would lose to a conservative Republican in the house race..

Why it is so hard to understand the district is conservative? The only way to win for a Dem in that district is to be almost as conservative as a Repub. Shuler at least votes with the Dems the majority of the time, the opposite will be true with someone like Taylor.

[tekisui]

33. I'd rather lose with a real Dem, than be stuck with a wolf in sheeps

clothing. He screws the Dems on the big issues.

[RamboLiberal]

34. I'm scratching my head why my liberal congressman lives at C Street

In this piece from the Washington Post, we learn that our own member of the House, Congressman Mike Doyle, resides in the C Street residence:

People familiar with the house say the downstairs is generally used for meals and prayer meetings. Volunteers help facilitate prayer meetings, they said. Residents include Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), Ensign and Coburn. None of the congressmen agreed to be interviewed for this article. But associates of some of Ensign's housemates privately worried that the other residents would be tarred by the scandals.

So I wondered how connected was my Congressman to the group? Contacted for a comment (specifically asking if the Congressman was a member of The Family and how closely he subscribes to the theology of Doug Coe, if at all. I also asked about the amount he pays for rent - $600/month - a question Fester over at NewsHoggers raised a few days ago) Doyle responded:
The only religious organization I’m a member of is the Roman Catholic Church, of which I’ve been a member all my life. The only religious teachings I follow are those of the Roman Catholic Church.

My living arrangements comply with all House rules and are perfectly legal and ethical. I rent a room – not an apartment – and the rent I pay falls within the range of what anyone could rent a room for on Capitol Hill.

I’m confident the people I represent will judge me on my behavior and my performance as a Member of Congress – not anyone else’s.
Someone's religious identity is extremely personal and indeed should be respected. We live in a secular society - no religious tests for membership in the Congress or in Government. Just because he lives there does not mean he believes all the stuff Sharlet reports.

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