Republican Senator CAUGHT having sex in the bathroom!

[AdonisSMU]

Restroom Republicans

Craig says 'I am not gay,' did no wrong By TODD DVORAK, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 6 minutes ago



BOISE, Idaho - A defiant Sen. Larry Craig denied any wrongdoing Tuesday despite his guilty plea this summer in a men's room police sting, emphatically adding, "I am not gay. I never have been gay."

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Craig, a third-term senator from Idaho, proclaimed his innocence as well as his sexuality less than an hour after Senate leaders from his own Republican Party called for an ethics committee review of his case.

"This is a serious matter," they said in Washington in a written statement that offered neither support nor criticism of the conservative senator. Issued in the names of Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the party leader, and several others, the statement said they were examining "other aspects of the case to determine if additional action is required."

Craig, his wife, Suzanne, at his side, took no questions in a brief appearance in the capital city of the state he has represented in Congress for more than two decades in the House and then the Senate.

He had "overreacted and made a poor decision" when he was apprehended by an undercover police officer in a men's room at the Minneapolis airport and later pleaded guilty.

"While I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct in the Minneapolis Airport or anywhere else, I chose to plead guilty to a lesser charge in hopes of making it go away." He said he kept the information from his friends, family and staff, adding, "I wasn't eager to share this failure but I should have anyway because I am not gay."

Nor did he hire a lawyer, Craig said, although he now has retained counsel "to review the matter and advise me on how to proceed."

"I have brought a cloud over Idaho and for that I seek and ask the people of Idaho to forgive me," he said.

His account contrasted sharply with the complaint in the case, in which an undercover officer said that Craig, while occupying a stall in the men's room, engaged in actions "often used by persons communicating a desire to engage in sexual conduct."

Craig was read his rights, fingerprinted and required to submit to a mug shot at the time of his arrest.

Police notes also show that on June 22, 11 days after the arrest, Craig returned to the police station and said no one had yet contacted him about his case. "Craig told me that he needs a contact so his lawyer can speak to someone," wrote the officer who spoke with the senator, Adam Snedker.

The senator signed and dated his guilty plea to a charge of disorderly conduct on Aug. 1, and court papers indicate it was submitted by mail and filed a week later. The court docket said Craig paid $575 in fines and fees and was put on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.

Craig, up for re-election next year, said he would announce his plans next month. If anything, he sounded like a man inclined to seek six more years in the Senate.

"Over the years, I have accomplished a lot for Idaho, and I hope Idahoans will allow me to continue to do that," he said.

Still, there already was speculation about a successor in the reliably Republican state. The Club for Growth, an anti-tax organization, issued a statement critical of Rep. Mike Simpson, whose name has been mentioned as a potential replacement candidate.

Regardless of Craig's plans, it was clear his political standing had suffered.

On Monday, he resigned from a prominent role with Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, and the GOP White House hopeful was critical in an interview.

"He's disappointed the American people," Romney said on CNBC's "Kudlow & Company."

"Yeah, I think it reminds us of Mark Foley and Bill Clinton," he added. Foley was a a Florida congressman who sent salacious e-mails to underage male House pages. Clinton, the former president, was impeached by the House and acquitted in the Senate after his dalliance with a White House intern.

Another Republican running for president, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, distanced himself from Craig and his guilty plea. "It's disgraceful," McCain told host Jay Leno during a taping of NBC's "The Tonight Show" for broadcast Tuesday night. "It harms our reputation with the American people."

Craig, 62, has faced rumors about his sexuality since the 1980s, but allegations that he had engaged in gay sex have never been substantiated. He has denied the assertions.

Trying to put his actions "in context," Craig lashed out at the Idaho Statesman, the state's largest newspaper, accusing it of carrying out a witch hunt. The newspaper on Tuesday published a lengthy story detailing allegations of homosexual behavior by Craig, which the story said the senator denied.

"We didn't print anything until the senator pleaded guilty," the managing editor of the Idaho Statesman, Bill Manny, said in a statement issued after Craig spoke. "Our story outlined what we've done and it speaks for itself."

The GOP Senate leaders did not say what other actions they were considering in connection with Craig.

Separately, a private group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, filed a complaint with the ethics committee seeking an investigation into whether Craig violated Senate rules by engaging in disorderly conduct.

The official police complaint on Craig's case was detailed.

It said airport police Sgt. Dave Karsnia, who was investigating allegations of sexual conduct in airport restrooms, went into a stall shortly after noon on June 11 and closed the door.

Minutes later, the officer said he saw Craig gazing into his stall through the crack between the door and the frame.

After a man in the adjacent stall left, Craig entered it and put his roller bag against the front of the stall door, "which Sgt. Karsnia's experience has indicated is used to attempt to conceal sexual conduct by blocking the view from the front of the stall," said the complaint, which was dated June 25.

The complaint said Craig then tapped his right foot several times and moved it closer to Karsnia's stall and then moved it to where it touched Karsnia's foot. Karsnia recognized that "as a signal often used by persons communicating a desire to engage in sexual conduct," the complaint said.

Craig then passed his left hand under the stall divider into Karsnia's stall with his palm up and guided it along the divider toward the front of the stall three times, the complaint said.

The officer then showed his police identification under the divider and pointed toward the exit "at which time the defendant exclaimed `No!'" the complaint said.

The Aug. 8 police report says Craig 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.

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Associated Press writers Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis, Matthew Daly and David Espo in Washington and John Miller in Boise contributed to this report.

[AdonisSMU]

http://www.idahostatesman.com/localn...ry/143801.html

[Nevetsman]

Why is it the most anti-gay parts of society are the ones that always get caught with their pants down? It's always some priest/pastor or conservative Republican that gets caught committing lewd acts?

If a Democrat is homo, they tend to just come on out. Republicans hide it and resort to breaking the law.

[catmando]

The thuglicans have so many politicians in the closet their mascot should be a moth.

[AdonisSMU]

Senator Larry Craig endorsed Mitt Romney for president.

[AKR]

um, the guy was NOT caught having sex in a bathroom. misleading title.

[mr_moto_civic]

1999: Larry calls Bill Clinton a nasty, bad, naughty boy...

[CerealKiller]

Maybe he is just tying to fit in.

Republican legislator Ted Klaudt was charged with raping girls under the age of 16.

Republican city councilman Joseph Monteleone Jr. was found guilty of fondling underage girls.

Republican congressional aide Jeffrey Nielsen was arrested for having sex with a 14-year old boy.

Republican County Commissioner Patrick Lee McGuire surrendered to police after allegedly molesting girls between the ages of 8 and 13.

Republican prosecutor Larry Corrigan was arrested for soliciting sex from 13-year old girls.

Republican Mayor Jeffrey Kyle Randall was sentenced to 275 days in jail for molesting two boys -- ages ten and 12 -- during a six-year period.

Republican County Board Candidate Brent Schepp was charged with molesting a 14-year old girl and killed himself three days later.

Republican Congressman Mark Foley abruptly resigned from Congress after "sexually explicit" emails surfaced showing him flirting with a 16-year old boy.

Republican executive Randall Casseday of the conservative Washington Times newspaper pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a 13-year old girl on the internet.

Republican chairman of the Oregon Christian Coalition Lou Beres confessed to molesting a 13-year old girl.

Republican County Constable Larry Dale Floyd pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting sex from an 8-year old girl. Floyd has repeatedly won elections for Denton County, Texas, constable.

Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

Republican Party leader Bobby Stumbo was arrested for having sex with a 5-year old boy.

Republican petition drive manager Tom Randall pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 14, one of them the daughter of an associate in the petition business.

Republican County Chairman Armando Tebano pleaded guilty to fondling a 14-year-old girl.

Republican teacher and former city councilman John Collins pleaded guilty to sexually molesting 13 and 14 year old girls.

Republican campaign worker Mark Seidensticker is a convicted child molester.

Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.

Republican Mayor Tom Adams was arrested for distributing child pornography over the internet.

Republican Mayor John Gosek was arrested on charges of soliciting sex from two 15-year old girls.

Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.

Republican Committeeman John R. Curtin was convicted of molesting an underage teenage boy and sentenced to serve six to 18 months in prison.

Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.

Republican zoning supervisor, Boy Scout leader and Lutheran church president Dennis L. Rader pleaded guilty to performing a sexual act on an 11-year old girl he murdered.

Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.

Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

Republican racist ****phile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.

Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.

Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Republican advertising consultant Carey Lee Cramer was sentenced to six years in prison for molesting two 8-year old girls, one of whom appeared in an anti-Gore television commercial.

Republican fundraiser Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.

Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.

Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.

Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

Republican campaign chairman Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child and was arrested again five years later on the same charge.

Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.

Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.

Republican Judge Ronald C. Kline pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer.

Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.

Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.

Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced prison after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.

Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.

Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.

Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.

Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.

Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

Republican legislator Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).

Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was found guilty of molesting a 15-year old girl.

Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.

Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.

Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.

Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.

Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.

Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.

Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.

Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.

Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.

Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.

Republican campaign worker, police officer and self-proclaimed reverend Steve Aiken was convicted of having sex with two underage girls.

Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Republican president of the New York City Housing Development Corp. Russell Harding pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer.

Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was found guilty of raping a 15-year old girl. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.

Republican Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the rape of children in Iraqi prisons in order to humiliate their parents into providing information about the anti-American insurgency. See excerpt of one prisoner's report here and his full report here.

http://www.armchairsubversive.org/

[mr_moto_civic]

^ That made my head spin. Well, I'm sure someone can come up with a similar list of dirty democrats. But the thing is, the repub stink is worse because they are always touting themselves as the moral high ground... family values and all that good stuff.

[eazy_mas]

^ That made my head spin. Well, I'm sure someone can come up with a similar list of dirty democrats. But the thing is, the repub stink is worse because they are always touting themselves as the moral high ground... family values and all that good stuff.

yeah i pretty sure, Democrats are worst the republicans but they know how to hide there dirty little scerets.

I bet is someone who well played the senetor. How come there was an undercover policeman in the toliet

[AKR]

yeah i pretty sure, Democrats are worst the republicans but they know how to hide there dirty little scerets.

I bet is someone who well played the senetor. How come there was an undercover policeman in the toliet

a) where's your proof that dem's are worse?

b) why would they be better at hiding their secrets?

c) it was a known spot for having sex.

[eazy_mas]

a) where's your proof that dem's are worse?

b) why would they be better at hiding their secrets?

c) it was a known spot for having sex.

Rep have the paper in front of you but Democratic give people a hope which is not there.

That is why Bush won his last election.

I dont know if you dig deep in some thing you could get killed

c) even if it a know of having sex what was the undercover policeman doing there anyway and who was he reported and with whom the senetor did it with?

[AKR]

Rep have the paper in front of you but Democratic give people a hope which is not there.

That is why Bush won his last election.

I thought we were speaking of criminal acts, not whether or not a party gives hope or not.

I dont know if you dig deep in some thing you could get killed

so, wait, you're telling me that democrats aren't exposed because people are afraid that dems will kill them for it? put that back in your ass, please.

c) even if it a know of having sex what was the undercover policeman doing there anyway and who was he reported and with whom the senetor did it with?

ok, that sentence was poorly structured, so i only understand part of what you're asking. the undercover agent was obviously there to stop SEX IN A PUBLIC RESTROOM. is that so hard to believe?

[mr_moto_civic]

c) even if it a know of having sex what was the undercover policeman doing there anyway and who was he reported and with whom the senetor did it with?

??? LoL... Did that sentence come directly from Miss Teen South Carolina?

Anyhow, the undercover cop was investigating complaints of lewd conduct at the airport restrooms. He was doing his job.

[eazy_mas]

so, wait, you're telling me that democrats aren't exposed because people are afraid that dems will kill them for it? put that back in your ass, please.

I know there isnt much differnce between them. It just one got caught the other wasnt.

and for the example about Dem. scandel that i could think of without screaching over the internet is Bill Clinton-Monica case, Bill Clinton and the murder of some guy he was one of the suspect.

[eazy_mas]

??? LoL... Did that sentence come directly from Miss Teen South Carolina?

Anyhow, the undercover cop was investigating complaints of lewd conduct at the airport restrooms. He was doing his job.

i sitting around talking with alot of Amercians got to me LOL

[CerealKiller]

Looks like he's had various allegations of sexual misconduct going back to the 1980's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Craig

[IceDragon]

What if he was just asking for toilet paper?

[CerealKiller]

What a man does in minneapolis stays in minneapolis.

[KRANE]

Well as long as he didn't harm any dogs he should be ok!!

[clovely]

um, the guy was NOT caught having sex in a bathroom. misleading title.

x2 Let's at least pretend to want to have a productive conversation. Maybe at least in the first post. Republicans and Democrats are exactly the same. Anyone who wants to pretend otherwise is naive or, more likely, just lying.

What if he was just asking for toilet paper?

"Can you spare a square?!" LOL

[mr_moto_civic]

He needs to put it behind him now.

[KRANE]

Republicans and Democrats are exactly the same.

So what should we do? Go independent?

[mr_moto_civic]

x2 Let's at least pretend to want to have a productive conversation. Maybe at least in the first post. Republicans and Democrats are exactly the same. Anyone who wants to pretend otherwise is naive or, more likely, just lying.



"Can you spare a square?!" LOL

But as I said in msg #9, the republicans stink stinks worse.

[AKR]

He needs to put it behind him now.

he alread tried that, and it got him arrested.

[mr_moto_civic]

he alread tried that, and it got him arrested.

Butt.. butt... officer..

[clovely]

So what should we do? Go independent?

We should take them all with a grain of salt. They're human beings - often very flawed from power or the thirst for power. Elect whoever is probably going to do what you think needs to be done and keep them in office as long as they're effective. These people need to be held accountable for stuff they do IN the halls of Congress as well as outside. A lot of these guys think they're elected for life.

From all accounts, he seemed to have been a decent enough Senator, effective for his state. He can no longer be effective because he's done something stupid and embarassed his constituency. So move on. I don't understand the surprise. Happens all the time. His usefulness is past so find somebody new. This is exactly why we don't elect these clowns for life terms.

I think what's worse is all the jerks in office just lining they're own pockets and not really doing anything at all for their constituents. But until/unless they get caught doing something outrageous, they're just going to be reelected over and over because no one pays attention until a mugshot is flashed across the evening news. We create these monsters by just giving them free reign. And then we act surprised.

[AKR]

So what should we do? Go independent?

YES!

[striker543]

i'm sure this is all just a misunderstanding.

[CerealKiller]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJgSl_auejM

Listen to his opening line: First, I'd like to thank you all for coming out today.ROFL

Who is advising this dweeb?