Idaho's Sen. Craig: a ZERO % rating on gay/lesbian issues from Human Rights Campaign

[Bluebear]

* Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
* Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
* Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
* Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
* Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
* Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
* Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
* Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
* Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
* Rated 25% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)


http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Congress_and_Scorecard&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=34268
http://www.govote.com/Senate/Larry_Craig.htm#Civil_Rights

[AlCzervik]

1. his voting record was his beard. Senator Craig,now a member of the hoisted by their own petard club.

[Bluebear]

2. Craig stated “that he has a wide stance when going to the bathroom."

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/sen_larry_craigs_lewd_conduct.php

OMG I cannot get over these GOP hypocrites.

[flyarm]

3. this from KOS

ID-Sen: Sen. Craig (R) arrested for lewd behavior in bathroom
by kos
Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 02:15:03 PM PDT
So a rumored story outing Idaho Sen. Larry Craig as gay was apparently spiked by the Idaho Statesman. So, um, was Craig feeling particularly frisky in celebration? From the subscription-only Roll Call:

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public restroom, according to an arrest report obtained by Roll Call Monday afternoon.

Craig’s arrest occurred just after noon on June 11 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On Aug. 8, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct in the Hennepin County District Court. He paid more than $500 in fines and fees, and a 10-day jail sentence was stayed. He also was given one year of probation with the court that began on Aug. 8.

A spokesman for Craig described the incident as a “he said/he said misunderstanding,” and said the office would release a fuller statement later Monday afternoon.

After he was arrested, Craig, who is married, was taken to the Airport Police Operations Center to be interviewed about the lewd conduct incident, according to the police report. At one point during the interview, Craig handed the plainclothes sergeant who arrested him a business card that identified him as a U.S. Senator and said, “What do you think about that?” the report states.

His retirement announcement can't be far off. His seat is up next year.

[MADem]

4. Didn't Mike Rogers out that guy eons ago, and no one listened to him? NT

[BornagainDUer]

5. Sometimes I think this whole gay vs. anti-gay thing is a Kulturcampf

Psy-ops program. :tinfoilhat:

[indepat]

6. What a swell fella he are