Tag Archives: Aaron Schock

Matt Baume On Aaron Schock

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Tweet Of The Day

Details. UPDATE: Another interesting quote from the above-linked interview: “What this is really about is that Aaron is a little different, you know. He wears stylish clothing and yet he’s not gay. And he’s not married. And he’s not running around with women. So everybody’s throwing up their arms. They can’t figure out Aaron so he must be crooked. So …

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Maddow On The Fall Of Aaron Schock

Like many, Maddow doesn’t think we’ve heard the full story.

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BREAKING: Rep. Aaron Schock Resigns

Politico has the breaking news: Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock is resigning his seat in Congress. The 33-year-old Republican has been dogged by questions about his spending of taxpayer and campaign dollars. On Monday afternoon, POLITICO posed a lengthy set of questions about charging the government and his campaign tens of thousands of dollars in questionable mileage reimbursements. “Today, I am …

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Even More Trouble For Rep. Aaron Schock

Via Blue Nation Review: Embattled Congressman Aaron Schock used a shell corporation last year to complete a real estate transaction arranged by and financed by Schock’s political supporters and campaign donors — raising troubling new questions about whether he received favorable terms on the purchase price and financing, and whether he repaid the donors with legislative favors and purchases from …

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Schock In Hot Water Over “Photographer”

The National Journal reports: Schock traveled to India on official business in August 2014, a trip during which he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Global Poverty Project, an advocacy organization that seeks to alleviate extreme poverty internationally, footed the bill, according to a spokesman for the group. But Schock’s photographer and videographer, Jonathon Link, traveled with him on …

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Aaron Schock: I’m Not An Attorney But I Certainly Hope I Didn’t Break The law

Embattled GOP Rep. Aaron Schock yesterday spoke to Politico in what the outlet describes as an “evasive” and “defensive” interview. The question to Rep. Aaron Schock was simple: Do you think you’ve broken any rules or federal laws? But the scandal-plagued congressman did not have a definitive answer. “Well, I certainly hope not,” Schock said. “I’m not an attorney.” The …

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Erick Erickson: Aaron Schock Must Resign

“I will not belabor the point. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL)  has proven himself incapable of handling his own money, the money of his donors, and taxpayer money. He has lived excessively off the backs of taxpayers who must be reimbursed and off of donors to whom he is now a servant.  His excuses are now met with revised excuses, further …

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More Questions For Rep. Aaron Schock

Thanks in part to his own Instagram account, Rep. Aaron Schock is facing more questions about his spending on travel and personal expenses. Via the Chicago Tribune: Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated …

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Chicago Tribune Slams Aaron Schock

From the Tribune‘s editorial board: His constituents have always known Schock is not the usual politician, and the revelation that he’s an ardent Anglophile would have been harmless if it didn’t accompany doubts about his ethical judgment. Few people care if he wants to spend his personal funds on eccentric remodeling plans. But some of the other stuff is more …

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Another Ethics Complaint For Schock

Via press release: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) again asked the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to investigate whether Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) violated federal law and House rules by selling his house to a campaign contributor for a price well above its market value. Rep. Schock’s 2012 home sale appears to have violated House gift rules. …

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Schock’s Worst Week Gets Worser

From Blue Nation Review: The month before the 2012 elections, Congressman Schock sold his house to a major Republican donor who was also one of his campaign supporters for a price that appears to far exceed the market value at the time. Ali Bahaj – then a Vice President at Caterpillar – and his wife Gloria have donated more than $45,000 …

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Schock Spox Resigns

That didn’t take long.

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Aaron Schock’s Bad Week Gets Worse

Details.

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Schock Reacts To Ethics Complaint By Quoting Taylor Swift: “Haters Gonna Hate”

You can stop the looping by clicking the image.

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Watchdog Group Files Ethics Complaint Against Schock Over Downton Office

Via the Washington Post: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) wasted little time asking the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate whether Schock (R-Ill.) broke House rules by accepting professional interior design work for free. House Ethics rules prohibit lawmakers from accepting free “gifts of services.” “Rep. Schock may wish he could escape to an earlier era, but …

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Rep. Aaron Schock Decorates His DC Office To Resemble Downton Abbey Set

Via the Washington Post: A blond woman popped out of an inner office. “Want to see the rest?” she asked. She introduced herself as Annie Brahler, the interior decorator whose company is called Euro Trash. She guided me to Schock’s private office, revealing another dramatic red room. This one with a drippy crystal chandelier, a table propped up by two …

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Fosse, Fosse, Fosse

So who’s holding hands in this one? (Tipped by JMG reader Randy)

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It Won’t Be Easy, You’ll Think It Strange

(Tipped by JMG reader Lynda)

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Rep. Aaron Schock At West Point

Schock writes on his Facebook page: Challenged by cadets at West Point to complete the Combat Water Survival Lab which is their toughest requirement for graduation. The associated press describes it as “Perhaps the mother of all swim tests – Survival Gate # 4 – can be found at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Weighed down by heavy …

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