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- hyperspace68, on 12/01/2007, -2/+20Yes, 1. dodging the lobby law, and ....
2. an imminent gay hooker scandal
3. his family that's just been indicted on multiple counts of bribing a judge.
There's probably enough to bring the count up to a dozen or so before this all plays out for that ignorant and vile scum-bucket. - inactive, on 12/01/2007, -2/+18The trouble is that we don't get rid of them. Instead of selling votes, they just change positions and buy votes. The system has to be changed.
- joshuasawyer, on 12/01/2007, -3/+17He is defiantly dodging the law. Why would he get re-elected, then decide to resign a less than a year later?
- onwardknave, on 12/01/2007, -1/+14I'm a fan of term limits. Barney Frank is still around because A) there are no term limits, B) the voters in his district like what he does for them C) most of them aren't prejudiced enough to care who he ***** D) he wasn't hypocritically bashing gays nor denying them rights as was the case in the downfall of more recent politicians.
- polekitty, on 12/01/2007, -3/+12if Trent Lott is dodging a law it would have to be a new one, He has already dodged all the old ones.
- neozeed, on 12/01/2007, -1/+9Oh sure, that & his gay boy toy being pressured to talk.
Nothing worse than these self hating old queens. - amoirae, on 12/01/2007, -3/+10No, that would have been a former Florida republican.
- KidDynamo0, on 12/01/2007, -2/+9Making money is cool. Being a douche bag lobbyist is another thing all together. Lott is nothing more than a racist, segregationist piece of *****. I glad he is leaving Congress. See ya. Also, the only reason why he is retiring early is because he, like the other 5 republicans leaving before the end of the year, doesn't give a damn about the country he only cares about lining his pockets with your money. Yeah maybe he did some nice things for Mississippi while in office, but he was part of the old politics that complete screwed up Congress...the sun shines on a dogs ass at least once a day. ***** you Trent Lott from the bottom of my heart...
- inactive, on 12/01/2007, -0/+6Your point was that a porno publisher has more integrity than the entire GOP? I agree, good job.
- art42, on 12/01/2007, -4/+10"The guy has been in Congress for 35 YEARS. He wants to retire and spend time with his family -- unlike a certain Democratic former KKK member I could mention. Oh, and a certain Democrat guilty of vehicular homicide. You live in a glass house? Stop throwing stones." LoneRanger85
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Lott#Controvers ...
Resignation from Senate leadership
Tremendous political controversy ensued following remarks Lott made on December 5, 2002 at the 100th birthday party of Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. Thurmond ran for President of the United States in 1948 on the Dixiecrat (or States' Rights) ticket. Lott said:
"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."
Thurmond had based his presidential campaign largely on an explicit racial segregation platform. Many political commentators inferred that because Lott expressed support for Thurmond's campaign, Lott was implicitly supporting racial segregation. Lott had attracted controversy before in issues relating to civil rights. As a Congressman, he voted against renewal of the Voting Rights Act, voted against the continuation of the Civil Rights Act and opposed the Martin Luther King Holiday. Lott also maintained for many years an affiliation with the Council of Conservative Citizens, which is described as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Lott hosted Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) leaders, an American "paleoconservative" political organization that supports a large variety of localized grassroots causes including white separatism, at his Senate office in 1997[citation needed] and addressed its events at least three times in the 1990s. As a keynote speaker at a 1992 CCC convention, Lott heaped praise on its members: "The people in this room stand for the right principles and the right philosophy… Let's take it in the right direction and our children will be the beneficiaries!"
"A senior Republican source close to Lott said one reason for Lott's decision to resign is the new lobbying restrictions on former lawmakers. A law kicks in on January 1 that forbids lawmakers from lobbying for two years after leaving office. Those who leave by the end of 2007 are covered by the previous law, which demands a wait of only one year."
Accidents happen:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/laura.asp - paulface12, on 12/01/2007, -0/+5Here is the REAL reason Lott is resigning: His brother in law is Dickie Scruggs, an attorney and very strong political player who is also the richest man in Mississippi. On Wednesday, two days after Lott's resignation, Scruggs was federally indicted on bribery charges. Lott resigned two days before this, probably because he knew the heat was coming down on Scruggs, and Lott wants to participate in his defense, or possibly because he is involved in the scandal.
Anyway, it certainly seems coincidental that these events occur the same week. I've been following this closely because I am from the same town as both Lott and Scruggs (Pascagoula, MS). Here is the AP article on scruggs:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gmJa7KBpF_nUNyw ... - Ouze, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5Judging from his responses, the entire article should be the word "yes".
- skews13, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5being in congress for 35 years ,and then claiming to retire to spend time with your famlily,is no virtue.what does he plan on doing.take his family to k street with him.there's nothing this guy does that's not carefully calculated.while i don't disagree with your statement,about the other 2.i say good riddance
- dunderballer, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5I can't wait to hear what company he goes to work for so I can not buy anything associated with it.
- drmobutu, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5Of course not. Trent Lott is leaving the Senate, in order to avoid being outed by Larry Flynt...
- cramtod, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5Lott was re-elected in 2006. Aren't you upset that he is leaving after only serving 1 year of a 6 year term? He agreed to a 6 year term and he's skipping out on the people of Mississippi.
- Jowsley, on 12/01/2007, -0/+4Our country wouldn't be facing as many problems if our so called leaders were more concerned with doing what is best for their constituents instead of 'maximizing their own earning potential.'
- inactive, on 12/01/2007, -2/+6Bill Clinton was never convicted of anything. Remember? He was found "not guilty" by a Senate that was majority Republican.
- bjornski, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3Go back to your restroom stall.
- drmobutu, on 12/01/2007, -1/+4I heard that Lott will be lobbying for Act-Up...
- inactive, on 12/01/2007, -1/+4I lol'd when he said "spend more time with my family."
- bjornski, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3Flynt has more ethics and truthiness than the entire GOP.
What's your point? - chase001, on 12/01/2007, -3/+5Can you dittoheads get a better insults and stop mimicking your lord and master, slapstick comedian Rush Limbaugh?
- buckrogers1965, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Here's to wishin'...
- anitab83, on 12/01/2007, -4/+6Actually, can you blame him for leaving? Think of it this way ... if someone offered you a job for $800,000 per year, but you could only get it if you left your current job within the next month, would you take it? Your other option is to wait 3 years (end of term + 2 years). I'd leave in a heartbeat, and am surprised that more haven't.
- chase001, on 12/01/2007, -2/+4I think he is leaving because of news of his male prostitute lover and his brother and nephew getting indicted on federal bribery charges.
- buckrogers1965, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2I agree, I think that once you agree to become president, vice president, federal judge, senator or a representative you have to give up getting any money from anyone ever again for the rest of your life. Just learn to live in your $250,000 retirement check you get every month for the rest of your life.
- buckrogers1965, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2No, he isn't a republican.
- lateralus, on 12/03/2007, -0/+2that's Mark Foley (R) - Florida....you can find him on AIM.
- Stevanoski, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Whaaaaa? claimed nothing of the sort. Saaaay, did u take your medicine today?
- buckrogers1965, on 12/01/2007, -1/+3You people? You're not from around here are you?
- Jowsley, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2Unless your shopping for Congressional votes, I doubt they'll be looking to you as a customer....
- cfuse, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Not knowing american politics, are there any openly gay serving politicians?
- gak001, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2Yes, I can blame him. If he was just working some corporate job making $165,000 a year and we was offered triple the pay with the stipulation that he leave immediately, of course I would say go for the better job, but taking office as a Congressman is very different. He has an obligation to his constituents and the country to keep their best interest first, not necessarily his own.
- inactive, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2He's a RINO. Good riddance, I say.
- hittnrun, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1not talking to you. I replied the the idiot above you.
- amoirae, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Which is untrue, ru1ofus You are dishonest.
- amoirae, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1He *is* a neocon.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -0/+1Of course he is!
- buckrogers1965, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1Yeah, that is the standard excuse given when someone is fired.
- inactive, on 12/01/2007, -5/+6I was about to make that exact same comment, ru1ofus.
Who cares why he's leaving. Just be happy for the sole fact that he is leaving.
Up with term limits, and down with career politicians. - dupswapdrop, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1I think the Republicans have pooped in the oatmeal one too many times. As a party the Republicans are going to lose the next election big time.
- Jowsley, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1opps
- Stevanoski, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1Even die hard conservative hate Trent (get bent) Lott. Therefore, no great loss.
- Stevanoski, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1Typical of the haters of the left, some progressives, eh?
- jeremydmccann, on 12/04/2007, -0/+0I know
- vertinox, on 12/01/2007, -4/+4Trent Lott? I thought he died of old age years ago?
- gkiltz, on 12/02/2007, -0/+0He lost his OWN family home of more than 100 years, that he actually lived in, to Katrina. He hasn't been the same since!
- Emused, on 12/01/2007, -3/+3Don'tca just love "The Good Ole Boy" networkers and how they continue to dance around words, to further feather their nests,I say *****'em all, cept for 6, save them for pall bearers.
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