The Democrats' Race to the Bottom

The Weekly Standard ^ | 12/30/2002 | Stephen F. Hayes

[chachacha]

There you have it--a simple, two-tiered strategy: Keep Trent Lott in power, then portray the Republicans as the party of Trent Lott, neosegregationist. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This is hilarious! So we kick LOTT out and we still are the party of neosegregationist. Have you folks been watching your Liberal friends on TV lately! Gees!

What does it take to wake republicans up. This is only starting!

[gaspar]

Missing in this analysis is the fact that most conservatives felt Lott was a loser and so the Democrats did the Republican Party a favor. It also may have made a terrible blunder if Frist shines as majority leader. They may have created the monster that will kill Dr. Hillary Frankenstein in 2008.

[dwilli]

Who cares what Lott said? He was a lousy SML...I never say anything bad about the departed. Lott has departed, that's good.

[randita]

There you have it--a simple, two-tiered strategy: Keep Trent Lott in power, then portray the Republicans as the party of Trent Lott, neosegregationist.

I honestly don't think the Democrats wanted Lott to stay as ML. The proof of their power and control was that they were able to make such a fuss that Republicans tossed him over. They were going to portray Republicans as the party of segregationists whether Lott stayed or went.

[JustPiper]

From rushlimbaugh.com

Democrats Lick Their Chops - December 19, 2002

Ladies and gentlemen, I offer the following AP story to prove my point that this isn't about Trent Lott anymore and hasn't been for the longest time, and to answer the question, "If Lott goes that ends it, doesn't it?" No, because it's not about Lott.

As evidence, I present this Associated Press story by Jesse Holland, headlined in the Chicago Sun-Times: "Democrats Lick Chops, Eye Civil Rights Agenda." Have you ever watched your dog or cat lick their chops after eating? I have two cats that do it all the time, cute little things. Can you just see Tom Daschle licking his chops? This is a phrase we use all the time, but try visualize Fritz Hollings licking his chops. Read the opening of this story:

"Whether Trent Lott stays or goes, Democrats and black groups see his apparent nostalgia for a segregated past as a golden opportunity to revive a hate crimes bill, push a minimum wage increase and force the White House to tilt new tax cuts toward minorities and the poor.

They predict the sudden Republican sensitivity to racial issues will continue whether or not Lott stays on as GOP Senate leader in the next Congress, when the party controls both houses."

This stuff like "sudden Republican sensitivity to racial issues" has to be dealt with or it will continue to be cemented in stone. Let me tell you who's not sensitive to racial progress, and that's the Democrats. The Democrats need their voters dumb, stupid, uneducated, and mildly hungry. They need as many of them in that state as possible because that's how you define need and inability. The worst thing in the world for a liberal Democrat politician is a self-starter, somebody with confidence, somebody who doesn't need somebody else for his needs, somebody who doesn't look to Washington for the answer to every problem, somebody who doesn't want to be a member of a group.

Look at who's keeping racial hatred burning in this country. It's not Trent Lott. It's people like Democrats who force busing in Boston on people who don't want it, blacks, as well as whites. It is Democrats standing figuratively in the schoolhouse door, preventing poor blacks from getting into decent schools. Affirmative action is another example – it's gone way beyond its original intentions and become an insult and reverse discrimination.

It's time for this battle on race to be joined by our side, folks. It can no longer be avoided. The Democrats see an episode like this Lott situation as another way to divide the nation and paint all conservatives as racists. We can't let them do it.

[pabianice]

We must never forget how vile are the professional liars and race-baiters of the Democratic Party.

[norton]

"This is only starting"

Hardly.

Race, and division of society into specific (interest) groups for control, has been at the bottom of Democrat strategy since the thirties and it will continue to be there into the next thirties.

Point of the article seems to be that Lott's idiotic comments gave us a chance to dump someone that most wanted out anyway - and a sign that his alleged underlying racism was not to be tolerated on the right.

That MIGHT be a good thing, it SHOULD be a good thing, but it won't hinder the left from continuing on it's hateful little way.

[San Jacinto]

I honestly don't think the Democrats wanted Lott to stay as ML.

Oh, I think they wanted him to stay. It started with John Lewis "forgiving" Lott. Then Carville chimed in that he was so moved by John Lewis' statement that he "forgave" Lott as well. Carville said we must have tolerance for the shortcomings of others and hope they could redeem themselves. As this article states, the Dems were going to use the Lott issue as a wedge to drive the political agenda to the left and paint the Republican party as racist at the same time.

While it is true the 'Rats won't stop now, it would have been so much easier with Lott as the face of the party at every press briefing. Now, Lott is perceived by many people as having acted in the best interest of the country by stepping down, while the 'Rats continue to pile on for political gain. With Frist as the new leader, the 'Rats will appear as even more transparent and desperate. Where was Hillary when "racist Republican" Bill Frist was in Africa helping bring medical care to those without?

[folklore]

Well done. I am with you 100%!!!!

[expatpat]

The black vote is critical to the Democrap Party -- they have to get a high turn-out there, and that's what all the race-baiting is about. Unfortunately for them, the blacks are finally becoming smart, and starting to demand real leadership positions in the Party, so the current white leaders are going to either p*ss them off or lose much of their own power.

When Sharpton tries for the Democrap nomination and gets screwed, the Democraps are going to have major problems.

[sweetliberty]

"He just embarrassed them by saying in Washington what they do on the back roads every day."

GOD! That man is SUCH a liar! And just what the h*ll would HE know about what America stands for. I guess it depends on what the meaning of "stands" is.

[sweetliberty]

"Reno warned that federal law contains "special protections for the rights of minority voters and guarantees that they can vote free from acts that intimidate or harass them." She continued: "For example, actions of persons designed to interrupt or intimidate voters at polling places located in minority areas by questioning or challenging them, or by photographing or videotaping them, under the pretext that these are actions to uncover illegal voting may violate federal voting rights law and will not be tolerated."

The only thing the democRATS are trying to prevent is the thwarting of their sleazy fraudulent voting campaigns.

Why is it that the democRATS fight every attempt to uncover voter fraud that would restore integrity to the election process? Short answer, because they would LOSE much more frequently and they don't like to lose.

[Route66]

I think they wanted him to stay, too. The Dems use blacks but have a hard time controlling the action when they try to pull off something like this. The 'Maxine Waters' end winds up going over the edge and spouts things beyond the talking points. It starts a firestorm they can't readily back away from and eventually they go too far.

Daschle immediately tried to hold up Lott's leadership in the senate knowing full well Lott was their best friend among the republicans and their ticket to the concessions he would need in the coming session. He was quickly overpowered by the far left wing as the thing snowballed.

Daschle is the one who knows best what the Dems have lost in Lott. He knows the deals that were cut between him and Lott before the election and how much Lott has conceded away over all these years as our leader in the senate. Tommy is quaking in his boots at facing a new leader.

I just pray whoever is finally selected as majority leader will really BE one this time. We might just find out what it's like to actually advance our agenda. [What a concept.]

[sweetliberty]

" "I think there's no question that the African-American community, no doubt about it, is the base of the Democratic party," Gore campaign chairman Bill Daley said on CNN just before the election."

Translation: If blacks get better educated, wise up and start thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for themselves instead of being the perpetual victims, we're screwed!

[sweetliberty]

"What does it take to wake republicans up. This is only starting!"

And it will continue as long as republicans continue to play to it and kiss their butts. It needs to be ignored, other than an occasional statement aimed at revealing the RATS for the mean-spirited, racebaiting hatemongers that they are. Beyond that we should just be focusing on relevant issues leaving them to stew in their own juices.

[sweetliberty]

"They may have created the monster that will kill Dr. Hillary Frankenstein in 2008."

What a dream come true that would be...the orc queen falls due to the relentless conspiracy of truth launched by the republicans. Nearly perfect!

[GraniteStateConservative]

Do you see Newt Gingrich commercials anymore against Republicans? No. It's not because he's not in Congress-- it's because he's not the Speaker, or otherwise in leadership and in the spotlight as a spokesman.

The Dems know that booting Lott made their ranting moot. If they bring up Lott in 2004, it'll backfire bigtime because the voters will say, "That's all you have for a reason to vote Democrat?"

[sweetliberty]

"We must never forget how vile are the professional liars and race-baiters of the Democratic Party."

"Vile" doesn't even begin to cover it. I couldn't believe the bold-faced lie in Hillary CLINTON's statement about the republicans exploiting race! That statement alone shows how truly stupid they believe their black constituents to be. If it wasn't for exploitation of blacks, the Rats wouldn't have a party, and they know it. God help them when blacks wake up and realize that not only have they been lied to and played for fools by the Rats, but also that they are being called morons with every hypocritical statement made by a prominenet RAT in "their interests".

[Sal]

The Dems use blacks but have a hard time controlling the action when they try to pull off something like this. The 'Maxine Waters' end winds up going over the edge and spouts things beyond the talking points. It starts a firestorm they can't readily back away from and eventually they go too far.

Well said--you've NAILED it!

IMO we are seeing the Clintons careening from mistake to mistake and making their position a little worse as they go. Remember they got caught refusing money to Carl McCall in order to funnel it to Florida in a horribly failed attempt at pure Clintonian revenge.

Most of us wondered at the time if black voters would hold them accountable. Hillary MUST have, not just the black vote, but a HUGE black vote turnout for her in '04 if she goes for it, '06 for re-election, and/or '08. What's a girl to do?

She HAD to distract black voters from their dawning realization about the nature of their exact value to the Clintons. Not just Rats--specifically the Clintons. Unfortunately for the Rats, the Clintons are still writing the scripts for the whole Rat party.

Unfortunately for the Clintons, they can't control their scriptreaders--at least not all the time. This really blew up in their faces and they're scrambling to pick any little scrap of success from the ashes. Hahahahahaha.