Wow, just read the police report. Definitely a sketchy case. Tapping a foot and reaching a hand under the door is lewd conduct?
Angel: You're lying. Gwen: I'm fibbing. It's lying, only classier.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Wolfram - Aug 28, 2007 7:37:40 am PDT #7213 of 10001
Visilurking
Jesse - Aug 28, 2007 7:38:49 am PDT #7214 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm willing to concede that there was probably more to it in person than it sounds like written down like that. But written down it sounds kind of ridiculous.
I do not think I would plead guilty to solicitation and hope it just never became public knowledge. Especially if I were a Senator.
SERIOUSLY.
DavidS - Aug 28, 2007 7:41:38 am PDT #7215 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The fact that the foot tapping was followed by foot frottage, as well as it all going according to known coded behavior seems damning. Plus pleading guilty. Plus a gay activist outing Craig last year for bathroom sex.
I'm now of the opinion that the entire Republican party is composed of closeted homosexuals.
Wolfram - Aug 28, 2007 7:42:35 am PDT #7216 of 10001
Visilurking
I'm willing to concede that there was probably more to it in person than it sounds like written down like that. But written down it sounds kind of ridiculous.
Those reports are supposed to be as detailed and factual as possible. Either the officer did a terrible job of recording the event, or he dropped his badge too early.
Now I get why you want to keep public restroom clear of lewd behavior, but the whole approach, especially in Craig's case, just smells homophobic. I agree with Matt.
Trudy Booth - Aug 28, 2007 7:47:56 am PDT #7217 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The fact that the foot tapping was followed by foot frottage, as well as it all going according to known coded behavior seems damning. Plus pleading guilty.
Yeah, it doesn't seem that vague to me either.
Jessica - Aug 28, 2007 7:51:14 am PDT #7218 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Now I get why you want to keep public restroom clear of lewd behavior, but the whole approach, especially in Craig's case, just smells homophobic.
I agree.
On the other hand, pleading guilty to something you don't want people to think you did is so unbelievably stupid that I'm finding it hard to come up with a lot of sympathy here.
I'm now of the opinion that the entire Republican party is composed of closeted homosexuals.
Seriously.
shrift - Aug 28, 2007 8:05:20 am PDT #7219 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
My lunch made everyone do the "what smells so good?" commentary as they walked past my cube.
Wolfram - Aug 28, 2007 8:08:35 am PDT #7220 of 10001
Visilurking
I don't have sympathy here for Craig either because he's still a lying, hypocrital, politician and there's little doubt as to what his intentions were. I just don't think he had done anything illegal, and I hate seeing the legal system brazenly misused in such a discriminatory fashion.
Theodosia - Aug 28, 2007 8:09:22 am PDT #7221 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
The eunuchs in the Republican Palace Guard are all played by closeted homosexuals, or so it seems.
hippocampus - Aug 28, 2007 8:12:47 am PDT #7222 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
was it just the Philly channel reporting that the Senator was claiming the footplay was due solely to his "'wide stance'" ??
I snorted coffee all over my new quilt with that one. I don't much care what a person's interests are. I do much care when they make lame excuses and otherwise try to evade, escape, and expunge. Especially when they've been fairly awful to other people based on those people's interests. Or tried to legislate other people's interests.
::pats much loved soapbox, then pushes it back under the bed::