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And Alberto Gonzales did call upon the name of the LORD from the bottom of the pit, and cried "let not your ears be deaf to my lamentations, O LORD!" And verily the LORD did answer:
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.
After he was arrested, Craig, who is married, was taken to the Airport Police Operations Center to be interviewed about the lewd conduct incident, according to the police report. At one point during the interview, Craig handed the plainclothes sergeant who arrested him a business card that identified him as a U.S. Senator and said, "What do you think about that?" the report states.
Craig is up for re-election next year. I suppose he could try and resuscitate his career by doing duets with Elton John for a while or something, but I'm guessing the Republican fad for spending more time with one's family might be spreading.
Mike Rogers...right again.
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ZEDUNOFITZAROOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!
man, I finally got one, thought I had one at least three times today
ANybody see a pattern here?
The Governor is a R if it comes to that
I read!! -3?
Yet another member of the Grand ole Perv party. Anyone surprised?
Oh Jane … now that is fun!
Republicans sure love them gloryholes …
How did they keep it quiet for so long? I guess getting caught in the Union station bathroom was not enough excitement for Larry.
I am still waiting for Howie Klein to drop the bomb on Miss McConnell.
I wonder how many more stories held back behind the GOP dam of crap, controlled by Rove and Gonzo, are now going to start bursting forth in a veritable Johnstown flood of pure sleaze?
If you look up Craig’s wikipedia entry, this is there right now. Won’t last very long:
he is also a huge, flaming, turd burglarizing butt pirate due to his man-puss soliciting in a Minneapolis airport.
As I mentioned in EPU land below, given the lag time between the arrest (June) and the plea deal (Aug. 8th), I’m guessing someone has been sitting on this waiting for the time to be right to knock something else out of the headlines. Now the MSM can obsess about someone other than Abu, with the added bonus that it’s a sex scandal.
wildly speculated Mehlman angle:
“Toto, we’re not in Ken’s ass anymore”
What is it with these perverted pedophile repukes?
21st century restrooms marked D or R.
Jane!
I wonder how many times his “What do you think about that” worked?
A nice pic of craig here;
http://craig.senate.gov/factorfiction.cfm
EPU’d voting record on sexual orientation matters:
# 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)
Cozumel @ 3
But it’s only a misdemeanor. We need to convince Sen. Craig to hang in there as long as possible.
Sen Craig for Daddy?
Gromit @ 2
nicely put
if they say they are against homosexuals they have some personal issues with their own sexuality
if they say they are pro war they dodged the military
if they say they are fiscal concervatives they want to spend everyone else’s money
if they say they are for clean envirnment instead they give corporation free reign
if they say they want to protect the children they will not back child protection
if they say they are for securing our ports they will not fund port security
if they say they are for smmall goverment they will expand it exponentially
if they say they want to preserve the constitution they will trash it at every turn
if they say “no child left behind” they will underfund education for children
yes
there appears to be a pattern
punaise @ 11
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.”
Laugh, Sid. Laugh.
Ed*ard Teller @ 17
Should we order out for lube?
punaise @ 11
Hahahahahaha!
In related news, the governor of Idaho is one C.L. “Butch” Otter.
You can’t make this shit up!
Phred at #10:
Bingo!
How does something like this stay quiet since June 11th?
punaise @ 11
Follow the callow pricks road.
phred @ 10
That might be true if he were a democrat. Corporate media doesn’t spend all that much time on Repub perverts.
man I would love to be a fly on the wall of the minority leaders office right about now
Ed*ard Teller @ 17
Misdemeanor not withstanding. I don’t see how he survives this
Elliott @ 26
IOKIYAR
I wonder when Republicans are going to realize that people who honestly come to grips with their sexuality will be less likely to resort to bathrooms. I feel sad that Republicans cannot allow people to be who they are, driving them to desperate acts.
Are there any Dems running in the primary? Can Idaho be swung (I mean here, politically?) :-)
“At one point during the interview, Craig handed the plainclothes sergeant who arrested him a business card that identified him as a U.S. Senator and said, “Haven’t you ever seen the Panhandle?”
kirk murphy @ 22
amyl nitrate…
OT - Rivkin on Hardball wearing the clown
carsuit again.kirk murphy @ 31
Oh right, I forgot for a minute there!
slightly OT: From Think Progress:
carmen @ 28
Unless it is Paris Hilton or the abducted-white-woman-of-the-month, the MSM has the attention span of a gnat. They don’t need much time to get Abu out of the headlines.
Elliott @ 37
me can noah figure this one out
jayt @ 36
LOL Where’s the squirting flower? ; )
Supposedly, Craig was a GOPer, but maybe he’s really a lube-raterian
Didn’t Senators like Vitter or Craig used to step down when things like this came to light?
Jake tells me to follow the entrails. He’s not reading them yet.
There’s been too many recently=Karl Rove’s, Gonzalez and now
Craig’s. Tells me that when the Grizzlies are out hunting in August
they are hungry! He’s not sure if there is an orchestration going on
behind the scenes but watching this administration come out and
spill all over the place is an old dogs dream come true.
Richmond @ 33
Idaho is similar to Alaska - firmly GOP (sorry, Larry), but with a resurgent Democratic Party, especially in the Boise area.
These GOPervs, jeesh. God, I am so boring.
Lack of libido has its advantages.
“…if you should experience an erection lasting longer than 4 seconds, call your doctor…”
;)
ok, I have a long drive home and I cannot begin until someone posts what this IOKIYAR thingy is
lisa @ 25
Probably fed to Roll Call by the White House itself, just in time for the evening news.
Don’t you think the WH was aware of this arrest? Gonzo’s abrupt resignation might have been timed.
Normally I would think that a silly possibility but this is the Bush WH and although Rove just left, his influence never will.
someone suggested downstairs the undoing of rove and gonzales might be the dc madam
might be true
i am personally hoping it is the doing of one larry flint
iHeartFoulMouthedFemBloggers @ 46
Boring or not, your handle is COOOOOL!!
perris @ 47
It’s ok if you’re a Republican = IOKIYAR
perris @ 47
It’s ok if you are a Republican.
perris @ 47
It’s OK If You’re A Republican.
Have a good drive home — and thanks for your list above, spot on.
iHeartFoulMouthedFemBloggers @ 46
don’t forget rush limbuagh had his maid buying the him plenty of that v*ag*a stuff
impedent weasles is what these men are
I’m dying to know what John in Scramento knows about upcoming news on 9/7….!
Jane, typo in your post, resuccitate should be RESUSCITATE…
PeterK @ 51
The silly nom de guerre of BobbyG
:-)
LoudounLib @ 52
thank you sir, I can now go home
have fun firedogs
DO they really want this and Abu together in the news. Doesn’t it just make one think about how “closeted” the whole White House is - Rove, Bush, Bolton, Mehlman and Abu himself. It sounds like the whole Catholic priest scandal with the upper up Cardinals screaming about sin among the youth and screwing boys in the pews.
perris @ 47
It’s OKay If You’re A Republican.
Really? Really? Is Craig up for re-election in 2008? Please someone come in here and tell us about Idaho in 2008.
need a new one - IUTBOKIYAR - it USED TO BE OK if you’re a Republican.
Slightly OT, but since we’re a bit into FDL abbreviations:
What does *g* meant? And how about WPITW?
Full disclosure: I’m making a list of these things, and will send it to somebody at FDL before long, might be useful.
Some Guy @ 49
One more thing about the timing — I heard it first announced on the radio this morning at 8:30 ET, after the bulk of the morning rush hour drive-time news. I’m just sayin’
perris @ 29
He praying like mad that there is no record of his one week in the Army.
PeterK @ 62
*g* = grin
Eureka Springs @ 27
If I only had a hard-on…
iHeartFoulMouthedFemBloggers @ 58
BobbyG?? Do I know him :-) ?
IOKIYAR = It’s OK If You Are Republican –
Coined by Lambert at Corrente, if memory serves . . .
That line where Craig said “what do you think about that” reminds me of a scene in the movie Pink Cadilac. While Clint Eastwood is inside the bar knocking men around, Bernadette Peters is waiting outside in the pink cadilac convertible with the top down. A man comes down the street wearing a raincoat and flashes Bernadette Peters. He then says “what do you think about that”. Bernadette Peters bends forward to get a better look and then responds “it look like a pen*s only much smaller”. The scene had nothing to do with the main story, just like Craig’s comment has nothing to do with his feature story. Just a funny aside.
And Alberto Gonzales did call upon the name of the LORD from the bottom of the pit, and cried “let not your ears be deaf to my lamentations, O LORD!” And verily the LORD did answer:
the turn of phrase that keeps us coming back to FDL
“Idaho? No, you da ho.”
It’s just a shame that in this day and age he couldn’t be honest about himself. I suppose his wife and family were impediments. But to campaign against gay rights, well it’s just not right.
I feel for his family.
Say, uh, it looks like Elton John is going perform in Missoula, MT in September (no joke). Maybe Elton will call Larry up the the stage. Or maybe Larry’s the guy to call for back-stage passes. Or … gee this could go on and on.
Cozumel @ 66
Thanks, I’ve been wondering about that one for some time.
perris @ 55
he’s allowed to have a female employee?
*g* = grins
*G* = big grins, from ear to ear
Boston1775 @ 32
Hmm - could all those closeted Rethugs be behind the trend to larger home bathrooms?
With the average US house doubling in size to 2350 feet since the 50’s, the ‘closet Rethugs may be driving up housing costs and global warming.
Come out of the bathrooms, guys - your planet needs you.
And your wives are calling.
perris @ 47
It’s OK If You’re A Republican!
What do Iowans think about all this? Will they stand by their senaperv, and this’ll just be Vitter all over again?
Eureka Springs @ 13
bbbwwwwwwaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
PeterK @ 62
*g* = *grin*
ya got me on the latter, but try googling it. most of these are not unique to FDL. perhaps EPU’d was, but i was also able to google it…
let’s give credit where credit is due. and blame to the others, e.g MSM.
so far:
roll call broke the story. Josh has it now on tpmmemos. political blogs like wonkette, about 18 minutes ago. etc. and the nytimes is still talking about Vick. not a word!
the grey lady averts her eyes. maybe waiting for the kids to go to bed.
except. there’s all the blood and gore in the vick article.
*g*
At least Foley stepped down.
perris @ 19…..nicely put, sad but true on all counts.
I can’t wait to see what Colbert and Stewart do with the Craig story.
Worst
Person
In
The
World
(Keith Olbermann’s book and daily awards on Countdown)
He said/He said…
He said: “how much for a blow job?”
He said” “you have the right to remain silent”
End of story…
WPITW= Worst Person in the World
Isn’t it weird the way the Republicans are the Gay Party?
Wonder what Drudge has to say about this.
On the other hand I DON’T!!!
EPU’d from the previous thread:
Mad Dogs @ 129
WPITW = Worst Person in the World. Thanks Keith Olbermann
oops - soory perris - missed your question (slow typist here)
have a good drive home
I suppose there will be a lot of speculation and investigation into how this story languished for so long, but, as with so much these days, I can’t help but wonder if some fucking room in the NSA started routing the important elements of this in the direction of the WH soon after the NSA locked into a phrase which included the word sets “Sen. Larry Craig,” “arrested” and “airport mens’room.”
TeddySanFran @ 86
*slaps head*
Of course!
And didn’t Keith do a fine job last night, with his NBC pre-game version of Countdown? Of course, he had to remind Mo Rocca to watch the . . . ahem . . . vivid language, because it was on NBC, not MSNBC.
PB (peanut butter) @ 82
Oh, of course, sometimes I forget the source (google) of all knowledge. WPITW = Worst Person In The World. And thanks, Peterr, for the difference between *g* and *G*. Actually, I’m trying to concentrate on ones that are common or unique to FDL. There is a list on Wikipedia, but it doesn’t include a lot of things used here.
What did Jane say the other day? It’s like a steaming roving pile of s*it.
PeterK @ 63
WPITW=Worst Person In The World - Keith Olberman on Countdown nominates a bronze, silver and gold candidate each night based on the lunacy and hypocrisy and lies told by people in the news. Rust LimpBalls and Bill Orally often in the competition just because.
Wolf Blitzer now reporting this story; waiting for him to quote punaise.
Howie Klein has all of the gory details. Howie’s last paragraph is a teaser:
Maybe the Republican Party should start a fund to help their incumbent closet cases with psychological care. Larry Craig is obviously screaming for help. The other hypocritical Republican senators denying they are gay while voting against equality for gay men and women and their families are Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). There are even more in the House but we’re saving the names of most of them– not the ones everyone knows about like David Dreier and Jim McCrery– until a little closer to the election.
link
Scarecrow @ 98
if only ! *g*
Steve-AR @ 98
Rev Ted Haggert available to lead the support group?
Howie’s got it up now . Since Roll Call’s site has crashed from the heavy traffic, he’s put up the longest excerpt of the story I’ve seen yet.
ccmask @ 97
I can just picture THAT as a travelling float, like the “Kiss” float.
With fart sound effects!
How simple to make people associate GOP with …ahem.
white. porcelin. plus. stainless. steel. plumbing. plus. urine. plus. dirty. water. plus. fluorescent. lighting. plus. flushing. sounds:
looks.like.the.surge.is.working.
Shit- Now the Clusterfuck administration will pay the snakehandlers $250,000 per head to re-orient the entire gooper congressional delegation.
Faith based initiatives.
Eureka Springs @ 83
Jeebus. I read that as “At least Foley stripped down.”
Brain bleach, stat!!
Ed*ard Teller @ 103
Love that picture!
Blub @ 80
Sorry, It’s Idaho
We in Iowa are open minded except when we are not. But we are trending the right way
Wolf contines: “more coming up on Idaho Senator Larry Craig, involved in uh . . . uh, something wrong . . .” Poor Wolf. He really wishes we were still in Kansas.
I am shocked, shocked, that Republicans have such a hard time finding dates. So much data to absorb, with the Friday news dump on Monday. Huffington Post is linking to a story about Jeff Gannon’s new book. But it is about journalism, even though no one was interviewed for it. He discusses the many bad liberals who are terribly biased, such as Helen Thomas, “She’s little more than a heckler.”
It Is OK To Be A Hypocrite If You Are A Republican.
__________________________
Gannon will release his book, “The Great Media War: A Battlefield Report,” on Sept. 4. The book chronicles his experiences at the White House and what he believes is the media’s liberal bias.
But don’t expect Gannon’s book to be a tawdry tell-all. Gannon says that he “deals with” his personal life in the book but adds, “My story is just a small part of it.” And besides, he’s not quite sure what all the fuss was about anyway. “It’s all irrelevant,” he says. “None of it had anything to do with my work as a reporter. … I have nothing to expose besides liberal media bias.”
“In my mind, I was the most honest reporter [in the White House press corps] because I was absolutely transparent with regards to my [conservative] perspective,” Gannon says. “My work has never been discredited.”
Gannon says he didn’t interview anyone for the 250-page book, which took him five years to write. Instead he’s relying on public transcripts and records for supporting evidence.
Why do members of Congress use bathrooms? I mean really, with their money they could at least get a motel, use the yellow pages and call up room service.
And really, nights like tonight I am so thankul for FDL and the internets. Imagine sitting at home relying on Wolfie to give you the news. They must hate it.
Frank33 @ 110
Should we offer an on-line service?
And so it begins.
Go Howie!
Now for blog media to pummle McConnell and Graham staff with follow-up questions.
This story has enough legs to make pill bugs feel inadequate.
Steve-AR @ 99