Olbermann Re-Enacts Senator Craig's Bathroom Scene [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard at 6:34 AM on August 30, 2007.

Sticking directly to the script (police report) of Senator Craig’s public restroom encounter with an undercover police officer, Keith re-enacts (in classic “Dragnet” style) what transpired that fateful day back in June.

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In a completely silly but definitely amusing segment from Keith Olbermann's "Countdown", Olbermann reads the police report of the Larry Craig incident in the style of the old "Dragnet" TV show while actors (the one playing Craig wheres a ridiculous wig) act out what has now become an infamous scene. "No actual senators were harmed in the making of this film," says Olbermann. The GOP is in total disarray, the late night comedians have (of course) seized onto this story and despite GOP calls for him to resign, Craig seems stubbornly unwilling to do so. So the fun continues...

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Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.

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'That fateful day back in June'? [Report this comment] Posted by: ChickenshtEagle on Aug 30, 2007 6:47 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Naa. Just another day of karma as usual. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Is there something about running for public office that attracts.....* [Report this comment] Posted by: Prophit on Aug 30, 2007 7:45 AM Current rating: 4 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] .... these perverts???? Or is it the legal profession that does it since most of them are lawyers???? Has anybody done a study so we can ferret out these guys before voting??? WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY WITH THESE WEIRDOS RUNNING OUR GOVERNMENT? I wish someone would do a study as to why this phenomena is occuring...... it appears we have more male prostitutes (thats what he is when he is soliciting sex from someone) in congress than out on the streets of DC. Maybe they are just trying to get in from the cold and decide to run for congress to ensure a warm place to conduct their sicko business..... Makes ya wonder about the lobbyists now, huh? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Is there something about running for public office that attracts..... Posted by: tap17x » RE: Is there something about running for public office that attracts..... Posted by: cyrena1987 family values [Report this comment] Posted by: koolwoman on Aug 30, 2007 7:49 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Gee, I sure am glad that we elected the family values crowd, otherwise we might have sex scandals, lobbist payoffs,be bogged down in a hopeless costly war, which would keep us from having healthcare, rebuilding of our aging infrastructure, and having the best schools in the world.. Family values to me is feeding and housing the poor and helpless, health care for all, keeping factories in America to have jobs. I really thought that that also is a part of compassion. This , of course, not the first time that they have takern a good word to hide behind (clear water and clean air), and turn it into action [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: family values-we are obviously in the wrong family Posted by: Ellie1 This is not an act of perversion - Craig problem is hypocracy [Report this comment] Posted by: kmac on Aug 30, 2007 8:12 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] A closeted gay man soliciting sex in a bathroom is sad and perhaps a commentary on intolerance but it is not perverted. Craig problem is that he is gay and at the same time pursues legislation that prohibits gay rights. He fears and loathes himself so much - as he fears but wants to be caught doing what it is he did. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: This is not an act of perversion - Craig problem is hypocracy Posted by: tap17x » RE: This is not an act of perversion - Craig problem is hypocracy Posted by: rinthy Gee another... [Report this comment] Posted by: ShrubtheWarcriminal on Aug 30, 2007 4:32 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ...gay, closeted, bigoted, Republican. What else is new? Moral of the story? NEVER let your kids alone with Republicans or Priests. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] It's not so much about being gay [Report this comment] Posted by: VannaLaRoche on Aug 31, 2007 5:55 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] It's the thrill of transgression. Probably akin to the thrill of screwing people over while you're "their" representative in Washington. Craig probably gets a woody just walking by a men's restroom and smelling the mix of pee and disinfectant that wafts from the doors. The bad place, the wicked place, the place that makes him quiver with shame and delight. Possibly his first sexual encounter occurred there. You never forget. If cruising restrooms and anonymous sex were completely open and aboveboard there'd be a certain segment of the population who wouldn't have fun anymore. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Olbermann for President [Report this comment] Posted by: reinaldok on Aug 31, 2007 6:08 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The video is just about the best thing I have seen in a long time. No. Keith is right on the ball, but I doubt if he would want to be president, although he couldn't possibly do a worse job than the present incumbent. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] GOP-land, where reality is farce [Report this comment] Posted by: solitarysherlockian on Aug 31, 2007 11:37 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] If we'd seen it on Jon Stewart, we'd say--ah Jon, another fake news story. The more surreal part of it--is the police report document from which the script came, being real. Bravo Olbermann, who'd a guessed a sports blabberer was so damn smart? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] What else should any of us fear in a public bathroom [Report this comment] Posted by: donl51 on Aug 31, 2007 2:11 PM Current rating: 1 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Are there nose-picker cops waiting or if we pass gas louder than is legal?sounds like a set-up to me ,gay or not I really don't believe he's guilty [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » Craig and OJ are out looking for the 'real' pervs! Posted by: Voicedude Moral of the story [Report this comment] Posted by: macdon1 on Sep 6, 2007 6:01 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The moral of this story is: don't bash gay people (including Barney Frank) label them perverts and vote against gay rights when you are gay yourself. It's very bad karma. If this guy had been honest from the beginning or even the middle for that matter, he wouldn't have faced such a barrage of criticism. Nobody likes a hippocrit. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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