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- maestroh, on 12/29/2008, -26/+151It's true -- republicans have made a lot of progress towards breaking down our infrastructure, labor & health care systems. We wouldn't want to see that progress impeded by some overambitious blacky.
- EllieElliott, on 12/29/2008, -20/+123Lott , STFU
- apothekari, on 12/29/2008, -25/+124"Racist Has-Been Trent Lott, Vomits Worthless Opinion To The Uncaring".
There I fixed the article title for ya. - kooredaan, on 12/29/2008, -22/+115A note to Trent Lott. A better example for overplaying one's hand is George W. Bush, not Bill Clinton.
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -14/+59Complaining about Obama's ambitions after 8 years of ***** is like pooping in the carpet and bark while your owner is cleaning up, because you want food and attention.
Buried as ***** you. - shark72, on 12/30/2008, -7/+46I'm surprised he didn't add the phrase "uppity negro."
- michaelpinto, on 12/29/2008, -15/+48Note to Obama: You got 100 days - hit as many home runs as you can!
- kareemachan, on 12/29/2008, -10/+38You mean the way Shrub & Co. neglected or mucked up our infrastructure, labor, and health care issues?
- TrevorBelmont, on 12/30/2008, -3/+30"When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over the years, either."
-Trent Lott
"I wanna tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that there's not enough troops in the army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the ***** race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes, and into our churches."
-Strom Thurmond, in a campaign speech while running for president
There's some substance for ya! - atm259, on 12/30/2008, -7/+32Wow, a Republican saying a Democrat should be careful. Hah.
- cran, on 12/30/2008, -9/+33***** Trent Lott.
- BossKey, on 12/30/2008, -9/+32Translation 1: "The President of the United States of America should not be a strong leader."
Translation 2: "That darkie's gettin' uppity!"
But seriously...if there's anything Obama was known for in his campaign, it's thoughtful restraint! - STARTSOMETHING, on 12/30/2008, -9/+31I love how republicans sound like, We did this. Now how are you going to try, and fix it?
- MrQuoz, on 12/30/2008, -7/+24Lott also thinks this country would have been better off with a segregationist president.
- DigitalisAkujin, on 12/30/2008, -9/+26Elections have consequences.
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -2/+18What was it that put you in a coma for the last 8 years? It's good to have you back but you're gonna need to do some catching up.
- techweenie, on 12/30/2008, -6/+21...and if anyone knows about impairing progress, it's Trent Lott, former bug exterminator.
- yenik, on 12/30/2008, -1/+16I work in France, I'm an American who works for a French company. Have you worked in, lived or been to France outside of Paris?
Wallet? My French colleagues make the same $ I do for the same job, more after currency conversion. Yet have job protections and 8x more vacation than I do. They live a better life than Americans. They might not realize it, but it's reality.
Guns? You carry a gun with you everywhere you go do you. The chances you'll have that gun used on you after you pull it out is higher than you think. I'm not antigun, I keep a Mossberg 500 in my home. Keep buying into the propaganda that Obama has any intention of taking guns away from us.
Freedom? The French are some of the most liberated people in the world, especially in the area that counts. Their minds.
If we turn into France, in most metrics, that will be an improvement. Where I work at least, it's the closest thing to the stereotypes of 1950's America I've seen in the world. It's a great life in small-town France. If a conservative considered the 50's desirable times, then we would've gone the direction of France years ago. - KibblesnBitts, on 12/30/2008, -6/+20Yeah because a non-ambitious president doing nothing sounds like old fashioned conservative policy....remember how that worked out in 1929-1933?
- rkymtnwoman, on 12/30/2008, -14/+27Obama's ambitions F'd up by Bush last minute economic depression and new WWIII chaos
- inc595, on 12/30/2008, -9/+22lott needs to eat all the dicks
- Spudster, on 12/30/2008, -3/+16Funny to see him admit how much he abused earmarks, something which Republicans pride themselves on fighting.
- noupsell, on 12/29/2008, -4/+16"Trent Lott talks out of his ass which is confused by bad hairpiece"
- SupaFlyTNT, on 12/30/2008, -1/+13Umm, if you look up that story he clearly would have *supported* Strom being president who is clearly a racist and Trent believes that if Strom were in office the country would have been better off? You have to be ***** kidding me standing behind that.
This country would be more racist than ever had you put someone like that in charge not to mention that your boy Woodrow was in office in ***** 1910....little dated and barely relevant. - browntiger, on 12/30/2008, -1/+13He still believes we have the best healthcare systems in the world. Just out of curiosity hypocrite Lott, are you really using it, or are you using congressional care? I do believe that #2 is quite good. Now try using crap care my employer + my 5k paying for.
- m0n0kr0m3, on 12/30/2008, -5/+16When did Trent Lott or any conservatives or the GOP ever really care about progress? This guy is admitting he'd be earmarking if he was in office right now. He's just trying to rally the troops with Flush Bimbo and Bill O'Really! Trying to instigate a problem before Obama is even in office and has done any official acts at all. If an elected official does nothing at this point our country is in deeper ***** than ever. I think Trent should go to a grade school and read the kids "My Pet Goat" and STFU.
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -0/+11You're on quite a roll trolling this story today, but presidential veto after presidential veto does a lot to impede progress.
- york2600, on 12/30/2008, -2/+13I believe Bush specifically used the words mandate for weeks if not months after his narrow reelection.
- biotch, on 12/30/2008, -2/+12"so he trod carefully and didn't really push an agenda that the majority of americans didn't agree with"
HAH!
"I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style."
-Bush jr.
The Bush Doctrine (pre-emptive strikes)
Suspending Habeas Corpus even not during a time of rebellion or invasion.
Illegally Wiretapping Americans without a warrant
The public has been against our presence in Iraq and has supported a timetable over those who do not for years.
http://www.mysterypollster.com/photos/uncategorize ...
And btw:
Lott is full of ***** and always has been ..
In the first few seconds he immediately echoes the false claim that the Clinton tax increase was the largest tax increase in history
http://www.factcheck.org/treasury_tax_expert_to_bu ... - fallentree, on 12/30/2008, -2/+12thoughtful criticism is whining now?
Republicans use the most pathetic tactics. If they don't like something they write it off with a single syllable criticism then they hypocritically denigrate those that are working hard to improve this country. - KibblesnBitts, on 12/30/2008, -1/+10You cannot forget the fact that although it did create massive inflation, it did help employ more people and assisted many people in getting out of doing....absolutely nothing for years
Also, Eisenhower spent more money than FDR and Hoover combined on his highway and other government funded programs, which helped stabilize employment after WWII to all the troops who didn't go through with the GI Bill - fallentree, on 12/30/2008, -5/+14historically the economy does much better under democrats
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -1/+10Someone get the ointment, we have a third degree BURN.
- rabitguy, on 12/30/2008, -2/+11@RyanW2050: "dems lead the way in causing this economic *****"
No, not even close -
http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/15625.html
"I'll give you the war, though."
Yeah, 4,000+ Americans and many Iraqi civilians killed kinda sucks. And then there was Katrina, the Valerie Plame scandal/commuting of Scooter Libby, the Patriot Act, the repeal of Habeus Corpus, illegal wiretapping, capture and illegal detainment of Maher Arar, torture of prisioners, and well, 9/11 both in the failure of the Bush White House to consider the threat of extremists credible (they ignored a request to increase funding, ignored Clarke and Pickard's warnings, etc), and after, they (ALL republicans) exploited the tragedy for political gain - calling Democrats terrorist appearsings, but basically playing out of the exact same playbook that terrorists use - using fear to control people. (i.e. the constant "vote for Democrats and the terrorists win")
Oh, and then there was that little incident in Florida in 2000 where tens of thousands of mostly Democratic votes were illegally thrown out... - inactive, on 12/30/2008, -0/+9This is a lie. The Democrats had a narrow margin over the Republicans but not in any way a 'lead' since they were not able to force through legislation under this situation, there was always deadlock, fillibusters and BS. Another GOP talking point spewed by a mindless right wing shill.
- ErickStevenson, on 12/30/2008, -8/+16Hey Trent what you doing on Digg!?
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -1/+9Don't know why you're getting dugg down, your comment is 100% accurate. Our healthcare system is awesome if you're rich.
Problem is, nobody's rich anymore. - maroon1872, on 12/30/2008, -0/+8dont forget that we spread this progress to other countries as well...
- theviceroy, on 12/30/2008, -7/+15I know, universal healthcare and improved infrastructure are so terrible! I don't see how America will possibly survive!
- aeck, on 12/30/2008, -1/+9The only thing I remember from history is that Indians call corn 'maize'.
- semperfidoordi, on 12/30/2008, -0/+8This seriously made me pee a little.
- biotch, on 12/30/2008, -1/+9Clinton failed in his first 2 years?
He got the tax plan passed that not one republican voted for and which existed throughout his entire tenure during the longest and largest economic boom in American history.
Clinton's re-election wasnt even close. His approval rating was 65% when he left.
Bush's is sub 30% and barely won his re-election despite a record high approval after 9/11. - biotch, on 12/30/2008, -3/+10yeah man, my god, imagine what would happen ..
Lets take a similar scenario under Clinton and compare it to recent conservative eras
1. GDP grew at a faster pace under Clinton than it did under Reagan, Bush sr. and Bush jr.
2. Clinton created more (population adjusted or not) jobs (22.7 mil) than Reagan (16.1 mil), Bush sr. (2.6 mil), and Bush jr. (3.7 mil and declining).... COMBINED
3. Unemployment went from 7.3% to 4.2% under Clinton and has climbed from 4.2% to 6.7% under Bush jr.
4. Reagan, Bush sr. and Bush jr. all consecutively broke the deficit record. Clinton turned the deficit he received into a surplus even if you discount Social Security spending.
5. Poverty went UP under Reagan, Bush sr. and Bush jr. and DOWN under Clinton.
6. Clinton raised discretionary spending the least out of Reagan, Bush sr., Clinton, and Bush jr., and ... balanced the budget.
7. Investment in the stock market was greater under Clinton than under Reagan, Bush sr. and Bush jr. Even after the crash in 2001, stocks remained at 300% what they were when Clinton took office. Under Bush jr. stocks are now NEGATIVE what they were when Bush took office.
8. Tax revenue as a percent of GDP went Down under Reagan, Bush sr. and Bush jr. and UP under Clinton
9. The richest 20% in this nation have increased their share of the total income pie year after year (with the exception of a few years) since 1982. This was true even when Clinton was taxing the rich at higher rates. The richest 5% are gaining their share at an even faster pace, all at the expense of every other income bracket. All Clintons tax plan did was slow this down.
This did not happen because Reagan and Bush had set Clinton's economy up for success. Trickle down economics had 12 years and failed to produce one single year of surplus (If you include Bush jr. thats 20 years of trickle down economics without one year of surplus). Finally after Clinton stopped trickle down economics, we saw the longest and largest economic expansion in US history.
Sources:
1. GDP
http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/TableView.asp? ...
2. jobs:
http://www.bls.gov/cps/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobs_created_during_U ...
http://www.factcheck.org/bush/facts_of_the_union_2 ...
3. Unemployment:
http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServle ...
4. debt by party
http://i27.tinypic.com/120m447.jpg
Clintons surplus even when discounting SS
http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/during_the_c ...
5. poverty:
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/povertyrate ...
6. Spending
http://www.factcheck.org/defending_spending_bushs_ ...
Spreadsheet including reagan and bush spending
(all of which outpace Clinton)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2005/sheets ...
7. Investment:
note the dow and nasdaq remained at above 300% what they were when Clinton took office even after the 2000 downturns
http://stockcharts.com/charts/historical/nasdaq197 ...
http://stockcharts.com/charts/historical/djia1900. ...
http://politicaltracker.blogspot.com/
8. Tax Revenue as a percent of GDP
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=7733&type=0
9. Share of total income by income bracket
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/h02a ... - Bukowsky, on 12/29/2008, -5/+12thanks! I almost went with that one, but digg didn't give me enough characters.
- iloveobama, on 12/30/2008, -24/+31Lott is nothing but a racist rethuglican
- TrevorBelmont, on 12/30/2008, -1/+8That was one of many details he used to describe situations of extreme poverty that exist in parts of this country. A tragedy is no less tragic just because someone else may have it worse. I've seen the places he's talking about and they are legitimately heart breaking.
It's like you're saying "They're water isn't poisoned? I don't see a problem then." - regeya, on 12/30/2008, -3/+10"Yeah it's funny because Obama is basically promising to follow Bush and do all the same things"
[citation needed]
provide that, and I'll rate you up. - hinchb, on 12/30/2008, -0/+7[citation needed]
What a surprise a ron paul fan despises the new deal - xenoploid, on 12/30/2008, -4/+11Dear Trent: There's a difference between the competent and the incompetent.
- sauronthegr8, on 12/30/2008, -5/+12I know some are doubting. I voted for Obama, but I'm being realistic about it.
He can't do everything. He probably won't do a lot of things. But at least he wants to do something.
I'm tired of the top brass giving handouts to the rich. I'm tired of big business having unlimited power.
John McCain said there was nothing wrong with the economy. He can't even remember how many houses he owns.
Sarah Palin can't name a supreme court case she disagreed with or a newspaper she read.
Given my choices I think I made the best decision I could. If you can say anything about Obama you can at least say he presented himself intelligently. A lot of things won't fly. But the fact is we're at the bottom now. And we elected a President who at least believes that we could be better and is going to try to do something about it.
I think Lott is a racist prick, but he did have some good points -
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