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10-04-2007, 02:01 PM
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| Larry Craig Still a hypocrite and still guilty. Judge: Sen. Craig guilty plea stands - Politics - MSNBC.com Judge won't let Craig withdraw guilty plea Senator could appeal, or relinquish seat as he'd earlier stated MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge on Thursday rejected Sen. Larry Craig’s bid to withdraw his guilty plea in an airport sex sting, a major setback in Craig’s effort to clear his name and hang onto his Senate seat. “Because the defendant’s plea was accurate, voluntary and intelligent, and because the conviction is supported by the evidence ... the Defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea is denied,” Hennepin County Judge Charles Porter wrote. Craig can appeal Porter’s ruling, but it wasn’t immediately clear if he would. When the charges first surfaced, Craig said he would resign by Sept. 30. But then he decided to attempt to reopen his legal case, and said he would stay at least until he found out whether he could withdraw his plea. Craig has maintained his innocence and said that his actions in the airport bathroom were misconstrued by the police officer who arrested him. Craig was arrested June 11 by an airport police officer in a bathroom sex sting. The officer said Craig had looked into his bathroom stall, and tapped his foot and moved his hand under the divider in a way that suggested he was looking for a sexual partner. Judge: Craig's misgivings not police's fault Craig denied that in an interview with the officer after his arrest. But he pleaded guilty on Aug. 8. He later said he “panicked” in entering his plea, believing that it would keep the matter quiet. The Idaho Statesman had been holding back an article on rumors about his sexuality, and Craig said in court papers that he feared the arrest would trigger the story. Porter said that was not a good reason to withdraw the plea. Any pressure Craig was under “was entirely perceived by the defendant and was not a result of any action by the police, the prosecutor, or the court,” he said.
__________________ "...to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too." -President Barack Obama     |
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10-04-2007, 04:13 PM
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| Craig now says that he won’t seek reelection. Not likely he has a chance of winning any elections in Idaho anyway. Wordy, you really have a fascination with this Craig business. Maybe you should start hanging out in airport restrooms to gather some first hand information and report back. Besides, the sex scandle of the week is a threesome with Whoopi and Aunt Nancy.
__________________  ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, and politicians. All three need supervision. —DICK ARMEY Click here to view Democrat’s comments on Iraq and WMD’s | ||||
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10-04-2007, 04:15 PM
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__________________ LIBERALISM The haunting fear someone, somewhere can help themselves. " I think he (Obama) can be ready, but right now I don't think he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.." Senator Biden |
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10-04-2007, 04:16 PM
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| What Craig did was wrong regardless of his party. I wouldn't vote for him period.
__________________ LIBERALISM The haunting fear someone, somewhere can help themselves. " I think he (Obama) can be ready, but right now I don't think he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.." Senator Biden |
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10-04-2007, 04:35 PM
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| I said when it came out that if he didn’t step down that he likely wouldn’t get reelected. I don’t blame him for trying to fight it. Several lawyer/pundits have said that the case would not have stood up in court because the officer screwed up by not waiting for the solicitation. Even if he beat the rap I don’t think the voters would have him with that kind of scandal.
__________________ ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, and politicians. All three need supervision. —DICK ARMEY Click here to view Democrat’s comments on Iraq and WMD’s |
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10-04-2007, 04:39 PM
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I've told you NO and please stop asking! I don't care if you are into guys but to keep chasing someone who's told you "no thank you" on more than one occasion is wrong.
__________________ "...to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too." -President Barack Obama |
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10-04-2007, 04:54 PM
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10-04-2007, 05:44 PM
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| I just had an epiphany  Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House Hillary Clinton President Democrat both, wont matter. You can't get two women with big eggs in the same room together....... 
__________________ "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle." |
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10-04-2007, 06:21 PM
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__________________ ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, and politicians. All three need supervision. —DICK ARMEY Click here to view Democrat’s comments on Iraq and WMD’s |
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10-04-2007, 06:53 PM
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| Ok, who's really doing the "tapping" here anyway? |
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