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Aaron Schock, GOP's fresh face, mixes TMZ and House committees [Meghan's love is HuffPo blogger]
The Los Angeles Times ^
| 2009-04-04
Posted on 04/04/2009 7:13:26 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
The Illinois congressman, 27, is getting attention from paparazzi and politicos, and he's prepared to take full advantage of it.
BY JAMES OLIPHANT
Reporting from Washington -- He is the Republican Dream Date, a smooth-speaking, polished product of Illinois, as comfortable with Facebook as a face-to-face. John McCain's daughter gushed over him as the future of the party. He blogs for the liberal webzine Huffington Post, which said he sports the best abs in Congress. TMZ trails him like a pop star.
And he is two decades younger than Barack Obama.
Aaron Schock, 27, hasn't wanted for attention since being elected to the House of Representatives last fall. He has bounced from Stephen Colbert's show to CNN, and his own videos go viral on YouTube.
Much of the interest stems from his unlined face and full head of brown hair. (He recently brushed aside a suggestion from Howard Kurtz on CNN that he take off his jacket and show his physique for TMZ, which had asked Schock to compare his abs to President Obama's.)
Schock offers an alternative to GOP tent poles such as Sens. McCain of Arizona and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Illinois
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:14:16 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
Schock is just over a year older than me. I had high hopes for him until, just like every other GOPer, he failed to stand up to Obama.
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:14:55 PM PDT
by
darkangel82
(I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
To: darkangel82
From Illinois, fails to stand up to Obama, blogs for HuffPo, and receives approval from Meghan McCain. Sounds like a liberal to me!
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:15:51 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
She's not only a RINo she's an A$$hole. Maybe this genetics thing actually has some validity?
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:16:22 PM PDT
by
TCats
To: rabscuttle385
My tin-foil hat is tingling.
The LA Times is gushing over a potential leader of the GOP???
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:16:56 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: DirtyHarryY2K
...GOP tent poles such as Sens. McCain of Arizona and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio.With tent poles like these, no wonder the GOP's "big tent" is crumbling.
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:17:52 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
The "American Idol-ization" of politics continues...
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:18:50 PM PDT
by
liberty75
To: rabscuttle385
My congressman. I had high hopes for him until he voted for the unconstitutional tax on Bonuses.
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:21:34 PM PDT
by
Graybeard58
(Selah)
To: rabscuttle385
Good grief, they’re trying to destroy them before they are even no longer wet behind the ears.
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:22:34 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Typical white person-Snow white)
To: rabscuttle385
He is a rising star and what is best about the Republican party and what it has to offer.
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:23:31 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: darkangel82
He seems to have a conservative record. He certainly is no Rhino. I don’t know a lot about him. He is one of Cantor’s young guns and until recently I’d consider that a good thing but Cantor seems to be changing. I’m not sure what he is going to be like on the other end.
http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=33428#
To: marajade
He is a rising star and what is best about the Republican party and what it has to offer.And what is that, marajade? More warmed over yet rancid liberalism? Democrat Lite? Socialist Lite?
Schock is a liberal, both McCains are liberal, and frankly, if this is all the GOP has to offer, then the party is completely and utterly screwed.
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:26:25 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: Maelstorm; darkangel82
Schock voted for the unconstitutional AIG bonus tax. The key word is "unconstitutional."
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:27:47 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:28:33 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: marajade
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:28:59 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
No one it seems would please you.
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:31:35 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
To: rabscuttle385
Screw him if he voted for it. He has no excuse for his actions.
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:35:26 PM PDT
by
darkangel82
(I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
To: rabscuttle385
If he is only 27, he has a lot to learn. No experince. Kind of like Zero........
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:36:18 PM PDT
by
Trteamer
( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
To: Trteamer
He’s got experience. Did you do a search on his bio on google?
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posted on
04/04/2009 7:37:15 PM PDT
by
marajade
(Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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