Senator arrested in airport

Associated Press - August 27, 2007 6:54 PM ET

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Court records show that Idaho Senator Larry Craig
pleaded guilty earlier this month to misdemeanor disorderly conduct
after being arrested in June at a Minneapolis airport.

A court docket from Hennepin County shows Craig pleading guilty to the
disorderly conduct charge on August 8. In return, the court dismissed a
charge of gross misdemeanor interference to privacy.

Records show the veteran Republican senator was fined $1,000, plus $575
in fees. He was placed on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence
of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.

The story was first published today in Roll Call ... a Capitol Hill
newspaper. The newspaper's Web site says Craig was arrested by a
plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in the
men's room at the airport.

In a statement issued today, Craig sys he was not involved in any
inappropriate conduct.

Craig, who is up for re-election next year, says at the time of the
incident he complained to police that - quote - "they were misconstruing
my actions."

Craig says in hindsight he should have pled guilty ... but was - quote -
"trying to handle this matter myself quickly."



There must be something about being a Republican that drives men
to...other men.

HK wrote:


There must be something about being a Republican that drives men
to...other men.


While this does sound very homophobic of you, I really am interested in
how your Lobster Boat is doing. Do you have a photo you can post?

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:30:36 -0400, HK wrote:

There must be something about being a Republican that drives men
to...other men.

Hmmmm....

A little - um - judgemental there wouldn't you think?

I mean, you make a good point - I can't think right off hand of any
gay male Democrats who, say, take a 17 year old Page to Europe then
procede to - um...rape...

Oh wait a minute...

Well, certainly there aren't any Democratic Representatives who, I
don't know, say...allow a gay prostutution riing to be run out of
their DC Apartment.

Oh - wait a minute...

Never mind. :)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:30:36 -0400, HK wrote:

There must be something about being a Republican that drives men
to...other men.

Hmmmm....

A little - um - judgemental there wouldn't you think?

I mean, you make a good point - I can't think right off hand of any
gay male Democrats who, say, take a 17 year old Page to Europe then
procede to - um...rape...

Oh wait a minute...

Well, certainly there aren't any Democratic Representatives who, I
don't know, say...allow a gay prostutution riing to be run out of
their DC Apartment.

Oh - wait a minute...

Never mind. :)


Representative Frank has been out of the closet for a long, long time.
It is the conservatives who keep getting outed.

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:00:12 -0400, HK wrote:

Representative Frank has been out of the closet for a long, long time.
It is the conservatives who keep getting outed.

It's not the point. One does not need to be Republican or Democrat to
be gay, bi, straight and/or any other thing.

Plus, that Republican will lose his seat over this.

Can you say the same for Studds and Frank?

No...

Public immorality is different for you folks on the left - Republicans
pay the price, Democrats don't.

Unfortunate, but true.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:00:12 -0400, HK wrote:

Representative Frank has been out of the closet for a long, long time.
It is the conservatives who keep getting outed.

It's not the point. One does not need to be Republican or Democrat to
be gay, bi, straight and/or any other thing.

Plus, that Republican will lose his seat over this.

Can you say the same for Studds and Frank?

No...

Public immorality is different for you folks on the left - Republicans
pay the price, Democrats don't.

Unfortunate, but true.

Why should Barney Frank lose his seat for being gay?

It's interesting when a Republican is outed because Republicans make
such an issue of what they believe to be "morality."

On Aug 27, 7:57 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:30:36 -0400, HK wrote:
There must be something about being a Republican that drives men
to...other men.

Hmmmm....

A little - um - judgemental there wouldn't you think?

I mean, you make a good point - I can't think right off hand of any
gay male Democrats who, say, take a 17 year old Page to Europe then
procede to - um...rape...

Oh wait a minute...

Well, certainly there aren't any Democratic Representatives who, I
don't know, say...allow a gay prostutution riing to be run out of
their DC Apartment.

Oh - wait a minute...

Never mind. :)

I guess they only like gays when it is convienient. Or criminals like
congressman Jefferson, and traitors like Sandy Berger.. I could go on,
but I don't really know if Hillary pulled the trigger herself or had
someone do it for her with Vince Foster. Remember, you are dealing
with the party of hate and intolerance, unless enough money is
involved for someones library...

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:21:03 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:00:12 -0400, HK wrote:

Representative Frank has been out of the closet for a long, long time.
It is the conservatives who keep getting outed.

It's not the point. One does not need to be Republican or Democrat to
be gay, bi, straight and/or any other thing.

Plus, that Republican will lose his seat over this.

Can you say the same for Studds and Frank?

No...

Public immorality is different for you folks on the left - Republicans
pay the price, Democrats don't.

Unfortunate, but true.

Why should Barney Frank lose his seat for being gay?

He should have lost his seat for allowing a gay prostitution ring to
operate out of his apartment. He says he didn't "know"? Ok.

Would it have been any different if he was straight and ran a
prostitution ring out of his apartment?

Has nothing to do with being gay.

It's interesting when a Republican is outed because Republicans make
such an issue of what they believe to be "morality."

True - and they are held accountable for their lapses.

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:30:36 -0400, HK wrote:

Senator arrested in airport

Associated Press - August 27, 2007 6:54 PM ET

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Court records show that Idaho Senator Larry Craig
pleaded guilty earlier this month to misdemeanor disorderly conduct
after being arrested in June at a Minneapolis airport.

A court docket from Hennepin County shows Craig pleading guilty to the
disorderly conduct charge on August 8. In return, the court dismissed a
charge of gross misdemeanor interference to privacy.

Records show the veteran Republican senator was fined $1,000, plus $575
in fees. He was placed on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence
of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.

The story was first published today in Roll Call ... a Capitol Hill
newspaper. The newspaper's Web site says Craig was arrested by a
plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in the
men's room at the airport.

In a statement issued today, Craig sys he was not involved in any
inappropriate conduct.

Craig, who is up for re-election next year, says at the time of the
incident he complained to police that - quote - "they were misconstruing
my actions."

Craig says in hindsight he should have pled guilty ... but was - quote -
"trying to handle this matter myself quickly."



There must be something about being a Republican that drives men
to...other men.

Surely there are no liberal gays, huh? Good thing you're using the 'HK'
handle, Harry, or people would know who you are!
--
John H

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:30:36 -0400, HK wrote:

In a statement issued today, Craig sys he was not involved in any
inappropriate conduct.

Craig, who is up for re-election next year, says at the time of the
incident he complained to police that - quote - "they were misconstruing
my actions."

Sorry Harry. Turns out when you learn what really happened, Craig is
right.
1. Peering into the crack between the door and jamb of the stall.
(Maybe some stall doors swing shut in that bathroom, and have no locks
or inoperative locks. You have to either look in the crack or barge
in to see if it's occupied. Or bend down and look under the door for
feet. Been in similar situations myself.)
2. Foot touching the foot of the person in the adjacent stall.
(Craig said he has a wide stance when squatting. Sounds perfectly
reasonable. Remember Johnny Bench?)
3. Reaching under the divider and into the adjacent stall.
(Craig said he dropped a piece of paper. Can happen to anybody.)

So there you are. The man is innocent and probably the victim of a
smear campaign, or an overly aggressive cop wanting to pad his stats.
BTW, did you know that in 1421 the Chinese circumnavigated the world
in huge ships, mapped the Americas and established the Apache tribe in
Arizona? Happened right after the Vikings went home.
Anyway, I hope you show proper contrition about what you said
concerning Craig.

--Vic