Conservative group: Craig's bathroom arrest is effectively declaration of 'war on the West'

[Gman]

Source: Raw Story

A conservative group has come to Sen. Larry Craig's defense, saying his arrest in an airport restroom amid allegations he tried to solicit sex was an example of overzealous police profiling and entrapment.

The American Land Rights Association, a longtime supporter of the Idaho Republican, is calling for a boycott of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where Craig was arrested in June. The airport is aware of the call for a boycott, but so far is not worried about a possible loss of business.
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"Frankly, I’ve been in that Minnesota airport many times. Virtually everything Senator Craig did, I have done," Cushman told ALRA members in an e-mail.

Read more: http://rawstory.com//news/2007/Conservative_group_Craigs_bathroom_arrest_declaration_0906.html

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Hmmm... You have, Mr. Cushman? Everything?

[bemildred]

1. That's the funniest thing I've seen today.

"The American Land Rights Association". Let me guess what they are all about.

[madinmaryland]

2. Mr. Cushman did the same things that Sen. Craig did?

:wow:

What an idiot!

[shain from kane]

13. And WITH Sen. Craig? Tapdancing team. n/t

[JoMama49]

27. You mean all ultra right wing nuts have wide stances? Wow!

[LiberalFighter]

33. They need to come up with the Wide Stance Dance and a song

And do the dance like hell and play the hell out of the song

[Binka]

37. To The Tune Of Take Me To Funky Town

I really loathe these fascist ASS CARROTS!

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. When you have wings on your nuts

you need a wide stance.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. :evilgrin:

[dogday]

42. Bad boy

:spank:

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Hmmm... I guess Conservatives like to tap on floor

and pick up paper in a public bathroom...

How revealing...

Oh and exactly what profile did Mr. Craig fit?

White, late middle age, upper class MALE?

My...my... didn't know white, upper class, males were a group under threat in this country.

[Blue Gardener]

26. That's what I've always wondered about

Why would ANYONE pick up a piece of toilet paper that has fallen on the floor? Yuch.

[LiberalFighter]

34. How did the police know he fit the profile when they were in the stall themselves?

[truthisfreedom]

4. Ooh, this is good. Ultra-right-wing weirdos coming out of the closet to rescue someone

they actually believe isn't guilty of what he pleaded guilty to.

Can we please have more of this? Can more weird groups come forward to express their support of Craig? Nothing would make me happier than the endless rehashing of this story in the MSM for months to come.

[gratuitous]

5. These people are trying to boycott the Portland airport, too

Surprisingly, the local stations are reporting it as something like straight news instead of guffawing with raucous laughter, which is about all these yahoos are worth.

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. entrapment?

how could it be entrapment if Craig initiated the contact?

[Gregorian]

7. When NAMBLA boycotts, I'll listen.

Until then it's just frat pranks by a few Republican politicians.

[moggie]

32. When I read the OP, I heard Jon Stewart

"The American Land Rights Association, or 'NAMBLA'..."

[Gregorian]

39. You just know he'll have something bright to say about this.

That's right where I was coming from, too.

I just don't know how they do it. I"m still trying to figure out their method. One of these days...

[daleo]

8. "Virtually everything Senator Craig did, I have done"

Yeah, but did you do them in exactly the same way and in the same order (the particular foot shuffle, hand signal, etc)?

Why airport cops in Minneapolis would be "declaring war on the west" is beyond me.

[BridgeTheGap]

18. you have the cop's word and you have craig's flip-flopping

who do you believe?
A very different scenario if Craig had fought it from the beginning. He has no credibility now and neither does this organization.

[ProudDad]

41. Neither -- cops lie, republicans lie (n/t)

[grytpype]

Don't try to figure it out, your head will explode.

[liberal N proud]

9. Do all CONservatives do the Craig shuffle?

[daleo]

21. And do they all have "wide stance"?

And a predilection for cleaning the floor of the next stall?

[svpadgham]

28. Just out of curiosity...

I tried the "wide stance" in a restroom stall at work. My pants didn't let my legs go closer than six inches to the walls. I would have to have my pants off or intentionally be trying to stick my foot under the partition. However, if Sen. Craig was taking a dump with his pants still up then I'd buy his story, but it'd still mean he was full of shit.

[Felix Mala]

10. Is it an Idahoan custom to stare into a stall so long and intently the occupant can tell

the color of your eyes?

I think I'm going to stay away from airport restrooms in Idaho...

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. This is too rich!

If they continue to keep bring focus on Craig they may just end up with the GOP sending them to Gitmo. :rofl:

[bluestateguy]

12. If Idaho wants to secede from the union, I'll hold the door open for them

And they can take Utah with them too!

I don't need to eat potatoes anyway.

[Taverner]

24. Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Eastern WA/OR can leave

That way the good parts of Oregon and Washington...you know, the parts that actually contribute to the country rather than suck suck suck, can stay...

[Ken Burch]

30. er...uh...."rather than SUCK SUCK SUCK..."?

Well, in this case, that does appear to be the problem...so to speak...:eyes:

[redqueen]

14. Thank you, whack-jobs, for keeping this story going.

Unbelievable how far around the bend these people are.

[sinkingfeeling]

15. While I might agree that it was 'overzealous' ( it fits right in with the obvious move to

a police state), I fail to understand how it's a 'war on the West'. Does he mean west of the Mississippi? Or the western hemisphere? And who is waging this 'war on the West'?

[Greyskye]

16. After all, Cushman is the one who told Craig about this "don't miss" bathroom.

[TlalocW]

17. How do you boycott an airport?

Are you seriously going to drive to another city to fly out of, or if you don't live in Minnesota, are you going to make sure you choose flights that don't have layovers/connections there? Maybe you can start small and not buy any overpriced snacks while waiting for your plane. That'll show 'em!

It's so funny that law-and-order republicans who normally don't have problems with things like entrapment, racial profiling, etc. are making bathroom police out to be worse than the Gestapo. If this had been an ordinary joe trolling for bathroom sex getting caught, they wouldn't care.

TlalocW

[LiberalFighter]

35. Minneapolis can easily solve the problem... City Council can temporarily change

the name of the airport to the Ronald Reagan Int'l Airport. It would be sacrilege for them not to fly there.

As a side they could name one of the rest rooms the "Larry Craig Conference Rooms" and another one the "George W Bush Library"

[Demeter]

19. Words Fail Me. I Feel Beyond Numb

If I were a drinker, this must be what it feels like to be bombed out of one's mind.

[krispos42]

20. The 2008 Repub convention is in St. Paul

You know, the city that's the other half of Minneapolis/St. Paul?

Are they going to walk in?

Good luck with that boycott.

[Gman]

22. OMG! I didn't realize that!

That's too much fun!

[CJCRANE]

23. It's a "War on Toe-Tapping" n/t

[bhumikag]

25. really??

haha..this is hilarious..they support Larry Craigwho touts conservative family values but "acts questionably" in men's room at an airport?? don't have anything better to do..?? i am sure Idaho has more issues that this toe tapping senator

bhumika
politics desk,the newsroom

[hatrack]

29. Because ANYONE can see that vice cops busting gay man looking for sexual partners . . .

. . . is an OBVIOUS political ploy to change public-lands policy.

In fact, it's really all about reforming the Mining Act of 1872.

:eyes:

[Kool Kitty]

31. The American Land Rights Association-

bit of a stretch, ain't it, Mr. Cushman? What the hell does Craig's particular predicament have to do with land rights? I'm thinking this bunch aren't just social drinkers.

[Yavin4]

36. So, Will Idaho Go To War With Minnesota??

If so, which state will win?

We can call it The Fargo War.

[ProudDad]

40. I agree

it WAS "overzealous police profiling and entrapment."

If they want to cut down on assignations in public restrooms, have a uniform cop cruise the bathrooms...

It would work better and be cheaper...

Undercover entrapment is bullshit!!!

[nookiemonster]

43. Not to digress,

but these fascist fuck sticks, who always have a "war" on something, never seem to have the balls to serve in a real "war".

Now it's a "war on the west"

Ok.......

:eyes:

[Ravy]

44. They left out "Hell, sometimes I even did it WITH him!!!" nt

[Ravy]

45. They left out "Hell, sometimes I even did it WITH him!!!" nt