Site of Craig's arrest becomes airport tourist attraction

[Progressive Friend]

lol - the latest scandal hasn't gone away yet for the GOP.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070916/ap_on_fe_st/odd_craig_bathroom

Sun Sep 16, 4:33 PM ET

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - When tourists ask for the bathroom in the Minneapolis airport lately, it's usually not because they have to go.

It's because they want to see the stall made famous by U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's arrest in a sex sting.

"It's become a tourist attraction," said Karen Evans, information specialist at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. "People are taking pictures."

[Olney Blue]

1. Wow, people really like looking at train wrecks, don't they?

[parasim]

3. Well, that is America...

I don't get it myself, but people in this country certainly do like to checkout crime scenes...

[Twillig]

2. Jebus, why don't they go down to the U

and hang out at the stalls in Walter Library, etc. etc.

those have seen far more action.

[aquart]

4. They want to try out a "wide stance."

In case it's possibly, maybe, who knows, true. Or just to giggle.

[murielm99]

5. During the height of the Watergate scandal,

I was on a plane getting ready to land in D.C. The pilot pointed out a few sights, including the Watergate Hotel.

Everyone craned their necks to see the Watergate. I thought the plane was going to tip. We all wanted to see the scene of the crime.

[annabanana]

6. Now that's just funny.

I love America, really!

[murielm99]

7. Aren't the repukes having their convention there

this year?

Maybe they will have to rope off the stall and make it off-limits to visiting repukes.

[liberal N proud]

8. Maybe they will hang a plaque on the stall door

Here lies the career of former Senator Larry Craig

Or:
On this spot a not gay never been gay Republican was exposed trying to solicit... You guessed it, gay sex.

[dflprincess]

9. Northfield, MN has an annual event commemorating when Jesse James robbed a bank there

Hinkley, MN observes the anniversary of the fire that destroyed the town. Now we have the Craig bathroom stall. :shrug:

[agincourt]

10. At the tourist sight,

there should be a sign reminded us that Craig voted to remove Clinton from office during the impeachment follies we went through. http://www.wpni.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/craigtext021399.htm

[Snarkturian Clone]

11. I'll admit that

I would read this story and say "disgusting", but if I happened to be passing through that airport I would check it out.

[Snarkturian Clone]

12. dupe. please delete.

[trof]

13. They're going to put a brass commerative plaque on the door.

;-)

[BeyondGeography]

14. Guilty as charged; I went there myself last month

I was in Minneapolis when the story broke and my sense of history (or is it the inexorable pull of the lurid? Yeah that) got the better of me. Those stalls are in a fairly remote location; way in the back and not at all visible from the entrance. You could see how stuff was happening back there.

[Major Hogwash]

15. I smell another National Lampoon Vacation movie in the works.

"So, why are we going to that airport, Clark?"

"You'll see, the grandkids will love it."

"But, Grandpa, we've passed 3 other airports already."

"I know, Dusty, but this one has something, um, special about it."

"Grandma, can't you talk him out of it, I'm hungry."

"Sara, we'll be there in a little while.
This had better be worth it, Clark."

"Uh, well, didn't you enjoy seeing the largest pile of dung in the state of North Dakota yesterday?"

"Yes, Clark, but it has been such a long time since we've actually stopped the car today."

"Well, when we do, you'll get to see something that they said didn't exist."

"Space aliens?"

"Nope."

"Bigfoot?"

"Nope."

"Religious fanatics that aren't annoying?"

"No, Dusty, those actually don't exist."

"Clark!"

"Sorry, hon."