{"id":2806,"date":"2012-11-28T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2012\/11\/28\/heath-becomes-dookie\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:20:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:20:07","slug":"heath-becomes-dookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=2806","title":{"rendered":"Heath Becomes A Dookie*"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:14787,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/thehill.com\\\/blogs\\\/e2-wire\\\/e2-wire\\\/269413-power-giant-duke-energy-nabs-retiring-rep-shuler-&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20121223063457\\\/http:\\\/\\\/thehill.com\\\/blogs\\\/e2-wire\\\/e2-wire\\\/269413-power-giant-duke-energy-nabs-retiring-rep-shuler-&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 06:35:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 03:29:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-01 23:16:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-01 23:16:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14788,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/grist.org\\\/news\\\/duke-energy-hires-a-congressman&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/grist.org\\\/news\\\/duke-energy-hires-a-congressman&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14789,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.beverly-hanks.com\\\/search\\\/detail\\\/513447&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nMy soon to be former congressman, Heath Shuler, has a new job lined up. He&#8217;s becoming the top &#8220;Federal affairs official&#8221; for Duke Energy aka Duke Power. That is Beltway-speak for lobbyist.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/e2-wire\/e2-wire\/269413-power-giant-duke-energy-nabs-retiring-rep-shuler-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<br \/>\n<i>The conservative Democrat won\u2019t vote on any matters affecting Duke Energy for the remainder of his time in Congress, the company said in a statement that touted the hiring of the one-time Washington Redskins quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeath is well known in Washington for working with leaders from both political parties and for bringing people together in his district in Western North Carolina,\u201d said Keith Trent, a vice president with Duke Energy&#8217;s regulated utilities.<\/p>\n<p>Shuler, who announced in February that he was not seeking reelection, will be based in Duke&#8217;s Washington, D.C., office.<\/p>\n<p>A Duke spokesman, citing House ethics rules, said Shuler would not be \u201cactively lobbying\u201d for one year but could do so after that period. Shuler will be overseeing and determining how to strengthen Duke\u2019s D.C. office, spokesman Tom Williams said. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/grist.org\/news\/duke-energy-hires-a-congressman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The environmental activist new site Grist <\/a>offers this rather snide comment on the revolving door between Congress and K-Street:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>That\u2019s the commitment to ethical integrity our Congress is known for: No voting on issues related to your future employer. Strictly verboten. Hard line in the sand.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, he\u2019ll have to wait an entire year before coming back to Capitol Hill.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wow! A whole year. That must suck.<\/p>\n<p>If you wondered about his commitment to living in Waynesville with his wife Nikol and kids Navy and Island, wonder no more. His house is for sale. If you have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/search\/detail\/513447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$2.7 million lying around it<\/a> can be yours.<\/p>\n<p>If you listen carefully to the video below, you will notice Heath saying that they have enjoyed living in the house for six years. Hmm. How long did Heath serve in Congress? Six years. Do you think Rahm Emanual parachuted him into Western North Carolina to run for Congress? Yep.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"300\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/37807738?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" width=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n*Dookie. A term of &#8220;affection&#8221; traditionally used for graduates of that politically correct university in Durham, NC where one is guilty until proven innocent if you are male and white. The same family that endowed Duke University founded Duke Power thus my use of the term Dookie. <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My soon to be former congressman, Heath Shuler, has a new job lined up. 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