Curtis already invisible as talk shows talked about Hillary and his name removed within hours

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3049795, Curtis fallout minimal, GOP leaders say
Posted by rodeodance on Wed Oct-31-07 11:40 PM

Source: spokesmanreview


Curtis fallout minimal, GOP leaders say

By Jim Camden
Staff writer
October 31, 2007

Washington Republicans moved swiftly to cut off the scandal involving Rep. Richard Curtis of La Center, removing his name from the House GOP Web site within hours of his announced resignation.

A spokesman for the state Republican Party said Curtis’s political career was over, but discounted any long-term political effect for other party members. Curtis’ decision to resign stands in contrast to that of U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, who announced plans to resign then changed his mind as he tries to withdraw a conviction for soliciting sex in an airport restroom, Josh Kahn said.


“It’s not going to be in the public mind for long,” Kahn said. The Craig situation is “a textbook case of the thing you don’t do, you don’t drag it out.”

Curtis will be replaced with a Republican appointee before the session starts, and the party expects to hold the seat in the next election, so the make-up of the Legislature isn’t likely to change, he added.


Read more: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=12189

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1. But Wait! Did you read about his black sequins & red stockings?

The police report got leaked.

Minimal, my ass.

State Legislator Gave Paper False Account Of Sex Incident

No wonder GOP leaders wanted to hush this up in a hurry.

[annabanana]

2. The juicy stuff here:

Ya gotta post the details.

The paper added that the police report “is filled with graphic details of an encounter that began at a porn store…and concluded miles away in Curtis’ room at the city’s poshest hotel.” The paper posted the report on its Web site, with an editor’s note that warns: “some content may be offensive to some readers.”

The police report states that Curtis allegedly wore women’s clothing, red stockings and “a black sequined lingerie top before engaging in a sex act at the store. He continued to wear them throughout the night under his clothing,” the paper reported.

The paper reported that Curtis is accused of engaging in the sex act with Cody M. Castagna, a 26-year-old waiter from the Spokane area who “allegedly tried to blackmail Curtis for $1,000 and threatened to reveal his ‘gay lifestyle’ to the lawmaker’s wife if he did not pay.”

http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003665722

[displacedtexan]

3. And now there's video!

CNN & MSNBC are covering the story.

The CNN video is posted in the DU video forum.

Minimal damage, my ass!