It's about time we DeLay 'Dancing With the Stars' Sep 1, 2009
Larry Craig (already known to be good at "tap dancing" in airport stalls). John Edwards. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Rammell: 'Obama tags' comment good for campaign Aug 29, 2009
Larry Craig at the Brandt Center on the Northwest Nazarene University campus in Nampa. ADVERTISEMENT. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
• COLUMN: Our Massachusetts friend, Idaho-style Aug 28, 2009
Larry Craig, Republican (1991-2009). "We disagreed probably 90 percent-plus of the time, but that didn't stop us from treating each other reasonably and courteously ... He was a man with foibles and weaknesses along with his strengths." (Interview with Nate Shelman of Boise's KBOI-AM, Aug. 25). (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
The Country Curmudgeon: Ode to a good guy Aug 28, 2009
Mike Crapo and Larry Craig, expressing my concerns about current legislation. Over the last few years, I d relaxed because, although we re a small state by census, I d come to trust our four legislators as always representing my interests. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Kennedy and the "Little Guy" Aug 28, 2009
You Larry Craig fans need to get a life, or a quiet bathroom stall to share your sentiments ... Larry Craig just tapped his foot, your hero Barney(f-g) had male prostitutes working out of his house and I bet he got free samples. (CBS News)
The thawing of a face once frozen in time Aug 22, 2009
Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat its errors; and in the case of Vietnam the same, identical sectarian faction, led by Vatican banker Rockefeller/CFR, the Roman Catholic CIA, and their lineal descent of fake and treasonous Americans - closet-queens and draft-dodgers like W., Cheney, and Rush, adulterating hypocrites like Ensign, Gingrich, and Mark Sanford, and toilet-stall perverts and pedophiles like Larry Craig and Mark Foley, directly serve the schemes and treasons of the Roman... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Poll: Confidence in Health Care Dwindling Aug 19, 2009
SpecialtySeems like the Only ones who lied Were NeoClownsBush Cheney Rumsfeld ---- WND's Al Queda ConnectionPalin Rush --- Death SquadsFox News -- Misinformation disinformationFoley Larry Craig Mark Sanford etc. etcAnd te Rest of you RNC double talking Propagandists. (CBS News)
Political Grapevine Aug 18, 2009
Political commentator and comedian Dennis Miller says of DeLay: "As a former politician he'll no doubt be best at the tap dance, not as good as Larry Craig mind you but solid nonetheless. Oh well, as I believe Cole Porter once said 'it's delightful, it's delicious, it's Delay.'". FOX News Channel's Zachary Kenworthy contributed to this report. (Fox News)
Kicking Sex Offenders Off The Internet? Aug 14, 2009
J. Edgar Hoover" (FBI Director) - Often enjoyed : S*e*x with "Young Boys"Video tapped - Statements : From former FBI agents : Describing how - They delivered young boys - For S*e*x* Is Evidenced to that ! ! The Republican : Criminal FBIThe Best - Child Predators and Child Rapis 00004000 ts The Republican : Department of Justice Has ever : Trained and Produced The Republican : Criminal FBI Assisting - Hiding and Suppressing Evidence against Federial Child and Ho*m*o*s*e*x*ual Predators The FBI... (CBS News)
Mark Sanford's Family Moves Out Aug 8, 2009
You forgot David Vitter and Jim Bakker and Larry Craig ... " I can't believe the justifications people come up?!! by hungry1968-16 August 7, 2009 6:58 PM EDT by the_majesty August 7, 2009 1:13 PM EDT Fact --- An affair is involved in 80% of all marriages. So why is the media making a big deal out of this. It's a none issue.Because this clown was one of the key idiots in Clinton's impeachment for a BJ, and as a congressman he derided Clinton for it in the hearings, AND voted for Clinton's... (CBS News -- Politics)
Craig opens consulting firm Jul 28, 2009
Larry Craig has opened a consulting firm and plans to focus on energy issues. The Idaho Republican, who served 18 years in the Senate and 10 in the House, has an office in Eagle in southwest Idaho and another in Washington, D.C.. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Politicians vs. temptation Jul 25, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Christian Science Monitor. (Yahoo News)
Read the story Jul 24, 2009
"lollll...I didn't know that all of our bankers and Wall Street boyz were Democrats...they surely don't talk like it on TV!You righties should ALWAYS practice safe sex, 'cuz you obviously have no clue as to who is screwing you. by bajajohn1 July 23, 2009 4:50 PM EDT Ah, New Jersey, the home of The Sopranos, America favorite running series for a long time. Where is the garbage collection contract and what family is it going to be awarded? by beaumuff July 23, 2009 4:58 PM EDT Wow the repubs are... (CBS News -- Evening News)
Letter: Politicians crassly further their careers Jul 23, 2009
In response to Jack Lee s July 7 letter to the editor, which proposed that Republican office holders sign a personal misconduct pact: I doubt any signed vows would have been effective deterents to sexual misconduct for Republicans Larry Craig, Newt Gingrich, Mark Sanford, et. al., nor for Democrats Bill Clinton, John Edwards, etc. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
LETTER: Family's struggle shows health reform is needed Jul 22, 2009
Harry Potter wrote on Jul 21, 2009 9:45 PM:" Rumor has it that the next GOP/Fox teabag parties will be headed up by e-GOP Senator Larry Craig and ex-GOP Congressman Mark Foley. Honorary team captains will be Matt Drudge and Rush Limbaugh. ". devilishangel61401 wrote on Jul 21, 2009 10:14 PM:" JR I agree with everything you just said in this post. I don't have an issue with immigrants, every history class I have ever taken has shown that unless a person is a Native American or a descendent of... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The Starting Point: Wildfires, moon landings and uranium mining Jul 21, 2009
Larry Craig (R-Idaho), 64. Singer Kim Carnes, 64. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Memo to GOP: Hush. Listen. Jul 21, 2009
7:52 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2009. By Douglas MacKinnon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
GOP needs to find itself Jul 20, 2009
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Enough, already, GOP Jul 20, 2009
By DOUGLAS MACKINNON First published in print: Monday, July 20, 2009. I've found myself thinking lately about the tag line for a 1974 horror movie: "If this doesn't make your skin crawl, it's on too tight.". (Albany Times Union)
Online Journalists Can Learn from Cronkite Jul 20, 2009
From Tom Delay and Mark Sanford to Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Jack Abramoff and Ralph Arza-- not to mention John Ensign-- the list seems endless. And that is only its beginning. (CBS News)
Ex-Rep. Pickering's Wife Says He Cheated Jul 18, 2009
Like Mark Foley or Larry Craig ... You mean like Larry Craig ... Larry Craig could have found his "soul mate". (CBS News)
Why does Palin bother progressives so much? Jul 16, 2009
"Mostly just because I'm interested in and find fascinating political theater. Palin's not quite as delusional as Katherine Harris or Larry Craig but her support is just noisy, not widespread. I'm sorry, I don't have an ounce of fear for this person becoming anything remotely powerful at this point. I'd be more concerned about Mitt Romney, to be honest. ". timbrackett wrote on Jul 15, 2009 6:26 PM:" the slow down that resulted in layoffs at my company started in january, before obama took... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The dong show: Top 10 moments in male full-frontal (87) Jul 11, 2009
The only men who have trouble with seeing other men in the altogether are the Conservative family values types: Larry Craig, Ted Haggard, etc. who seem to be afraid they won't be able to hide their arousal if such things are allowed to be publicly seen in movie theaters across the nation. (Salon)
Obama Faces Difficulty in G8 Climate Talks Jul 10, 2009
unique circumstances, while Larry Craig, whose "coming out" party included a criminal act, retired on his own terms, his only formal rebuke being an ethics committee admonishment that the committee had (curiously) not seen fit to burden Vitter with. So Sanford benefits not only from escaping the worst of the news cycle, but also from the fact that conservative Republican philanderers tend to escape with a bit less permanent damage than other politicos. (CBS News)
The reality show that is American politics Jul 10, 2009
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy - Larry Craig ... Dancing in the Stalls - Larry Craig ... Staring Larry Craig,Mark Foley,Barney Frank & Hilary Clinton. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The cheat sheet Jul 9, 2009
Branded Larry Craig s behavior a disgrace after the then-senator from Idaho was arrested for lewd conduct in a men s airport bathroom and demanded Craig resign; didn t resign his own seat after admitting to an affair with a staffer. Campaigned as a devoted spouse and caretaker of a cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth; cheated on her with a campaign staffer. (Boston Globe)
• New ground to cover: Former Craig staffer, NRCS official now heads Idaho soil commission Jul 9, 2009
Larry Craig, regional assistant chief for the U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service's western division and executive vice president of the Idaho Cattle Association - is now the administrator for the Idaho Soil Conservation Commission. The commission provides support and service to the state's 51 soil conservation districts, among other services, and falls under the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
A Little Quiz on Big Political Sex Scandals Jul 8, 2009
From Larry Craig to Mark Sanford, nothing quite rivets the attention of the media and the public like a public official getting caught with his pants down. How much do you remember about the celebrated sex scandals of the recent past. (Time.com)
Palin: I'm Not a Quitter Jul 8, 2009
Mark Sanford wants to sell you his time share in Buenos Aires, and Larry Craig would like to meet you at the Airport ... Mark Sanford wants to sell you his time share in Buenos Aires, and Larry Craig would like to meet you at the Airport. (CBS News)
Slice of Americana Jul 8, 2009
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On Your Mind Jul 8, 2009
What do Mark Sanford, Newt Gingrich, Larry Craig, and Rudy Giuliani have in common. You guessed it each are prominent GOP members who tout family values and an opposition to same-sex marriage because of its supposed threat to the sanctity of marriage while they befoul their own marriage beds. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
NY Rep Blasts Jackson As "Pervert" Jul 7, 2009
What's up with your undying loyalty to Larry Craig ... What's up with your undying loyalty to Larry Craig. (CBS News)
The nature of temptation Jul 5, 2009
In other words, it s not just public figures with careers built around denouncing moral turpitude - crusading prosecutors like Eliot Spitzer, evangelical leaders like Ted Haggard, socially conservative politicians like Mark Foley, David Vitter and Larry Craig - who end up confessing to those very acts. And yet, with the back-to-back revelations of marital infidelity by Nevada senator John Ensign and South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, two more cultural conservatives, the question once again... (Boston Globe)
Palin A "Shooting Star Crashing To Earth"? Jul 5, 2009
She makes Larry Craig, caught hitting on a cop in a men's room, look almost stable. She makes John Ensign, the senator who was having an affair with a staffer, look almost humdrum (and compared to the rest of the GOP whack-jobs, he is). (CBS News)
Quitters Never Win Jul 4, 2009
What ever happened to the party of Larry Craig and his you'll-never-take-me-from-this-stall-alive spirit. Some Republican strategists insist that resignation has its virtues. (Slate)
Family Values and the Republican Pa... Jul 4, 2009
In recent years, Congressional leaders like Mark Foley, Larry Craig, and David Vitter have shown that moral laxity is a human trait and not a political agenda. Other key Republicans like Tom Delay and Bob Ney were indicted for other types of scandals linked to the massive Abramoff lobbyist probe. (Suite101.com)
The Sen. Al Franken Blue Ball Jul 3, 2009
Larry Craig, the lavatorian-conservative now thankfully retired, perhaps to found an intellectual journal for his lavatorian movement. A good title might be "Bathroom Beautiful.". (Human Events Online)
Jenny Sanford, role model Jul 2, 2009
See Silda Wall and Eliot Spitzer, Suzanne and Larry Craig. In another, the wife is not on display but issues a supportive, if unnervingly euphemistic, press release. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
- Life Out Here: Want to run? Have an affair 0 Jul 1, 2009
Aside from the Mormons, the party duke continued, all of our major male party figures have had affairs: Mark Sanford, Larry Craig, David Vitter, Bob Dole, John McCain. Wow, I said That s a lot. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Sanford: I "Crossed Lines" With Women Jul 1, 2009
vitter, david duke, larry craig, ensign, these right wing animals ... David Vitter = ProstitutesVito Fosselia = MistressJohn Ensign = MistressLarry Craig = GaysMark Sanford = MistressMark Foley = Boys. (CBS News)
32 comment(s) Jul 1, 2009
dutchman wrote on Jun 30, 2009 1:59 PM:" DTM, don't bother about Louie. He's just bent out of shape because one of his good conservative buddies didn't take him to Argentina with him. That's a long way to go for a hike. Of course Louie is happy it was a heterosexual affair and not something like Larry Craig the Republican congressman from Idaho. ". TerriG wrote on Jun 30, 2009 2:39 PM:" Now if only they'd move their "smoking room" from in front of the building on the public sidewalk to a new... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Wyden gets ‘county payments' into spending bill (2) Jul 1, 2009
The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000, originally authored by Wyden and U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) established a six-year payment formula for counties that receive revenue sharing payments for the United States Forestry Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands. Based on historical timber receipts, the formula established a stable source of revenue to be used for education, roads and various other county services in rural areas. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Does Gov. Sanford Deserve A Second Chance? Jun 30, 2009
Frank s home, of which he was supposedly unaware), former presidential hopeful Gary Hart, who dared photographers to catch him and was then photographed aboard the aptly named Monkey Business with the lovely, but none-the-less not-his-wife Donna Rice, Bill Clinton, Larry Craig, and perhaps the most notorious fraternity of JFK, RFK and Teddy Kennedy. In general, when a Democrat s indiscretion is splashed across the media, the Democrats tend to group around the person who has strayed. (Human Events Online)
Read the 'News Watch' transcript Jun 30, 2009
I mean, you go down the list of Vitter, Ensign, Larry Craig. I mean, there are a lot of these scandals, and I think it adds to this weight on the GOP.. (Fox News)
Feds Shut 5 Banks In Calif., Ga., Minn. Jun 28, 2009
he is right up there with ensign, vitter, larry craig, and David Duke. right wing animals. (CBS News)
Outdoors Notebook: Pymatuning structure attracting game fish enhancements paying off Jun 28, 2009
Weber is tied for second in the series with Larry Craig under a narrow lead by Tom Stapleton. Results are posted at. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pot Calling Kettle Black: They Bashed ClintonPoliticians who impeached Clinton and cheated on their wives. Jun 27, 2009
Sanford Sex Scandal: Politicians Who Cheat - ABC News. Sanford Was One of Many Who Criticized Clinton. (ABC News)
Infidelities shouldn’t end political careers Jun 26, 2009
Ensign, who called for Clinton to resign, also voted to impeach; he later said that embattled Senator Larry Craig, Republican of Idaho, should quit the Senate after allegedly soliciting sex in an airport restroom. But as someone who didn t think Clinton s infidelities disqualified him from running for president in 1992, or that his offputting in-office dalliance with a 22-year-old flibbertigibbet warranted resignation or impeachment, I can t honestly say adultery should end Ensign s and Sanford... (Boston Globe)
Sanford's affair another setback for GOP Jun 26, 2009
Larry Craig, caught soliciting sex from a man in a public restroom; and junior Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, considered one of the GOP's hopes for 2010, who turned up on the client list of the notorious "D.C. Madam.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Cloning? Polygamy? Affair is worse, say most Jun 26, 2009
This spectacle of teary politicians confessing to some sexual imbroglio or another has become so routine its become a kind of new reality show: David Vitter, Elliot Spitzer, John Edwards, John Ensign, Larry Craig, Bill Clinton, Mark Foley, Portland mayor Sam Adams, L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi (though hes proud rather than teary) and now. Yet the amazing thing, according to a recent Gallup poll, is that more of us... (MSNBC -- Health)
Unfaithful Gov. To Pay State For 2008 Trip Jun 26, 2009
Larry Craig (R. ID) ________ Rep. Ted Stevens (R. Alaska) Rep. (CBS News)
Mini-Skirted Man Ogling Porn Nabbed At Gym Jun 26, 2009
You mean like Mark Foley and Larry Craig. HA HA HA HA. (CBS News)
Sanford and sin: hypocrisy is all too human Jun 26, 2009
Republicans Newt Gingrich, Larry Craig, David Vitter, Mark Foley, John Ensign and the conservative evangelical pastor Ted Haggard never stopped spinning during their press conferences. Their Christianity and lawyerly repentance sounded like the clang of ideological armor. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sanford Swamps GOP Message Jun 25, 2009
Larry Craig s arrest in a Minnesota airport, former New York Rep. Vito Fossella s drunken-driving arrest on his way to visit his mistress and illegitimate child, Louisiana Sen. (Roll Call)
Weird politics: Hold on, did he just say that? Jun 25, 2009
Larry Craig and the undercover police officer in the airport men's room, even Richard Nixon in the 1960s throwing a temper tantrum because he lost the California governor's race by a landslide ... Larry Craig stood under a bright Idaho sky in 2007, flanked by his wife, who was wearing big sunglasses and never said a word, and announced, "Let me be clear. I am not gay. I never have been gay." But he had already pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct when arrested by an undercover police officer in... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
What To Say About Mark Sanford? Jun 25, 2009
Larry Craig was facing charges of soliciting sex in a Minneapolis airport restroom, Ensign Craig was "embarrassing not only to himself and his family but to the U.S. Senate." He President Clinton during the Lewinsky affair, saying the president "has no credibility left." Whoops. Edwards, who admitted in August to his own tryst, also spoke too soon when he : "I think this president has shown a remarkable disrespect for his office, for the moral dimensions of leadership, for his friends, for his... (Slate)
Republicans’ faulty Bible-belt buckles Jun 25, 2009
John Ensign of Nevada fessed up to getting a little on the side, and who can forget Larry Craig of Minneapolis airport restroom ill-fame. The list of the publicly righteous laid low keeps going on and on. (Winona Daily News, MN)
LETTER: Obama breaking the law 'in the public interest' Jun 25, 2009
The Question wrote on Jun 24, 2009 4:16 PM:" Larry Craig. Mark Foley. David Vitter. John Ensign. Mark Sanford. Holy, hoolll-eeee, HOOOOO-LEEEEE! Gimme them old-time Republican family values, baby! ". The Question wrote on Jun 24, 2009 4:21 PM:" (To the tune of "Bette Davis Eyes") "Oh, hee-sss got Jimmy Swaggart tears. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
South (mostly) remains in bondage Jun 24, 2009
Not quite the same for a gay Senate episode like the restroom rumble of Larry Craig. Dave. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Ensign to Face the Music Jun 23, 2009
Ted Stevens (Alaska) and Larry Craig (Idaho), while facing scandals of their own, went before the Conference to discuss their respective situations. Ensign, 51, admitted June 16 to having an affair with former staffer Cynthia Hampton, who worked on his campaign committee and is married to his former Administrative Assistant and longtime friend Doug Hampton. (Roll Call)
The Documentary Outrage: A Review Jun 23, 2009
Kirby, using the beleaguered former senator Larry Craig as a foil, frames his suspects who dare to protest as doubly pathological without any real proof. Even Kirby s explanation about the media protecting gay Republican politicians rings false on more than one level. (Suite101.com)
Sen. Ensigns admission blurs crafted image Jun 21, 2009
Larry Craig, of Idaho, calling the Republican's arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting "embarrassing for the Senate.". His own admission Tuesday came at a time when the two-term Nevada Republican was building his national profile and assuming leadership in his party. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Flashers Unite Jun 18, 2009
Better than any Larry Craig I just naturally have a wide-stance defense along the lines of I was fumbling with my cell phone/coffee cup/cigarette/whatever and am just naturally a bit clumsy when I accidentally hit my switch caused my lights to blink. Beyond all that, if one s state doesn t ban radar detection devices how in the world can it argue that its law against impeding a criminal investigation covers flashing. (The American Conservative)
I wish those gays would stop ruining marriage Jun 18, 2009
But nothing beats the Larry Craig episode. That still takes the cake. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
From Politico Jun 18, 2009
Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was involved in a men s room sex sting in 2007, and Sen. David Vitter (R-La. (Harper's Magazine)
