Jock Itch
Posted on 03. Apr, 2008 by nolongerfamous in Front Page, News, Politics
Capitol Hill staffers aren’t voted into office -nor should they be treated like elected politicians. Most move to Washington because they are true public servants, who actually enjoy the legislative process. It’s also no mystery that these Capitol Hill staffers make much less than their private sector counterparts.
But that hasn’t stopped Jock Friedly and Legistorm from putting up a collage of staffers’ personal financial data on an easily searchable database – a wet dream for any identity thief.
Salary data is one thing, and entirely predicable for those who work on the Hill – but personal financial holdings of Congressional staffers is crossing the line.
Susan Crabtree: Aides’ Private Info Exposed
Furious senior House aides are demanding committee action against a website that has posted their bank account numbers, signatures, home addresses and children’s names that are included in financial disclosure documents.
…Some are demanding legal action against the website LegiStorm, which since February has been posting congressional documents online as a way to increase transparency in government. Aides have brought their complaints to the House Administration Committee and the clerk of the House.
…LegiStorm founder Jock Friedly has refused to remove the names of children, home addresses and staffers’ signatures. In defending his company, he said it is up to the House and Senate to remove information from the forms if it is sensitive.
Jerk quote of the year from Captain Jock Friedly:
“If they fell down on their jobs, it’s not our fault,” he said.
Hey Jock, stay classy ….
PS: Do us a favor and let’s get Jock Itch some well-deserved press. Pass this post around to as many people as you can – and let’s spread this rash.
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Itchy
03. Apr, 2008
What a douche… seriously.
AL Independent
03. Apr, 2008
Not cool.
CapLounge Lizard
03. Apr, 2008
I’m all for the open process, but why put people at risk?
He’s a jerk.
PB
03. Apr, 2008
Glad to see Susan Crabtree back on the front page of The Hill!
WhatTheShizNit?
03. Apr, 2008
This guy is a Grade-A assclown. Salary info is one thing, that’s public info, but personal information–ssn’s, kids names, home addresses, etc is no one’s business. The Committee on House Administration needs to get their act together and make these types of actions punishable with some serious jail time.
PeanutButterJellywithABaseballBat
03. Apr, 2008
Identity theft is a huge problem and this megalomaniac pr*ck gets his cookies off by sharing this with the world. He was probably some worthless intern once upon a time that couldn’t land a job and is taking his pent-up aggression out on overworked government staff. Way to go limp-d*ck.
scratchy
04. Apr, 2008
I find it interesting that Jock’s wife is the superintendent of DC public schools – you know the entity that embezzled $30 million of the teacher’s money… Maybe that is why Jock won’t put his own finances on line??? I smell a rat.
Anonymous
06. Apr, 2008
http://www.jockanddeb.com/cgi-bin/contactus.php
Anonymous
06. Apr, 2008
Go find a company that will pay to put the DC public school expenditures online and you’ll do the whole area a service.
Until you can do that, put your rat perfume away and go sniff around in the data for better insights. That we can finally see what these “neighbors” make while they send their kids to private schools is good news for me and my argument.
But that aside – I simply cannot believe the juvenile nature of this discussion. If you have something to complain about, write it out loud in full sentences and with verifiable support. Your boisterous yet baseless comments make me wonder why I bother read the news.
Anonymous
06. Apr, 2008
hey – wise up. the personal info on those docs is what the staffers wrote themselves.
Anonymous
07. Apr, 2008
Yeah, what an a**, making public information available to the public. Isn’t that what the Capitol basements are for? Those staffers have been filling out that paperwork for years, but now that it’s online, the biggest problem is that it is public? Why did they think they were doing it? If you also include the 60 days that the Office of Government Ethics was supposed to review these reports for before making them public, why are you removing all the blame from the feds here?
How about these staffers who enjoy the legislative process tackle the problem of identity theft overall and figure out a way to make the information that is legally public, actually public. I guess thath would be a waste of their time and our money, so instead let’s pay them 100K+ to demand legal action for taking a closer look at their information.
CapLounge Lizard
07. Apr, 2008
Well, it looks like Jock’s Google Alert let him know this post was up.
Jock, we enjoyed your last three posts. Sign your name next time Mr. Anonymous.
Redster
08. Apr, 2008
Yeah, it’s obviously a conspiracy. If someone likes that those documents are posted, then it must be Jock himself. I don’t see anything wrong with those documents being online and no, I’m not Jock.
What’s all the whining about? If they followed the laws, they wouldn’t be in this mess.