Letters to the Editor
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"I don't do these things"
Okay, so if Craig is bisexual, so what? Hypocrit? Maybe not. As a psychologist (retired), what I suspect is that this poor soul either has a multiple personality, or at the least, is in such a regressed, dissociated state when he does his men's room personna, that his everyday self can just dimiss it by saying "I (the real me) don't do these things." Also, as in so many super-socialized, authoritarian right-wingers, I see either a Parent, or disowned Child, with very little Adult.
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Isn't This Kinda His Doing Anyway?
The fact that a cop busted him for cruising for gay sex in a bathroom HAS to be a result of some kind family values effort to tackle "quality of life" crimes. Or vice, or whatever it would be.
So I think part of the fascination of the Craig situation is not simply that he's a hypocrite, but that he's actually a victim of the very bigotry HE promotes himself.
To this: "The thing that stood out the most to me was that Senator Craig, is a calm, cool, reasonable bald faced liar." -Dfield
I could see that, but I think it better demonstrates he's not a very SMART liar.
Why didn't he just say, "Oh, come on, officer! I do that all the time to get those creepy queers all worked up, then I call 'em names and walk out! It's so funny!"
If he pulled that off, he'd probably have walked. And it wouldn't have hurt his wingnut reputation, either way.