In regards to Trent Lott I'm wondering....

[MrLars]

Originally posted by LePaul

Oh wait, didn't Strum leave the Democratic party and become a Republican in the 50s?  No...don't say it...that the Democratic party has just as checkered as past in regards to race as the Republican?  NAW...now now, let's not go confusing a good pig pile with facts.

Yeah, lets look at some of those facts....

The racist, segregationsit Democrats left the Democratic Party in 1948 when Democratic President Harry Truman put a Civil Rights Bill before Congress that proposed ending racial segregation. They followed Strom Thurmond into the short-lived segregationist Dixicrat Party.


So, he left the Dems because of their wanting to end segregation...that's a fact!

[whgates3]

Originally posted by Mighty1
Sorry Chairboy my skin color does not allow me to be concerned OR offended by any comments or actions made by others.

Since I am not Gay or a Woman I am only allowed to take the blame for past /future comments or actions of anyone with my same skin color!

you bi+ch & moan like a woman.

[Mighty1]

Oh It's squeaking and moaning like a woman when I mention skin color but when some one of a different color does they are OK?

Why can't I feel sorry for myself like the others?

[Eagler]

wasn't his comment made in a joking/roast type style?

is razing someone at their birthday party now off limits or do ALL jokes have to be 110% PC correct or you'll be slammed for it as if it were fact....

you'd think Lott was walking around with a Rebel flag t-shirt on, spittin tobacco while  threatening to string up the help or something ...................

if many of the reps didnt want someone else in his spot, they'd circled the wagons much tighter and quicker

[Kieran]

I tell you what I am not liking about Lott... he's threatening to step down from the senate (taking the slim Republican majority with him) if he is asked to step down from the chair. That isn't right. The screw-up was his, not the party's; he shouldn't try to blackmail them that way.

[Apeboy]

MrLars,

Was that the same Civil Rights Bill that Al Gore's father and several other Democrats voted against, only to be pushed through by the party of Lincoln?  

It was either that one or one that came along a lilttle later, can't recall.

As far as Lott goes, he's gotta go.  Just like Byrd shoulda went.  There is no difference.

[Gunthr]

I agree. I think eventually Lott will see the light. I think he's  just going through a process... like the steps in grieving a loss... before he steps down form his leadership post.

If I'm wrong, and Lott insists on fighting this, I'm sure he will be voted out by the Republicans. If Lott then decides to quit the senate, allowing a Democrat to take his place - so be it. It would be a shame, but principles are principles.

But if I'm wrong about that, and the Republicans do not vote him out, I swear I'm going to resign from the Republican Party.

I'm so pissed at Lott that I could just spit.

[Mighty1]

Kieren if you go by that thinking then Jeffries(?) or McCain should have been gone a long time ago.

Hell I don't blame him for threatning to quit. His comments were twisted to make him sound racist and he gets NO support from his party!

[whgates3]

Originally posted by Mighty1
...Why can't I feel sorry for myself like the others?

you seem to be suggesting that others are wrong for doing what you're doing...if lott goes (dont look back mrs. lott!) GOP still has the tie breaking vote, so they dont lose the majority...i wonder what happens in the case that the VP dies & there is nobody to cast the tie breaking vote (until they appoint a new VP)

[midnight Target]

Lott has shown a repeated lack of sensitivity to racial issues. (see my post above). He will just be a lightning rod for the Democrats to use as a target during the next elections. I think it would be in the best interest of the Reps to get him out of the leadership position.

[Kieran]

Don't get me wrong, Mighty, I see the hypocracy. The fact is though the party will suffer if he stays. The Dems will raise the racism flag high, and they would have a basis for an argument.

In the end, Lott (being the majority leader) has to do what's best for the party- step aside.

[Eagler]

Originally posted by Kieran
..... the party will suffer if he stays. The Dems will raise the racism flag high, .....

how high can it go?

they've been playing that card for as long as it has been in the deck

yes, lott should go, the media and the dems should get their way AGAIN

maybe he can perm his hair and become a dumbacrat

[Kieran]

The Democratic party is adrift looking for a cause- the midterm elections prove this. Lott, if he stays, will provide the compass they need to get back on course. Anyone can see this.

Anyway, it isn't just letting the Dems have their way. It was a stupid racist remark, and it doesn't matter how many racists the Dems have- heck, I've said many times the hypocracy pisses me off. But it just won't matter. A Trent Lott as majority leader is the catalyst the Democratic party needs.

[H. Godwineson]

No steps are being taken to remove Lott from office.  Prominent democrats and republicans are attempting to persuade him to step down as Senate majority leader.  Even if he does so, or is removed by a vote of the Republican majority, his vote as a Republican senator will remain.  The power structure in the Senate will not change at all.

Shuckins

[Gaylord]

Originally posted by Eagler

maybe he can perm his hair and become a dumbacrat

Permed hair?!? Perms are SO 1970s! Can you say "Michael Brady?"  Typical Republican lack of fashion sense.