Another STRAIGHT Republican Senator Nabbed in a Men's Room

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:29pm

Idaho Senate: Craig Arrested, Pleads Guilty Following Incident in Airport Restroom

Roll Call's John McArdle has this Breaking News:

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public restroom, according to an arrest report obtained by Roll Call Monday afternoon.

Craig’s arrest occurred just after noon on June 11 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On Aug. 8, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct in the Hennepin County District Court. He paid more than $500 in fines and fees, and a 10-day jail sentence was stayed. He also was given one year of probation with the court that began on Aug. 8.

A spokesman for Craig described the incident as a “he said/he said misunderstanding,” and said the office would release a fuller statement later Monday afternoon.

Idaho Senate: Craig Arrested, Pleads Guilty Following Incident in Airport Restroom

Updated On: 8/27/07 at 05:29 PM

[romantico]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:36pm

OH.MY.GOD! Great minds think alike. PalJoey we just posted this same story at the exact same time. Moderators feel free to delete mine. I think PalJoey beat me by a few seconds!

Can anyone keep all of these Republican scandals straight? I am getting them all confused!

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:38pm

Keep them straight?

Keep it Gay, keep it gay, keep it gay...

Updated On: 8/27/07 at 05:38 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:38pm

Here's an amusing article from October 2006 in which Senator Craig called allegations that he was gay "laughable."

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Politics

Idaho Sen. Larry Craig Denies Allegations of Same-Sex Affairs

By Jill Kuraitis, 10-17-06

Mike Rogers, who calls himself "the nation’s leading gay activist blogger" has just finished a nationally-broadcast interview on the Ed Schultz Radio Show in which he alleges that Idaho Republican Senator Larry Craig has engaged in same-sex sexual activity.

Senator Craig’s office flatly rejected the claims. "The Senator says this story is absolutely ridiculous – almost laughable," said press secretary Sid Smith. “It has no basis in fact.”

Rogers said he has talked to three men unknown to each other who all reported in detail their sexual encounters with Craig over the last four years. The men were of legal age, Rogers said. (Audio of Rogers on the Ed Schultz show is available here.)

Rogers says that digging into the private lives of politicians who support anti-gay legislation is legitimate. Because Craig supported and voted for the Defense of Marriage act, it is politically relevant to reveal these claims, Rogers said. In a letter to Craig, he wrote: "What these citizens are not being told is that some of the politicians who want their help are or have staff who are part of the so-called ‘homosexual lifestyle.’"

Rogers reported that he took "trips out west and met with folks in the Senator’s region and in the Pacific Northwest" as part of his research. Rogers said he and his advisors are solid on the sources, but they would remain anonymous. Rogers said he tried to contact the Senator, but never got a response from Craig or his staff.

Idaho Sen. Larry Craig Denies Allegations of Same-Sex Affairs

[romantico]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:41pm

We all know that the most homophic people are the ones who are secretly gay. I still want to know about all those late night visits from Jeff Gannon at the White House.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:46pm

Watersports with Turd Blossom.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:51pm

Here's some pertinent information on Senator Tea-Room:

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The American Conservative Union gave Craig's 2005 voting record 96 points out of 100. The liberal Americans for Democratic Action gave him 15. Considered a social conservative, Craig has long been an advocate of adoption. He supports the Federal Marriage Amendment, voting for cloture on the amendment in both 2004 and 2006. He voted against cloture on a bill in 2002, which would have extended the federal definition hate crimes to cover sexual orientation.

Personal Craig and his wife Suzanne have two sons, Mike and Jay, and a daughter, Shae; the children are from her previous marriage and were adopted by Craig. They have nine grandchildren.

In 1995, Craig formed a barbershop quartet called The Singing Senators with Senators Trent Lott, John Ashcroft, and James Jeffords.

Other Prior to the nomination of Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne, Craig was mentioned as a possible candidate to succeed Gale Norton as United States Secretary of the Interior in March 2006.

Craig has been on the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association since 1983.

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:54pm

THE SINGING SENATORS? That I have to see!

Isn't Ashcroft the one who sang 'Let the Eagle Soar'?

[AnnaK<3LMIP]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:55pm

Well look, if they want to express themselves sexually with men and then pretend like they don't like homosexuals, then we can point at them and laugh. IN AN AIRPORT? Seriously?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 5:59pm

I was stuck in an airport yesterday for 4 1/2 hours waiting to come home from Florida and I didn't get any.

Oh, that's right. That's because I'm gay. Only heterosexual Republicans have sex in airport restrooms.

[AnnaK<3LMIP]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:02pm

Sexually explicit heteros are the worst.

[The Boy From Ohio]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:08pm

"Sexually explicit heteros are the worst." LOL

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:21pm

Does the article say what he was doing? I mean, I guess I know what he was doing, but it doesn't actually say it, right? I don't see it...

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:26pm

His spokesman describes it as a "He said/he said" incident.

You know, Cats, as in "He said, 'Suck it, baby, suck it HARDER'--and then HE said, 'Glmngrrmmrrfff, grmmmmmggghhh!'"

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:30pm

More on his record:

Idaho's Larry Craig on the issues:

* Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)

* Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)

* Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)

* Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)

* Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)

[jimnysf]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:32pm

How many days until he heads for Rehab?

[AnnaK<3LMIP]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:33pm

Apparantly he thought "Hey some people don't like what I say about homosexuals and how I vote...maybe I can test the waters..you know..political research."

He's not REALLY a closeted gay man. He just gets lonely in the airport.

[tazber]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:36pm

A spokesman for Craig described the incident as a “he said/he said misunderstanding,”

Indeed. the senator said "can I blow you?" and the cop said "you're under arrest"

[jimnysf]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:39pm

Indeed. the senator said "can I blow you?" and the cop said "you're under arrest"

Was that before or after climax?

Posted: 8/27/07 at 6:43pm

here's the transcript of him on MEET THE PRESS back in 1999...

MR. RUSSERT: Larry Craig, would you want the last word from the Senate be an acquittal of the president and no censure?

SEN. CRAIG: Well, I don’t know where the Senate’s going to be on that issue of an up or down vote on impeachment, but I will tell you that the Senate certainly can bring about a censure reslution and it’s a slap on the wrist. It’s a, “Bad boy, Bill Clinton. You’re a naughty boy.”

The American people already know that Bill Clinton is a bad boy, a naughtyboy.

I’m going to speak out for the citizens of my state, who in the majority think that Bill Clinton is probably even a nasty, bad, naughty boy.

The question issue now is simply this: Did he lie under oath? Did he perjure himself and did he obstruct justice? And that’s where we’re trying to go now in this truth-seeking process. And I hope we can get there. And then I’m going to have the chance to decide and vote up or down on those articles. After we’re through with this impeachment trial, it’s collapsed, it’s gone, then the Senate will make a decision on if it’s a censure or not.
Unfortunate Moments in Eating Your Own Words

Posted: 8/27/07 at 8:41pm

And of course, our own republican apologist self-loathing closet case is silent on the matter. For once, I'd actually read what he had to say.

[JustAGuy]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 8:49pm

More on Craig's arrest and subsequent guilty plea at JOE. MY. GOD.

Here's an excerpt from the police report.

"“I could see Craig look through the crack in the door from his position. Craig would look down at his hands, ‘fidget’ with his fingers, and then look through the crack into my stall again. Craig would repeat this cycle for about two minutes. At 1216 hours, Craig tapped his right foot. I recognized this as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct. Craig tapped his toes several times and moves his foot closer to my foot. I moved my foot up and down slowly. While this was occurring, the male in the stall to my right was still present. I could hear several unknown persons in the restroom that appeared to use the restroom for its intended use. The presence of others did not seem to deter Craig as he moved his right foot so that it touched the side of my left foot which was within my stall area,” the report states.

Craig then proceeded to swipe his hand under the stall divider several times, and Karsnia noted in his report that “I could ... see Craig had a gold ring on his ring finger as his hand was on my side of the stall divider.”

Karsnia then held his police identification down by the floor so that Craig could see it."

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JOE, MY. GOD

[AnnaK<3LMIP]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 8:53pm

The things people do sometimes...in the AIRPORT!!!

I should make sure never to tap my foot in public again. People will think I'm super ready for lewd conduct.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 8:54pm

I was stuck in an airport yesterday for 4 1/2 hours waiting to come home from Florida and I didn't get any.

Clearly you weren't at the right FL airport, PalJoey.

I was stuck in an airport yesterday for 4 1/2 hours waiting to come home from Florida and I didn't get any.
An erotica story gone wrong, I feel for Craig

[JustAGuy]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 8:56pm

"An erotica story gone wrong, I feel for Craig"

Feel all you want, just don't do in under the stall walls.