Shuler stubbornly continues to not to be stopped
We kinda figured that as of November 8, our work was done. But Shuler keeps rearing his draft-bust head.
First, some good news when we found out that his office is on the fifth floor of the four-floor Cannon building (Ex-Redskin Shuler again an outsider in Washington – The Washington Times).
Things went down hill as we read an interview in SI where he talks about the "positive response" he has gotten from the people of DC. Come on, people! You should chant "We Want Gus" as he walks down the street! A little help here!
Then, to our Horror, we read this in Roll Call:
Shuler Will Return to RFK in ’07
He may not have made any Pro Bowls or been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but Democrats are hoping freshman Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) still shares some athletic similarities with former Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.).
We’ll find out this summer when Shuler returns to his old stomping grounds at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium for the 46th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game.
[Shuler] is looking forward to returning to RFK, the Redskins’ former home.
“I guess the good thing is it can’t any worse from when I played there last,” he said. “I’m looking forward to redeeming myself.”
When we started this site, it was all about keeping Shuler away from the Redskins. Apparently, we underestimated the ability of a lone website concentrating on a single irrelevant issue to influence the outcome of a Congressional campaign. Not only did Shuler win, but the Redskins went 5-11 (coincidence? We think not). And now, this final slap in the face.
The good news is that Roll Call believes in telling both sides of story:
[O]thers predict only negatives for Shuler and his team.
Jason Woodmansee, the blogger behind StopShuler.com during the campaign, recalled Shuler being “booed mercilessly” during his last game at RFK Stadium and warned the Democrats against using the one-time quarterback.
“Using history as a guide, he will hold out until he gets what he wants — maybe better committee assignments and a bill passed that strips Charlie Ward of the 1993 Heisman Trophy,” Woodmansee joked. “When he finally plays, his first pitch will be intercepted and returned for a touchdown, he will injure himself in his second game and be replaced by an unheralded Congressman out of Oklahoma who will perform much better. And then he’ll blame the whole thing on [Speaker] Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) being a ‘rookie coach.’”
Oh, snap!
We’re thinking that we may need to have a Stop Shuler field trip to the baseball game, and taunt and heckle Shuler, just like the old days. Who’s with us?
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To All Fanatical Dipshit Redskins Fans,
It must be an unbearable burden to carry on such feeble lives where your whole world is controlled by whether or not your sports team won a game ot not. You must all feel proud that You have found a cause in trying to trash a good person just because you found himto be a lousy Quarterback that was unable to take your team to the promised land and lift up your miserable lives so that you might be able to tolerate you pathetic existence for even one little day. May God grant you all enough intelligence in your next life to see that happiness and purpose come from helping to build up and lift up others and not from tearing down a sports icon who was to take you to the promised land of professional sports. Have a Happy Life or at least what you perceive to be a Happy Life.
One who cares more about what a person can do to help other in need, than a poor sport who can’t get beyond the last football loss.
There is no stopping Heath Shuler and I’m thankful for that. I went to high school with him and have followed his career and supported him even through the hard times. You here at stopshuler.com need to get a life and quit making excuses for a weak football program. I don’t care if you had Joe Montana, Brett Favre or Dan Marino back in 1994 you still wouldn’t have had a winning record. Face it, the Redskins have fallen from glory and it’s a long way back to the top and to use Heath as a scapegoat is a shame. Heath has worked hard through adversity and has risen to the occasion over and over. I commend him for going back to school, getting his degree and going on to become a very succesful business man and now Congressman. I have a hunch that this won’t be the “highlight” of his career either. Heath is a man of conviction and determination so you can bash the man all you want but I don’t think it will affect him or his ambitions. In fact it probably fuels his desire to be a better person and politician and believe me, Washington need’s all the help they can get in that department. I’m proud to know Heath and wish him continued success.
Here’s the real truth. Heath Shuler slapped me when I was 3. Super serial.
Heath, the Democrats’ DH, struck out twice.