Gay Republican Senator got arrested for trying to get freaky in airport bathroom
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J C
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He pleaded guilty so it must be true. It been rumored for along time. He should be ashame of this type of behavior.
On another note, one GOP operative that ran Alabama's attorney general's (Troy King) 2006 election campaign killed his male lover, another man and himself in FL this weekend. He worked for several anti-gay candidates throughout the south. These guys are hypocrites and liars.
On another note, one GOP operative that ran Alabama's attorney general's (Troy King) 2006 election campaign killed his male lover, another man and himself in FL this weekend. He worked for several anti-gay candidates throughout the south. These guys are hypocrites and liars.
ALPHA3
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Sen. Craig's future in question after sex arrest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467347/
Idaho lawmaker pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charge
NBC News video
GOP senator caught in sex scandal
Aug. 28: Sen. Larry Craig pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after allegedly soliciting sex in a men's bathroom. NBC's Bob Faw reports.
Today show
WASHINGTON - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, who has voted against gay marriage and opposes extending special protections to gay and lesbian crime victims, finds his political future in doubt after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from complaints of lewd conduct in a men's room.
The conservative three-term senator, who has represented Idaho in Congress for more than a quarter-century, is up for re-election next year. He hasn't said if he will run for a fourth term in 2008 and was expected to announce his plans this fall.
A spokesman, Sidney Smith, was uncertain late Monday if Craig's guilty plea in connection with an incident at the Minneapolis airport would affect his re-election plans.
"It's too early to talk about anything about that," Smith said.
Sexuality rumors denied
A political science professor in Idaho said Craig's political future was in jeopardy. And a spokesman for the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, Hannah August, said Craig's guilty plea "has given Americans another reason not to vote Republican" next year.
The married Craig, 62, has faced rumors about his sexuality since the 1980s, but allegations that he has engaged in gay sex have never been substantiated. Craig has denied the assertions, which he calls ridiculous.
The arrest changes that dynamic, said Jasper LiCalzi, a political science professor at Albertson College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho. He cited the House page scandal that drove Florida Rep. Mark Foley from office.
"There's a chance that he'll resign over this," LiCalzi said. "With the pressure on the Republican Party, he could be pressured to resign. If they think this is going to be something that's the same as Mark Foley ? the sort of 'drip, drip, drip, there's more information that's going to come out' ? they may try to push him out."
Already Craig has stepped down from a prominent role with Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. He had been one of Romney's top Senate supporters, serving as a Senate liaison for the campaign since February.
"He did not want to be a distraction and we accept his decision," said Matt Rhoades, a Romney campaign spokesman.
Guilty plea
According to a Hennepin County, Minn., court docket, Craig pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge on Aug. 8, with the court dismissing a charge of gross misdemeanor interference to privacy.
The court docket said Craig paid $575 in fines and fees and was put on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.
Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men's restroom at the airport.
Minneapolis airport police declined to provide a copy of the arrest report after business hours Monday.
The arrest
Roll Call, citing the report, said Sgt. Dave Karsnia made the arrest after an encounter in which he was seated in a stall next to a stall occupied by Craig. Karsnia described Craig tapping his foot, which Karsnia said he "recognized as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct." FREE VIDEO
Craig busted after restroom incident
Aug. 27: Police arrested a Republican senator for alleged lewd conduct in an restroom. Dan Abrams talks with Roll Call?s John McArdle.
Roll Call quoted the Aug. 8 police report as saying that Craig had handed the arresting officer a business card that identified him as a member of the Senate.
"What do you think about that?" Craig is alleged to have said, according to the report.
Craig said in a statement issued by his office Monday that he was not involved in any inappropriate conduct.
"At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions," he said. "I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously."
Party difficulities
Craig joins other GOP senators facing ethical and legal troubles.
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is under scrutiny for his relationship with a contractor who helped oversee a renovation project that more than doubled the size of the senator's home.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., acknowledged that his phone number appeared in records of a Washington-area business that prosecutors have said was a front for prostitution.
Craig, a rancher and a member of the National Rifle Association, lives in Eagle, Idaho, near the capital of Boise. He was a member of the House for 10 years before winning election to the Senate in 1990. He was re-elected in 1996 and 2002.
Last fall, Craig called allegations from a gay-rights activist that he's had homosexual relationships "completely ridiculous."
Where is the public outcry? Where is the media blitz?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467347/
Idaho lawmaker pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charge
NBC News video
GOP senator caught in sex scandal
Aug. 28: Sen. Larry Craig pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after allegedly soliciting sex in a men's bathroom. NBC's Bob Faw reports.
Today show
WASHINGTON - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, who has voted against gay marriage and opposes extending special protections to gay and lesbian crime victims, finds his political future in doubt after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from complaints of lewd conduct in a men's room.
The conservative three-term senator, who has represented Idaho in Congress for more than a quarter-century, is up for re-election next year. He hasn't said if he will run for a fourth term in 2008 and was expected to announce his plans this fall.
A spokesman, Sidney Smith, was uncertain late Monday if Craig's guilty plea in connection with an incident at the Minneapolis airport would affect his re-election plans.
"It's too early to talk about anything about that," Smith said.
Sexuality rumors denied
A political science professor in Idaho said Craig's political future was in jeopardy. And a spokesman for the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, Hannah August, said Craig's guilty plea "has given Americans another reason not to vote Republican" next year.
The married Craig, 62, has faced rumors about his sexuality since the 1980s, but allegations that he has engaged in gay sex have never been substantiated. Craig has denied the assertions, which he calls ridiculous.
The arrest changes that dynamic, said Jasper LiCalzi, a political science professor at Albertson College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho. He cited the House page scandal that drove Florida Rep. Mark Foley from office.
"There's a chance that he'll resign over this," LiCalzi said. "With the pressure on the Republican Party, he could be pressured to resign. If they think this is going to be something that's the same as Mark Foley ? the sort of 'drip, drip, drip, there's more information that's going to come out' ? they may try to push him out."
Already Craig has stepped down from a prominent role with Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. He had been one of Romney's top Senate supporters, serving as a Senate liaison for the campaign since February.
"He did not want to be a distraction and we accept his decision," said Matt Rhoades, a Romney campaign spokesman.
Guilty plea
According to a Hennepin County, Minn., court docket, Craig pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge on Aug. 8, with the court dismissing a charge of gross misdemeanor interference to privacy.
The court docket said Craig paid $575 in fines and fees and was put on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.
Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men's restroom at the airport.
Minneapolis airport police declined to provide a copy of the arrest report after business hours Monday.
The arrest
Roll Call, citing the report, said Sgt. Dave Karsnia made the arrest after an encounter in which he was seated in a stall next to a stall occupied by Craig. Karsnia described Craig tapping his foot, which Karsnia said he "recognized as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct." FREE VIDEO
Craig busted after restroom incident
Aug. 27: Police arrested a Republican senator for alleged lewd conduct in an restroom. Dan Abrams talks with Roll Call?s John McArdle.
Roll Call quoted the Aug. 8 police report as saying that Craig had handed the arresting officer a business card that identified him as a member of the Senate.
"What do you think about that?" Craig is alleged to have said, according to the report.
Craig said in a statement issued by his office Monday that he was not involved in any inappropriate conduct.
"At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions," he said. "I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously."
Party difficulities
Craig joins other GOP senators facing ethical and legal troubles.
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is under scrutiny for his relationship with a contractor who helped oversee a renovation project that more than doubled the size of the senator's home.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., acknowledged that his phone number appeared in records of a Washington-area business that prosecutors have said was a front for prostitution.
Craig, a rancher and a member of the National Rifle Association, lives in Eagle, Idaho, near the capital of Boise. He was a member of the House for 10 years before winning election to the Senate in 1990. He was re-elected in 1996 and 2002.
Last fall, Craig called allegations from a gay-rights activist that he's had homosexual relationships "completely ridiculous."
Where is the public outcry? Where is the media blitz?
SONNY
The Future of Omega!!!!
1. That his reputation is totally ruined
a) Because he's now been proven to be Gay
b) Because he's now been proven to a huge HYPOCRITE
c) Because he tried to use his Title to get out of the Incident
d) All of the Above
2. That is family is going to have to face a lot of Embarrasment because of his mistake(s)
3. That he will not be re-elected, and is going to be out of a job
4. That he will have to wait several months before this storm blows over before he can even attempt to engage in a homosexual act again.
I have a feeling that for this scumbag.. #4 is actually the problem that concerns him the most right now.
-from www.usatoday.com
a) Because he's now been proven to be Gay
b) Because he's now been proven to a huge HYPOCRITE
c) Because he tried to use his Title to get out of the Incident
d) All of the Above
2. That is family is going to have to face a lot of Embarrasment because of his mistake(s)
3. That he will not be re-elected, and is going to be out of a job
4. That he will have to wait several months before this storm blows over before he can even attempt to engage in a homosexual act again.
I have a feeling that for this scumbag.. #4 is actually the problem that concerns him the most right now.
-from www.usatoday.com
ALPHA3
Active Member
So where is the media? Where is PETA? Where is the Public outcry from the gay community. I forgot they are still dealing with the Mike Vick situation.
staggalee83
War & Thunder
<img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_19.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0">
Another Old arse undercover backdoor bandit hypocrit.
Ya'll might be reading about him once his "supporters" treat him like he's been fronting all these years. <img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_6_25.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0">
Another Old arse undercover backdoor bandit hypocrit.
Ya'll might be reading about him once his "supporters" treat him like he's been fronting all these years. <img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_6_25.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0">
southsuburbs
What I Live By...
Mike Vick's dumb azz is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyy more interesting than this dude!!! LOL
:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:
Olde Hornet
Well-Known Member
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_on_go_co/craig_arrest
Craig says 'I am not gay,' did no wrong
By TODD DVORAK, Associated Press Writer
BOISE, Idaho - Under fire from leaders of his own party, Idaho Sen. Larry Craig on Tuesday the only thing he had done wrong was to plead guilty after a police complaint of lewd conduct in a men's room. He declared, "I am not gay. I never have been gay."
"I did nothing wrong at the Minneapolis airport," he said at a news conference with his wife, Suzanne, at his side.
Craig's defiant stance came as Senate Republican leaders in Washington called for an ethics committee review into his involvement in a police sting operation this summer in the airport men's room.
"In the meantime, the leadership is examining other aspects of the case to see if additional action is required," Sen. Mitch McConnell and other top GOP lawmakers said in a written statement.
Craig says 'I am not gay,' did no wrong
By TODD DVORAK, Associated Press Writer
BOISE, Idaho - Under fire from leaders of his own party, Idaho Sen. Larry Craig on Tuesday the only thing he had done wrong was to plead guilty after a police complaint of lewd conduct in a men's room. He declared, "I am not gay. I never have been gay."
"I did nothing wrong at the Minneapolis airport," he said at a news conference with his wife, Suzanne, at his side.
Craig's defiant stance came as Senate Republican leaders in Washington called for an ethics committee review into his involvement in a police sting operation this summer in the airport men's room.
"In the meantime, the leadership is examining other aspects of the case to see if additional action is required," Sen. Mitch McConnell and other top GOP lawmakers said in a written statement.
Re: Sen. Craig's future in question after sex arrest
Ain't that some shat - Penis code. LOL.
Olde Hornet
Well-Known Member
He is in trouble, fox really went after him this evening.
staggalee83
War & Thunder
BluBlood
"Mississippi Woman"
I hope in all of that someone washed their hands!
But how is he going to claim he's innocent! That he didn't do anything wrong? :xeye: And who came up with those signs? Are the same signs for lesbos too so I'll know to get the heck out of dodge after I burst her in her lip!
But how is he going to claim he's innocent! That he didn't do anything wrong? :xeye: And who came up with those signs? Are the same signs for lesbos too so I'll know to get the heck out of dodge after I burst her in her lip!
BluBlood
"Mississippi Woman"
Probably didn't want his wife to know. Brothas aren't the only ones "undercover". But she is sticking beside him for the appearance. More power to her.
SONNY
The Future of Omega!!!!
Was that his reasoning????
If so he should have stuck to that. When he took the guilty plea he pretty much said that he did it and he know what they were charging him for.
He is gay, he should just admit it.
Yall remember that one Senator from Florida Mark Foley. He was visiting pages in their dorms and sending them IM over AOL.
These repubs are getting more and more out of pocket.
Olde Hornet
Well-Known Member
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070829/ap_on_re_us/craig_gay_reaction
Gays scornful of senator's statement
By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer
NEW YORK - Sen. Larry Craig's "I'm not gay" declaration met with disdain Wednesday from gay activists, many of whom knew for nearly a year ? long before his recent arrest ? of allegations that the conservative Idaho Republican solicited sex from men in public bathrooms.
They view his case as a prime example of hypocrisy ? a man who furtively engaged in same-sex liaisons while consistently opposing gay-rights measures as a politician.
"He may very well not think of himself as being gay, and these are just urges that he has," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "It's the tragedy of homophobia. People create these walls that separate themselves from who they really are."
In Washington, some of Craig's fellow Republican congressmen began calling for his resignation, terming his conduct inappropriate. The White House expressed disappointment in the case while avoiding a statement of support for Craig.
Craig proclaimed his innocence, and his heterosexuality, on Tuesday after revelations that he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct following his arrest in June at a Minneapolis airport men's room where an undercover officer suspected him of soliciting sex.
Gays scornful of senator's statement
By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer
NEW YORK - Sen. Larry Craig's "I'm not gay" declaration met with disdain Wednesday from gay activists, many of whom knew for nearly a year ? long before his recent arrest ? of allegations that the conservative Idaho Republican solicited sex from men in public bathrooms.
They view his case as a prime example of hypocrisy ? a man who furtively engaged in same-sex liaisons while consistently opposing gay-rights measures as a politician.
"He may very well not think of himself as being gay, and these are just urges that he has," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "It's the tragedy of homophobia. People create these walls that separate themselves from who they really are."
In Washington, some of Craig's fellow Republican congressmen began calling for his resignation, terming his conduct inappropriate. The White House expressed disappointment in the case while avoiding a statement of support for Craig.
Craig proclaimed his innocence, and his heterosexuality, on Tuesday after revelations that he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct following his arrest in June at a Minneapolis airport men's room where an undercover officer suspected him of soliciting sex.
cat daddy
Active Member
Sarcasm.