Hardball is playing the Larry Craig phone message tape

[seemslikeadream]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1739453&mesg_id=1739756

[ccpup]

1. what's it say? n/t

[valerief]

2. "You naughty, bad, nasty boy." nt

[SpiralHawk]

4. "And you wore your republicon diapers, you rascal you"- Tape

"You republicon homelanders look so CUTE in your diapers, even cuter than Sen David
"vitter, the Diaper Devil himself - smirk, smirk, smirk" - tape

[seemslikeadream]

5. no no not that

new stuff

read the link

[spanone]

3. so why the f*ck did craig hold the news conference? to appease the thugs?

his 'intent' to resign is bullshit.

[seemslikeadream]

6. Listen here

http://www.rollcall.com/audiofiles/larrycraig.mp3

Craig Voices Doubts on Exit
Sen. Larry Craig (R) opened the possibility of reversing his stated intention to resign from the Senate on Sept. 30 in a voice mail message obtained by Roll Call that the Idaho conservative inadvertently left at a wrong number

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. Doesn't this whole thing seem like some kind of stupid scam? So, just before he goes to

"announce his INTENT to resign" he leaves this phone message on the WRONG PERSON's answering machine discussing Specter supporting him and specifically talking about using the wording "INTENT" to resign as a "weasel word" to give him an out should he change his mind, and this WRONG PERSON, who is unidentified, but apparently not some confederate of Craig's :eyes: releases it to the press?

It just seems like the guy can't bear to contemplate his future without the respect, power and influence that comes with being a U.S. Senator, and while he recognizes on SOME level that his political career is fucked, kaput, over, he can't bear that truth and is reaching out a million different ways at any desperate threat that might keep it alive.

Has any of this actually been corroborated with Specter himself or do we only have this ridiculous tape? :shrug:

Does Craig have no concept that at some point, REGARDLESS of what he might or might not have done (and that's actually not in doubt), he has erased any credibility by this crazy set of reversals, and that even if he had done NOTHING (which is not the case), his actions since his arrest and plea have completely eliminated any shred of credibility he might still have possessed?

[spanone]

8. ol larry has lawyered up now......