He Said, He Said…Craig Audio and Transcript
Everyone has been wagging their tongues about Sen. Larry Craig. Republicans on the Hill have been calling for his resignation for his guilty plea on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police Dept. has released the audio and a written transcript of the interview between the arresting police officer and Sen. Craig.
Listen to the audio and then read the transcript because in the audio you are able to hear voice inflections etc. See if you can come to a certain conclusion, other than the fact he pled guilty to disorderly conduct, of any crime having been committed in that restroom.
Now here’s a story about the arresting officer in the Craig case involving a man riding a bicycle from the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.
It’s a long piece and doesn’t mention this officer until later in the story. Be patient and read it, as it will give you some insight into the kind of “power trip” this officer and his subordinates seem to have.
Now go here and click on all the links at the top, i.e. Welcome, overview, etc. to see all the documentation this man has against these officers.
Hat Tip: Macsmind.
Here are some thoughts by one of Sen. Craig’s former interns as written at The Strata Sphere.
Thank you AJStrata for posting on this. I decided to wait a day or two and cool down so that I did not sound like a ranting lunatic. I was Senator Larry Craig’s high school intern in the spring of 2003. Senator Craig takes every intern out to lunch (no do not twist my words. He takes a group of interns, but every intern has the chance to go). At this lunch he will answer any questions you can ask. During my time in his office I realized that I wanted to be a politician like Craig. He serves his state and his people, not his own agenda. He worked his way up through the ranks rather than just buying in. I’m proud that I was able to work with him, even if it was for a short period of time. And I completely support him.
I am not condemning nor am I defending Sen. Craig. I have put this information here for you to decide for yourself.
Written by ~J~
Sue Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 11:20 amVisit Sue
There is rumor this morning that the Senator is going to resign. We all know how many of these rumors end up not having legs but if he did resign I would understand.
I certainly don’t know what Senator Craig was or was not guilty of but after listening to that transcript I think it sounds as though this may have been a bit over zealous in this interrogation. He said, he said cases are the toughest to unravel. I am not certain we will ever know the whole truth here.
Guss Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 12:11 pmVisit Guss
Every time I turn on the TV, all I hear is the name Craig. As far as I’m concerned hypocrisy isn’t a cause to be removed from office. If that were the case Washington would be empty. He may be guilty, I don’t know but I am not one of his constituents so it is none of my business and until I move to Idaho it will remain none of my business. Let’s leave this poor man alone and let the voters of his state deside his fate.
I’ve heard just about all I want to hear.