Vick, Jeffs, Craig: A Bad Day for Nasty, Naughty Boys

A very full news day indeed, this, the 25th day of September 2007. Unfortunately, underlying political motives shroud all of the events of today in my mind. I could bitch and complain that the right things were done for all the wrong reasons, or I could be happy that that the right thing was done at all. I choose to moan and groan awhile, but at the end of the day, I am just happy that a cult leader is guilty, an animal torturer is facing even more prison time, and a United States (Republican) Senator is proving his hypocrisy and stupidity before our very eyes (once again)- for all the world to see and embrace.

Warren Jeffs, the polygamist leader of a sect of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, King Wacko of Wackoville , was found guilty as an accomplice to rape today in St. George, Utah. I do have to say I am a bit more than stunned. I was fairly hopeless that a jury of Warren Jeffs’ peers in Utah would come to a guilty verdict all on their own. What I need to know now is how many of the jurors who found him guilty were Mormon. Though there had been much ado about the questionnaire that was used during jury selection, it would be only logical to assume that out of 300 potential jurors, a substantial number of them were, themselves, Mormon. It would be illogical to assume that anyone who answered “yes” to that question was immediately dismissed; this would throw the whole “jury of your peers” idea out the window. So was this guilty verdict legit or was it an effort to show the American Public that there is a “denouncement” of polygamy and young brides (in this case, young brides forced to marry and have sex with their own cousins)? If that’s not the case, then isn’t it about time Utah changed the legal age of consent to a slightly logical number? As it currently stands, 14 is the legal age of consent in Utah. With that, I am happy to see Warren Jeffs behind bars, but this isn’t over. Sentencing still looms and that could change the entire precedent, couldn’t it?

As for Michael Vick, the dog-electrocuting quarterback, I am pleased as punch with the State of Virginia today for deciding to amass a grand jury and indict Vick on two more counts stemming from his bankrolling and participation in Bad Newz Kennelz, a substantial dog-fighting ring. In case you have been living under a rock for the last couple of months, the FBI seized dozens of pit bulls from Falcon’s Quarterback, Michael Vick’s home in Surry County, Virginia. They also found equipment commonly used in these types of outfits, including a rape stand for dogs (it is exactly what the name implies), treadmills, fighting pits, and even dog blood. After about a day of fervently denying the charges, Vick pleaded not guilty, then accepted a federal plea bargain which will likely include jail time. Now that Virginia has followed suit and indicted him on two more charges (animal abuse and engaging in dog-fighting, basically), I don’t even care that the only reason they did it was to save face- after all the Feds got him first. Eh, it’s fine. After hearing that public apology Michael Vick gave, I am convinced he was sorry- sorry that he got caught. I hope any other states that can prove Bad Newz Kennelz operated there will prosecute him and his cronies as well until there is no one left who can prosecute them.

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Saving the best for last, it all comes down to this for Republican Idaho Sen. Larry Craig. He has, in effect, withdrawn his guilty plea for disorderly conduct in a Minnesota airport public restroom, where he allegedly attempted to get some anonymous gay lovin’ from an undercover police officer. Fine. Except that the grounds for the withdrawal are that he was not advised to seek counsel before entering his guilty plea. If a United States Senator can’t figure out he needs a lawyer, then America is in bigger trouble than I thought. Not to mention, the man signed waiver after waiver and then sent his plea in through the mail almost two months after the fact. None of his buddies on Capital Hill have his back and they want him out A.S.A.P. For them, it’s good riddance because Idaho is a red state, so his successor will undoubtedly be a republican. Nothing lost, nothing gained. I giggle at the thought that Larry Craig expects this to pan out. And if it does, apologies will be made by me in an upcoming blog.

Watch the 1999 interview with Larry Craig where he calls Bill Clinton a naughty boy:

And now, a little diddy provided by some brilliant guy and courtesy of the Youtube.

Stay tuned: America is full of nasty, naughty boys with an limitless supply of antics and tomfoolery just waiting to escape into the media.

©2007 LBB

~ by tex on September 26, 2007.