The Democrats' Race to the Bottom

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

[alnick]

What does it take to wake republicans up.

We're wide awake. The accusations have to stick before there's any reason to worry. I wish that people here would stop being so afraid of democrats.

That article is full of examples of the very same type of accusations thrown around by 'rats long before the Trent Lott mess.

[Jorge]

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

I'm sure they won't let us forget.

[Jorge]

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!

What are you talking about?
Did you even read the article?
This is FAR from "just starting".

As the article clearly illustrates,(and as most of us Republicans have known for years), the Dems have a long history of these sort of racial politics.
Where have you been?

[Once-Ler]

The press will have a hard time convincing middle of the road America that the Rep party is racist after 2 weeks of free media showing Republicans rebuking Lott for a fairly innocuous statement.

It is hard to imagine a better outcome for our party.
It is almost as if it was planned.

[chachacha]

As the article clearly illustrates,(and as most of us Republicans have known for years), the Dems have a long history of these sort of racial politics. Where have you been?

Thanks for education.

The point I was trying to make is, we removed Lott hoping to remove the issue from the Dem's and therefore look more favorable to minority black voters.WRONG

The article is trying to make us believe we removed the issue from the race baiting liberals because we removed Lott.WRONG

The last time I watched the BooB tube Hitlary was telling the Nation "if they think removing Lott has solved this issue she has news for them. They have to do more".

We clever republicans have invited the libs to expose every Republican politicians voting record and attach it to Trent Lotts removal.

GUESS WHAT!

Most of them voted the same as Lott.

I'll say it for the libs.

Hitlery, Black caucus, NAACP, Jesse, Al, Maxine are all thanking you for the issue. If you removed Trent Lott for his past voting record why not remove all those that have the same record.

Surely you have seen the light by removing Trent Lott, now show the minority voter what you will do to the rest of those guilty Republicans. What a Joke

[driftless]

The Democratic strategy for helping Blacks has been built on deceit for the past thirty plus years. They've made a devils bargain with race-hustlers and other assorted scoundrels like Jackson and Sharpton to stay in power. No lie is too big or too outrageous for them. But like Hitler said, the bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.

[driftless]

I would have wanted Lott booted out for his remarks whether the Dems had uttered a peep about it or not. Lott is a just a typical careerist pol who we don't need for standard-bearers. I don't tolerate incompetents just because the other side if mostly made up of lying, divisive fools like the Dems. I expect better from Republicans. I realize that the Dems will never approve of anything we do, but that is not the point. Lott had to go because we can do much better for leaders. We don't have to tolerate Lott's kind of thinking anymore. His groveling after the fact was nauseating by itself.

[kennyboy509]

Lott should go!!!

Not because of what he said, but how he handled it after he said it. He's as sharp as a spoon. DUHHHHHH!

Not only is he a limp wristed RINO. He's a wusse.

He ran a shame impeachment trial just so "we could all get along" That was the camel that broke the straws back.

The dems are freakin' out cuz the pubb's might replace him with someone that actually has a brain as well as a spine.

[chachacha]

Well, I guess according to your political wisdom the next election will be a banner year for all kinds of gains and especially since this will be a time when we are supposed to gain seats in both houses and States.

This will not be the dreaded off year election. Can't wait to see the Black vote pouring into the precincts for us rather than against us.Bet

Don't get me wrong I'd be glad to see this happen and I will be the first to admit my ignorance if it does.

[chachacha]

Well, I guess according to your political wisdom the next election will be a banner year for all kinds of gains and especially since this will be a time when we are supposed to gain seats in both houses and States.

This will not be the dreaded off year election. Can't wait to see the Black vote pouring into the precincts for us rather than against us. Bet

Don't get me wrong I'd be glad to see this happen and I will be the first to admit my ignorance if it does.

[esopman]

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

From your keyboard to God's modem. There are a few threads running on Hillary Regina's rising executive star, and they aren't all cheery.

Blessings on Freepers Everywhere.

[Jorge]

The point I was trying to make is, we removed Lott hoping to remove the issue from the Dem's and therefore look more favorable to minority black voters.WRONG

The article is trying to make us believe we removed the issue from the race baiting liberals because we removed Lott.WRONG

I agree with you completely that this has not remove the issue from the race baiting liberals...you are right about that.
I just disagree with that anyone was under any illusions that removing Lott would put an end to all that.

Lott's removal had a very specific purpose...which was to prevent his face from being shown as the leadership of the Republican party along with his "pro-segregationist" sound bites being played over and over again in the 2004 elections.
That was accomplished. And it was a wise move.

[XBob]

bttt

28 - "The dems are freakin' out cuz the pubb's might replace him with someone that actually has a brain as well as a spine. "

Well said, Like his, namesake Jellyfish T. Lott has neither brain nor spine.

[gop_gene]

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?"

Exactly so. If they put Lott in campaign ads against republicans in 2004, many people will see through it cause everyone knows the death knell that was dealt to one of their own--hardly the actions of a racist party. Lott's gonna be just another member of the senate and it'll be worthless if they're gonna use him--sure it might shore up the black base, but if that's all they're gonna run on, then we'll win with the larger group of independents.

It'll be funny watching to see how the dems attempt to demonize Frist effectively--he's impressive both in substance and style, and worse yet, he's handsome too! They've got a hard job ahead of them.

[For the Unborn]

Yeah, once the repubs get passed the great economic stimulus measure of extending unemployment insurance I'm sure that they will knock the world dead with their agenda.