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August 30, 2007
Jiminy!
I've been following the Sen. Larry Craig story with strange bemusement. You'd like to think his "wide stance" excuse for his bathroom antics was true, if only because it's hilarious. But as the Idaho Statesman aptly points out, Sen. Craig has been accused of this behavior in the past:
One man, who was considering pledging with Craig's fraternity at the U of I in 1967, said Craig took him to his room and made what the man said he took to be an invitation to sex. Responding to that allegation in May, Craig said, "I don't hit on any men."
Another man said that in November 1994 Craig "cruised" him at the REI store in Boise. The man, who is gay, told the Statesman that Craig stared at him in a sexually inviting way and followed him around REI for a half-hour. Said Craig: "Once again, I'm not gay, and I don't cruise, and I don't hit on men. I have no idea how he drew that conclusion. A smile? Here is one thing I do out in public: I make eye contact, I smile at people, they recognize me, they say, ‘Oh, hi, Senator.' Or, ‘Do I know you?'
Granted, these are all fairly unsubstantiated accusations. However, there does seem to be a pattern of behavior here. I'm not interested in that so much, though. I love his reaction to the second story from above:
"I've been in this business 27 years in the public eye here. I don't go around anywhere hitting on men, and by God, if I did, I wouldn't do it in Boise, Idaho! Jiminy!"
Jiminy? Jiminy! That may have to make its way into my rotation of faux swear words. Now, I don't have the world's biggest pottymouth, but I do like to drop in the occasional expletive. It keeps things interesting. But I also love the humor in using swear word substitutes. Some of my favorites are "fudge," "gee whiz," "f-er," "d-bag" and "poop." Can you imagine how funny it would be if I was talking to somebody on the phone and ended my conversation something like this: "So your boss wouldn't let you use the bathroom during the entire convention? That's illegal, by Jiminy!"
Okay, maybe it's not funny... But I think it is.
entry no. 952
Posted by oz115 at August 30, 2007 12:17 AM