Sen. Craig raises only $4,600 for legal defense fund

[zonkers]

Source: Miami Herald

By ERIKA BOLSTAD

Sen. Larry Craig has raised just $4,645 since setting up a legal expense fund this spring to help pay the bills from his efforts to overturn his guilty plea to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Craig, who was arrested during a 2007 sex sting in the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport, continues to fight his guilty plea in Minnesota's higher courts. He had a Sept. 10 hearing in front of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

In February, the Senate Ethics Committee chastised him with a letter of public admonishment, saying his arrest constituted "improper conduct" reflecting poorly on the U.S. Senate.

Craig tried to "evade legal consequences" for his guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge by trying to keep the arrest secret and attempting to withdraw his plea only after it became public, the bipartisan committee said. Its members also found that Craig broke a Senate rule by failing to seek the committee's permission before spending more than $200,000 in leftover campaign money to try to overturn his plea and clear his name.


Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/761384.html

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"The Fund for Justice" Bwahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

[slampoet]

1. Don't laugh. He had to do a lot of handjobs to raise that $4645

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Next he'll claim a disability pension for carpal tunnel...............

[Highway61]

16. You two

damn near made me fall off my chair :rofl:

[Dr.Phool]

19. That, and a stiff neck.

[TheCowsCameHome]

20. That's because he didn't swallow his Viagra fast enough.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Look down, Larry - People drop spare change in lavatories all the time...

...especially during sex.:D

[Ian David]

3. Well, it's not like I didn't try to help...

When responding to and debunking right-wing chain emails, please...
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http://www.thefundforjustice.com/

[NickB79]

4. Now he has an excuse the next time he's caught reaching under the stall

"I was just trying to get donations for my legal defense fund, officer, I swear!"

[DS1]

6. hahah it took me a moment to remember who Craig was

too many GOP types in the shitter

[Sub Atomic]

9. Larry inspired this emoticon

[DS1]

11. haha nice

:D

[Kali]

12. ...

:spray:
stealing!

[IDemo]

28. His replacement may not be a toe-tapper,

but he promises to continue a long tradition of rightwinged wackiness from Idaho's congress-critters:

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2007/08/31/meet_the_new_hypocrite/

[Bette Noir]

7. $4600 should pay for about 2 hours of lawyering.

He'd better make them count.

[Lost4words]

8. What a pervert, public bathroom sex, what a slut he is

:puke:

[pattmarty]

17. And a really handsome stud too boot.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

10. Craig need to stop accepting sperm donations in lieu of cash donations.

[faulknercindy]

13. The gift that keeps on giving I shall

miss him terribly

[Blue For You]

14. Sounds like his fundraising is "stalling". He'll be "tapped" out

in no time.

[yellowcanine]

15. Maybe he can get someone to work "pro-boner".

[crossroads]

22. OMG! This thread is so funny...lol

[crossroads]

23. OMG! This thread is funny...lol

[pitohui]

18. i'm surprised he got even a penny

how can he look at anyone straight faced and pretend this is a worthy cause?

let him pay his own price for hitting on undercover cops in public bathrooms, crap!

[tkmorris]

21. He-Has-A-Wide-Stance

That's $920 per word. Not bad. Not bad at all.

[rocktivity]

24. But it wasn't a plea--it was a plea DEAL.

One count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct in exchange for two felony counts of lewd behavior. Could the the original charges be reinstated if Craig's efforts were successful?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Historic NY]

25. maybe he should setup some pay tiolets,that ought to raise some cash

[zonkers]

29. I had no idea when I started this thread that it would pay such wisecracking dividends...

You funny. Kick.

[RCinBrooklyn]

26. Maybe he can appeal to the Mormom Church or George Michael.

[fascisthunter]

27. one more Republican Looney