Larry Craig (R-ID) arrested for lewd behavior in public restroom

[Sparkly]

Is this contagious or what??

Just reported on Hardball, from Roll Call. Apparently the arrest was from June, but info is just now getting out.

Edit: Roll Call's site seems overloaded, but here's the scoop on Real Clear Politics:
http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2007/08/idahos_craig_arrested_in_june.html

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men's public restroom, according to an arrest report obtained by Roll Call Monday afternoon.

Craig's arrest occurred just after noon on June 11 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On Aug. 8, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct in the Hennepin County District Court. He paid more than $500 in fines and fees, and a 10-day jail sentence was stayed. He also was given one year of probation with the court that began on Aug. 8.

A spokesman for Craig described the incident as a "he said/he said misunderstanding," and said the office would release a fuller statement later Monday afternoon.

After he was arrested, Craig, who is married, was taken to the Airport Police Operations Center to be interviewed about the lewd conduct incident, according to the police report. At one point during the interview, Craig handed the plainclothes sergeant who arrested him a business card that identified him as a U.S. Senator and said, "What do you think about that?" the report states.

Craig was detained for approximately 45 minutes, interviewed, photographed, fingerprinted and released, and police prepared a formal complaint for interference with privacy and disorderly conduct.

[bagimin]

1. Shocking, just shocking!

[Sparkly]

4. Or rather, it would be if he were a Democrat.

Hence Faux News will be sure to label him with a "D."

[KansDem]

10. Idaho's governor is a Democrat...

Idaho Governor: Jerry Brady (Democrat)

Wonder what Idaho does if one of its senators steps down...???

[Sparkly]

11. Hmmm....!!

:D

[More Than A Feeling]

18. No, he lost. It's Butch Otter, a Republican.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Brady

[KansDem]

27. Thanks...

Someone needs to update their website.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. What is it with Republican men and their pee-pees? n/t

[Maddy McCall]

5. And their poo poos.

Vitter the Diaper Man. :D

[Maddy McCall]

3. What is it about Republicans and body functions?

Public bathrooms and diapers.

They need a new theme!

[Hawkeye-X]

6. And what a time for top 10 conservative idiots to go on vacation!

Elad, please cancel the 2 week vacation. Too ripe this week for top 10!

[TwilightGardener]

7. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

This is so awesome--didn't even NEED Flynt or Palfrey!

[Sparkly]

20. Now, now... Tweety said it's a "sad story."

It's totally wrong to laugh at such a huh such a haha HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA!!!!:rofl:

[TwilightGardener]

23. Oh, OK...

:cry: oh no, no, wait, I :rofl: can't :rofl: stop :rofl: myself :rofl:

[KansDem]

8. Sen Larry Craig--ON THE ISSUES

Larry Craig on Abortion
Click here for 9 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Budget & Economy
Click here for 5 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
Voted YES on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)


Larry Craig on Civil Rights
Click here for 13 full quotes on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 25% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)


Larry Craig on Corporations
Click here for 4 full quotes on Corporations OR background on Corporations.
Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 91% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Crime
Click here for 9 full quotes on Crime OR background on Crime.
Voted NO on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
Voted YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
Rated 13% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)


Larry Craig on Drugs
Click here for 2 full quotes on Drugs OR background on Drugs.
Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)


Larry Craig on Education
Click here for 14 full quotes on Education OR background on Education.
Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
Voted YES on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
Voted YES on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
Voted NO on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
Rated 20% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Energy & Oil
Click here for 17 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.
Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
Voted NO on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
Voted YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)


Larry Craig on Environment
Click here for 8 full quotes on Environment OR background on Environment.
Voted NO on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat. (Sep 1999)
Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)
Voted NO on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)
Voted NO on continuing desert protection in California. (Oct 1994)
Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments. (May 1994)
Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Families & Children
Click here for 2 full quotes on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.
Voted YES on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Foreign Policy
Click here for 8 full quotes on Foreign Policy OR background on Foreign Policy.
Voted NO on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
Voted NO on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 1998)
Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
Voted NO on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994)


Larry Craig on Free Trade
Click here for 12 full quotes on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.
Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
Voted NO on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
Voted YES on permanent normal trade relations with China. (Sep 2000)
Voted YES on expanding trade to the third world. (May 2000)
Voted YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority. (Nov 1997)
Voted YES on imposing trade sanctions on Japan for closed market. (May 1995)
Rated 75% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)


Larry Craig on Government Reform
Click here for 9 full quotes on Government Reform OR background on Government Reform.
Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
Voted YES on funding for National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
Voted NO on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on Approving the presidential line-item veto. (Mar 1996)
Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)


Larry Craig on Gun Control
Click here for 7 full quotes on Gun Control OR background on Gun Control.
Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Health Care
Click here for 16 full quotes on Health Care OR background on Health Care.
Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
Voted NO on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
Voted NO on medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)


Larry Craig on Homeland Security
Click here for 17 full quotes on Homeland Security OR background on Homeland Security.
Voted NO on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on preserving habeus corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
Voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
Voted NO on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Oct 1999)
Voted NO on allowing another round of military base closures. (May 1999)
Voted YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels. (May 1999)
Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP. (Mar 1999)
Voted YES on military pay raise of 4.8%. (Feb 1999)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)
Voted YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects. (Oct 1997)
Voted NO on banning chemical weapons. (Apr 1997)
Voted YES on considering deploying NMD, and amending ABM Treaty. (Jun 1996)
Voted YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations. (Sep 1995)
Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Immigration
Click here for 10 full quotes on Immigration OR background on Immigration.
Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
Voted NO on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)


Larry Craig on Jobs
Click here for 8 full quotes on Jobs OR background on Jobs.
Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage. (Nov 1999)
Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time. (May 1997)
Voted YES on replacing farm price supports. (Feb 1996)
Rated 15% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Principles & Values
Click here for 4 full quotes on Principles & Values OR background on Principles & Values.
Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
Religious affiliation: Methodist. (Nov 2000)
Fund the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program. (Dec 1997)


Larry Craig on Social Security
Click here for 6 full quotes on Social Security OR background on Social Security.
Voted YES on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on Social Security Lockbox & limiting national debt. (Apr 1999)
Voted YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. (May 1998)
Voted YES on allowing personal retirement accounts. (Apr 1998)
Voted YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes. (May 1996)
Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Tax Reform
Click here for 14 full quotes on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
Voted NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
Voted NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
Voted NO on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
Voted YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'. (Jul 2000)
Voted YES on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
Rated 73% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)


Larry Craig on Technology
Click here for 5 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology.
Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
Voted NO on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct 1998)
Voted YES on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996)
Promote internet via Congressional Internet Caucus. (Jan 2001)


Larry Craig on War & Peace
Click here for 10 full quotes on War & Peace OR background on War & Peace.
Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)


Larry Craig on Welfare & Poverty
Click here for 4 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
Voted NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
Voted YES on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)

On the Issues

[orleans]

13. and my favorite is:

Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record. (Dec 2003)

[Progressive Friend]

17. LOL, this is great, another Mark Foley style scandal!

[Sparkly]

14. Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training. (Jun 1998)

Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)


Figures. :eyes:

[Sparkly]

9. "Complaints," plural... hm...

His spokesman called it a "he said/he said," but wouldn't it be more like a "he said/they said?"

Wonder what he said, anyway!

[AlCzervik]

12. can someone please explain to me how his arrest record was not made public?

in my town the police blotter comes out twice a week and if you're arressted your name is in there. BTW Bbwwwwaaaaaaa.

[rodeodance]

16. well, he did wipe out his Senators card.

[rodeodance]

15. REC for all to see

[Totally Committed]

19. Aside from this being funny, it's also troubling....

Why are we just hearing about this now?

They ought to rename that Party the Repervlican Party. Damn!

TC

[DesertRat]

21. GOP=Gross Old Perverts n/t

[pnwmom]

30. So it's okay to use the slur "perverts" now????

I didn't get that memo.

:shrug:

[Totally Committed]

33. 'Pervert' is a slur?

Here's the definition:

Definitions of 'pervert' on the Web:

corrupt: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

twist: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

I meant no slur, I can tell you that. It has nothing to do with his being gay/not gay at all. It has to do with him being a hypocrite about it. This is a man who is a homophobe, loud and clear... who has actually literally denied gays and lesbians their civil rights. And, now he's found waving his willy at the boys in a restroom?

He's a pervert. PC or not, that's what he is!

TC

[pnwmom]

34. The word has historically been a slur used against all gays,

and I believe it is still offensive.

From www.dictionary.com, Online Etymological

c.1300 (trans.), "to turn someone aside from a right religious belief to a false or erroneous one," from O.Fr. pervertir, from L. pervertere "corrupt, turn the wrong way, turn about," from per- "away" + vertere "to turn" (see versus). The noun is 1661, from the verb. Replaced native froward, which embodies the same image. The noun is attested from 1661, "one who has forsaken a doctrine or system regarded as true, apostate;" psychological sense of "one who has a perversion of the sexual instinct" is attested from 1897 (Havelock Ellis), originally esp. of homosexuals. Perv, short for sexual pervert (n.), is first recorded 1944.

[DesertRat]

37. I think someone who looks for sex in a bathroom is a pervert.

I don't think that being a "pervert" has anything to do with being gay. So now it's a "slur". I didn't get that memo. And neither did my brother who is visiting me today and who happens to be gay.

Definitions of pervert on the Web:
corrupt: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
twist: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

[Progressive Friend]

38. I agree

I am very far left (by US standards), but I definitely think that lewd behavior in public restrooms should be illegal.

[pnwmom]

41. You and your brother may be too young to remember, but I'm not.

At one point, "pervert" was used in the same way that "faggot" or "queer" were used. It was used for any gay man, because all gay sex was considered abnormal.

[DesertRat]

42. I'm 51

I remember a flasher hanging around outside our college dorm who would open his coat to reveal his naked self to coeds. We nicknamed him "the perv". I guess I never associated pervert with being gay.

I think that the Repubs and their odd sexual proclivities (diapers, bathroom sex, etc.) have redefined the term pervert for this generation!

[pnwmom]

44. I'm about your age,

and my father was gay when it was considered a mental illness (hence, "perverted") at best, and criminal at worst.

And when the vast majority of gay men were closeted, there was probably a lot more activity in hidden places -- bathrooms, parks, "bathhouses", etc. -- than there is now. At least I hope that is true.

[MagsDem]

32. Being gay is perverted

... although propositioning someone in a public bathroom probably is. Ewww. That's like 3 rethugs this summer that have been caught doing that.

[pnwmom]

35. Didn't you leave out the word "NOT" in your subject line?

I'm hopeful that you did because of your word "although" in the text.

[MagsDem]

36. Duh, yes

I have a bad habit of dropping my prepositions. Ugh. Should have posted the not, as in isn't. Thanks for helping me correct it.

[pnwmom]

40. You're welcome.

Glad it was just a proofreading goof.

Welcome to DU!

[MagsDem]

45. Thanks

I appreciate the welcome. Any chance you might want to follow me around and make sure I don't drop all my prepositions? I'm guessing not. I'd probably at least have to buy you dinner first. LOL. Thanks for the helping hand and the welcome. Typical Dem!

[Major Hogwash]

48. That's how being gay is viewed here in Idaho, where I'm from.

Most of the gays don't run around in public being as open as they would be in San Francisco, for example.

This year's Gay pride parade was the largest yet - 500 people marched in Boise.
But, you know for a state of 1.5 million people, there's got to be more gays living here than that.

Idaho is like a state lost in time - we are living with all of the modern technology of the 21st century, but the majority here still hold viewpoints about morality that has never left the early '50's.

[pnwmom]

22. Haven't there been rumors about him for a while?

Guess they just got confirmed.

I do feel sorry for his wife. If she didn't already know, what a way to find out. Either way, she's dealing with public humiliation.

[TwilightGardener]

24. She and Wendy Vitter should meet for lunch sometime. They have some common ground.

[pnwmom]

29. Remember Dina McGreevey -- the wife of the Dem. Gov. of N.J.?

She was in the same situation. and she's written a book about it.

According to her book, she called HRC in the midst of the crisis, and Hillary gave her some supportive advice.

[ooglymoogly]

25. Soooooo we need to know what he said and what he said. nt kr

[rufus dog]

26. At this rate the next Republican Convention will be held

in the Mens Bathroom! What the hell is wrong with these people?

[AtomicKitten]

28. or a prison bathroom

what a freakshow!

[ronnykmarshall]

31. Are the freeps blaming Clinton yet?

[FlaxieB]

39. I hears on the news that the Senator was playing "footsie" in the bathroom.

What the hell is that?:shrug:

[pnwmom]

43. He was letting his foot wander into the adjoining stall,

which happened to belong to a police officer on patrol.

Not a good idea.

[Skittles]

46. invitation to be diddled

yes INDEED

[BigDDem]

47. he said/he said misunderstanding?

Right, that happens to me all the time when I use the restroom.