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Craig Dismisses Gay Claims As “Ridiculous”

Original Huckleberries post with links to audio of Mike Rogers interview from "The Ed Schultz Show" Tuesday and Rogers comments on his blog here

Issue: Craig calls blog's claims 'ridiculous': Self-described activist says Idaho senator had gay relationships/Jim Camden, Spokesman-Review

More Info: Craig, who is married, denied the allegations through his staff, saying they "have no basis in fact." Sid Smith, spokesman for the Idaho Republican, said it would be hard to independently check Rogers' sources, adding, "saying you have anonymous sources doesn't seem very convincing to me." A lawsuit "isn't out of the question," but Craig hasn't considered it at this point, Smith said. "That would be taking it a little more seriously than it deserves," he added.

Question: How should U.S. Sen. Larry Craig handle this flap?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.