[FreeTheHostages]

I love Mark Levin. The Great One rules. I wished I agreed with him here. I do wish, but I can't. But what Sen. Levin said wasn't that "we wouldn't have had all these problems." He didn't say that. And that's the problem with what Sen. Lott said.

The only explanation I'd buy is that he was just thinking outloud of saying something to please Sen. Thurmond, something he didn't believe but said anyway.

But what Sen. Lott *did* say is very troubling -- I can't buy an explanation that indicates it's not troubling.

[MeekOneGOP]

The media should refer to Robert Byrd as:

Robert Byrd, former KKK Clansman.....

[OldFriend]

It was ALWAYS about state's rights with Thurmond and that was his goal throughout his entire career. He spoke often on the topic and never wavered from his beliefs.

That said, not being a mind reader I have no idea what Lott could have been thinking. Too bad it didn't stay a thought rather than words.

However, I am not about to be yanked around by the commie/libs in the media. The more they protest the more I am in support of Lott staying Majority Leader. Perhaps, like with Dick Army who was roasted for an unfortunate remark, Lott will learn who his real friends are on both sides of the aisle and this will give him the backbone he's been missing.

[Mo1]

Well, then, what are we to make of Democrat Senator Carl Levin's September 24th praise of Thurmond? Among other things, Levin said, " ... I am pleased to join my colleagues in paying tribute to Senator Strom Thurmond and honoring him for his unparalleled record of public service to this Nation." And then a few sentences later, Levin says, "In 1948, while he was still Governor, [Thurmond] ran for President as a State's Right Democrat and received 39 electoral votes, the third best showing by an independent candidate in U.S. history."

Hmmmmm .. interesting

[rintense]

Mark does it again. This article is 100% DEAD ON.

[Phantom Lord]

The Great One is again Great. My wife and I are huge fans of his. I love when he rips Colmes.

[colorado tanker]

Uh, Mark, there is a double standard in the media and politics. Dems get a pass on race, Pubbies don't. But you knew that.

[Political Junkie Too]

If a case can be made that the Democrats selective outrage is on par with their selective mourning and selective positions on international matters, then Lott's snafu might get blurred in the noise. If the public believes that Democrats stand for nothing except political expediency and saying and doing anything to win, even hyping Lott's gaffe while ignoring their own, then this could blow over by 2002.

Lott should step down as Majority Leader, though, just to put the issue at rest. His rush to call a vote on it last month was a mistake, too.

-PJ

[YaYa123]

Trent Lott could cut out his tongue with a rusty razor blade, take a public flogging, butt nekkid on the Capital steps, and it wouldn't satisfy the democrats, led like sheep, by the black caucus. Maxine Waters has wet dreams about missteps like this!

But this isn't Trent Lott's first blunder. He made one right after the election, announcing he wouldn't try to get anything done during senate's lame duck session. President Bush straightened him out on that one, and the next day Lott changed his tune.

I remember back before the election, Don Nickles announced he would challenge Lott for Leadership...and many of us were real glad to hear it... but for some reason, Nickles changed his mind. Let's hope Nickles, or even better, Bill Frist, decide to challenge Lott.

But the best thing that could happen, is for Trent Lott to realize what a weapon he has handed the DNC, and for the good of the Republicans, decide that he must step aside and let someone else lead senate republicans.

Ask yourself....what has Trent Lott accomplished... As either majority or minority leader? I can't think of a thing.

and he's blowing this interview with Sean....big time!!! The man should say, "I AM NOT A RACIST. I AM NOT A BIGOT.!"

[what's up]

"ran for President as a State's Right Democrat"

Good point....Thurmond was a DEMOCRAT at the time.

[ex-Texan]

Has Lott seen this video ad the Dims just produced?:

Look at Anti-Bush Ad Featuring Trent Lott

[stylin19a]

This whole subject gives me the buckwheats.

[Outraged]

bump

[k2blader]

Bump for later reference.

[guitfiddlist]

I say to all the 'Rat critics of Lott: Define a standard to judge him by. But just remember the synchronistic coincidence in this context, that "standard" also means "petard".

Because we're going to hoist you mothers up on that standard as soon as you finish doing to Lott what we've been trying to do since Impeachment. Now don't be bashful, have at it.

[aristeides]

Levin on Hannity right now.

[wcbtinman]

It's time to quit patronizing these socialists, and begin to use ridicule on them. Conservatives have nothing to apologize for, especially to these clowns.

Whenever some of my socialist neighbors start in with the same kind of crap, I literally laugh at them. It demonstrates how non-relevant they are.

It also makes them frustrated and mad as hell. A pox on all of them.

[SerpentDove]

REPUBLICAN SENATE MAJORITY LEADER:
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IS OK
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Has Party Backing

I hope everybody likes that soundbite. Because we can "explain" till we're blue in the face, but if we keep defending Lott, we're gonna be hearing it for a lonnnnnnnnnng time.

I say it's not worth losing the whole Republican agenda over him, no matter what other high-minded motives we might have.

Lott expresses regret for remarks; court filing from 1981 surfaces

[The Great Satan]

Who's Carl Levin? Is he the public face of the GOP in Congress? Should I care if Carl Levin made a non-judgmental reference to Strom Thurmond's run as an explicitly segregationist, anti-Negro candidate for President and never said that the country would have been better off if he had won? This is a crock, I'm afraid.

[goldstategop]

The cardinal offense is its racist to be a Republican. If you want to be racist you gotta be a Democrat. After all they're the party of Jim Crow and segregation. I find it infuriating and amusing at the same time to witness them in an orgy of manufactured outrage for purely partisan reasons when they've never been apologetic about their past. Sure there's been a lovefest over Thurmound and truth be told, its been bipartisan.