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

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

[Once-Ler]

It must be confusing for you, when the dog bites, after you kicked it.

Republican Party = Stupid Party

[Austin Willard Wright]

Having fun? Boy are you off base!! This is one of the most depressing weeks I have had in quite some time. Ask my wife if you don't believe me. Lott has squandered some great opportunities.

I doubt that Lott could have gotten a conviction....nor do I believe that the House Republicans believed that a conviction was likely. They just did what needed to be done.

Having said that, if they were going to impeach Clinton, they shouldn't have fumbled at the trial stage. Here is my question for you? Would Lott have lost anything (other than another month or so) if he had actually tried to make a real trial with witnesses, bringing up the evidence from the House basement, etc.? As it was, his lame attempt to "split the difference" left a bad taste in everyone's mouth and betrayed history.

[WVNan]

Cultural Revolution: Red Guard Terror UNUECO'S CHINA GLOSSARY As a result of the humiliation he had suffered after the fiasco of the Great Leap Forward campaign, Mao sought a way to regain his former stature. He devised a scheme whereby all the ills that China was suffering at the time were blamed on "closet capitalists" who were hiding in government posts and within the CCP itself. In reality, the target for Mao's wrath were those he saw as his political enemies. Eventually, the campaign spread to include targeting members of the scientists and influential professors of universities who were accused of putting "technical expertise" ahead of "correct political thinking". Thus began the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Mao made his appeal directly to the people, enlisting grass roots support. He urged students turn against their teachers and laborers to turn against their managers. This, he claimed, was necessary to remove the last vestiges of the "bourgeoisie" from modern Chinese society. High school students were organized into what became known as the "Red Guard". Red Guard students had as their assigned task the job of insuring the political purity of what was being taught by the teachers of their school. The the result was chaos. Entire schools were closed by units of Red Guard students flush with their new found power. Soon, the movement spread from the classroom out onto the streets. Red Guard factions became little more than roving gangs, looting shops whose owners supposedly had not conformed to "proper Maoist doctrine". Entire universities were shut down and the professors paraded in through the streets as examples of "wrong-headed intellectuals". In some villages, even the wearing of eyeglasses could get one branded as an "intellectual" which was equivalent to being called "bourgeois anti-communist", a grave sin. The Cultural Revolution had a disastrous effect on the educational systems and the scientific community within China; an effect that it was felt well into the late 80's. Those people in China who were between the ages of 15 to 25 during the period of the revolution are now referred to as the "lost generation". This is because they are the ones who lost out: losing the chance for an an education, loosing the chance for a normal youth.

Just change some of the entities in this story and you have America today. We are dealing with our own "lost generation"....the liberal elites who destroy anyone who dares to disagree with them. Mark my word. It won't stop now.

[Lower55]

Great. The dems get a ball rolling and y'all help push.

[LurkerNoMore!]

At this point, there is no way Trent Lott can effectively do his job (implementing the Bush agenda) as Senate Majority Leader. This whole thing sucks and may seem unfair to you, but this ain't where political capital needs to be spent.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I agree I lost a few jobs to affirmative action. I was blatently told by the interviewer that he had to 'fill his minority quota' and that I was qualified but he could not give me the job. He clearly stated the two that did get jobs were not as qualified. THIS IS DISCRIMINATION. I guess I am a racist, sue me.

[kcvl]

You are in favor of keeping a racist?

[MJY1288]

I prefer "Americans"

[habs4ever]

We have no proof of that, do we? Put it to a vote, if Rick has what it takes.He may have it, but not now.

[scannell]

Question, I know that traditionally the "majority" party picks the leader of the house (i.e. Democrats > Daschle) but what if the Democrats voted (in final vote) to support Trent (to keep him around to beat on the Republicans with) would that enable him to stay?

[Lower55]

We have you, don't we?

[GraniteStateConservative]

Yeah, Carville can holler all he wants. Ashcroft is 10x smarter than Lott. He has avoided things like the CPAC conference and other events so that no one can lay a glove on him. He has succeeded completely. His approval ratings are better than any of Reno's and he'll be able to write his own check in the future. He can stay where he is or run for U. S. Senator again and win or do anything else.

[TLBSHOW]

that isn't the problem the problem is this is a hate crime by the right as Jim Robinson has pointed out.

[scannell]

clarification to 410 I meant SENATE.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

He is toast.

[Paulie]

"...it'll be Santorum....on the merits, and also geography.."

As in Rick from Pennsylvania? From what I know about him I think he's excellent. Hope you're right about this.

[Hazzardgate]

Amen! Smartest thing said on this thread so far ;)

[kcvl]

By people like you who have fallen for it and are trying to crucify Trent Lott not because he's a racist(I can't figure that one out) but because SOMEONE ELSE SAID THAT HE WAS. It will never stop as long as people keep taking the bait.

[Senator Pardek]

Guilty.

We know that: please stay on-topic.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

They can't dare say with straight faces he is not a racist.