The Associated Press, October 7, 2007
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Sen. Larry Craig has been chosen for induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame, despite his well-publicized arrest and guilty plea in an airport sex sting, officials said.
Sen. Larry Craig was selected for induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame in March.
The nonprofit Idaho Hall of Fame Association picked Craig in March, months before he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after a Minneapolis airport police officer accused him of soliciting sex in the men’s restroom, the organization’s board chairman said.
“Larry Craig has made a great contribution to Idaho over the period of 20-some years. At the time it was considered, this other matter had not come up,” Harry Magnuson told The Spokesman-Review newspaper Saturday.
But some Republicans said the honor is inappropriate now. Kootenai County Republican precinct committeeman Phil Thompson said Idaho Hall of Fame officials should consider at least postponing the induction.
[...] On an unrelated note Senator Craig is now in the Idaho Hall of Fame. No jokes today, Phil Thompson said it best “It’s a sad day to be a [...]
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What else is in the Idaho Hall of Fame?
Take a look at the web site, which seems to have been HURRIEDLY completed…
http://www.idahohalloffame.org/
They have a big map of the state. You are supposed to be able to call up any of the famous Idahoans (Ida Ho’s?) in any particular county. There ARE no people that come up.
Could this “Idaho Hall of Fame” be a cheesy construction to try to give Craig some gravitas? Couldn’t he get into the National Standard Plumbing Hall of Fame, for bringing such fame to bathroom stalls?
Comment by tomreedtoon — October 9, 2007 @ 2:16 pm