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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (27579)	4/9/2008 10:18:36 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

It's good to see these GOP Senators sticking together. "Craig offers support to Vitter By J. Taylor Rushing Posted: 04/08/08 07:03 PM [ET] Embattled Louisiana Sen. David Vitter (R) is getting support from fellow Republicans who say he should not resign over a public sex scandal — including from someone who can speak from experience. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was among several GOP senators who say Vitter’s testimony in the “D.C. Madam” prostitution case should not compel his resignation. “First and foremost, in these kinds of issues, it’s the state and the relationship you have with your state that really determines where you ought to go,” Craig said. “That was certainly my case. The Senate itself wasn’t going to judge me. I would allow the citizens of my state to do so. And there is still strong support there.” Craig went through his own trial-by-media last year, after his arrest for and guilty plea to soliciting sex from an undercover male officer in a Minneapolis airport. Craig, who later tried to withdraw his guilty plea, said support from Idahoans convinced him to reverse his pledge to resign last year. He added that his decision last month not to file for reelection pre-dated the controversy. Lawyers for Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the so-called D.C. Madam, have called on Vitter to testify in the upcoming case, according to media reports. The Louisiana senator last year acknowledged a “serious sin” but has spoken little about it since, and his office did not respond to calls for comment Tuesday. Craig said he has told Vitter he regretted the fact that his own case seemed to cause the media to dredge up and rehash Vitter’s situation. He also said he sympathizes with Vitter’s treatment by the media. “My story became a situation where my wife and I watched it almost as if it were caricatures out there being talked about,” Craig said. “It certainly wasn’t me, but that was quite typical in a 24/7 news cycle like we have today.” While Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) has avoided the topic of whether Vitter should go, the Louisiana Democratic Party has issued several statements urging his resignation. “No way has this already been dealt with, we’re dealing with it day-by-day,” state Democratic Party Chairman Chris Whittington said Tuesday. “It’s a continuous distraction from his work on behalf of our state, and it’s a continuous blight on the state of Louisiana to have a sitting senator connected to a prostitution ring.” Under Louisiana law, Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal would have the right to replace Vitter, meaning a Vitter resignation may do little to tip the 51-49 partisan split in the Senate." thehill.com

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (27579)	4/9/2008 11:55:54 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Is that the one where Thandie Newton is cast to play Rice?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (27579)	4/9/2008 12:04:15 PM
From: Geoff Altman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

The media and movie producers are not quite done producing financial failure "documentaries" about their twisted view of the world. This is just another case of liberals trying to make the world fit their warped ideas. They claim (not IMO) that we've hurt ourselves as far as the way the rest of the world sees us. Now they're trying to show the rest of the world just exactly how screwed up we really are (in their minds) by making these tripe films. The old self serving prophesy....