A man who used YouTube to claim he took drugs and performed oral sex on Senator Obama in 1999 was given free rein at the US National Press Club, prompting a two-hour press conference that soon descended into farce.

Appearing with his kilt-wearing lawyer - who said the attire was necessary to accommodate his amply proportioned genitalia - Larry Sinclair presented himself for a grilling over his sensational claims.

"I asked him to wear a suit and tie," Mr Sinclair said of his attorney, according to the Huffington Post's bemused correspondent. He offered little evidence of his claims, but promised some in the future.

He also promised to take a police lie detector test to prove himself. He may get the chance sooner than he thought - later reports said Mr Sinclair was arrested after the press conference, which might be remembered as the low point in the toxic margins of this campaign.

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I guess we can tell who you are not voting for. Just remember the nuts come out of the wood work at the end and this guy sounds a little unstable.

Now they are just getting ridiculous. Give me a break already! What a screwball that guy is.

He is married with kids, isn't he?
Nah, he's not gay.
Well, after the news on Edwards, it wouldn't be too much of a surprise.

Items to consider:

1. How many gay drug-users can you name who aren't screwballs?

2. Larry Sinclair's testimony would be admissible in a court of law regardless of his sexual orientation or drug usage from 9 years ago.

3. If Larry Sinclair's documentation is consistent, then there is good reason to be concerned that Obama is a major league phony and screwball of historical proportions.