[Vision2020] Craig's official statement

[Tom Hansen]

Like some crimes, there is no denying the proverbial smoking gun when . . . A US Senator Gets Flushedhttp://tinyurl.com/2sw3dw Seeya round town, Moscow. Tom HansenMoscow, Idaho

> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:37:49 -0700> From: joekc at adelphia.net> To: lfalen at turbonet.com> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Craig's official statement> > Roger,> > That Craig merely touched someone else's foot seems to go against the > information in the police report that Tom posted, as well as information on the > CNN website found here:> > http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/28/craig.arrest/index.html> > Tell me, why would they charge Craig for "lewd conduct" if all he did was > touch another man's foot with his own foot? Why would Craig -- someone with > a law degree -- plead guilty if this is all that happened? It doesn't add up.> > Notice that on the CNN website it says: "A police officer who arrested him > June 11 said Craig peered through a crack in a restroom stall door for two > minutes and made gestures suggesting to the officer he wanted to engage in > 'lewd conduct.' ... 'Craig would look down at his hands, "fidget" with his > fingers, and then look through the crack into my stall again,' Karsnia wrote in > documents accompanying the arrest report."> > Tell me, do you give Michael Vick the benefit of the doubt? Do you say, "Well, > he just plead guilty in order to save himself some trouble. That doesn't mean > he is guilty of any crime." Or do you take his case for what it is, i.e., a > genuine admission of guilt. And if you treat Vick differently, why?> > --> Joe Campbell> > ---- lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote: > > =============> No I have not followed every vote by every Congressman. I think people tend to look at ssues that they are the most interested in. In regard to the charge against Craig- I don't thing that touching someone's foot is anything to get too excited over. However if had had been me and there wasn't any tissue in the stall, I would have simply said "Can you hand me some toilet paper"> Roger> -----Original message-----> From: "Sue Hovey" suehovey at moscow.com> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:45:17 -0700> To: "lfalen" lfalen at turbonet.com, "Paul Rumelhart" godshatter at yahoo.com, "Joe Campbell" joekc at adelphia.net> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Craig's official statement> > > Folks who don't know where Craig stands on sexuality haven't been following > > his senatorial career.> > > > Sue Hovey> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>> > To: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter at yahoo.com>; "Joe Campbell" > > <joekc at adelphia.net>> > Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:55 AM> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Craig's official statement> > > > > > > My sentiments also. I don't know where Craig stands on sexuality. Joe. > > > maybe you could let us know were the hypocrisy is?> > > -----Original message-----> > > From: Paul Rumelhart godshatter at yahoo.com> > > Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:25:26 -0700> > > To: Joe Campbell joekc at adelphia.net> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Craig's official statement> > >> > >> Sure, be my guest.> > >>> > >> You're welcome.> > >>> > >> Is he actively anti-homosexual or something? Despite the fact that he> > >> gave me a nomination to the Air Force Academy in 1984 (which turned me> > >> down) I haven't really followed his career that much.> > >>> > >> I'm just saying that I'd hate to be in that situation and not actually> > >> be guilty. Tapping your right foot. Who knew? I might also be tempted> > >> to just pay the damn fine and hope nobody notices, too.> > >>> > >> I do know I plan to keep both feet solidly on the floor for the duration> > >> next time I'm in an airport restroom.> > >>> > >> Paul> > >>> > >> Joe Campbell wrote:> > >> > Paul,> > >> >> > >> > You're not really that naive, are you? How about hypocrisy? Can we > > >> > accuse him of that?> > >> >> > >> > --> > >> > Joe Campbell> > >> >> > >> > --------------------> > >> >> > >> > The article I read in the Washington Post said that he had tapped the> > >> > foot of the person in the stall next him and reached under the> > >> > partition. Naive to ways of the dance of restroom stall courtship and> > >> > etiquette, I probably would have handed him some toilet paper blithely> > >> > assuming that his dispenser was empty.> > >> >> > >> > I haven't yet read the articles linked to earlier - so it's possible it> > >> > was more than that. But given what the Post said, I can't really accuse> > >> > him of much myself.> > >> >> > >> > Paul> > >> >> > >> > =======================================================> > >> > List services made available by First Step Internet,> > >> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.> > >> > http://www.fsr.net> > >> > mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com> > >> > =======================================================> > >> >> > >> >> > >>> > >> =======================================================> > >> List services made available by First Step Internet,> > >> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.> > >> http://www.fsr.net> > >> mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com> > >> =======================================================> > >> > > =======================================================> > > List services made available by First Step Internet,> > > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.> > > http://www.fsr.net> > > mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com> > > =======================================================> > > > > > > =======================================================> List services made available by First Step Internet, > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. > http://www.fsr.net > mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com> =======================================================
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