Republican Sen. Larry Craig speaks…He was harassed by Idaho and caved to the pressure…What did Nixon say again?
Craig: I am not gay!
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He denies any wrong doing…Pleading guilty was all a big misunderstanding. He just overreacted. Sorry Larry, nobody pleads guilty to this type of charge if they are innocent. He tried to sweep it under the carpet and got caught. He’s getting new legal counsel. And he ran away—answering no questions. Wanker.
Glenn Greenwald has a great story about about the Right Wing nutosphere’s attack response to Mike Rogers and Larry Craig the last few years. (Craig’s statement below the fold)
Link: “First, please let me apologize to my family, friends, staff, and fellow Idahoans for the cloud placed over Idaho. I did nothing wrong at the Minneapolis airport. I regret my decision to plead guilty and the sadness that decision has brought to my wife, family, friends, staff, and fellow Idahoans. For that I apologize.
“In June, I overreacted and made a poor decision. While I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct at the Minneapolis airport or anywhere else, I chose to plead guilty to a lesser charge in the hope of making it go away. I did not seek any counsel, either from an attorney, staff, friends, or family. That was a mistake, and I deeply regret it. Because of that, I have now retained counsel and I am asking my counsel to review this matter and to advise me on how to proceed.
“For a moment, I want to put my state of mind into context on June 11. For 8 months leading up to June, my family and I had been relentlessly and viciously harassed by the Idaho Statesman. If you’ve seen today’s paper, you know why. Let me be clear: I am not gay and never have been.
“Still, without a shred of truth or evidence to the contrary, the Statesman has engaged in this witch hunt. In pleading guilty, I overreacted in Minneapolis, because of the stress of the Idaho Statesman’s investigation and the rumors it has fueled around Idaho. Again, that overreaction was a mistake, and I apologize for my misjudgment. Furthermore, I should not have kept this arrest to myself, and should have told my family and friends about it. I wasn’t eager to share this failure, but I should have done so anyway.
“I love my wife, family, friends, staff, and Idaho. I love serving Idaho in Congress. Over the years, I have accomplished a lot for Idaho, and I hope Idahoans will allow me to continue to do that. There are still goals I would like to accomplish, and I believe I can still be an effective leader for Idaho. Next month, I will announce, as planned, whether or not I will seek reelection.
“As an elected official, I fully realize that my life is open for public criticism and scrutiny, and I take full responsibility for the mistake in judgment I made in attempting to handle this matter myself.
“It is clear, though, that through my actions I have brought a cloud over Idaho. For that, I ask the people of Idaho for their forgiveness.
“As I mentioned earlier, I have now retained counsel to examine this matter and I will make no further comment.”
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Oh yes he is and not only that he’s filthy screwing gay.
Craig: “I am not gay! But, I am a queer pervert!”
Bah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha … not gay
How does Idaho get a new Senator if one is needed? I ask because this guy is all but gone; he’ll resign before the end of the year (at least I’d bet even money he does).
If he were only a wanker, he’da been betta off.
What a freaking maroon! Does he really think his guilty plea is going to be re-opened? If so, it will be the first time ever without claiming he was on dope or someone had a sniper-rifle trained on him. SHEESH
I’ll repost this from the other thread:
This morning on faux radio, brian “let’s torture everyone” kilmeade was actually defending Larry Craig (R) to a caller by saying, “what’s the big deal, he sits with a wide stance”. Jebus, reich-wingers have zero shame.
His first line…Thank you very much for coming out today. Bwaaaa.. I laughed out loud. That is perfect.
% of people who are going to believe his lies=10%
The rest of us know we just got lied to.
He thanked everyone for “coming out.” (hee, hee.)
No. You’re just a perv
CD @ 9:
I’d say around 25%.
Did he just start the conference by saying “thanks for coming out today”
What’s behind the right’s different response to David Vitter’s call girls and Larry Craig’s boy trouble? In a nutshell, the boys.
As the old expression goes, you are what you eat. And that imagery, apparently, is behind the growing conservative chorus calling for Craig’s resignation.
For the details, see:
“Behind the Right’s Double Standard on Craig and Vitter.”
BuffyFan @ 10:
You know…
That was quiet an entrance….
hehehehehe
Dr. Matt @ 12:
Lets hope I’m right and you’re not. ;)
i am not gay, but i am a liar.
Hey hey now people just because he likes to suck penis does not make him gay it makes him a repub.
And another in the long line of repug hypocrites.
Jebus, he’s actually playing the victim in that clip:
Closet homosexual. Check
Plays the victim. Check
Attacks the media. Check
Mentions God. Check
Yeah, he’s a typically lowlife scumbag reich-winger.
Let’s see… MICE: Money, Ideology, Compromise, Ego… aha, compromise!
Who was blackmailing Senator Craig?
Perhaps there were some black men around and he was afraid of becoming a statistic?
CD @ 16:
I agree. But, there are still 33% of the American’s that support herr dubyah, so, anything is possible. Faux will no doubt be playing damage control for Craig tonight.
“Thank you all very much for coming out today.”
Nice start!
He’s already gone, he just doesn’t realize it yet.
The story of his arrest was leaked last week by a republican. The hit was in for this guy because they didn’t want a repeat of Mark Foley in 08.
yadda yadda yadda…I’m not gay…yadda yadda yadda…I did nothing wrong…yadda yadda yadda
But I pled guilty.
Of course! Now he’s lying to be thoroughly republican.
So for the Republicans, thinking that Democratic Harold Ford likes adult women is so awful yet knowing Republican Larry Craig likes anonymous gay sex in bathrooms is okay?
He sure puts the “ho” in Idaho. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Now we all watch court shows and know you don’t plea guilty if you ain’t. The judge will ask the accused something like, do you understand what you are pleading guilty to.
Another lying closet repug. If he is so concern about his constituents he would have answered question and not do a chimpy/loveboy thing and scurry away.
Watch the video carefully; at the :40 mark, he taps the male reporter to his right on the foot with his foot.
Strictly speaking if one engages in sex acts with both men and women voluntarily, one is bi-sexual - not homosexual, nor heterosexual. Sort a mild distinction, but an accurate one.
So he is admitting that when he plead guilty he KNEW he was not guilty of what he he plead to. Whether or not he was confused, it seems a clear cut case of perjury and contempt to me.
He needs to be thrown out of the senate, but if he was smart he would resign and go into hiding like Foley did. But imagine if he had gotten head from a female stripper or something. No one would care. It shows there is still an anti gay bias in the media. Granted - it’s also a big deal because it shows him being a hypocrite.
What is up with these conservatives all being in the closet? Oh, I know - Freud called it “reaction formation” whereas you get anxiety about something you feel or believe and thus take the exact opposite positions and basically try to be the exact opposite of what you are. So if you are a homosexual you go on TV and really go overboard in your hatred of gays - you vote against gay rights and all that.
Now if Republicans are smart they will push him out of the senate and make a show about it. The governor of Idaho is a Republican and will be able to appoint some right wing tool anyway, so they got nothing to loose. The PR could actually be positive for the Republicans if they handle this right and join with dems for his ouster.
It’s amazing though that this took so long to get out, but he will not be in the senate for long!
FilthyHarry @ 32:
If actually didn’t know what he was pleading guilty to, then he is clearly NOT capable of being a law maker for this country.
He’s absolutely right, there is nothing inappropriate about sucking men off in an airport bathroom.
Did he offer the cop $20? Or was he just looking for a simple massage?
Wait a minute! He did not even tell his wife he was arrested? He went to court and paid a fine without telling her? What kind of a lying jerk does that? What lie did he tell everyone when he went to court? Golfing? What lie did he tell about the fine he paid? Golf clubs?
G U I L T Y
No Senator… thank YOU for coming out today.
This is just another Rethug. to join the long line of lying, sick perverts and bathroom stalking creeps, denying they are prostituting themselves with men.
I think he needs to spend more time with his family…
Dr. Matt @ 23:
Yeah but of them I’m betting that 23% would rather die than support anyone who has so much as been accused of being da GAY!
he still doesn’t get it - he was not convicted of being gay… that in itself is only a crime in the “family values” crowd. somebody clue the man in, please!
If he doesn’t want to admit he’s gay, it’s his right. He can’t hide that he’s an idiot, though.
Are you sure this isn’t Clinton’s fault, Larry?
Chris @ 35:
He takes that Homeland Security procedure of ‘draining of all fluids before boarding’ very seriously.
Gort @ 30:
LMAO!
He’s not gay and that was just a potato in his pants.
Sure you’re not gay, Larry, sure….
What an asshole!
What about “fruity”, Senator? Are you “fruity”? Are you “she-she”? Are you “that way”? Aren’t you just a little “sophisticated”? Is there any truth to the rumors that you are “high strung”? What about “exciteable”? Are you “exciteable”, Senator? Senator, you have been described as “flamboyant”. Are you at all “flamboyant”, Senator? What about a “flower shop”? Would you like to open a “flower shop”, Senator?
I say it again: The Republicans are the Lemon Party.
“Thank you all for coming out today.” Hahaha. What a maroon.
That cloud over Idaho he kept talking about - would that be a big pink cloud with leather chaps, a dog collar and nipple rings?
Dr. Matt @ 7:
I personally always had my suspicions about Brian Kilmeade…besides, like any other Fox news hack, lord knows what he had to put in his mouth to get the job in the first place!!!!
Good thing the arresting officer was not a large African-American, otherwise Craig would have been down on both knees quicker than you can say “Florida State Rep. Bob Allen.”