It takes awhile? Ha! Joke or not, listening to some tell it, you'd think they were in it themselves!
Posted on 03/08/2005 12:14:35 PM PST by DixieOklahoma
3/7/2005
GOP senator Graham rankles some over comments on Lincoln
By John Byrne | RAW STORY Editor
Senator Lindsey Graham has ignited a new furor in Washington over comments he made over the weekend referring to his state’s difficulty in “getting over” President Abraham Lincoln, with apparent reference to Lincoln’s role in the civil war and the freeing of American slaves, RAW STORY has learned.
“We don’t do Lincoln Day Dinners in South Carolina,” Senator Graham told a Lincoln Day gathering in Tennessee Saturday. “It’s nothing personal, but it takes awhile to get over things.”
According to a Knoxville News Sentinel article published Sunday, Graham entertained an amicable crowd and joked about his predecessor in the Senate, former Sen. Strom Thurmond.
“In theory, I have 50 more years left in the Senate,” Graham remarked.
The article, titled “GOP senator has unifying message,” was picked up upon by the progressive Washington blog DC Inside Scoop.
The Democratic National Committee said Sen. Graham’s remarks were inappropriate and that they echoed comments made by former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS), which resulted in Lott’s removal as Senate leader.
“Joke or not, this is exactly the type of comment that Trent Lott made when he was deposed as leader,” said DNC spokesman Jano Cabrera. “It has no place in public discourse.”
“He should apologize,” Cabrera added.
Sen. Graham’s office was closed and could not be reached for comment Monday evening.
Several Hill offices declined immediate comment, saying they wanted to review Graham’s remarks in full, and that on such a delicate matter, the members in question would have to approve any responses.
Sen. Lott told a 2002 birthday celebration in honor of Sen. Strom Thurmond that he was proud his state supported Thurmond’s pro-segregation 1948 campaign.
“We’re proud of it,” Lott said. “And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these problems over all these years either,” Lott said.
The resulting outcry cost Lott his job as Majority Leader. Lott later apologized, saying racism and segregation were “immoral.”
having lived both in the north and the south (being an Army brat), I couldnt care less who won what and where. Things have seemingly worked out pretty well since then IMO ya know?
OOOPPPPPS... that's WELSH not welch
Wow, and I laughed out loud when I read the quote in CQ yesterday. People need to develop a sense of humour.
Better send Senator Graham to the Trent Lott re-education camp right away, or else liberal yuppies from the northeast will no longer regard South carolina as a nice place to play golf.
It takes awhile? Ha! Joke or not, listening to some tell it, you'd think they were in it themselves!
Only the active combat phase.
So9
Leftist contrived controversy. The left never even brought up the infamous "white n****r" comment by Sen. Sheets Byrd. Selective indignation.
Cool.
General William Tecumseh Sherman is a personal hero of mine.
Quite right.
Even since ole Lindsay got into the Senate, he has turned a lot softer on a lot of topics. Based on his time in the House, and as one of the House managers of Clinton's impeachment trial, I have been disappointed in Senator Graham's weakness.
Yes, he should tread very, very carefully.
How can you tell if you have nothing to compare it to?
This was after years of pussy-footing around by Democrat General George McClellan. Look, if you want to commit treason against the USA, you're going to pay the price. As simple as that.
Apparently all Southerners are suppose to forget Lincoln's War of Northern Aggression against the South, because it may upset some Northern Liberals.
Ditto your post #7. Graham continues to disappoint.
And why he'd try to make the south sound racist is a mystery to me.
I've lived in Boston, upstate New York and in Connecticut and we now live in South Carolina. I've seen less racism here in 7 years than I saw in one year up north. The races get along so well here that I'm astounded, and pleased.
And Lindsey obviously hasn't understood his own state very well. There have been numerous articles that give statistics...Blacks are moving back to the south in droves. THey aren't doing that because they feel uncomfortable here!
Yea and Sherman's strategy was pure genius. He lost very few troops.
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He has loosed the fateful lightening of His terrible swift sword
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Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel
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In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
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General Halleck,
I will bear in mind your hint as to Charleston, and do not think "salt" will be necessary. ... The truth is, the whole army is burning with an insatiable desire to wreak vengeance upon South Carolina. I almost tremble at her fate, but feel that she deserves all that seems in store for her.
Many and many a person in Georgia asked me why we did not go to South Carolina; and, when I answered that we were enroute for that State, the invariable reply was, "Well, if you will make those people feel the utmost severities of war, we will pardon you for your desolation of Georgia." I look upon Colombia as quite as bad as Charleston, and I doubt if we shall spare the public buildings there as we did at Milledgeville
But can burn in hell for eternity.
& Yankees who call themselves conservative too, correct?
Sic semper tyrannis!!!!!!!
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