Today's Article
Apparently the Idaho
senator can't even
tell the truth on
whether he hired a
lawyer to handle his
arrest charges.
senator can't even
tell the truth on
whether he hired a
lawyer to handle his
arrest charges.
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Is 'Family Values' Senator Larry Craig Denying The Obvious About
His Sexuality?
By Cliff Montgomery - Aug. 29th, 2007
Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) on Monday admitted an embarrassing disorderly conduct conviction which he
had kept out of the public eye for months, and further acknowledged a guilty plea he had kept secret for weeks.
It was an article on the Web version of Roll Call, the well-known Capitol Hill newspaper, that made the
secretive senator confess. Well, partly confess.
The Idaho senator has admitted the conviction, but the jury is out on whether he has admitted to himself why
the conviction occurred in the first place.
The three-term "knee-jerk neo-conservative" Republican released a curt written statement only expressing
regret that he failed to deny the incident, which occurred on Aug. 8th in Hennepin County, MN, according to
Roll Call.
Sen. Craig, 62, was busted at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in June, according to the article.
And apparently Roll Call is also the source which reported the bombshell: Neo-Conservative Senator Larry
Craig was arrested by an undercover police officer investigating complaints of lewd homosexual conduct in an
airport men's room.
“At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions. I was not
involved in any inappropriate conduct,” Craig claimed in his written statement.
“I should have had the advice of [legal] counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled
guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously,” the Idaho neo-conservative cried.
Craig claims he has only recently obtained legal counsel "to review the matter and advise me on how to
proceed."
Senator Craig's claims sharply contrast with the police documents, however. According to papers filed by the
arresting undercover officer, the Idaho neo-conservative engaged in actions "often used by persons
communicating a desire to engage in sexual conduct" while occupying a bathroom stall in the airport men's
room.
Sen. Craig then went through the arrest process: Police read the senator his constitutional rights, fingerprinted
him and took a mug shot of the so-called "family values" crusader.
And regardless of Craig's recent claim that he did not hire a lawyer to handle his pending case, police
documents also reveal that Craig went back to the police station on June 22nd--11 days after his arrest--to
complain that no police authority had yet talked to his lawyer about the upcoming case.
"Craig told me that he needs a contact so his lawyer can speak to someone," wrote officer Adam Snedker,
who discussed the matter with the senator.
At any rate, the Idaho senator quietly signed and dated a guilty plea to the disorderly conduct charge on Aug.
1st. Court papers show that Craig discreetly submitted his guilty plea by mail, almost surely to avoid a court
appearance. The plea was filed by the court one week later.
The court docket further reveals that Sen. Craig paid $575 in various fines and fees, and was also given a year
of unsupervised probation. A 10-day sentence in the Hennepin county workhouse was stayed.
A senatorial aide told reporters on Aug. 27th that Sen. Craig was on vacation with family members and could
not immediately be reached for further comment. Perhaps that's for the best.
Craig has worked as a strong voice in GOP circles as an appropriator--for those readers not in the know, that's
Capitol doublespeak for pork-barrelers who fight for projects dear to someone's heart. Money for projects not
dear to the person's heart is proclaimed to be "pork-barrel politics", or "a waste of taxpayer money".
Sen. Craig also currently serves neo-conservatives as a ranking member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee,
and as a senior member of the Environment and Public Works committee.
Craig is a neo-conservative's neo-conservative, whose forced retirement would wound the National Rifle
Association (NRA), that association which strokes big, strong gun barrels and of course has nothing to do with
sexually confused males who are looking to engage in overtly masculine activities to quiet their inner demons.
Senator Craig has served as both an NRA director and as a champion of the association on Capitol Hill.
The big question now of course is how Craig's fellow neo-cons will handle this most current loss of public
respect for their movement.
This time around, will they be as extreme on one of their own as they are on others caught in similar legal
problems, people who usually are also much poorer and less powerful than they?
Or will their hard hearts suddenly bleed with Christian forgiveness, as it recently has for so many other guilt-
laden neo-conservatives, since again the accused is one of their own? Only time will tell.
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His Sexuality?
By Cliff Montgomery - Aug. 29th, 2007
Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) on Monday admitted an embarrassing disorderly conduct conviction which he
had kept out of the public eye for months, and further acknowledged a guilty plea he had kept secret for weeks.
It was an article on the Web version of Roll Call, the well-known Capitol Hill newspaper, that made the
secretive senator confess. Well, partly confess.
The Idaho senator has admitted the conviction, but the jury is out on whether he has admitted to himself why
the conviction occurred in the first place.
The three-term "knee-jerk neo-conservative" Republican released a curt written statement only expressing
regret that he failed to deny the incident, which occurred on Aug. 8th in Hennepin County, MN, according to
Roll Call.
Sen. Craig, 62, was busted at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in June, according to the article.
And apparently Roll Call is also the source which reported the bombshell: Neo-Conservative Senator Larry
Craig was arrested by an undercover police officer investigating complaints of lewd homosexual conduct in an
airport men's room.
“At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions. I was not
involved in any inappropriate conduct,” Craig claimed in his written statement.
“I should have had the advice of [legal] counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled
guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously,” the Idaho neo-conservative cried.
Craig claims he has only recently obtained legal counsel "to review the matter and advise me on how to
proceed."
Senator Craig's claims sharply contrast with the police documents, however. According to papers filed by the
arresting undercover officer, the Idaho neo-conservative engaged in actions "often used by persons
communicating a desire to engage in sexual conduct" while occupying a bathroom stall in the airport men's
room.
Sen. Craig then went through the arrest process: Police read the senator his constitutional rights, fingerprinted
him and took a mug shot of the so-called "family values" crusader.
And regardless of Craig's recent claim that he did not hire a lawyer to handle his pending case, police
documents also reveal that Craig went back to the police station on June 22nd--11 days after his arrest--to
complain that no police authority had yet talked to his lawyer about the upcoming case.
"Craig told me that he needs a contact so his lawyer can speak to someone," wrote officer Adam Snedker,
who discussed the matter with the senator.
At any rate, the Idaho senator quietly signed and dated a guilty plea to the disorderly conduct charge on Aug.
1st. Court papers show that Craig discreetly submitted his guilty plea by mail, almost surely to avoid a court
appearance. The plea was filed by the court one week later.
The court docket further reveals that Sen. Craig paid $575 in various fines and fees, and was also given a year
of unsupervised probation. A 10-day sentence in the Hennepin county workhouse was stayed.
A senatorial aide told reporters on Aug. 27th that Sen. Craig was on vacation with family members and could
not immediately be reached for further comment. Perhaps that's for the best.
Craig has worked as a strong voice in GOP circles as an appropriator--for those readers not in the know, that's
Capitol doublespeak for pork-barrelers who fight for projects dear to someone's heart. Money for projects not
dear to the person's heart is proclaimed to be "pork-barrel politics", or "a waste of taxpayer money".
Sen. Craig also currently serves neo-conservatives as a ranking member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee,
and as a senior member of the Environment and Public Works committee.
Craig is a neo-conservative's neo-conservative, whose forced retirement would wound the National Rifle
Association (NRA), that association which strokes big, strong gun barrels and of course has nothing to do with
sexually confused males who are looking to engage in overtly masculine activities to quiet their inner demons.
Senator Craig has served as both an NRA director and as a champion of the association on Capitol Hill.
The big question now of course is how Craig's fellow neo-cons will handle this most current loss of public
respect for their movement.
This time around, will they be as extreme on one of their own as they are on others caught in similar legal
problems, people who usually are also much poorer and less powerful than they?
Or will their hard hearts suddenly bleed with Christian forgiveness, as it recently has for so many other guilt-
laden neo-conservatives, since again the accused is one of their own? Only time will tell.
Like what you're reading so far? Then why not order a full year (52 issues) of The American Spark e-
newsletter for only $15? A major article covering an story not being told in the Corporate Press will be
delivered to your email every Monday morning for a full year, for less than 30 cents an issue. Order Now!