So Much More Than Lott

newsmax ^ | 12/31/2002 | Barry Farber

[Wait4Truth]

Amen. My guess is Trent Lott was more afraid of hillary and daschle than he was of the President. When he decided that he didn't think it was important to pass Homeland Security and Terrorism Insurance in the lame-duck congress, his message to the President was clear: "Mr. President, Tom doesn't want us to pass this legislation right now - sorry about that." The President said, "Pass them - NOW." Senator Lott always had his tail between his legs - he was not a leader - he was a jellyfish - and I'm glad he has been replaced.

[M. Thatcher]

Re-read...What is name of first American president to pick the Senate majority leader.

YOU re-read. If you understood my response you'd know I follow your point. But obviously I am going too fast for the pro-Lott contingent.

To spell it out for your ilk: George W. Bush is the answer you're expecting. (Without doing the research I'll assume for the sake of argument you are correct).

My point: I prefer the Senate Majority Leader handpicked by George W. Bush to the IDIOT Senate Majority Leader handpicked by the hapless Bob Dole, TO WIT, Trent Lott, Dole's equally hapless understudy.

Which is what I meant by MY response -- "You obviously prefer the twit handpicked by Bob Dole." So sorry my point was too subtle for you.

[M. Thatcher]

Wrong. There are many voters warily eyeing the GOP for its next capitulation to the race pimps.

Nope. There are four. You among them.

[hinckley buzzard]

"Can anyone name the last democrat tosssed by his teammates....?"

Yeah. James Traficant.

They didn't have to toss Gary Condit because the voters did it for them.

Congressman Tony Coelho quietly "retired" from Congress rather than face charges of fraud and corruption and certain conviction.

In 1972 Goerge McGovern dumped his Vice-Presidential running mate Senator Tom Eagleton of Missouri when it came to light he had been treated in the past for bipolar disorder.


A few years before that, there was Senator Tom Dodd, father of the current sleazebag Chris, who was censured and essentially cashiered by his own party for massive corruption.

Then there was the drunken Ways and Means Chair, Wilbur Mills, who was dumped after his frolics in the mall Fountain with stripper Fannie Foxe.

Regardless, the fact is that ignorant and misleading defenses of the indefensible Lott by the likes of this Faber kid are an insult to the intelligence of the populace.

The Conservative forces of the Republican Party did the right thing. They stood up and said, "We can't read minds, but we know what we hear, and we are no longer going to tolerate this kind of crap from our own people."

Did it make political sense? The speech by Bush, in which he disavowed Lott's bigotry, was the most powerful opportunity for Republicans to speak to African-Americans in a long time. And it was a home run.

Besides, there is the matter of integrity--do the right thing because it is the right thing to do-- regardless of whether or not your foes demand it.

Lott's comments were not "winging it" or off-the-cuff. They were written notes and had been used before. He believed them, he meant them, and he thereby proved himself unworthy to lead the GOP in the Senate.

[cynicom]

Subtle???? Maybe that was too subtle but your rudeness is very apparent. You did not answer the question because you knew not the answer.

[TLBSHOW]

(He painted it white, by the way, another example of a GOP politician shaking-in-his-boots.)

did he really?

[cynicom]

One has to love the Bush apologists, they so much resemble the Clinton apologists. Kneepads on, ready to apologize at anytime for any thing. I have to wonder why they come here on a conservative forum.

[deport]

One has to love the Bush apologists, they so much resemble the Clinton apologists. Kneepads on, ready to apologize at anytime for any thing. I have to wonder why they come here on a conservative forum.

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Was Trent in your mind a conservative?

[cynicom]

deport...

I always disliked Trent Lott,still do. Does that answer your question????

This was never about Trent Lott, or racism, there is much more at play here. Bush is the first president in the history of this country to handpick the senate majority leader. First time in over 200 years.

[deport]

Well not exactly. The question was "is Trent a consevative in your mind" ..... Not whether you liked Trent or not.

[M. Thatcher]

Subtle???? Maybe that was too subtle but your rudeness is very apparent. You did not answer the question because you knew not the answer.

I assumed the answer was Bush. And this is the only way to understand my point.

[Wait4Truth]

Frist would not be Majority Leader if the Senate Republicans had not voted for him in the conference call. I would say Frist was hand-picked by the Senate Republicans, not the President. The senators knew the President favored Frist, but they are still the ones that voted him in.

[StriperSniper]

every Republican candidate in 2004 will face TV commercials beginning with Trent Lott's endorsement of Strom Thurmond followed by footage of Dixiecrat Thurmond in 1948 blatantly appealing for segregation."

I'm sure they are already made, and waiting to go.

[cynicom]

Lott...

Lott is a conservative republican, I am a conservative American, so we think differently. He is constrained by the party, I am not. I think of the country first and always, party members think of their own hide and the party first, the country comes last.

Professional politicians have been the curse of this country, both parties, the country suffers for it as we slide into socialism, fostered by both parties.

[Edit35]

By distancing themselves from Lott (who either consciously or subconsciously seemed to long for the days of segregation) the Republicans in fact have innoculated themselves from the continued accusations from race hounds.

In fact, the Lott fiasco was sort of a blessing in disguise, showing that the GOP does have the fortitude on the race issue while the Democrats, on the other hand, continue their hypocricy.

No, my TLBSHOW friend, the rest of the country, and party, can go on to more important matters while the Save-Lott crowd will dwell in the past, continuing to harp on a dead issue.

It's simply not worth it. Please, give it up.

[cynicom]

Wait...

Who voted Lott in time after time???

[deport]

Lott is a conservative

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Thanks.

[cynicom]

dyno...

Surely then, the republicans will not want our votes in 04. Perhaps you should try to see beyond this "save Lott" veil that blinds so many republicans.

[Wait4Truth]

The same Senate Republicans. Guess they changed their minds after Lott went on his insipid apology tour and after he kissed little tommy's butt once too often.

[cynicom]

Wait...

There was a vote for new leader, can you tell me the names of those in consideration?????