The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[wendybeth]

Well, well, well.......looky what Idaho Republican and Romney man Larry Craiggot caught doing in June: Foot-tapping Craig busted in men's room.

I am surprised I haven't heard of this until now.

[innerSpaceman]

I'm not familiar with Larry Craiggot. Does the last name rhyme with "faggot" or "Lego"??










Obviously, I'm rooting for the ironic answer.

[wendybeth]

How do these creeps live with themselves? It's like that New Jersey asshole and our former mayor- they deny rights and are openly hostile to homosexuals, and sure as **** they wind up being thusly inclined. What makes a person so ****ed up that they obviously get off on hurting others for doing the same thing they do. I know it's nothing new, but I just don't get it.

[SacTown Chronic]

"At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions"

He was simply asking - using Morse Code - if the guy in the next stall could "spare a square".

[Moonliner]

Wait a second, are you saying he tapped his foot and waved his hand around? That's what he was arrested for?

Did he drop trow in public? Did he jerk the flag pole openly? Did he try to book a room for two guys at Disneyland?

[innerSpaceman]

He pleaded GUILTY to lewd conduct. If he wasn't guilty, and he's a public official, that was about the most bone-headed thing to do. Now, no matter what he says or even what really happened, he's on record about being the worst kind of hypocrit about homosexuality.

[wendybeth]

Moon, the guy's been doing this **** for a long time now- looks like it finally caught up with him. The bigger question is how this story went almost three months without being published: Craig almost got away with it....

[Alex]

It isn't good that he was doing what he was doing considering his position on other people doing it.

But the fact that what he did is illegal is pretty stupid too.

I found Slate publishing this conversation among their editors about the story to be an interesting behind-the-scenes look at editorial decision making. Also, ignoring the question of hypocrisy by Craig I pretty much agree with Dickerson.

[Alex]

I like this line from the report. I need to remember to leave my luggage outside the stall where thieves can have at it rather than take it in with me.

Craig entered the stall and placed his roller bag against the front of the stall door. My experience has shown that individuals engaging in lewd conduct use their bags to block the view from the front of their stall.

I'm sure that is the case, but my experience is that people who don't want to take a **** with their luggage on their lap do the same thing.

I have no doubt that Craig was signaling his willingness to get lewd (and that the cop was showing responsive indications) but I'm surprised they would do the arrest before some more overt act to actually be lewd (say entering the stall with another) actually happens.

[Scrooge McSam]

I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation.