BREAKING NEWS: Minn. court rejects Sen. Larry Craig's request to withdraw guilty plea in sex sting

[helderheid]

Source: MSNBC

Sen. Craig loses bid to withdraw guilty plea
His lawyer had argued evidence of soliciting sex at bathroom was lacking

BREAKING NEWS
updated 3 minutes ago

MINNEAPOLIS - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport men’s room sex sting.

A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s bid to toss out his disorderly conduct conviction.

Craig was arrested in June 2007 in a Minneapolis airport bathroom stall by an undercover officer who said the senator solicited sex.

He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and paid a fine, but changed his mind after word of his arrest became public. Craig insisted he was innocent, but the case effectively ended his political career.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28140563/

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Updated with link

[Hepburn]

1. A correct decision IMO.

Craig made a deal, thought it would never make the news by making the deal and keeping it quiet, and when it exploded the hell all over the place ~~ suddenly he found he had been taken advantage of.

GMAFB...:eyes:

[tanyev]

2. They've apparently chosen to take a very narrow stance on the matter.

[wtmusic]

5. *splort*

thanks (and I just got a new keyboard)

:rofl:

[liberal N proud]

17. ROFLMAO

:rofl:

[xchrom]

3. recommend -- i LOVE juicey goodness like this. nt

[helderheid]

9. Me too! Updated story :)

[CoffeeCat]

4. Is this...

one of Craig's "stalling" tactics?

;)

[helderheid]

6. Waa Waaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

:rofl:

[agentS]

7. Busted. Grounded. EPIC FAIL!

Sorry Senator. You've been blasted out of the closet. There's no escaping it now. Just confess and get it over with while you still have an ounce of dignity left.

[hlthe2b]

8. So what's his next "bold" move to regain his trashed reputation?

Inquiring minds want to know.... (and what's the point, anyway--he's done)

[AlbertCat]

18. Alas...Sen Craig REALLY DOESN'T think he's gay!

This is the most amazing thing about this whole affair. There are men who think they can do anything sexually, but because they are married and have children, they MUST be straight. Yeah...right....

And who would even care....if he wasn't so homophobic and worked against gays. What a loser!

[FreeState]

25. Sexual activity does not equal sexual orientation

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=31

What Is Sexual Orientation?

Sexual orientation is an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectional attraction toward others. It is easily distinguished from other components of sexuality including biological sex, gender identity (the psychological sense of being male or female), and the social gender role (adherence to cultural norms for feminine and masculine behavior).

Sexual orientation exists along a continuum that ranges from exclusive heterosexuality to exclusive homosexuality and includes various forms of bisexuality. Bisexual persons can experience sexual, emotional, and affectional attraction to both their own sex and the opposite sex. Persons with a homosexual orientation are sometimes referred to as gay (both men and women) or as lesbian (women only).

Sexual orientation is different from sexual behavior because it refers to feelings and self-concept. Individuals may or may not express their sexual orientation in their behaviors.

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I know thats hard to grasp but Sen Craig may not be gay - his public self-concept does not include it apparently

[Mari333]

10. The Minnesota court

has made an excretory decision, based on the flush of evidence presented not only in testemony shown, but also the erect stature in which the justices exemplified themselves. a penal institution may be the only recourse for mr craig.

[keroro gunsou]

13. too bad...

his career may have been circling the bowl, but now it's down the crapper.

[goodhue]

11. link to decision . . .

http://www.mncourts.gov/opinions/coa/current/opa071949-1209.pdf

[SpiralHawk]

12. "At least I wasn't having diaper sex with hookers, like other repubs." - Sen. Craig (R)

"Smirk. He shoulda got Jeebus to forgive him. Smirk."

- Sen. David 'DiaperBoy" Vitter (R)

[Javaman]

14. And the dance continues...

:rofl:

[lonestarnot]

15. woopsie.

:rofl:

[faulknercindy]

16. Wonder if anybody ever said this to him

sucks to be you dude. heheheh

[Political Tiger]

19. Bad day for closeted Republicans:

Former Lawmaker Allen's Sex Charge Appeal Denied
Monday, December 8, 2008 – updated: 2:23 pm EST December 8, 2008

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Former Brevard County legislator Bob Allen lost another appeal in his fight to overturn his conviction for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer.

Allen had appealed to have his case reheard and the appeal was denied. Monday, the 5th District Court of Appeal denied his appeal for redress.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18229054/detail.html

[helderheid]

21. Hee!

[No Elephants]

20. He tried AGAIN? LOL, guess he's afraid this whole thing might get forgotten. His poor wife and

kids!

[xxqqqzme]

22. This is current?

I thought this was settled months ago. How many 'guilty' pleas did he enter? How much longer is he determined to remind the public of his wide, toe tapping stance?

[MilesColtrane]

23. What a dumbass.

All he did was insure that this story's in the news again.

[truthisfreedom]

24. At least he's been keeping himself busy.

So many of these disgraced politicians seem to simply disappear.

[pitohui]

26. yeah senator craig is the gift that keeps on giving! EOM

.

[HopeHoops]

27. Tap, tap, tap, tap....

[Hokie]

28. Craig kept his seat and his fat pension

No Repuke in their leadership had the balls to call for him to be expelled from the Senate.