Third alleged affair tied to C Street Christian dorm
Published: July 17, 2009
Updated 4 months ago
The last month has been tough for some Republicans. But, apparently, even worse for their wives.
After a sitting governor and a senator both admitted marital infidelities, the wife of a former congressman is alleging that an affair her husband rekindled with an old flame not only broke up his marriage, but also ruined his political career.
Strangely enough, all three have ties to the same house on C Street.
“A Capitol Hill townhouse that serves as a dormitory and meeting place for a band of conservative Christian lawmakers has been linked to a third episode of marital infidelity, this time in a Mississippi court filing by a former lawmaker’s estranged wife,” Jonathan Allen reports for CQ Politics.
Allen notes, “In an ‘alienation of affection’ lawsuit, former Rep. Charles W. Pickering Jr.’s estranged wife, Leisha, alleges that he carried on an extramarital affair with a onetime college sweetheart while he lived at a house at 133 C Street in Southeast Washington. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., and Gov. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., both of whom admitted to cheating on their wives in recent weeks, are members of the Christian fellowship of lawmakers known as ‘C Street’ for the address of the house where several of the members live at any given time.”
According to Roll Call’s Jackie Kucinich, “Leisha Pickering alleged in the court document that the Mississippi Republican’s decision to leave the House at the end of the 110th Congress came after Creekmore-Byrd told him ‘as long as he remained in public life that she and he could not have a private life together.’”
More from Roll Call:
The complaint also asserts that Creekmore-Byrd’s ultimatum led to Pickering’s decision to not seek the Senate seat vacated by Lott.
“Ultimately, Creekmore-Byrd gave Pickering the option to remain a public servant or become a private citizen and continue relations with her,” the complaint reads.
Politico notes, “Pickering is now a lobbyist for Cellular South, a telecom company owned by Creekmore Byrd’s family.”
At Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall observes, “You remember the C Street Group, the combo Bible fellowship and group home for members of Congress up on Capitol Hill. But it’s been occurring to us that the C Street Group, which is an emanation of a shadowy religious outfit called ‘the Family’, might not be a religious fellowship at all so much as a covert 12 Step Group from Republican Hound Dogs, womanizers and sex addicts trying to get clean during their tenure in the hallowed halls of Congress.”
A PDF of Leisha Pickering’s complaint can be accessed at this link.
This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast July 16, 2009.
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1st- Charles now works for his girlfriend’s daddy. Hahaha. Sure, daddy is rich, but Charles is emasculated.
2nd- There are some vacancies at the C Street Brothel. Where do I sign up!
i hope this leads to a large number of erotic thrillers on cinemax
coburn is now hiding behind the “clothe”. I bet you he was the pimp.
I’ve been doing a little checking on this Christian Cult called the “Family”, the Fellowship, Fellowship foundation and about 6 other names, they change their name every time they get busted. They started in 1935 as a religious group opposing The New Deal, and Trade Unionism. They are currently focused on sabotaging any form of meaningful health care for US Citizens. Many cult members live in their compound on C street in DC owned by their recruiting arm, Youth With a Mission. The heir apparent to the leadership, David Coe , his father Douglas is the current cult leader,has stated that members of the Family,”are here to learn to rule the World”. Wikkipedia still has a lot on this Cult but it will be gone soon and they are due for a name change soon also. This is very close to, if not, the very source of the cancer that has spread through our nation. This is the cult that has taken over Christianity world wide.
Sounds as though they are running a bible thumping flop house there on C Street. Imagine the outrage if the “godless liberals” were engaging in such activity.
No wonder the Republican Party is going down the crapper. But then again with the Democrats ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, one does never know what will happen.
Call it the Jesus frat-house.
The “C” in C Street?
“Charlatan”
Pickering was faced with a momentus decision: Which is more important, cheating on your wife, or cheating on the public as a senator? Pickering quit the senate and now must cheat on the public as a corporate lobbyist.
The ‘C’ in C Street has 4 meanings: Corrupt, Cheating Christian Conservatives.
It looks to me as though C Street basically tells these idiots that they are ordained by God to lead and as such, the rules they shove down everyone else’s throats don’t apply to them.
Oh, to bring back the days of the Roman Coliseum…
mcquaidla i dont think liberals would like ancient rome much
I can only assume that the existence of C street is for the purpose of providing dispensations for political miscreants, then using that information for blackmailing said malefactors into C streets desired political votes.
Either that or it is an asylum for the insane. No rational person can believe that they can commit any act without consequences because they are “ordained by god.”
One clause missing from the so-called Defense of Marriage Act should be a provision protecting marriage and legislation pertaining to marriage from asshole, hypochristian Repiglicans.
Disgusting how the “defense of marriage” is a banner being carried by these adultering morons — the same adultering morons who damage marriage by their self/dick-serving actions.
Irony is a word sadly wasted on these nutsacks. Hypocrisy is a word sadly underused.
And decora, what do you know about liberals and ancient Rome aside from your presumptions? The Romans made citizens of the indigenous people in the nations they conquered and allowed their slaves to buy themselves out of slavery. American Conservatives rail against immigrants and attempt to deny them citizenship at every option, and they scream every time the word “reparations” is mentioned.
The ancient Romans may not have been ideal, but I guarantee that, at severak stages in their history (”ancient” Rome is, after all, a pretty broad catch-all for an empire that lasted nearly a millenium in one form or another) they were better than the recent crew of asshole Repugs we had pissing into our nation.
Sick bastards. This just goes to show how places like this serve to exploit women for the pleasure of the uber white males. Disgusting.
Just proves the GOP will fuck everything and anything including the people they represent, only they get it up the ass!!!!
Must be something in the water there. LOL! Seriously, “C” street sounds like code for Christ or Christian or…CULT the way this is working out for them.
This is all Satan’s fault for causing these fine Christian politicians’ naughty parts to get all tingly and excited!
I do my best.
The GOP has improved markedly.
At least they’re sleeping with women now.. even if they’re not married to them.
How are the “Hommasex-als” supposed to win the race to destroy heterosexual marriage with competition like this?
Save us from the family values family..
Imagine grown men living in a fraternity house! Do they pick up each other’s dirty socks? How neurotic can you get?
Not only do they seem to feel they are God’s gift to women but also God’s gift to politics, so superior they will lead and rule the pour hovering masses.
How delusional can you get without being carried off to some restful spot far from the noisy world.
If it were not so ridiculous it would be hilarous, better than Colbert and Stewart but finally it is pathetic, little boys afraid of the dark.
i have not seen anyone question whether this c group house charged for residency and what is the amount? if these jerks lived there for nothing, did they report this on their income taxes and did david coe get other compensation, like favorable votes on their christian agenda? more investigation needed—follow the money!!!!
Bringing in the sheep…
What is Pickering’s voting record on female access to maternal life-saving abortions, contraception, etc. vs. male access to Viagra? Do C House residents get free Viagra, condoms and massage parlor passes as courtesy perks?? Us screwed, scorned and swindled feminists want to know.
I understand they pay $400 per month for room and board plus all the suport they can handle.
I have no idea what sort of support they offer each other beside covering for misbehavior. I see when one of their group or two or three are caught being naughty all the others seem to have taken a vow of silence. Thos fine Christian men are busy covering when one of their own cheats, lies and has sex outside marriage. Some sort of standards they have.
Republican HYPOCRITE politicos are dropping like flies.
Pump more BUG SPRAY at ‘em!
From another article:
“Pickering, of course, lived at C Street, with the Family, all of whom live their lives “according to the teachings of Jesus”.
Jesus taught them all how to be cocksmen??? Somehow my church overlooked this lesson.
Another example of Christianity in action. …Of course the Coes got the votes they wanted and how they wanted them. Now what I am looking for is who are David and Doug Coe whoreing for? Coe…That’s not an Irish name is it? Hmmmm. I wonder if the records of the C street Fellowship Cult are public it being a tax free org. and all.
Something is very fishy about this christian family c street. They claim they make 12 million a year ,are tax free , but no one knows how they get that 12 million a year. They are all over the world..Its the same 7 mountain theory sarah belongs too where they get into govt. media, education, etc. so many in media are there too. Probably clear channel, sinclair..Something very fishy.
Don’t you just love that our tax dollars are going to support this “church” of the big C. This is no more a church than the one across the street from me is. They are a place for hypocrits to gather and decide how other people should live their lives. Do as they say, not as they do.
Each one of those congressmen living in that frat house should be HIV tested and all their girl friends as well. If you are going to run a whore house you should at least make sure it’s clean. DOMA, hahahahahaha
Douglas Coe had the greatest admiration for Adolf Hitler, another fine republiKKKon from Germany. You can see why the greatest brain trust of the party lives there, swears to secrecy, and lies to protect each other. Sounds like some kind of church to me. This is where they get the trickle down theory from. They are rich, so preordained by God to rule and they decide who gets what money they throw our way.
There is absolutely no reason the IRA grants tax exempt status to this place. They are a blight on our country and should be exposed for what and who they are.