Posted on 12/19/2002 10:26:29 PM PST by The Old Hoosier
Imagine that, he has a share of the family business.
"...a for-profit..."
Imagine that!
If you're going to hold one person accountable for what he says, you'd better hold every person accountable for what he says.
There is a great deal of inconsistency, double standard-holding, and hypocrisy running through this Lott episode.
In the heat of battle, there are very few principled people, it would appear. Most are opportunists.
Better than an aging cheerleader with a bad rug and a propensity to pander who thinks the black man isn't good enough to join his frat & has a history of being enamored with segregation.
The Republican parties birthday gift to the Lord: more abortions.
I've only read the first 15 comments on this thread and, I can tell you this. I was disappointed with the GOP for several years, which is the reason I left the party. The problem is that my view of GOP and its supporters at FR has continued to deteriorate ever since. Any time it appears to me that it can't sink any lower, it does.
I don't know Frist much but he appeared to me to be a phony (the citizen legis-LAY-tohr standupp routine) ever since he showed himself publicly as a senator. But what really disappoints me is the quality of debate on this issue. The same righteous clowns who simply couldn't tolerate Lott saying words that the demos decided were unacceptable are now happily supporting or declared themselves 'not bothered in the least' by the fact that Frist appears to actc (not BELIEVE or SAY WORDS) but actually ACT in defiance of one of the most important statements of his own party platform.
The same wiseguys who were SO afraid that W would no longer be able to appoint anti-abortion judges if Lott stays, are SO happy now to have an abortionist as their seante leader.
I love it. I propose the entire Monty Python troop for Senate hoping that the 'other' party could get the Marx brothers on their side of the aisle. Then we could get some real entertainment.
Or, as they say, live by the knife, die by the knife.
I bet I can prove that Lott does not profit from racial segregation. What does it mean?
Other than the general moral decay in society has penetrated the GOP ranks to a degree that makes the 'conservative' party as morally repugnant as their 'left wing' opponents.
This statement coming from someone who calls himeslf 'truth seeker'? Ah... the comedy of it!!!
Because, in the words of Senator Robert Byrd, Hitler was a "white nigger." Bad white person.
Hitler was a post-birth abortionist.
Okay, so the current ML, Trent Lott, makes a statement that is debatable as to whether it is premised upon a racial bias, and a challenger who has made a successful living by owning a business that kills children by the thousands for profit.
If Bush is backing this murderer, I'm changing my party affiliation immediately because the next thing that will go is the anti-abortion plank of the GOP.
Bush's pandering has led to his wholesale support for abortion.
Your sarcasm underscores your hatred for babies.
We cannot keep people from being elected to the senate, as that is the perogative of a state's electorate. However, we CAN, and should, keep someone from a leadership position whose business has been the abortion mills of America.
Divesture doesn't prove that he's pro-life but a shrewd businessman and politician. Simply taking your money out of a company that kills children doesn't make you pro-life.
Frist cannot serve as leader as he is bankrupt morally.
And this from a card-carrying member of NOW and Planned Parenthood.
I'm glad you have the information that was left out of this article--how many abortions, whether or not they were elective abortions, and what percentage of HCA business they represent (very important when deciding whether it's a hospital with an OB/GYN department or an "abortion provider"). Please post it here, I've been waiting over two hours for real info.
Now should I give up this client? What would you suggest? Should I be prohibited from hold a position of power in the government for that?
I also have another client that builds the aiplanes that were used to crash into the World Trade Center. So I guess I profited from that as well, huh?
How far do you want to go with this?
Abortion is legal. We need to work to change the law. If abortions were not legal then the Hospitals that Frist has invested in would not be allowed to perform these abortions. I don't think Frist would shed a tear if that happened. I would imagine from what I've heard of Frist that he would prefer that abortion was extremely restricted.
Regardless, based upon his voting record, I would have to give him the benefit of the doubt. If he fails in getting conservative judges appointed, then we can work to pull the plug on him and move to get someone more palatable.
"Rare?" Puhleeze!
The man owns a business that kills children everyday for a profit. That's hardly believing abortions should be "rare."
Im confused... I thought you said this was a big effort regarding abortion but now liberals want Lott to stay (as well as you). Lott is pro-life. Or is this some conspiracy that Frist is working with the Dems so Frist can make money of his brothers company? Please tell me you don't think this way.
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