NPR: Paper Tells of Purported Larry Craig Encounters

Paper Tells of Purported Larry Craig Encounters

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Sen. Larry Craig's hometown paper has gone eight shades of enterprise reporting on the embattled politician. The Idaho Statesman published accounts from four named men who say their either had sex with Craig or were approached by him in some way.

Craig has called the stories absolutely false, and continues to deny having had gay encounters -- just as he has since the story broke in August that he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a Minnesota airport bathroom. The officer in that case says Craig made a sexual advance with his foot; Craig says he was merely using his customary "wide stance."

The Statesman report on Craig is full of adult language and adult situations. It also carries a note from executive editor Vicki Gowler, who explains the genesis of the article and says part of a newspaper's job is to "give voice to the voiceless." They've got voices now, for sure -- the online version comes with audio clips of interviews with the men.

Laura Conaway

8:44 AM ET | 12- 3-2007 | permalink

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Talk about kicking a guy when he's down.

Yeah he's a bit of a pig, but people are forgetting that as a gay/bi dude, Craig is not only a sexual hunter, but he is also a victim of heterosexism... queerphobia... bias and hatred. The wieght of gender/orientation politics in this country does this to people. He's confused, he's acting out in weird ways, etc etc. There's a lot of in the closet dudes from that generation (check out craigslist) who express their sexuality in unhealthy ways.

This story has progressed past "ah-ha gotcha" to delighting in glee as people watch this guys embarrassing past unfold.
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In other queer news... Fall Out Boy is homophobic... sorry FoB fans but it's true.

Doing a queer face act is just as bad as doing a black face act.. especially when they are doing it to "[make] people feel uncomfortable".

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16699161

Sent by Brian | 11:48 AM ET | 12-04-2007

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