Senator Larry Craig, a Republican (naturally!), pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after an incident in an airport restroom. An officer was conducting a sting operation, as the bathroom had been used for "lewd conduct", which makes it like every rest stop in America I guess.
According to the police report, once in the stall, after having made eye contact with the undercover officer through the crack in the door, Craig tapped his right foot. "I recognized this as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct…. The presence of others did not seem to deter Craig as he moved his right foot so that it touched the side of my left foot which was within my stall area." Craig also made some hand movements between the stalls. (Craig said in his defense that he has a "wide stance" when going to the bathroom. Yeah, that’s pretty damn wide. Also, he was reaching down to pick up a piece of paper. The officer notes that "there was not a piece of paper on the bathroom floor, nor did Craig pick up a piece of paper.") LOL, officer.
After identifying himself as a police officer and going to speak with Craig in private, "Craig handed me a business card that identified himself as a United States Senator as he stated, 'What do you think about that?'."
"Let me be clear: I am not gay and never have been," said Craig, who has aligned himself with conservative groups who oppose gay rights. He has supported a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Craig also has opposed expanding the federal hate crimes law to cover offenses motivated by anti-gay bias and, in 1996, voted against a bill that would have outlawed employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.
I’m not saying he’s gay – I’m just saying he wanted a handy in a men’s restroom.
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