Pat McHenry, an overview

[This is my first post at Blog Active, a site founded by Mike Rogers. BlogActive reports on hypocritical homophobes. I thought you all wouldn't mind reading my brief review of our wonderful Pat and scroll down for the latest details on one of Pat's Peeps, Jason J. Deans. Or go over to the post at BlogActive to see Mike's responses and his reader's comments.]

Mike and I finally had a long overdue sit-down today. For three hours I delineated all the current well-sourced and not-so-well sourced dirt on our youngest Congressman, Pat McHenry of North Carolina's 1oth Congressional district.

(And we didn't even get to his advocacy for ousted College Republican Glenn Murphy, giver of unwanted blowjobs . . . how could we have overlooked that one, Mike?)

Mike tried to chart all of it. He really did. What happened to that chart, Mike? I seem to have misplaced it. It's not on my "action plan." Well, I guess mere words will have to do.

To start with, we've got several financial disclosure reporting irregularities (details to come on that), and nearly $200,000 of improperly reported 527 (Citizens Club for Growth PAC) funding in 2004. Also, Pat takes money from the gay Republican message master Arthur Finkelstein, who is married to a man in Massachusetts, as he foments ill will towards gays in his district and promotes the "sanctity of marriage."

Here's the webpage, click here or on the image below for a larger version:

Then there's a wide assortment of unsavory colleagues, high-level staff with drinking and assorting driving problems (below). Three different documented voter fraud cases starting with his former roomie and staffer. Then there's the repeated co-habitation with men well past his college years.

For this post, I don't want to make only promises, I start with Pat's current campaign spokesman Jason Jent Deans, left. He was Pat's chief of staff from May, 2005 to January 2007. Before that he worked as District Director and on the campaign staff. This is what we've uncovered of the vehicular charges he's faced in North Carolina since 1995 . . . Including death by vehicle.

2/21/04 GASTON County, NC
Expired Registration card/ tag, expired/no inspection sticker
C4181647

9/03/04 PITT County, NC
Expired/no inspection sticker, no insurance
3231043

9/03/04 PITT County, NC
Expired Registration card/tag
3231044

3/21/02 MECKLENBERG County, NC
Expired registration tag, no insurance
C2581182

12/15/00 WAKE County, NC
No license, no insurance
C0618098

9/06/00 WAKE County, NC
Expired registration card/tag, no insurance
C0265873

9/06/00 WAKE County, NC
Expired/no inspection sticker, no registration card
C0265874

5/06/00 MECKLENBERG County, NC
Speeding, expired/no inspection sticker
9593445

6/03/99 JOHNSTON County, NC
Simple worthless check
007258, complainant Golden House Restaurant

5/20/99 WAKE County, NC
no registration card
C8855533

6/20/99 WAKE County, NC
Expired Registration
C9500844

4/09/98 WAKE County, NC
Speeding
C8416644

2/21/95 NASH County, NC
Misdemeanor Death by Vehicle

With a track record like this, the GOP is likely to consider appointing him to a post managing the nation's driver education instructors . . .

The Company Pat Keeps

Check out the North Carolina Conservative's rundown of McHenry's close political allies, staffers and friends. Editor Judson Cox labels his piece "Judged by the company you keep."

[Thanks to Zombie Birdhouse for the awesome graphic.]

Field Director Brett Keeter caught DUI

McHenry staff seems to have a DUI problem. Former chief of staff Jason Deans had a long list of driving infractions.

Now Pat has suspended his field director, Brett Keeter, for the same infraction, according to the Charlotte Observer's Lisa Zagaroli:

The deputy field director for U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., was charged early Sunday with driving while impaired by Gaston County police, his office said Tuesday.

Brett Keeter was suspended for two weeks without pay, McHenry's chief of staff Jon Causey said Wednesday, and he will be required to successfully complete alcohol education classes. He also has been ordered to perform community service with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Causey said.

I'm sure the mothers will be just thrilled.

Jason Deans: who is he?

A few weeks ago, McHenry campaign spokesman Jason Deans told reporters:

“This is the culmination of a three-year smear campaign against Congressman McHenry, his campaign workers and supporters,” said Jason Deans, a spokesman for McHenry’s political campaign. “This case is much like the Duke lacrosse case in that a politically motivated district attorney sought an indictment against a young man without even granting him an interview.”

What kind of individual person equates a case of voter fraud to a rape case? It's absurd.

Anyone know anything? Emails (using the clickable green EMAIL US at left) will be taken in confidence if requested.