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Ernest Frederick “Fritz” Hollings, the charismatic and quick-witted former U.S. senator and South Carolina governor who became one of the state’s most important national political figures, died early Saturday after a period of declining health. He was 97. “Our father, Fritz Hollings, was dedicated to his family, the United States Senate and the people of South Carolina,” his three surviving children said in a statement. “He was a hero for us and millions of Americans. “While we are heartbroken, we hope that in the coming days and weeks as we celebrate our father’s life, all South Carolinian’s will be reminded...

"...we come to celebrate and give thanks for the remarkable life of J. William Fulbright, a life that changed our country and our world forever, and for the better. In the work he did, the words he spoke and the life he lived, Bill Fulbright stood against the 20th century's most destructive forces and fought to advance its brightest hopes."

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. How unfettered trade and poor policy are endangering our economic future, and what we should do about it. Dubai could have a silver lining. The government didn't think twice about the security of six major seaports in the United States. It thought that what was good for the transnationals, for globalization, was good for the country. People now realize that corporate America is blind to the nation's security and its economy. Only government can protect our manufacturers, our economic strength. The bubble of "free trade," and of "protectionism," has popped. The...

Perhaps Senator Fritz Hollings cannot claim to have first connected Iraq to 9/11, but he did point out for the record an odd literary coincidence in a speech on the Senate floor on September 12, 2002, the day after the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Hollings entered an editorial into the Congressional record from the Iraqi newspaper Al-Nasiriyah, which he noted appears curious for its eerily prescient language: America says, admitting just like a bird in the midst of a tornado, that Bin Ladin is behind the bombing of its destroyer in Aden. The fearful series of events continues...

There’s an unwritten rule in politics not to kick somebody when they’re down. But Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.) — who has made a point of speaking his mind during nearly four decades in the Senate — is willing to do just that by criticizing Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) for his failed campaign for president. “He wasn’t himself,” Hollings told The Hill after delivering his farewell speech Nov. 16. “He had political peripheral vision.” Hollings, who noted that he himself failed to capture the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984, said Kerry “had no [applause] line” on the stump. “The people were...

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<p>WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. George Allen blasted Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., this week for what he called anti-Semitic statements in a column Hollings wrote on Iraq. Hollings denied the charge.</p> <p>"I denounce and deplore Senator Hollings' anti-Semitic, political-conspiracy statements," Allen, R-Va., said Wednesday. "I strongly repudiate and condemn Senator Hollings' intolerant assertions."</p>

Old fool -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: May 21, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com There's something seriously wrong with America when an old fool like Fritz Hollings can be re-elected every six years to the U.S. Senate by South Carolina voters despite his mental lapses, despite his foot-in-mouth problems, despite his senility, despite his lack of sound judgment and grasp on the facts. He should be an embarrassment to South Carolina, because he's certainly an embarrassment to the nation. The latest senior moment for the senior senator from South Carolina came earlier this month when he wrote a column for a...

There's something seriously wrong with America when an old fool like Fritz Hollings can be re-elected every six years to the U.S. Senate by South Carolina voters despite his mental lapses, despite his foot-in-mouth problems, despite his senility, despite his lack of sound judgment and grasp on the facts. He should be an embarrassment to South Carolina, because he's certainly an embarrassment to the nation. The latest senior moment for the senior senator from South Carolina came earlier this month when he wrote a column for a newspaper in his state in which he claimed: President Bush acknowledges that Saddam...

<p>In a graveyard the dried up bones of Adolf Hitler must be rattling with glee or a Klan member is smiling broadly after reading the latest commentary from segregationist turned United States Senator Fritz Hollings.</p> <p>Hollings seems to be following the playbook of the far leftwing Anti-America, “When all else fails you can blame the Jews and Israel.”</p>

With 760 dead in Iraq and over 3,000 maimed for life, home folks continue to argue why we are in Iraq -- and how to get out. Now everyone knows what was not the cause. Even President Bush acknowledges that Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11. Listing the 45 countries where al-Qaida was operating on September 11 (70 cells in the U.S.), the State Department did not list Iraq. Richard Clarke, in "Against All Enemies," tells how the United States had not received any threat of terrorism for 10 years from Saddam at the time of our invasion....

Column alleging Bush invaded Iraq to please Jews draws accusations of anti-Semitism WASHINGTON — In the face of charges of anti-Semitism, U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings on Tuesday defended a newspaper column he wrote alleging President Bush went to war in Iraq to defend Israel and please American Jews. Hollings declined a request for an interview Tuesday, but he released a letter defending his comments and calling “ridiculous” any criticism of them as anti-Semitic. One S.C. Jewish leader was “horrified” by Hollings’ writings. The nation’s most prominent Jewish civil rights organization called on Hollings to renounce his charges. “The whole foreign...

With 760 dead in Iraq and over 3,000 maimed for life, home folks continue to argue why we are in Iraq -- and how to get out. Now everyone knows what was not the cause. Even President Bush acknowledges that Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11. Listing the 45 countries where al-Qaida was operating on September 11 (70 cells in the U.S.), the State Department did not list Iraq. Richard Clarke, in "Against All Enemies," tells how the United States had not received any threat of terrorism for 10 years from Saddam at the time of our invasion....

Rosen: Draft bills a cynical ruse April 30, 2004 'Vietnam War Redux: Mandatory Draft Coming." That was the headline over a cockeyed story by Sophie Lapaire on the Conspiracy Planet Web site, which bills itself as "Your Antidote to Media Cartel Propaganda," and offers links to a collection of exposés like: "Osama bin Scapegoat," "USA PATRIOT Act (Treason)," and the ever-popular "Moon Landing Scam." You get the idea. It's a hangout for paranoids and wackos of the black helicopter/Bilderbergers ilk. Lapaire warns us that there's pending legislation in the House and Senate to reinstate a military draft, and that "the...

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- Democratic presidential contender John Kerry lined up the endorsement of South Carlina Sen. Ernest Hollings on Thursday as he sought to expand support beyond the confines of New Hampshire and next week's first-in-the-nation primary. Democratic sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Hollings would convey his endorsement at a late-afternoon appearance in his home state. Hollings has long been viewed as a likely supporter of Kerry, with whom he has served in the Senate for two decades.Hollings, who was an Army captain during World War II, planned to join Kerry in New Hamsphire on Friday for...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings on Monday called the war in Iraq “a mistake from the very beginning” and said he was misled by the Bush administration before he voted last year to authorize the war. The South Carolina Democrat told his fellow senators he would be hard-pressed to tell a grieving family why their son or daughter died in Iraq. Those sentiments were echoed by relatives of several South Carolina soldiers killed in Iraq — including the mother of an Orangeburg County man killed Sunday. “Now they say this is not Vietnam,” Hollings said on the Senate floor....

<p>When a long-serving politician leaves office, media types generally tend to reflect fondly upon his career -- to recall the highlights, gloss over the embarrassments and heap praise on his dedication to public service.</p> <p>But what is one to do when there is virtually nothing praiseworthy about a long-serving, retiring politician’s record? What to do when he started at “dreadful” and moved south from there? What if he grew only more stubborn and more backward? Must one come up with something nice to say?</p>

With not a campaign poster or bumper sticker in sight, former S.C. Attorney General Charlie Condon announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate Tuesday with a 30-minute speech on the war on terrorism. "Winning this war is the central calling of our time and the central problem of the 21st century," Condon said in the address, in which he mentioned his candidacy only twice. "As a United States senator from South Carolina, I would make it my foremost mission to ensure that freedom is safeguarded at home and nurtured abroad." Condon spoke at The Citadel's alumni house before a crowd...

By AMY GEIER EDGAR, Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. - Democratic Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings of South Carolina said Monday he will not seek re-election next year, ending a 55-year political career and giving Republicans a strong opportunity to pick up a Senate seat. AP Photo   "I'll be working around the clock for the next year and a half. ... But (then) it's time I go out and work and make a living," said Hollings, 81. "I've been elected seven times to the United States Senate. Now it's time for someone else to take over." His retirement would give...

Fritz Hollings, it's time to quit playing games. There are only so many ways you can continue to tell us that you're struggling to determine whether there's a seventh term in your future as a U.S. senator. Your latest gimmick is real cute -- giving the state Democratic Party the green light to actively search for a viable successor to replace you on the ballot in 2004, and your suggestion that if that effort fails, you might entertain us with another re-election bid. Why don't you just be up front and tell us what you already know? You don't want...