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This is Sad

08.30.07 -- 4:29PM
By David Kurtz

We're going through the airport police audio tape of their interview with Sen. Larry Craig following his arrest. Among the highlights:

Officer: Well, you're not being truthful with me. You're not being truthful with me, Senator. I'm real disappointed in you right now. . . .

Then a little later:

Officer: Okay, sir. We deal with people who lie to us every day.

Craig: I'm sure you do.

Officer: I'm sure you do to [sic] sir.

Craig: And gentleman so do I.

By the end, it's hard to tell whether the officer's "disappointment" is the stuff of interrogation room tactics or genuine:

Officer: Okay. Then it was your left hand. I saw it with my own eyes.

Craig: All right, you saw something that didn't happen.

Officer: Embarrassing, embarrassing. No wonder why we're going down the tubes. Anything to add?

Craig: Uh, no.

Shortly thereafter, the interview concludes.

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