Everyone in DC Knows Larry Craig is Gay (Two Decades of Rumors)

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From 10/06:


Idaho Sen. Larry Craig Denies Allegations of Same-Sex Affairs
http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/idaho_sen_larry_craig_denies_allegations_of_same_sex_affairs/C108/L108/

Mike Rogers, who calls himself "the nation’s leading gay activist blogger" has just finished a nationally-broadcast interview on the Ed Schultz Radio Show in which he alleges that Idaho Republican Senator Larry Craig has engaged in same-sex sexual activity.

Senator Craig’s office flatly rejected the claims. "The Senator says this story is absolutely ridiculous – almost laughable," said press secretary Sid Smith. “It has no basis in fact.”

Rogers said he has talked to three men unknown to each other who all reported in detail their sexual encounters with Craig over the last four years. The men were of legal age, Rogers said. (Audio of Rogers on the Ed Schultz show is available here.)

Rogers says that digging into the private lives of politicians who support anti-gay legislation is legitimate. Because Craig supported and voted for the Defense of Marriage act, it is politically relevant to reveal these claims, Rogers said. In a letter to Craig, he wrote: "What these citizens are not being told is that some of the politicians who want their help are or have staff who are part of the so-called ‘homosexual lifestyle.’"

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More:

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2006/10/19/publiceye/entry2108678.shtml

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http://media.www.arbiteronline.com/media/storage/paper890/news/2006/11/16/Opinion/Wheres.The.sen.Larry.Craig.Is.Gay.Story-2462487.shtml

Gay activist-blogger Michael Rogers felt confident he had "outed" Idaho's Republican Senator Larry Craig on national radio in mid-October. Rogers claimed ownership of "100 percent solid evidence" that Craig had had sex with four men in the Northwest and in Washington, D.C.

"I won't say he's gay. Maybe he's bisexual," said Rogers.

Pocatello, Lewiston and Spokane newspapers published articles and columns. The online blogosphere buzzed with posts both pro and con.

But not one word came out of Boise. All Treasure Valley media chose total silence.
What stunned me nearly as much as Rogers' assertion was how quickly the story faded from public discourse.

Craig's press secretary (Sid Smith) called the story "ridiculous, almost laughable … it has no basis in fact."

Is this the end? Not quite.

Early this month Pat Walters at Poynter.org traced the story's history from Rogers' initial claim to the newsroom debates and editors' meetings around the state. He found contrasting journalistic viewpoints and investigations still in progress.

Some editors published the assertions because a lot of people were talking about them and Craig deserved a public forum for denial.

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Two decades of rumors and gossip in the Idaho gay community about his sexual orientation change overnight. The state loses a steady, hardworking senator in Congress.

[alittlelark]

1. The truth shall set you free!!!!

And fleeing from the RNC.

Most are too attached to the $$$ and denial opportunities offered them.....Very SAD.

[GeorgeGist]

2. He's not Gay ...

he's a Pervert. There is a difference.

[UNCLE_Rico]

3. I really haven't seen evidence of your assertion ...

Perhaps you can present this forum with such?

The man was apparently soliciting a same-sex encounter in a well known (hence the police being there) gay cruising spot from another of-age man.

This alone does not make someone a 'pervert'.

Not in my book, anyway.

This sort of activity is pretty common among gay/bisexual men, from what I've heard. The point as I understand is to NOT have anyone observe your tryst, especially not children. It's not the most discreet thing to do, but again, I hardly think it qualifies as 'perversion' - unless you just happen to find homosexuality itself a perversion.

I suspect I'm far from alone in my assertion.

[Bluebear]

5. 'This sort of activity is pretty common among gay/bisexual men, from what I've heard.'

I don't know where you heard that.

[JackBeck]

6. You need to get to know more gay/bi dudes.

This is not a "pretty common" activity.

[Bluebear]

7. Can you believe this shit?

[JackBeck]

8. No. I can't. It's ridiculous.

Old-school stereotypes after so much hard work by so many people in our community.

It's disgusting.

[sniffa]

9. i can vouch for that

i can't even count how many times i've don the humpty dance in a burger king bathroom.

[EFerrari]

4. The issue isn't gay/straight. It's antisocial behavior. n/t