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The pathetic Larry “I’m Not Gay!” Craig just continues to amuse us to no end — but in his latest desperate attempt to remain not-gay, it’s the bizarre, cryptic puppy metaphor of Craig’s lawyer that has us scratching our heads:
Craig’s new defense: The cop started itIn his latest appeal, disgraced senator says the officer tapped first
The undercover police officer who busted U.S. Sen. Larry Craig in a gay-sex sting in an airport bathroom stall couldn’t have been offended by the senator’s notorious foot-tapping — after all, the officer invited the action by tapping his own foot, lawyers for the congressman said in a brief filed Tuesday.
Those lawyers also contend the Idaho Republican should have his guilty plea to a disorderly conduct charge thrown out because what he did last June wasn’t a crime. The reason: The state’s disorderly conduct statute says the conduct in question has to alarm or anger others — plural — and Craig’s actions affected just the undercover officer.
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Despite Craig’s voluntary guilty plea, if the facts don’t support the charge, the plea is inaccurate and should be thrown out, the brief contends.
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But Patrick Hogan, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, was ready with a non-legal reply.
“Facts are resilient, and Sen. Craig’s continued transparent efforts to escape them don’t change the truth of his behavior in an airport restroom, or the fact that he admitted guilt last August,” said Hogan.
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Locally, the senator is represented by longtime Minneapolis attorney Thomas Kelly, who, when asked for comment, replied, “Never drive over to St. Paul to have a filing with your puppy in the car. She’s barking at every strange sound and smell.”
He did not elaborate.
— David Hanners
Craig’s new defense: The cop started it
Pioneer Press
January 9, 2008
