Larry Craig to Lauer: "I've never used the Internet"... oh really?

[npincus]

http://www.examiner.com/blogs/Yeas_and_Nays/2007/10/17/Larry-Craig-tells-Matt-Lauer-Im-not-so-Internet-literate

:rofl:

That explains how he "accidently" ended up in a well-advertised spot for anonymous interludes at the Minneapolis airport. Or his familiarity with hand/foot 'signals' to convey interest in a little toe-tapping good fun. He's "NEVER" used the Internets?

So, if Larry Craig tells a bald-face lie like this one, to Lauer, his wife and millions of viewers alst night, could it be possible that he might be lying about anything else?



Among all of the bathrooms Sen. Larry Craig has visited, none has been on the information superhighway. Or so he says.

In his interview with Matt Lauer that aired on NBC’s “Matt Lauer Reports” on Tuesday night and again this morning on “Today,” Craig says he doesn’t use the Internet.

When Lauer asked Craig whether he knew about the Minneapolis airport bathroom’s reputation as a “hot spot” for gay trysts, Craig said: “Matt, you won’t believe this. But I don’t use the Internet. I don’t have a computer at my desk. I’ve never used the Internet. It’s just not what I do. I e-mail with my BlackBerry. No, I did not know that. I had no reason to know that.”

That’s interesting, in light of the following:

» In an op-ed he wrote this summer on the SCHIP health care program, Craig refers to doing a Google search on the term “mission creep.”

» He’s a member of the Congressional Internet Caucus.

» He co-sponsored a bill designating June 2007 as National Internet Safety Month.

» He was presented with the 2007 Internet Keep Safe Coalition Award.

» On his Web site, he lists as a top accomplishment a Silver Mouse Award given to his site in 2003 and 2006 by the Congressional Management Foundation in 2003 and 2006.

» When he endorsed Mitt Romney for president, he did so on YouTube.

[annabanana]

1. poor boy can't help himself...

he's been lying full time since puberty...

[distantearlywarning]

2. Well, first of all that's probably a total lie.

But if he is telling the truth, well, I don't think anyone should be allowed to run for Congress or take a seat there who has no familiarity with the internet. There is no way that a legislator can do a good job governing our modern world without this knowledge.

[jackstraw45]

3. I'm sure "journalist" Matt Lauer added a voiceover pointing all these facts out....

:sarcasm:

[KurtNYC]

16. Lauer said HE did not know what "cruising" was

For those who missed the interview (as I did), here is my aprroximation of what took place:

ML: Senator Craig, welcome to NBC.
LC: NBC? what's that? Something gay ??!
ML: Someone said you were cruising...whatever THAT is.
LC: I don't know what it is either. Why are you asking ME?
ML: Well I thought you might know because I sure don't.
LC: (flustered) Why would I know what cruising is?!
ML: (blushing) well.. me neither! I'm a naive virgin.
LC: Me too! I don't even know what the internet is!
ML: Well don't look at me... I don't go near websites. I'm afraid of spiders.
LC: I have never seen another human being naked.
ML: I have never seen MYSELF naked.
LC: I have never BEEN naked.
ML: I'm wearing two sets of clothing right now just to make sure that I am never naked.
LC: Only 2 sets? How risque! I'm wearing 2 sets of clothing plus a wetsuit.
ML: I'm as neutered as a GI Joe doll.
LC: Did you just tap your foot?
ML: Absolutely not. I had the stage manager glue my shoes to the floor before you came out.
LC: What !?! I have not yet "come out" !
ML: But you're sitting right here.
LC: That's not what I meant. In fact, I don't know what I meant by that statement....

[npincus]

4. LOL- From Sen. Craig's own web site, "Internet Security":

http://craig.senate.gov/i_internetsec.cfm

:rofl:

His quote:

“In Idaho and other western states, access to the Internet is becoming increasingly important, especially to families in our most remote areas, by reducing the distance to vital services or even the nearest library from hundreds of miles to only a few clicks."

Another on "cyber-safety":

The Senate recently passed S.Res.205, a measure I cosponsored, declaring June "National Internet Safety Month."

There are dangers and risks involved in accessing the Internet. In many cases just being aware of the risks and knowing how to recognize the dangers helps us avoid online pitfalls. Sadly, many children and teens, and their parents, do not have the information they need to protect themselves or their families. The goal of National Internet Safety Month is to change that, which is why I am a cosponsor of this legislation

...oh yeah, and he's "NEVER" used the Internets! :rofl:

[Ghost in the Machine]

10. Well, to be fair, Phil Gingrey, champion of the 10 commandments, couldn't

recite the commandments on Colbert's show when Stephen asked him what they were.

Some of these guys just take on positions because they HAVE to, not because they have a true interest in them... and I'm sure as hell NOT defending this puke, just pointing out another useless repiglican...

[Ghost in the Machine]

30. DOH! That was Lynn Westmoreland. Gingrey is the one with the annoying southern drawl

and before anyone gets too excited, I AM Southern and sound like a hick too, but good lord, Gingrey's voice sounds like it drips when he's talking! :rofl:

[Richard Steele]

5. Too fucking arrogant to even keep his ridiculous lies straight.

Creeps like Craig are why G*d invented tar and feathers.

[hunter]

6. His "staff" does all those internet thingies...

:P

[ColonelTom]

7. Let's not use the words "staff" and "Larry Craig" together...

:P

[hootinholler]

15. Ok, His Strep does it.

:shrug:

-Hoot

[leveymg]

37. Nope. He does it with his staff. Or, is that stapf?

So, this guy had himself put on the Internet protection board? Where he protects us from what, exactly? Without watching it? Who else does this remind me of who used to be in the House, who wormed his way into a similar watchdog body?

[gasperc]

8. Republicans and their callous lying

the interview was a painful experience. But as I watched closely and listened, I sat there in amazement by how Mr. Craig would speak as if he was telling the truth. Remember he never denied the foot tapping or hand signals. He willfully did these things, so he knows what he did and we know what he was doing. But he kept speaking as if all he had to do was say it and we'd believe. and this is conservatism in a nutshell, the Iraq war lies in a nutshell. Just say it and the people will believe it.

[Uncle Joe]

9. I believe this is a

media driven subliminal attack against the Internet, not Craig, unless there is a transcript, this paragraph makes no sense to me.

"When Lauer asked Craig whether he knew about the Minneapolis airport bathroom’s reputation as a “hot spot” for gay trysts, Craig said: “Matt, you won’t believe this. But I don’t use the Internet. I don’t have a computer at my desk. I’ve never used the Internet. It’s just not what I do. I e-mail with my BlackBerry. No, I did not know that. I had no reason to know that.”

Lauer never brings up Internet, Craig does twice.

[KurtNYC]

19. good catch

[madinmaryland]

27. Doesn't a Blackberry send messages (email) over the internets?

:rofl:

[Uncle Joe]

28. I believe the point of that exchange

was not really aimed at Craig, it was a back door way for the media to put the Internet in a negative light especially in the moderate to conservative sections of the nation.

[Botany]

11. Larry "I normally do not use the nearest restroom."

BTW mmmmmmmmmm Bathroom sex that is hot.

[Yavin4]

12. Give The Man A Break. Maybe Those Series of Tubes Scare Him

He didn't want to wind up in those tubes.

[Ganja Ninja]

23. A series of tubes is exactly what he's looking for. n/t

[Atman]

13. Just another crazy old fart who doesn't understand the tubes

He seems to think that when you log off, it's like throwing away yesterday's newspaper. He's a fucking idiot AND a shameless liar.

.

[Drifter]

14. I would be interrested in knowing ...

how many people arrested in stings like this in THAT bathroom, claim to be a victim of entrapment (or misinterpreted actions). My guess is that it is low.

The police set up a sting in this bathroom, largely because it is a well known place where this activity is said to take place. If the police are in fact entrapping (innocent) people, then I believe that many of the people caught in the sting are innocent, and most likely willing to fight (and win) the charge (instead of pleading guilty to make it go away).

Cheers
Drifter

[TornadoTN]

17. Typical Republicanism on display here

Not really surprising, since they lie about everything.

[npincus]

18. Challenge to our Lazy MSM:

How about a simple black & white plan-diagram showing the Minneapolis airport layout, with a dashed-line for the path traveled by Sen. Craig. The path begins at the entrance door of the terminal and goes to the infamous Men's room. On the plan is a "star" at the GATE location where Craig's scheduled flight departed.

On the plan, show ALL other available Me's bathrooms along the path between entrance door and departure gate.

This would show whether Craig went out of his way to use this notorious bathroom, which would beg the question "why"? Were there other bathrooms that were on the way to his departure gate that he avoided in order to go to the well-known trysting spot?

My local airports (Newark, JFK) have any number of bathrooms along the terminal corridors. Why would a person who has to catch a fight pick one off of their path-of-travel?

I challenge the media to do the above.

[npincus]

20. Airport diagram here:

(can anyone find a better one?)

[Semper_FiFi]

33. Isn't he a member of some "frequent flier" group...

I mean, he must be flying business/first class...don't they have business/first class lounges in Minneapolis Airport. I haven't been there in years, but I am sure they must. I always use a business/first class lounge bathroom if it's available. They tend to be cleaner than the rest. Why didn't he use that bathroom? Has this subject even come up? Or was he flying coach? I guess some flights don't have different class status, but still, you can use the lounges if you are a frequent flier.

[FSogol]

21. IIRC, The Minnesota Police had that diagram and showed

exactly how far out of his way he traveled to that specific bathroom.

Sorry, but I forget where I saw it. :-(

[npincus]

24. oh, crap!

I wonder if it's on The Google (?). Please search those memory banks! :) Was it on tv or the print media? Thesmokinggun should have a hard copy of that(?).

[Rhythm and Blue]

25. I used to work for Northwest at MSP, so I can help you with that. (edited for clarity)

The Lindbergh terminal is shaped roughly like the letter H, though with the top two "sticks" being much longer than the bottom two. The bathroom in question is in the center of the crossbar, and is where the main food courts and toiletry/gift shop locations are. Best-case scenario for him, he came in the G concourse and left in the C, A or B; that would mean he had to walk through that crossbar (F is not commonly used for either IAD or BOI flights, and E is used for other airlines)

The most likely scenario, given what I've observed at NWA, was that he was departing at A or B (he almost would have had to; I think all Northwest MSP-BOI flights are operated by Mesaba or Pinnacle) and coming in at C concourse; those are connected and going to that bathroom would have been 180 degrees out of his way. He could at least claim that he was planning on getting a Whopper (of the Burger King variety), decided he had to take a dump first, and then wanted to pick up his food to go and carry it to his gate. The problem with this is that every single restaurant (to the best of my knowledge) that exists near The Toilet also exists somewhere on that wing, and most are smack-dab between C and A/B concourses.

He would have had to pass at least one, most likely two, and possibly three restrooms on the way from his arrival to the one he used, and a similar number on the way to his gate.

[Rhythm and Blue]

26. And here's a map.

His restroom is the one in that center grey box in the "M" area.

[npincus]

29. Frickin' EXCELLENT!!!!

That is fantastic....

This is excellent- thanks so much. May have more questions when I can "study" this and your other response! tee hee

[Rhythm and Blue]

31. Feel free to PM me. nt

[Ganja Ninja]

22. Larry doesn't use the internet.

He gets his tips in public restrooms from Washington DC to Idaho.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

32. Is it toe-tappers.com maybe?

[Semper_FiFi]

34. No, I think its M2MToeTap.com

You can tap tap tap your troubles away.

[nadinbrzezinski]

35. Well you see, he's the only man in these US to have

a pigeon service blackberry'

Every time he presses send email itty bitty little pigeons fly away

No wonder his emails take so long

[sellitman]

36. Is he a Republican? Is his mouth moving?

Then he is lying.

Simple!

[Vanje]

38. Sure. We're like that here in Idaho.

I've never used a telephone.
We still have to shoot ducks to get quills so we can write letters.