... that the fuckwits being caught behaving inappropriately outside the "sanctity of marriage" are GOP Congressmen? Maybe Mark Foley and Larry Craig should hookup online and then meet in an airport bathroom to further demonstrate for public consumption everything that is good & sanctimonious about hetero marriage... BAH HA HA!
Senator admits to disorderly conduct
Craig was held in Minneapolis on charges of lewd conduct in men's room
Senator admits to disorderly conduct
Craig was held in Minneapolis on charges of lewd conduct in men's room
Updated: 5:14 p.m. MT Aug 27, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS - Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty this month to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport.
A Hennepin County court docket showed Craig pleading guilty to the disorderly conduct charge Aug. 8, with the court dismissing a charge of gross misdemeanor interference to privacy.
The court docket said the Republican senator paid $575 in fines and fees. He was put on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.
Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom at the airport.
Craig said in a statement issued by his office that he was not involved in any inappropriate conduct.
“At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions,” he said. “I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously.”
Craig, 62, is married and in his third term in the Senate. He is up for re-election next year. He was a member of the House for 10 years before winning election to the Senate in 1990.
He has been one of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s top Senate supporters, serving as a Senate liaison for the campaign since February. As word spread of Craig’s guilty plea, a Romney campaign spokesman, Matt Rhoades, said in a statement: “Senator Craig has stepped down from his role with the campaign. He did not want to be a distraction and we accept his decision.”
Sidney Smith, a Craig aide in Boise, said Monday afternoon that the senator was “in the (Boise) area” but was declining to give interviews.
Minneapolis airport police declined to provide a copy of the arrest report after business hours Monday.
Foot signal for lewd conduct
Roll Call, citing the report, said Sgt. Dave Karsnia made the arrest after an encounter in which he was seated in a stall next to a stall occupied by Craig. Karsnia described Craig tapping his foot, which Karsnia said he “recognized as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct.”
"Craig tapped his toes several times and moved his foot closer to my foot. I moved my foot up and down slowly," the report states. "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."
Roll Call also quoted the Aug. 8 police report as saying that Craig had handed the arresting officer a business card that identified him as a member of the Senate.
“What do you think about that?” Craig is alleged to have said, according to the report.
Last fall, Craig called allegations from a gay-rights activist that he’s had homosexual relationships “completely ridiculous.”
Mike Rogers, who bills himself as a gay activist blogger, published the allegations on his Web site, http://www.blogactive.com, in October 2006.
Craig hasn’t said if he plans to run for a fourth term in 2008. An announcement was expected this fall. His spokesman, Smith, was uncertain if Craig’s guilty plea would affect his re-election plans.
“It’s too early to talk about anything about that,” Smith told The Associated Press.
J. Kirk Sullivan, chairman of the Idaho Republican Party, declined to comment on the situation, saying he was unaware of the nature of the charges against Craig.
© 2007 MSNBC.com
A Hennepin County court docket showed Craig pleading guilty to the disorderly conduct charge Aug. 8, with the court dismissing a charge of gross misdemeanor interference to privacy.
The court docket said the Republican senator paid $575 in fines and fees. He was put on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.
Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom at the airport.
Craig said in a statement issued by his office that he was not involved in any inappropriate conduct.
“At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions,” he said. “I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously.”
Craig, 62, is married and in his third term in the Senate. He is up for re-election next year. He was a member of the House for 10 years before winning election to the Senate in 1990.
He has been one of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s top Senate supporters, serving as a Senate liaison for the campaign since February. As word spread of Craig’s guilty plea, a Romney campaign spokesman, Matt Rhoades, said in a statement: “Senator Craig has stepped down from his role with the campaign. He did not want to be a distraction and we accept his decision.”
Sidney Smith, a Craig aide in Boise, said Monday afternoon that the senator was “in the (Boise) area” but was declining to give interviews.
Minneapolis airport police declined to provide a copy of the arrest report after business hours Monday.
Foot signal for lewd conduct
Roll Call, citing the report, said Sgt. Dave Karsnia made the arrest after an encounter in which he was seated in a stall next to a stall occupied by Craig. Karsnia described Craig tapping his foot, which Karsnia said he “recognized as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct.”
"Craig tapped his toes several times and moved his foot closer to my foot. I moved my foot up and down slowly," the report states. "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."
Roll Call also quoted the Aug. 8 police report as saying that Craig had handed the arresting officer a business card that identified him as a member of the Senate.
“What do you think about that?” Craig is alleged to have said, according to the report.
Last fall, Craig called allegations from a gay-rights activist that he’s had homosexual relationships “completely ridiculous.”
Mike Rogers, who bills himself as a gay activist blogger, published the allegations on his Web site, http://www.blogactive.com, in October 2006.
Craig hasn’t said if he plans to run for a fourth term in 2008. An announcement was expected this fall. His spokesman, Smith, was uncertain if Craig’s guilty plea would affect his re-election plans.
“It’s too early to talk about anything about that,” Smith told The Associated Press.
J. Kirk Sullivan, chairman of the Idaho Republican Party, declined to comment on the situation, saying he was unaware of the nature of the charges against Craig.
© 2007 MSNBC.com
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