Sen Trent Lott to Address Black Americans - RERUN at 11:30 EST (Comments welcomed)

Black Entertainment Television ^ | December 16, 2002 | Ed Gordon

[ewing]

Poised to make his case tonight in a Special Prime Time Interview with Ed Gordon on Black Entertainment Cable Television [8PM EST]..

Trent Lott (R-MS) is now facing more calls to replace him as Senate Majority Leaderfrom top republicans

[cake_crumb]

"Nobody is forcing Lott to dance. He chose to degrade himself all by his lonesome. It amazes me that conservatives who once called him Traitor Lott are now defending him."

Me too. This is unreal.

[AGreatPer]

"Are you for or against affirmative action?"

Against, that was easy. ........ My son is applying at a college and he is going to get knocked out by this crap. Is that fair?

I have a question. What did my son do to deserve to be discriminated against?

[Lower55]

You, also, seem to be a racist.

[Hunble]

Are you for or against affirmative action?

Affirmative Action is racism directed toward Whites.

If you oppose racism in any form, then the obvious answer is no.

[TLBSHOW]

more is coming, it sure is, more hits on all republicans thats what is coming. with bs people like you, the dems don't really need any help.

[dogbyte12]

Lott is just so tactically retarded. He has 1 member of his staff of 65 who is black. Bragging to BET that he practices and believes in Affirmative Action is going to make his 1 guy feel swell.

So now conservatives are going to be ticked about Lott abandoning his position on AA, and liberal blacks are going to see through him. 1 black member on staff out of 65 in a state with 36% black people is not something to umm (Jim) Crow about Trent. Keep your mouth shut, or promise to do better. Instead, he hands out some free bullets.

[kcvl]

First, Lott isn't a racist in my view.

Run him out of ML because SOME PEOPLE might view him as a racist because?

I don't vote for Robert Byrd and I'm not in charge of the Democratic Party. I have no say so in who they choose as their "leader".

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

You didn't answer my question, are you for or against affirmative action?

Which term is most truthful, blacks or African Americans?

[Once-Ler]

Well after all those promises I guess all you race-baiters will be eatting your words about Lott...He's not only NOT racist...he's gonna be black America's biggest benefactor.
I'm so proud of him and the way he has turned his racist ways around (sniff sniff, excuse me while I wipe a tear...)
If Bush doesn't succeed in removing Lott, Bush's lack of support will cost every tax payer a lot of money when Lott bring up racial charged legislation that Republican will have a hard time voting against.

Now all we need is reperations for the terrible things this country has done to the Pollacks...Of course I prefer to be called a Polo-American this week...next week I will prefer the term Stupo-American for all you politically correct "real conservative" Freepers...just a head up so I don't have to label you as the racists the 'rats and media still believe you to be.

I have a dream ...that little conservative and little socialist will work together to squash freedom of speech.
Suckers.

GO Lott
Lets play hardball

[EternalVigilance]

Carville announced on CF-that after Lott,the next in line to be driven out, is Ashcroft..

Except that John Ashcroft will never find himself in this kind of situation and he will most certainly never grovel before the race pimps. He is a man of integrity, political intelligence and his IQ is about double Lott's.

Carville might want to be careful. The Attorney General of the United States is not someone to screw with for someone with the kind of baggage that old snake carries.

[Torie]

I think Lott was trying to explain that if he hired strictly on merit, his staff would be all white. That is the only explanation that makes any sense given that he has one black employee.

[Lower55]

Yep. We seem to be in self-destruct mode again.

[MJY1288]

Lott is a good Senator for Mississippi and he will continue to be and will also be re-elected. But his ability to lead the Senate is in serious doubt and Trent Lott himself proved that tonight.

[Norman Arbuthnot]

Is this farce over yet?

But Chris Matthews is putting in his 2 cents on the BET interview on Hardball right now and he is really piling on Lott.

[cake_crumb]

"I know he isn't, but does he have the skills to keep the RINOS on board for some big things?"

Santorum? I believe he does. Now whether he'd ACCEPT such a nomination is up to him. IF Lott lets it get to that point, that is...which he seems to be doing in spite of all the efforts to cool the situation down.

[TheBattman]

Now, even I believe Lott needs to step down as Majority Leader -

He is under so much pressure now from the NAACP and the black population (and liberal Black - wanna-be types) that he will wind up being worse than most RINOs.

This is the perfect time for a REAL conservative to step up and be majority leader.

[MJY1288]

Any policy that places a higher value on the color of your skin than your qualifications..... IS A RACIST POLICY

[Chancellor Palpatine]

I haven't seen anything dirogertory [sic]said against blacks.

Of course, thats why TLB is disgusted. There haven't been any anti-black sentiments expressed.

[kcvl]

"Lott apologist"

I haven't seen anyone apologizing for what Lott did. I do see a people trying to get others to understand that this wasn't at all about what Lott said, it's about race baiting to win back power they couldn't win on election day.

[habs4ever]

How was he to know that something like would snowball, considering he didn't have the intent that his detractors think he did? You are asking him to have knowingly admitted what he said to Strom was a cynical thing.So, he is being lambasted by you for being honest...that is odd.This is why the racism charge is a fraud.And why Lott can appear like a deer in the headlights why all chortle at his misfortune.

I bet no one else would like to go through this right now.And to say it his ENTIRELEY his fault is a gross lie.Where has the good faith been shown by the Dems, the media and his ersatz allies...poor Lott is finding out he is a lonley man and for that, he ought to now look out for number 1.If he gives all the finger, good for him.