"Jiminy God!"

[CatWoman]

Suzanne Craig's eyes reddened and filled with tears as she listened. After her husband's denial, she said, "I'm incensed that you would even consider such a piece of trash as a credible source."

To which Craig added, "Jiminy God!"

Before moving on to the next question, Craig turned to his wife and said, "Sorry, Hon."



That is from today’s Idaho Statesman, describing a scene in May when the paper played for Larry Craig and his wife a tape of an interview with a 40-year-old man who claimed to have had sex with Craig in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station.

The paper actually spent five months investigating “rumors about Craig dating to his college days,” and wrapped up its inquiry in May, without reporting anything. Without this week’s Minnesota restroom revelations, the Statesman’s story might never have run.

And when I pictured Suzanne Craig listening to that tape, I briefly wondered if the story ever should have run, and if the paper had crossed a line in, essentially, tracking down every person Craig may or may not have had sex with in his life.

But it is fair, of course, mainly because of the scope and severity of Craig’s hypocrisy. He opposes allowing gays to serve in the military, extending civil rights protections to gays in the workplace, or even allowing them to enter into civil unions. Needless to say, he supported an election year effort to amend the Constitution in 2004 to prohibit gay marriage. And beyond his simple floor votes, he’s missed no opportunity to position himself as the voice of “traditional” values, trumpeting endorsements from anti-gay groups that traffic in the ugliest of stereotypes and even basing his presidential endorsement this year – of Mitt Romney – on “family values.”

Larry Craig, who has been dogged by whispers about his sexuality since at least 1982, was asking for it. (And if it was his idea to bring his wife along for his Statesman interview in an effort to shame the paper out of asking embarrassing questions, well, that’s his own fault too.)

But this episode does raise the broader question of when it’s OK to out a public official. Craig’s case is easy, but most are probably more nuanced.

http://www.observer.com/2007/jiminy-god

[eleny]

1. Gee Willigers, CatWoman! What would expect him to say?!

[CatWoman]

7. Watch out, Radio active Man!!!!

:rofl:

[bryant69]

2. He's so gay he can't possibly be gay.

In my opinion.

Bryant
Check it out -_> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. He's a Republican? Yes?... Is it true? Yes?... Then it's okay.

In related news, 24 US soldiers died in Iraq this week.

Winning is everything.

[Forkboy]

4. This is an important topic...

But not as important as showing you Frisco! I think he has a crush on Female. :)

The dent in his nose is from surviving a coyote attack.His nose was broken lengthwise down the middle,plus his bottom lip had been pulled down under his chin.Cats are resilient little critters.





As for "Jiminy God"... :wtf: It must be some rip roarin' fun at the ole Craig place.If Suzanne ever visited me her ears would burn right off the side her of her empty head. :crazy:

[CatWoman]

8. Hugs, Frisco

:hug:

what a beautiful, special kitty :loveya:

And Female says she intends to play hard to get :P

[Parche]

5. This Post

Almost makes me want to tap my shoes.............:rofl: :rofl: :hi: :bounce:

OH MEOW

[Gabi Hayes]

14. that's hilarious...the picture. I had a cat who started using the toilet

after he was about ten years old

my housemate woke up one night, to the sound of someone (she thought) peeing into the toilet in her bathroom. she freaked out, as it was her private bathroom, and her bedroom door was only open a crack.

she got up to see who it was, and it was my CAT!

[CatWoman]

15. Male did that to me one night

freaked me the hell out :rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. Holy Glory Hole, Batman!

[AlCzervik]

9. Cheese and crackers!

[King Coal]

10. I t;hink the gays get mad here becaues they are so well represented by the republicans.

And they shouldn't need to feel that way.

[CatWoman]

11. I disagree, KC

:hi:

they are NOT well represented by the Republicans.

Archae had a thread going yesterday in which his neighbor (who is gay) said the Craig is not gay; he's a fag.

I happen to agree.

[King Coal]

12. Hiya Cat!

I defer to you.

:hi:

[SaveAmerica]

13. I say we have trouble, right here in tater city, and starts with T and that rhymes with Pee

and that stands for PHOOL!! THAT STANDS FOR PHOOL!! Yee Gawds!! 'Mind your phraseology'.

Rabelais,

Chaucer,

BALLSACK!!