Aaron Schock's Abs Still 'Abtastic', Representative Talks Becoming Gay Icon

Representative and HuffPost's "Hottest Freshman" Aaron Schock might be known more for his abs than for his politics. Okay, he's definitely known more for his abs than his politics. And even when he's clothed, like at the recent White House picnic, pictures of him "jam...up the gay staff listserv" on Capitol Hill, the New York Times reports.

So what does the man--who is being likened to Liza Minnelli and Lady Gaga in terms of gay icon status--have to say for himself?

"If they're in my district, I'll take votes wherever I can get them," Schock said. "Who knew I could get this much attention with my shirt on?"

Schock isn't gay (not that there's anything wrong with that). He IS reportedly single, for all of the ladies out there.

He also shared the story behind the TMZ-obtained photograph of him in a red bathing suit, revealing a six pack:

When he ran for the Peoria school board, his opponent got him kicked off the ballot on a technicality. Mr. Schock engineered a grass-roots write-in campaign and won by 1,942 votes. Bob Hall, the lawyer for his opponent, soon became one of his biggest supporters, and one day when Mr. Schock -- then the youngest state representative in Illinois -- was lounging by the pool at the River City Athletic Club, Mr. Hall's daughter popped up behind him in a bikini and asked for a photo.

"And so I looked at the photo and said, 'All right, if that ever gets out, I'm going to kill you guys,'" he said with a grin.

Oops! But also, yesssss.

Comments

[Barbie and Ken forever]

12:07 AM on 08/06/2010

Assuming he was against marriage, if I was gay, I would not be happy with him becoming a gay icon. Thankfully, he actually isn't. I've never seen anyone liken him to Minelli or Lady Gaga

[NathaninSeattle]

11:14 PM on 07/12/2010

"So what does the man--who is being likened to Liza Minnelli and Lady Gaga in terms of gay icon status--have to say for himself?"

Uh,,, I demand a source cite for this ridiculous statement.

[Australian2]

05:28 AM on 07/10/2010

A fire-breathing homophobe becoming a 'gay icon'.

Somehow, I think anyone short of suicides has more self-respect than that. Schock can take his "Schock to the System" and go pander to evanglicals for more votes, thanks. I've learned to look beneath the skin.

[Incumbent]

06:46 PM on 07/09/2010

I think HP meant to say "Schock ALLEGEDLY isn't gay".

[nicainmiami]

11:10 AM on 07/09/2010

Wait, so only shirtless guys are "gay icons"? Who decided he was a "gay icon"?? Whatevs. He's cute, but I would hardly call him a "gay icon" because he is hot.

[inexiledeo]

11:59 PM on 07/09/2010

You're a gay icon when you look like that with no shirt on. Good Lord... if only he wasn't a supporter of anti-gay policies.

[MarkVA71]

10:52 AM on 07/09/2010

PS... he's a republican :)

[sc87102]

10:45 AM on 07/09/2010

No, actually, he is gay! I ran a race against him in Peoria. I know.

[bryce05]

08:08 PM on 07/09/2010

Deets?

[LeftLeanWing]

10:29 AM on 07/09/2010

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....

Who is He Doin' ?

[SPQR1052]

10:14 AM on 07/09/2010

Ask his mother... They ALWAYS know before you do.

[memosyne]

08:30 AM on 07/09/2010

The republislugs are now promoting candidates that look like models They figure the American voter will vote for looks and not content. Will they?

[SPQR1052]

10:16 AM on 07/09/2010

Looks are important in the biz doncha know. Also nailing that pivot on the catwalk.

[thephenomenologist]

08:28 AM on 07/09/2010

i would prefer it if the congressman--as well as the HuffPo and the Press in general--would talk substantively about the issues that matter to americans, such as creating jobs, extending unemployment benefits, solving the oil spill crisis, ending the afghanistan war, stimulating the economy, controlling abusive behavior on wall street, providing health care to all citizens, enacting a comprehensive immigration reform, guaranteeing full civil rights (including marriage) to all americans,and adopting alternative energy legislation, to name just a few. Neither his abs, nor his alleged status as a gay-icon (which is due entirely to the fact that he has abs and a colorful wardrobe) are utterly and completely uninteresting.

[DonJM]

07:30 AM on 07/09/2010

He's a little homophobe; will probably be caught in a bathroom wide-stance situation in a year or two.

[SPQR1052]

10:15 AM on 07/09/2010

How do you know he hasn't already taken several "stances" in his closet?

[CanterburyTale]

07:29 AM on 07/09/2010

Gay Icon? Dream on, dream on.
So he has abs, big deal. Just go to any gay beach coast to coast and there you will see what hot abs really look like.
If he is to emerge as an ICON for anything in the gay community, it would be a Trojan Horse, attractive on the outside but full of hateful Republican vengeance on the inside.

[mesaboy]

07:27 AM on 07/09/2010

Just do your job, Mr. Schock! It's not about you, it's about the people you serve in your district!! Get on with it!!!

[Joeyj1220]

06:54 AM on 07/09/2010

gay icon??? Who determined this? Sweetheart, it takes more than a pretty face and washboard abs to be a gay icon. Gay icons are all about attitude, compassion, wit and a sense of what it means to be an underdog. You, sir, have none of these. Be gone before someone drops a house on your pretty little head