09/28/2007
Larry Craig's Home Away from Home
The New York Times takes a look at life at the Capital Yacht Club, where Larry Craig makes his home in D.C., on a houseboat:
"Members typically make public few details about their nautical lives, and Congressional rules require them to disclose boats as assets only if they produce income or are bought or sold. Mr. Craig, who is known as exceptionally frugal, unwittingly called attention to the club when he gave the arresting officer in Minneapolis his club mail drop as a home address, 1000 Water Street SW. Mr. Craig, an outdoorsman who likes to fish and hunt, is a well-known figure at the marinas, where he has lived off and on during his Congressional career. Ed Johnson, a resident of the Gangplank Marina who has long known Mr. Craig, describes the waterfront as a fancy trailer park. Neighbors float only a few arms-lengths away from one another. Most shower in bathhouses, and, after hours, gossip over drinks."
Well, we now know what sold it for the Senator from Idaho.
For Craig and Others, a Caucus on the Potomac [nyt]
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Posted by: NYCdw44 | Sep 28, 2007 12:52:45 PM
You have not experienced camp until you've seen the Village People's music video below for "In the Navy" filmed on an actual US Navy battleship.
http://www.nindu-specialists.com/media/short%20films/In%20the%20Navy.wmv
Per infamous Wikipedia: "In 1979, the United States Navy considered using "In the Navy," another Village People hit, in a recruiting advertising campaign on television and radio. They contacted [VP co-creator] Belolo, who decided to give the rights for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. Less than a month later, Village People arrived at the San Diego Naval base. The Navy provided them with a warship, several aircraft, and hundreds of Navy men. When the video started showing and the Navy started the planned ad campaign, some newspapers protested using taxpayers' money to fund music videos (especially for a group considered by some to be "morally dubious" [citation needed]). The Navy quickly cancelled the campaign. The scandal tremendously boosted the popularity of the song."
Posted by: Leland Frances | Sep 28, 2007 1:15:07 PM
There is an item about Craig and the dock in this week's New Yorker. It's tenants seem to be rife with scandal:
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2007/10/01/071001ta_talk_hettena
Posted by: David | Sep 28, 2007 1:37:25 PM
Fishing for what exactly? Trouser trout?
Posted by: hill_w | Sep 28, 2007 1:47:03 PM
And not such a terribly long walk from Union Station, eh Larry?
Posted by: dc-20008 | Sep 28, 2007 2:11:16 PM
If he weren't so damn cheap, he'd have hired rent boys and never gotten himself in trouble. Idiot.
Posted by: Paul | Sep 28, 2007 4:32:54 PM
Thanks for that Paul, that image you just drew in my mind totally creeps me out!
Posted by: Rafael | Sep 30, 2007 2:23:12 AM