Cafferty 'Can't Wait' to Peep Through Larry Craig's Stall

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Jack Cafferty opened his CNN "Situation Room" shtick today at 4:07 p.m. EDT by asking about Larry Craig:

Which was worse? Making sexual advances toward a police officer or lying to the whole world by saying you're going to resign your Senate seat and then announcing you're not going to resign?

Answer: saying you don't want Craig to resign because you "can't wait" for televised hearings describing all the lurid details of what happened in that stall.

Which is exactly what Cafferty went on to do.

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JACK CAFFERTY: Idaho Senator Larry Craig is a disgrace on many levels. Five weeks ago, Larry "Wide-Stance" Craig announced his intention to resign at the end of September after it got out he pleaded guilty in connection with being busted for playing footsie with a cop in that toilet. Pathetic soul that he is, Craig then tried to get his guilty plea to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge overturned. The court laughed in his face, as it should have.

Now Craig says he's staying. Good. Republicans want him to go because he's an embarrassment to their family-values party with an election coming up next year. Democrats want him to stay -- for the same reason: Craig's an embarrassment to the family-values Republican party with an election coming up next year.

I want him to stay too, but not for the same reason. The Senate Ethics Committee is investigating Craig. And if he insists on remaining in the Senate, well, there might be hearings. And those hearings likely might be televised. And I can't wait for that. "Senator, could you show the committee that wide stance you said you assumed in that toilet?" Senator, you said you reached under the stall to pick up a piece of paper. The cop who arrested you didn't say anything about you having a piece of paper in your hand. And Senator, who picks up a piece of paper off the floor in a men's room in an airport? Senator?"

Like I said, I can't wait.

Some might be skeptical of Cafferty's claim that in wanting Craig to remain in the Senate, he's not motivated by a desire to hurt the GOP's electoral prospects. But for present purposes, let's take him at his word. Jack Cafferty "can't wait" to see a man display his wide restroom stance and talk about picking toilet paper off the floor.

If, according to Cafferty, Larry Craig is a "disgrace" and a "pathetic soul" for what he did, then what is Jack Cafferty for salivating at the prospect of learning all the sordid details of what happened in that stall?

—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.


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What could the Senate

Can the Senate censure him for pleading guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct? That's what he was charged with. Does anyone think they want to expand on that? Like asking the cop why it's "understood" that the motions Craig made are a solicitation for gay sex?

My answer to the last

My answer to the last question here from Mark F. is....

SICK...very very sick.

What Jack Cafferty was actually thinking?

JACK CAFFERTY [1998]: President Clinton is a disgrace on many levels. Five weeks ago, Bill "Insert a Davidoff [cigar] Wide-Stance" Clinton announced his intention to resign at the end of September after it got out he solicited sexual favors, to wit: oral sex, from a very young and unpaid volunteer, finally admitted to the country that he was guilty in connection with being busted for playing touchie with her with a cigar in the highest office of the land, in the people's house. Pathetic soul that she is, Clinton's wife, Hillary, then tried to convince the people that the whole thing was nothing more than a vast right-wing conspiracy, setting the stage for her to run for president in the future. The people laughed in her face, as well they should have.

Now they both say their back for good.  Republicans want them to go away because he and she are an embarrassment. Democrats want them to stay -- for the same reason.

I want them to stay too, but not for the same reason. The Senate Ethics Committee, the congress, the bar and everyone else should be investigating them. This is good for business and for the economy. Imagine how many white collar jobs this will create within the legal profession; and blue collar workers at the county's jails - when they are all finally put in jail. And if he insists on coming back to the white house, where he will continue to sexually harass more women, well, there might be more hearings. And those hearings likely might be televised. And I can't wait for that. "Mr. Ex-President, could you show the committee that wide stance you said you assumed in that little hallway just outside the oval office?" Mr. Ex-President, how does your wide stance compare to Ms. Lewinsky's wide stance? Would you please demonstrate that for us. Oh here, for goodness sakes. Ms. Couric - yea you, lady - yea, you play that position, OK? "Mr. Ex-President, you said you reached under her dress to do .. what? With that?  Oh my! The judge who interviewed you didn't say anything her about having that in her hand. And Mr. Ex-President, who does these disgraceful things with a young volunteer 37 years younger. Mr. Ex-President?"

Like I said, I can't wait.

Gary... AAAA+++ Beautifu

Gary...

AAAA+++

Beautiful.

ROFL!!! And I agree,

ROFL!!!

And I agree, bigtimer.  He is a pathetic little man. 

Crazy Jack

Cafferty is the crazy uncle that comes for Thanksgiving dinner that everyone kind of listens to and nods their heads as he rants about about something insane. Later, we shake our heads and say "Gee, we have got to do something about Uncle Jack"...

Cafferty and the dems are homophobes

I don't get this story at all. I didn't really read about it because it didn't interest me, but is it illegal to come on to someone? I must have missed something.

Regardless, Cafferty and the dems are showing their true homophobic character. They can't even wait for God to judge - they want to judge and punish right now!

Well Dee, coming onto

Well Dee, coming onto someone is not illegal, but sex in a public restroom is.  That's why the nub of this story, that they don't really want to get into is WHY the cop knew that Craig was signalling that he wanted gay sex, right then, right there. (I doubt they would have exchanged phone numbers).They really don't want to open that can of worms.

Yeah - MB

How can you arrest someone for thinking they wanted to do something illegal? Unless he had sex with the cop or money changed hands (prostitution) I don't see how it can be a crime.

I will say again that I

I will say again that I hold NO sympathy for Larry Craig. But as for your question, the cop would have to say that is common, for homosexuals seeking sex in the restroom, to use the motions that Craig was using as "signals" and a "come on" to see if the person in the other stall was interested. Then it would be "solicitation" to perform an illegal act.

And this conversation is getting too "icky" for me, so that's all I'm gonna say about it. LOL 

LEAVE LARRY CRAIG

LEAVE LARRY CRAIG ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUESTION.

Is there something I missed - what was the outcome of the George Allen park incident.

 

The reason I ask is because if the original allegations and statements surrounding the issue are true, I would have expected the democrats and the media to have been trumpeting from the rooftops to this day.

 

Clarification so I can respond further please. 

Cafferty how about a liberal gut.........panty check

Hey Jack, come down from the mount and maybe you will have the gonads to take the challenge I issued Bill Maher.

Jack you know very well in your slime world of all you did to rise to the top...........all those "rumors" about your bosses, about your liberal friends, about your liberal politicians........happening to go on vacation allot to child pedophile south Asia, happening to get assigned to pedophile areas........happen to not report on UN or Russian troops they cover who are raping local kids in exchange for favors..........happen to know the boss who like Arafat always has little boys or girls adorning his or her entourage.

You know the names Cafferty. You know the stories as you heard them like all liberals have. You know who is beating on his wife, attacking his mistress, seducing the young boys.........you know who they are Cafferty, but just like when Bill Clinton was doing as much you just didn't report it.

So Jack Cafferty now that you are after Larry Craig, you make sure you bring to light all the situations you have heard of........as you know very well it is a criminal offense to know of pedophiles and not report their activity.

Amazing Bill Maher, sex fiend times 10 has remained silent.......I will bet you will claim no knowledge either of all your liberal friends.

 

*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS

I will bet that is not the

I will bet that is not the only stall he would like to peep into, it wouldn't be satisfied with just peeping and that it wouldn't be the first time. 

 

Flounder, fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.

It's all about Jack Cafferty, pathetic soul that he is.

A nasty mens room is the one place that old bag of wind Cafferty could sneak up on you undetected.

}}---> Cafferty

Cafferty's career flight has gone into a stall of its own.

~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~

Republicans need to back off on Resignation..

let the Liberals in Congress shout for Craigs resignation and lose the Gay vote....the Republicans need to let it go....it was a Misdemeanor.....

Unless there is a law that says you can't have Sex and be a Senatorial person .....only a few Senators from NY can Qualify for that one.

 

 

What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ?   David Foote  GoE

Bottom feeders...

always get excited when something really smelly floats by.

Sick

What kind of sick people do we keep electing? And how many sick tv anchors/reporters does the media insist on hiring?

ConservativeBelle

When is a lie a lie?

Cafferty:  "...or lying to the whole world by saying you're going to resign your Senate seat and then announcing you're not going to resign?"

Perhaps I'm being nitpicky, but if Craig announced his resignation and then changed his mind, is that really a lie?  Ill advised, perhaps, but not a lie.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.