Senator Craig (R) was arrested for LEWD conduct in a Minneapolis restroom! Pleaded guilty

[in_cog_ni_to]

to misdemeanor charges. Roll Call has a copy of arrest record!

[malaise]

1. Another pervert bites the dust n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. Do you believe these people???? GEEZ! Are ANY of them NORMAL? Honest? Moral??

Are any of them as they portray themselves???:rofl:

[malaise]

These Rethugs are one sick bunch

I'm tempted to call them the Delusional Party :rofl:

[BurtWorm]

8. Not a pervert. A HYPOCRITE

and liar.

[malaise]

10. Valid point n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. I Don't Like To Make Value Judgements

But having sex in public restooms while others are going to the bathroom is messed up...

[BurtWorm]

19. Illegal certainly.

And maybe, as someone else suggested hubristic, considering who was having the sex. But perverted is not the right word.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

23. I Am Loath To Make Value Judgements

To be blunt I can't imagine having any kind of sex in close proximity to people who are going to the bathroom...

I like a little romance...


-:)

[BurtWorm]

26. Don't knock it till you've tried it.

;-)

[TahitiNut]

41. I guess I'm not as 'enlightened' as some, but soliciting sexual relations from an unknown ...

... (and unseen) stranger in an adjacent toilet at an airport restroom sure sounds perverted to me. I'm at a total loss detecting the slightest respect for another human being inherent in such an exploit.

Not that perversion is some heinous crime in and of itself, but I'd sure say it qualifies as perverted.

[maddezmom]

2. I just heard that on Hardball

Thought they said he spent 10 days in jail and paid a $500 fine.

[onenote]

3. quick!! CHeck out his wikipedia entry!!

It won't last long, but someone has added the following information to his bio:

"According to MSNBC he is also a huge, flaming, turd burglarizing butt pirate due to his man-puss soliciting in a Minneapolis airport. <3>"


:rofl:

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. LOL!

:rofl:

[LNM]

4. Link? nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. No link. Story just broke on MSNBC's Hardball. n/t

[ToeBot]

22. and Chris Matthews quips, "...Sad Story...".

In what fucking universe, I haven't stopped laughing.

[girl gone mad]

42. Chris is just sad..

that it wasn't his ass being solicited by a tall, manly GOP Senator.

[swag]

9. Here's a link

http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2007/08/idahos_craig_arrested_in_june.html

Fox News will i.d. him as a Democrat, of course.

[maddezmom]

11. nice touch handing the cop his business card

:crazy:

[southern_belle]

12. Matthews said he's up for reelection

next year. Couldn't have happened at a better time! :hi:

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. Yes he is!

:bounce: Oh happy days! :bounce:

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. Here's the whole story from the link above:

August 27, 2007
Idaho's Craig Arrested in June at Minnesota Airport
Posted by JOHN MCINTYRE | E-Mail This | Permalink | Email Author

Breaking news from Roll Call:

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 was detained for approximately 45 minutes, interviewed, photographed, fingerprinted and released, and police prepared a formal complaint for interference with privacy and disorderly conduct.

[KansDem]

20. This is what really infuriates me!!!

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.

Trying to intimidate the officers with a "Do you know who I am?" threat. F**k you, Larry!!! And I don't for a second believe this was a "He said/he said" misunderstanding!!!

,!,,:grr:,,!,

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. I don't believe it either and of course he got off with paying only $500!!!!

Pisses me off to no end! The man is MARRIED too!!!

edited...he DID serve 10 days in jail! Sorry

[Mabus]

40. He didn't serve time

Legally, when a sentence is "stayed" it means that the sentence has been suspended. In other words, he did not have to serve time.

[orleans]

31. great, now all the tearoom clientele will start carrying around their

"i'm a united states senator" card

[AlinPA]

15. I doubt that the media will plaster the details all over the news. We need details!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. Guess what Tweety said after Shuster broke the story?

"That's such a sad story." WTF???????(*&^%$#@ If this was a Democrat they'd have a camera crew in the bathroom where it happened. They'd be interviewing the victim of Craig and we'd have a 7 day slime fest on the Democrat!

It's a sad story???

[RobertSeattle]

16. Wow - took 3 months for this to come out?!!

Our vigilant press!

[in_cog_ni_to]

21. Yes indeed! Can you say COVER-UP???????? You can't tell me the Minneapolis media

didn't know about this! You can't tell me that MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC didn't know about it either.:grr: Asshole shills.

[Benhurst]

28. Add NPR and PBS to your list. Shame on them all.

[WI_DEM]

24. Another GOP hypocrite. And what a cover up--three months!

[in_cog_ni_to]

27. Sickening, isn't it? I wonder how Roll Call got wind of it?

A nice little Liberal cop in Minneapolis?;) I'd love to know how they broke this story.

[karlrschneider]

37. Some info on this guy:

From ontheissues.org: Sen. Larry Craig

* Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
* Voted NO on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
* Voted NO on preserving habeus corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
* Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
* Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)
* Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
* Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
* Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
* Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
* Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
* Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
* Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
* Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
* Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
* Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
* 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 YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
* Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
* Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
* Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
* Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
* Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
* Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
* Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
* Rated 25% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
.

[in_cog_ni_to]

44. That's disgusting! What a pig. n/t

[ProSense]

29. Think Progress

Sen. Larry Craig arrested, pleads guilty.

Roll Call reports today that Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport for “lewd conduct” in a men’s public restroom. On Aug. 8, he pleaded guilty to “misdemeanor disorderly conduct. 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.” The arresting officer’s report explains:

My experience has shown that individuals engaging in lewd conduct use their bags to block the view from the front of their stall. From my seated position, I could observe the shoes and ankles of Craig seated to the left of me. <…>

At 1216 hours, Craig tapped his right foot. I recognized this as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct. Craig tapped his toes several times and moves his foot closer to my foot. I moved my foot up and down slowly. While this was occurring, the male in the stall to my right was still present. I could hear several unknown persons in the restroom that appeared to use the restroom for its intended use. The presence of others did not seem to deter Craig as he moved his right foot so that it touched the side of my left foot which was within my stall area.

One hundred choice jobs and the Repubs elect kooks and perverts!

[in_cog_ni_to]

30. I am mad as hell that he served 10 days in jail, IN JUNE, and this story is just now breaking????

It's AUGUST! Can you imagine what would have happened if this was a Democrat???? Our media SUCKS.

[orleans]

33. he didn't serve jail time, it was "stayed" but he did pay $500 & get

a year of probation. you should still be mad as hell it's just breaking now, two and a half months later.

[lonestarnot]

32. Damn how do they hide this crap?

[in_cog_ni_to]

36. $$$$$$$$$$$$$????????

Just a thought.:grr: Who did he pay off and how much?

[mikelgb]

34. Bridges and Senators' Pants

"What's falling in MN?"

[Rex]

35. Another Repuke gets caught being a hypocrite.

What a surprise!

[in_cog_ni_to]

38. WOOHOO! Lou Dobbs is talking about this story!!! CNN n/t

[B Calm]

39. Will he resign and go into rehab for thirty days?

[in_cog_ni_to]

43. Hell no. He just released a statement saying the story is untrue.

He won't go anywhere and the media will drop this story like a lead balloon.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

45. You have the right to remain a hypocritical weasel...

Anything you say CAN'T and WON'T change that. But it will still be held against you.