You're missing the story of the day: Larry Craig, Hall of Famer (happens tomorrow)

[sinkingfeeling]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21268057/site/newsweek/


<snip> It may be the most determined culinary performance since Martha Stewart appeared on the CBS “Early Show” grimly chopping cabbage after she was indicted on federal charges of insider trading. “There are times when we’ve tried our damnedest to get some publicity,” says Hall of Fame board member William Vaughn Jr., adding that the organization stuck with Craig because of his record representing Idaho in Congress for 27 years. “He sure as hell isn’t being honored for the last few months,” Vaughn says. “We try to look beyond personalities and look at the facts of what they’ve accomplished.” Still, he admits it’s hard not to cringe at reminders of Craig’s newfound fame—such as the sticker he saw in a men’s room during an out-of-state vacation proclaiming CRAIG WAS HERE. (The vote to include honorees in the Hall of Fame is made by a subcommittee of the board and then approved by the entire group. That process was completed before news of Craig’s arrest was made public.)

.......But while the late-night talk-show hosts sharpen their blades, and the blogs snicker about the “Idaho Hall of Shame,” the humor is lost on others. “He seems to have the hide of a rhinoceros,” says fellow honoree Arthur Hart, a Boise historian who plans to bring his grandchildren and great-grandchildren to the ceremony. “I wish he wouldn’t come. That isn’t very nice for the rest of us.”

[Richardo]

1. I want to see the side by side photos of Gore and Craig accepting their respective awards.

Nobel Peace Prize vs the "SuperTuber's" Idaho Hall of Fame plaque.

I'll be posting that Monday. Oh yes I will.