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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

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Posted by Scott Moore on Wed, Sep 12 at 8:45 AM

Like Rep. Bob Allen before him, Sen Larry Craig has blamed his restroom sex scandal on “fear.” But where Allen says he offered to suck off an undercover cop for money because he was scared of all the African Americans around (yeah, what?), Craig claims he was so scared about the Idaho Statesman Journal’s months-long investigation into whether he’s gay that he just had to plead guilt to soliciting sex in a men’s room.

Biggest news of the day: Guitar Hero III, which is in the works, will be released for PC and Mac, meaning two things—1. You won’t have to go out and buy an expensive console to play it, and 2. You (and by “you,” I mean “employees of the Mercury”) can now play at your desk while you’re pretending to work.

Hey, maybe polygamy isn’t as awesome as it looks on Big Love. Warren Steed Jeffs, “prophet” of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is on trial for being an accomplice to rape after allegedly forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry a 19-year-old. Sounds like he’s more Roman Grant than Bill Henrickson.

Obama: Troops out by the end of 2008.

A new case of Foot and Mouth disease has been confirmed at a cattle farm in southern England. I know there’s a Matt Davis joke in there somewhere.

The White Stripes have canceled their U.S. tour, citing Meg White’s “acute anxiety.” Which is apparently medical speak for “crappy drumming.”

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Actually, it sounds like the newspaper was doing a FIVE-month investigation of whether or not he was gay.

Yikes.

Posted by Aaron B. Hockley | September 12, 2007 9:25 AM

Yeah, that's why I said MONTHS-long investigation--they've been at it for a while. Know why they started their investigation? Because of allegations that he had oral sex with a man in a public restroom. So, of course, the only logical thing for Larry Craig to do to dispel that claim was to plead guilty to soliciting sex in a men's room.

Posted by Scott Moore | September 12, 2007 9:30 AM

"Sounds like he's more Roman Grant than Bill Henrickson."

Sometimes I just love you to pieces, Scott Moore.

Posted by Beaton | September 12, 2007 9:55 AM

Have you ever seen a pile of cattle burning, Scott? Not fun.

Posted by Matt Davis | September 12, 2007 11:23 AM

yeah Matt, but the sandwiches are amazing!!

Posted by RT | September 12, 2007 12:45 PM

So on the Obama thing, let me get this straight....

He gets inaugurated in January 2009, invents a time machine, sends an order backwards through time to whomever happens to be the General in Iraq and then starts pulling troops out?

That's the only way I can see him having troops out before he's even elected. Unless everyone else knows something I don't.

Posted by Graham | September 12, 2007 5:16 PM

Why not let the women decide? What about if some wome prefer to share one alpha male than being the only one for a loser?

Posted by Jim Thio | September 19, 2007 5:35 PM

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