Larry Craig, Hall of Fame inductee.
By on Oct 7th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Larry Craig, Hall of Fame inductee.
Sen. Larry Craig has been chosen for induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame. “Some Republicans said the honor is inappropriate now. Kootenai County Republican precinct committeeman Phil Thompson said Idaho Hall of Fame officials should consider at least postponing the induction. ‘Maybe in 10 or 15 years we can think of this hall of fame stuff. Now is not the time,’ he said. ‘It’s a sad day to be a Republican.’”
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Stall of Fame would be more apropo.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:06 pmAs I remember it, it used to be that such honors as having a road named after you had to wait until after your death. This seemed to keep down the number of spurious honors given. Yet for the last 10 years or so, it seems that the surest way to get an honor is to be a republican - especially a disgraced one.
Iran Contra, no problem. The move to put Reagan on a coin began before he was even out of office.
Maybe I'm just sensitive, but such seems so self-serving.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:07 pmHe is famous...
October 7th, 2007 at 8:08 pmHow about the medal of freedom instead?
October 7th, 2007 at 8:16 pmIt's up to the people of this State not the GOP. He served 27 years and the people of his State knew who and what he is so if they want to honor him that's their
October 7th, 2007 at 8:24 pmbusiness. Now I would remind those GOP who yell to loud they might be next. There are many more gay Law Makers still keeping their mouths shut. I just wish
Larry would admit he's gay and deal with it. As for the
GOP who are in his group they too will be found out in time.
Maybe Craig can join Pete Rose on the autograph circuit. Perhaps they could compare wide stances and hand signals.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:28 pm#1...Dang! You posted it before I did! And I thought I was so clever!
October 7th, 2007 at 8:30 pmIt don't get much better than this!!
October 7th, 2007 at 8:36 pmAlthough, I would say it is the Stall of Shame..............
Really?
October 7th, 2007 at 8:37 pmI was going to post this on TPZoo for Zooey to enjoy, but that may have pushed her over the edge.
poor thing.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:38 pmI'm so proud I could puke....
Thanks, Willy. :P
October 7th, 2007 at 8:43 pmHe should be doing the crawl of shame...down the Capitol steps to a taxi.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:43 pmCheck out "A Line in the Sand", and article about exactly who we are facing off with in the Middle East, and why.
http://willyloman.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/the-line-in-the-sand/
Yes. It's a shameless plug. I can't help it. I have no self respect. It's genetic.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:44 pmheeheeheehee
October 7th, 2007 at 8:44 pm"He should be doing the crawl of shame"
He does that to get from one stall to another.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:45 pmIdaho's version of the "Medal of Freedom" given to the likes of 'Slam Dunk' Tenet and 'Hillbilly Armor' Rumsfeld.
They just wanna honor Craig with a commode-ation... *rimshot*
October 7th, 2007 at 8:45 pm"rimshot"
nice
October 7th, 2007 at 8:46 pmIts a a sad decade to be an elected Republican. Since 1994 it only took some 6 years for power to nearly completely corrupt them.
Let no man hold the reins of power alone, for when we do we disrupt the balance of power, the checks and balances, that is our constitution. Let no man or woman of whatever religion, of whatever race, of whatever ideology be above the law.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:46 pmComment by Imichael — October 7, 2007 @ 8:37 pm
I question mark?
October 7th, 2007 at 8:48 pmIts a sad decade to be an elected Republican. Since 1994 it only took some 6 years for power to nearly completely corrupt them...Comment by Xisithrus — October 7, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
Longer than that I think. They were already corrupt when they first planned this insanely dark comedy...15..20 years ago. Republicans don't know how to govern.
October 7th, 2007 at 8:53 pmThey just wanna honor Craig with a commode-ation… *rimshot*
Comment by hanshiro — October 7, 2007 @ 8:45 pm
Now's the time... 'cause Craig is just flush w/ success!
October 7th, 2007 at 8:54 pmNow’s the time… ’cause Craig is just flush w/ success!
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — October 7, 2007
We should bring the lid down on the puns...
October 7th, 2007 at 8:55 pmWill Larry ever come out of the water closet?
October 7th, 2007 at 8:56 pmWe should bring the lid down on the puns…
Comment by hanshiro — October 7, 2007 @ 8:55 pm
But... but... we're wiping out the competition right now!
October 7th, 2007 at 8:57 pmYah, Craig is just a little "swirly-mahn"...
October 7th, 2007 at 8:57 pmrory?... rory?
October 7th, 2007 at 8:58 pmOf course, this all might be talking its toll on poor Larry. He might be down in the dumps for all we know.
I mean, ya have to admit, this sort of humor is a soild waste of time...
October 7th, 2007 at 9:00 pmIf Larry Craig made an address to the people and spoke truthfully he would likely find that people would back him, in droves.
October 7th, 2007 at 9:10 pmIf Larry Craig made an address to the people and spoke truthfully he would likely find that people would back him, in droves.
Comment by Xisithrus — October 7, 2007 @ 9:10 pm
Or back up to him, anyway
October 7th, 2007 at 9:13 pmGar Damn!
If that undercover cop would have been under age or if the Men's room were full of Congressional pages the sick SOB would be a Saint by now.
October 7th, 2007 at 9:20 pmOr back up to him, anyway
Comment by Lefty Patriot
Heh. Really tho, Vitter admitted to his indiscretion and his approval ratings went up. When Craig continues to deny he only, I think, breeds distrust in him, the current culture of hypocrisy furthers that distrust.
Just saying...
October 7th, 2007 at 9:22 pmRepublicans don’t know how to govern.
Comment by hanshiro — October 7, 2007 @ 8:53 pm
I see this comment here often. I'd suggest today's conservatism has no interest at all in governance. Why govern, when you can pay your buddy in the corporate world to do it for you? That way, no one really has to be accountable, and your corporate buddy will surely reward you during campaign time.
October 7th, 2007 at 9:31 pmOJ Simpson and Michael Jackson are also members of a Hall of Fame. Oh and Phil Specter too.
October 7th, 2007 at 9:38 pm~~OT~~
BAGHDAD --
Two of Iraq's most powerful Shiite leaders agreed on Saturday to end a bitter rivalry in a bid to end months of armed clashes and assassinations in the oil-rich south that have threatened to spread into a wider conflict.
We should back this and the media should stop calling this a war and the trolls should stop agitating the religious POV which creates more extremists.
October 7th, 2007 at 9:42 pmComment by Shayne — October 7, 2007
A Hall of Shame?
October 7th, 2007 at 9:43 pmSupport your troops with an exit plan!!!
October 7th, 2007 at 9:43 pmComment by Shayne — October 7, 2007
A Hall of Shame?
Comment by Xisithrus — October 7, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
That would be much more appropriate.
October 7th, 2007 at 9:50 pmOJ Simpson and Michael Jackson are also members of a Hall of Fame. Oh and Phil Specter too.
Comment by Shayne — October 7, 2007 @ 9:38 pm
I would bring up Michael Vick, but I don't have a dog in that fight.
October 7th, 2007 at 9:52 pmEVERY day is a sad day to be a Republican.
Blech.
October 7th, 2007 at 10:01 pmRight next to Mr. Potato Head.
October 7th, 2007 at 10:02 pm#1 that would be more appropriate - the Perv Stall of Fame.
October 7th, 2007 at 10:03 pmRU: Maybe Craig should be Mrs. Potato Head instead? Or Potato Head Queen?
October 7th, 2007 at 10:04 pmWhat was that potato doing in the head?
October 7th, 2007 at 10:06 pmI say Larry Craig should not be treated the same as just your average citizen (or a George Michael) trolling for sex in a public bathroom.
Politicians like Larry Craig are different because part of their platform is "you must vote for me because I am not in favor of the wrong type of sex and my evil, satanic opponent is". Then when they get in power, they enforce laws preventing homosexuals from having civil rights. This also goes for Haggard, Vitter, Foley, Rove, etc.
Barney Frank does not campaign saying that his opponent is going against the will of God by having the wrong type of sex. Barney Frank does not try to take away anyone's civil rights.
Conservatives love to talk about how much freedom the US has, but if homosexuals must be closeted and must not have equal rights---then the US does not have as much freedom as some other countries. These conservatives have similarities to Egypt, Iran, Taliban, bin Laden, etc.
In January 1999, Craig was on tv calling Bill Clinton "a nasty, bad, naughty, boy"---leaving Chris Matthews with a funny dumbfounded look.
October 7th, 2007 at 10:06 pm----
‘It’s a sad day to be a Republican.’â€
----
Why, because the truth about you hypocrites is coming out? Larry Craig is now more famous than Idaho could possibly imagine. Sure, put him in your Hall of Fame, you know, under the Nasty, Bad, Naughty Boy category.
- Tom
October 7th, 2007 at 10:06 pmThis will be a permanent reminder of what happens when people vote for a "Family Values" candidate.
Every Republican who campaigns upon a "Family Values" platform should be countered with an ad that prominently features this Hall of Flamer.
October 7th, 2007 at 10:14 pmWe should have started complaining when Republicans started suggesting that only they had family values. It's the same as when they use the term "good Christian" implying you have to be a Christian to be good.
October 7th, 2007 at 10:57 pm#5 Probus and #48 Briseadh na Faire
As I remember it, a few days after the news was revealed, one of the Repub leaders of Congress got on the news and made a statement that Craig was resigning and this showed that Repubs were moral while the Dems didn't do anything about their immorals.
Now that Craig is staying in office and being inducted into the Hall of Fame, is there any chance that we could get that congressman back on the news to correct himself ?
October 7th, 2007 at 11:02 pmThey could have it as a bathroom stall. That would be fun for the kiddies, have the floor have colored lites for tappping the feet, cracks to peek thru, under the stall wall pass the hot potato fun, the whole family could get involved.
Buck Fush
October 7th, 2007 at 11:24 pmIt was a typo. They meant: Hall of SHAME!
http://OsiSpeaks.com or http://OsiSpeaks.org
October 7th, 2007 at 11:54 pmLOL whatever > give Craig a bronze trophy with a toilet on top.
October 8th, 2007 at 12:12 amThe "boys in the stall?"
October 8th, 2007 at 1:53 amFame and infamy are often confused...
October 8th, 2007 at 1:54 amMaybe Idaho has been far more tolerant of diversity throughout its history (or at least until very recently, with ONE glaring exception). After all, didn't the scenery in Brokeback Mountain look just like parts of Idaho? Perhaps Craig is merely carrying on an older and more time-tested tradition in that state, and the enlightened citizens of that state have finally recognized this fact.
For a longer-range historical perspective, read and enjoy:
http://www.yffn.org/admin/history/virta.html
October 8th, 2007 at 2:37 amOJ Simpson and Michael Jackson are also members of a Hall of Fame. Oh and Phil Specter too.
Comment by Shayne — October 7, 2007 @ 9:38 pm
Well the difference between Craig and the others is that Simpson, Jackson and Specter (to the best of my memory, anyway) were inducted in their Halls of Fame before being charged with any sort of criminal activity (and, of course, not one of them pled "Guilty" to the crimes they were accused of).
Michael's case may be a bit more spotty as there were a lot of rumors and speculation for years prior to his 1997 induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as part of the Jackson Five) and his solo induction in 2001, but he wasn't formally charged with anything until 2003.
Spector was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a non-performer) in 1989, and Simpson was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
And in an aside regarding Maple Street's comment (at #2), a Hall of Fame is generally an honor granted by a body with conditions of membership set by that body. For instance, with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the only requirement is that one is only eligible 25 years after his/her/their first recording is released (presumably this refers to a "major label" recording rather than an independent release, something which will probably be of more concern in about 10 years or so--acts like Collective Soul, Hootie & the Blowfish and John Mayer all had debut releases on minor/independent labels and picked up by the majors within a year or two). At the moment, I'm not certain whether the 25 years rule applies to the non-performer nominees (producers, songwriters, etc) but it would seem likely. As for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the only requirement is that a player must be retired for 5 years (a coach simply must be retired) before eligible for nomination. (The Baseball Hall of Fame has a similar 5 year rule for players but also prohibits anyone banned for life from baseball--such as "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Pete Rose--from being inducted into the Hall. I don't think Rose was eligible for the Hall when the betting scandal came to light and while the scandal remained unsettled, no one would vote for him. Once he accepted the lifetime ban in exchange for no investigation, he removed himself from Hall eligibility.)
October 8th, 2007 at 2:56 amBut, as for State Halls of Fame, I don't believe a person must be dead before nomination and/or induction. I do think this was a serious case of bad timing for Idaho, regardless of his level of service to/for the state. (If Craig has any sense of decency, he'd remove his name from any consideration for the Hall while his name is under such a cloud. Innocent or not, his induction into the Hall of Fame at this point is more likely to cause embarassment for the State of Idaho.)
But, I'm from Alabama where too many people (especially politicians) get things named for them while they're still alive. (Here in Montgomery, there was a fair level of disgust when the State designated part of Interstate 85 within the city limits as "Martin Luther King, Jr., Highway"--in the mid 1980s, years after King's death. Yet, the City itself couldn't wait to rename part of a street after Congressman Bill Dickinson just months after he retired from Congress. The City also fell all over itself to name a new street after former mayor, Emory Folmar--again, just months after he left office. Not coincidentally, both Dickinson and Folmar just happen to be Republicans.)
This MUST be a republican joke!
October 8th, 2007 at 9:17 am#52 Probus,
I hate that I can't remember. It was some high ranking Repub Congress Critter. Could have been McConnel for that matter.
October 8th, 2007 at 10:39 amOops! The "republicans are a moral party" theme just took another big hit (from Crooks and Liars):
Another Republican elected official– a pal of David Diapers Vitter no less– caught toe-tappin’ in the boys room! And he wants wanted to be a state senator too! Yesterday’s Times-Picayune painted another dismal picture of another Republican pervert who trawls from public restroom to public restroom looking for… love? Well, looking for something. Joey DiFatta is the chairman of St. Bernard Parish Council and a prominent Republican leader (until 2004 on the GOP state party Executive Committee). He just withdrew from his state senate race, after his arrests for lewd behavior in a public restroom were made public. Read more…
From the Times-Picayune article it appears DiFatta may have been Larry “Super Tuber†Craig’s mentor:
The report said DiFatta slid his foot into the deputy’s stall and tapped the deputy’s foot. In the report, Conley noted that such activity is common among men to indicate a willingness to participate in sex.
The deputy inside the stall, Detective Wayne Couvillion, responded by tapping his foot, and DiFatta reached under the partition and began to rub the deputy’s leg, the report states.
The detective asked DiFatta, “What do you want?†according to the report, and he replied, “I want to play with you.â€
Sounds like the new republican theme is “I want to play with you.â€
October 8th, 2007 at 8:39 pmHe plead guilty, the judge has said his plea stands, the only one not clear about this is Mr. Craig himself. I expect better from a U.S. Senator, his indecisiveness is not very encouraging and his behavior regarding this issue is puzzling.
October 8th, 2007 at 11:08 pmHall of Flame.. haahaahha
October 9th, 2007 at 5:59 am