[Sideshow Bob]

Hey, ho, Lott's gotta go!!

[Nonstatist]

Trent Lott is a disgrace. What a lightweight.

[Theodore R.]

You are right about Trent's deficiencies. But to push Lott out the window now would be an affront to free speech and expression. He just said some silly things at a birthday party, that's all he did.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Can't disagree with anything said in this article except maybe

1. One can't hold Grand Wizard Byrd accountable for what he says. Why not?

2. One can't be too smart to be majority leader ... hogwash. Whatever you think of LBJ he wasn't dumb and he totally reinvented the role of the majority leader and was probably the most effective leader ever.

But, I think Lott as angered the left, has angered the right, and I would much prefer Frist, McConnell or Nickles.

[MoJo2001]

Exactly! I don't like Trent Lott because the man has no backbone. I could careless what other dramas encircle his life. I think we need leadership that won't look at conflict and decide to flee principles. He's got to go. No backbone. No Guts. No leadership!

[honway]

Marianne F. Gasior ATTORNEY AT LAW 420 Atlantic Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221

July 15, 1996

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

The Honorable Robert E. Rubin Secretary of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220

: Dear Mr. Secretary:

: I am writing to inquire as to the status of the Kennametal investigation : by : the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and to inquire as to whether the : scope : of OFAC's investigation includes the role of First Lady Hillary Clinton : as : a : Director of Lafarge Corporation during the time Lafarge was involved : with : Kennametal and other parties in a conspiracy to commit numerous federal : offenses, including Trading with the Enemy, and to defraud the United : States : via an arms smuggling operation carried out through Lafarge's : Marblehead, : Ohio facilities.

: Documents obtained by Congressional investigators in 1991 clearly detail : Kennametal's violations of the August 2, 1990 Iraqi Trade Embargo, and : indicate a steady supply of the Iraqi war effort by Kennametal : throughout : 1990 and during the Gulf War in early 1991. These documents also show : that : Kennametal products originating in the United States were transhipped to : the : U.K., in violation of the Export Control Administration Act, and then : fraudently marked "made in the E.C.C." for shipment to Iraq. Further : investigation has revealed evidence detailing the path of the shipments : out : of the U.S. via the Ordnance Center located on Lafarge's premises on : Marbelhead Pennisula.

: Under 18 U.S.C. 371, Lafarge is liable as a co-conspirator for the : crimes : committed by Kennematal and others in furtherance of the conspiracy. : Since : the shipments which were in violation of the Trade Embargo and the : Trading : with the Enemy Act occurred between August 1990 and March 1991, the : First : Lady's potential liability as a Director and corporate agent of Lafarge.

: Moreover, serious conflict of interest issues are raised by the fact : that : Lafarge Corporation from 1990 to 1992, I am obviously concerned about : the : posssible correlation between OFAC's continued lack of action and the : First : Lady's potential liability as a Director and corporate agent of Lafarge.

: Moreover, serious conflict of interest issues are raised by the fact : that : Lafarge Corporate and its Board of Directors have been represented by : Buchanan Ingersoll the same law firm that was representing Kennametal in : the : Iraqgate investigations.

: Given the fact that the violations occurred in 1990 and 1991, that : documentation of the violations has been publicly admitted that the : violations occurred, it appears that OFAC has had more than enough time : and : evidence to initiated a criminal prosecution. Please inform me at your : earliest convenience as to the status of OFAC's Kennametal investigation : and : whether the First Lady and Lafarge Corporation are or have been subjects : of : that investigation.

: Very truly yours,

: Marianne F. Gasior

[honway]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/803974/posts

'Skepticism and Fear' About Iraq's Nuclear Confession

Maybe it's time to put Lott's mistake in perspective. It's not like he served on a board of a corporation trading with the enemy, providing materials for weapons of mass destruction to Iraq.

[Boner1]

And take the hair peice whith ya

[Koblenz]

Robert George is a smart guy: I've met him a few times, and this article is exactly right. We don't need Lott. We'd be much better off without him at the top of the heap. Also, I don't think it would be that bad for the Republicans to tell him to take a walk. The Republicans should kick out the leadership when they become ineffective, much the same way a large corporation would. Treasury Sec. O'Neill just got a pink slip. Maybe it's time for Lott to get one too. He doesn't do anything except cut bad deals.

[A2J]

I think this latest incident with Lott can be exploited by Bush and Republicans, including Lott himself, to show to the nation that the Democrats are not the only "sensitive" party.

Lott should apologize, which he already has, and resign from being Majority Leader, paving the way for a more conservative and noncompliant Majority Leader.

This way, the Republicans score points as well as appoint a leader that will not compromise with Little Tommy the way Lott has done.

[Aaron0617]

How is everyone's local news reporting this?

I heard this morning on my 'Newsradio' station that Trent Lott said :"That the country would've been better off when Thurmond ran in 1948 as a segregationist"

After that the reporter played a clip of a black congressional member who said: "I can't believe Trent Lott said that. He will hear about this in January"

As you know, idiot Trent Lott didn't say anything about segregation. I was wondering if anyone else noticed Trent's statement 'reworded'.

[Gritty]

Lott should go.

He should have gone after he gave Clinton a pass and p!ssed all over the House Impeachment Managers. The man is an embarrassment. Worse, he is a cowardly, invertebrate compromiser and ineffective as a leader. Somewhere in his background he also must have ample blackmail material.

It's a shame a stupid and PC insensitive remark is what might do it, and not the real reasons. But, any port in a storm.

Dump Lott and get somebody in there who will be effective!!

[Spunky]

Hey, ho, Lott's gotta go!!

When Daschel stands up for Trent Lott, then we sure as heck better know "Hey, ho, Lott's gotta go."

[SerpentDove]

>"I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had of followed our lead we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either." <<

One SIMPLE question Lott could answer:

What specific problems do you mean, Trent?

He had to have specific problems in mind. If the problems weren't racial problems, all he needs to do to clear himself is name what he was referring to. What he said, he said deliberately and forcefully, with conviction.

Why hasn't trent Lott yet explained: "What I meant to say was..."

[goldstategop]

I agree that Trent Lott needs to be shoved out of the door. That's been my feeling about "Gutless Wonder" for a long time now. Its just simply that it shouldn't be on the Democrats' terms. Sometime in February or March would be a good time for him to step down gracefully to make way for someone who wants to be more than just a "white majority" leader.