Sen. Craig: ‘I Am Not Gay’
The Idaho senator who was arrested on charges of committing a lewd act in a Minnesota airport apologizes for the scandal but emphatically denies that he is gay: "Let me be clear: I am not gay. I never have been gay." For the record, if a movie is ever made of this fiasco, Craig simply has to be played by John Lithgow.The Idaho senator who was arrested on charges of committing a lewd act in a Minnesota airport apologizes for the scandal but emphatically denies that he is gay: “Let me be clear: I am not gay. I never have been gay.” For the record, if a movie is ever made of this fiasco, Craig simply has to be played by John Lithgow.
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