http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/trentlott/ en-us Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:14:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058205/posts The media continue to have Obama's back after his ridiculous claim tire inflation could be a substitute for oil drilling in a speech at a rally in Missouri on July 30. MSNBC anchor Alex Witt is the latest in a long line of media personalities expressing irritation that McCain is using the presumptive Democratic nominee's tire inflation comment in his campaign against Obama. Witt interviewed former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott on August 7 about McCain's strategy. "But sir, when John McCain picks up this tire-gauge issue and you know - throws it about back and forth, doesn't he just... newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058205/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:14:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017612/posts The Talk Shows Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn.; Rick Dutrow Jr., trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va.; former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.; Republican strategist Mike Murphy; Democratic strategist Bob Shrum. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Gov. Charlie Crist, R-Fla.; Republican strategist Ed Rollins; former Govs. Mario Cuomo, D-N.Y., and Roy Romer, D-Colo.THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., and Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio. LATE EDITION (CNN) : Commerce Secretary Carlos... Various big media television networks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017612/posts#comment Sun, 18 May 2008 12:18:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987160/posts Northrop Grumman Corp. hired the lobbying firm of former U.S. Senator Trent Lott to help protect its newly won $35 billion Air Force tanker contract from challenges by losing bidder Boeing Co. and some lawmakers. Los Angeles-based Northrop and partner European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co., the owner of Airbus SAS, won the contract on Feb. 29. Boeing, which has built aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force since 1956, appealed the decision last week and the leader of the U.S. House panel that controls military spending has threatened to cut funds for the program. Boeing's March 11 protest... Republican American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987160/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:04:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966128/posts The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gov. Haley R. Barbour that the special election for former Sen. Trent Lott's seat should be held on Nov. 4. In doing so the court denied an appeal by Attorney General Jim Hood of an earlier Circuit Court ruling by Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter that the special election should be held on or before March 19. The court ruled in an 8-1 vote that while state statute clearly required a special election to be set, the law was unclear as to when the election date must be. In such... Madison County Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966128/posts#comment Thu, 7 Feb 2008 00:03:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948594/posts OXFORD, Miss. -- Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that he will run for the U.S. Senate. Musgrove plans to hold a series of news conferences Monday in Tupelo, Jackson, Hattiesburg and Gulfport. "I'll be announcing, yes," Musgrove told the AP in a telephone interview from his law office in Madison County. Musgrove, a Democrat, will run in a special election against Republican Roger Wicker, who was appointed this week to fill the job left vacant by the retirement of the GOP's Trent Lott. The date of the special election is in dispute. Republican... Sun Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948594/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jan 2008 04:09:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948730/posts Former senators John Breaux (D-La.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) are opening a new, all-in-the-family lobbying firm, saying the capital and its corporate suitors are "yearning" for bipartisan solutions to gridlock. Revealing what had been one of the worst-kept secrets in town, the senators said in an interview that they would officially launch the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group next week, with both their sons and Lott's former top aide joining them. Breaux and Lott, who together have more than 70 years of experience in the House and Senate, first talked about such a partnership decades ago when they lived across the street... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948730/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:37:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947361/posts Gov. Haley Barbour said he'll have 60 days from Monday to call a special election to fill Sen. Roger Wicker's vacated House seat. The candidates will have another 60 days to campaign before the election. Southaven Mayor Greg Davis said he filed papers Monday to run for the seat Wicker has vacated. He served in the state House of Representatives before becoming mayor of Southaven. "I've been wanting to get back to the legislative arena and this seems like a good opportunity," Davis said. Former Tupelo Mayor Glenn McCullough, also a member of the GOP, has also been named as... The Mississippi Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947361/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jan 2008 22:47:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947374/posts JACKSON, Miss. -- The dispute over an election to fill the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Republican Trent Lott is now headed to court. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Wednesday filed a complaint in Hinds County Circuit Court against the Nov. 4 election date set by Gov. Haley Barbour. The two have been at odds over when the election should be held. "We also filed a motion for preliminary injunction in hopes of expediting the matter. We have asked the court for a hearing next week," Hood said in statement on Wednesday. Barbour, a Republican, said he has... Sun Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947374/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jan 2008 23:08:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946410/posts JACKSON, Miss, - Gov. Haley Barbour on Monday announced his choice for Trent Lott's replacement in the Senate: Rep. Roger Wicker, a conservative congressman. Barbour said it was important to select a person with Lott's "conservative values" and who would be able to work with Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran, also a Republican. "I am a mainstream conservative in the mold of Trent Lott, Thad Cochran, Haley Barbour and (U.S. Rep.) Chip Pickering and I believe the vast majority of Mississipians share this philosophy," Wicker said at a news conference. "At the same time, I hope my constituents and colleagues view... Yahoo!News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946410/posts#comment Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:57:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946337/posts Miss. congressman to replace Sen. Lott By JACK ELLIOTT JR., Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago Republican Haley Barbour's choice to succeed Sen. Trent Lott is Rep. Roger Wicker, a conservative congressman, congressional officials with knowledge of the selection process said Monday. Wicker, 56, will serve until a special election is held, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made. Wicker is expected to be a candidate in the special election, which Barbour has scheduled for Nov. 4. Wicker had been mentioned as a possible successor since Lott's resignation this month... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946337/posts#comment Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:05:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945710/posts There will be a New Year’s Eve Senate name-dropping in Mississippi, when Republican Gov. Haley Barbour is scheduled to announce his appointee as the interim replacement to resigned Republican Sen. Trent Lott. Republican Rep. Roger Wicker of the 1st District is widely regarded as a leading candidate to be Barbour’s choice, and other GOP figures are thought to be under consideration. While Barbour has not tipped his hand, one prominent Mississippi Republican — retiring 3rd District Rep. Charles W. “Chip” Pickering Jr. — took it upon himself Friday afternoon to remove himself from the running for the seat that Lott... Congresssional Quarterly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945710/posts#comment Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:07:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941569/posts JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi Republican Trent Lott officially resigned from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, ending a 35-year career in which he reached the of height of power before falling from grace and climbing his way back to the top, a spokesman said. Lott, 66, had announced in his home state Nov. 26 that he would step down by year's end, saying he wants to pursue other opportunities. He submitted the paper work Tuesday to make it official, his spokesman, Lee Youngblood, told The Associated Press. "U.S. Sen. Trent Lott has informed Vice President Dick Chaney, the president of the... KATC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941569/posts#comment Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941841/posts Sen. Trent Lott retired from Congress late Tuesday with characteristic flair, making public with 16 minutes' notice that he would relinquish his seat when the Senate closed for business. A press release issued by his office at 11:49 p.m. said Lott would not return to work Wednesday. The Senate turned out the lights at 12:05 a.m. Lott spokesman Lee Youngblood said the formal announcement came so late because Lott had to resign at least a day before the Senate recesses, which could be as early as Wednesday, but wanted to vote on important bills that were being considered well into... Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941841/posts#comment Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:49:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933405/posts The latest word out of the Magnolia State is that Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is likely to pick either US Rep. Chip Pickering (R) or US Rep. Roger Wicker (R) to succeed Minority Whip Trent Lott (R) as the next US Senator from Mississippi. On the Democratic side, the scuttlebutt is that former Attorney General Mike Moore, probably the most electable politico among the state’s beleaguered Democrats, has decided that he will run, setting up what is likely to be a fierce, well-funded competition that is sure to receive national attention. Whether Barbour will choose Pickering or Wicker is still... Southern Political Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933405/posts#comment Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931983/posts Surveys are already underway in Mississippi to find out who Mississippians think is the "hot" name to serve in Sen. Trent Lott's seat until a special election is held in November 2008. The list is a virtual who's who of Mississippi politics, past and present. From former governors to a former attorney general to present office holders, both in Washington and Jackson. The political consulting firm, Zata 3, polled voters in all four congressional districts. Zata 3 works for Democrats and the survey was not weighted for age, race or gender. The firm polled almost 1,400 voters and found Cong.... WTOK Channel 11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931983/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:47:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931400/posts In a longshot campaign to use Sen. Trent Lott's retirement as a slap to Democrats, Bush allies are pushing for Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to choose retired federal Judge Charles Pickering, rejected by Democrats for higher office, as Lott's replacement in the Senate. "It would be the biggest in-your-face move if it happened," said one proponent of the move. Pickering was nominated for a federal appeals court post in 2002 but was blocked, in part because of his antiabortion position as well as charges of racial insensitivity. He was renominated and given a recess appointment but eventually withdrew his name.... U.S. News & World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931400/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930734/posts LOTT: Tricia and I have had wonderful experiences. It's been such a pleasure to serve the good people in this state and to work on things that are important to our country and even issues that involve the world. And for a boy from Pascagoula, Mississippi, it's been quite a wild ride, but a very enjoyable one, and one that I'm proud of. I want to also say to my colleagues in the House and the Senate that I thank them, too, for allowing me to serve in leadership positions in the House and the Senate and being able to... Trent Lott Press Office http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930734/posts#comment Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:15:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930664/posts The news that Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) will resign his seat creates a vacancy that aspiring pols have been waiting for. The rules of succession remain somewhat blurry, although the most likely outcome is that Gov. Barbour will appoint Lott's' replacement with a special election held next November to fill the four years on Lott's'term. For Republicans, the most oft-mentioned names are Reps. Roger Wicker and Chip Pickering. Both once served as staffers for Lott and have deep ties in the state's Republican politics. Pickering is leaving his House seat at the end of this term. On the Democratic side,... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930664/posts#comment Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:55:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930543/posts More details at FoxNews Channel as they come in... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930543/posts#comment Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:48:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904385/posts p>The Talk Shows Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Trent Lott, R-Miss. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Former President Bill Clinton. FACE THE NATION (CBS): New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Democratic presidential candidate. THIS WEEK (ABC): Former President Bill Clinton; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus. LATE EDITION (CNN) : Sens. Kit Bond, R-Mo., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari; Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol; John Prendergast, co-founder of Enough, a project to abolish genocide;... Various big media television networks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904385/posts#comment Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:09:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1893861/posts Hillary Clinton has been in politics long enough to know the value of the word "change." In 1992, her husband's political guru, James Carville, hung a white sign in the Clinton campaign war room that read CHANGE VS. MORE OF THE SAME. Bill Clinton won the presidency that year with 370 electoral votes. Over the course of the summer, she watched her rivals for the Democratic nomination try again and again to define themselves as change and Clinton as the status quo. ("We're more interested in looking forward, not backward," Barack Obama told reporters. "And the American people feel the... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1893861/posts#comment Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:54:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861671/posts Former Sen. Fred Thompson has begun his unannounced quest for the Republican presidential nomination by telling audiences in New Hampshire that Washington is badly out of touch with the country. As a senior campaign adviser put it to The Washington Post's Michael Shear, Thompson believes that "the politicians have lost their connection with what people really want and what they really expect." Few if any of the other 17 men and one woman vying for the presidency would be bold enough to challenge Thompson's claim. The belief that official Washington is deaf to the people's wishes is a staple of... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861671/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jul 2007 12:19:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859742/posts On the eve of Independence Day, the people of this great republic declared their independence from the United States Senate under the stirring battle-cry, "No legislation without explanation." The geniuses who cooked up the "comprehensive" immigration bill's "grand bargain" behind the scenes in the pork-filled rooms originally planned to ram it through in 48 hours before Memorial Day. And, right to the end, the bipartisan Emirs-for-life of Incumbistan gave the strong impression they regarded it as an affront to be required by the impertinent whippersnappers of the citizenry to address the actual content of the legislation. Sen. Lindsey Graham, South... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859742/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jul 2007 18:41:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859427/posts June 28th was a very fine day, indeed. For one thing, under pressure from my fellow Americans, the boobs in the Beltway caved in, and stopped trying to shove the amnesty bill down our collective throats. It was also the day that the Supreme Court finally got around to deciding that in a society that keeps insisting that it’s colorblind, race can no longer be used as a means to determine the makeup of student bodies. I’d like to think that Martin Luther King, Jr., would have approved, just as I take comfort in knowing that Jesse Jackson doesn’t. My... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859427/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jul 2007 03:30:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857869/posts With his caucus bitterly divided and the Senate descending into procedural warfare, Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) stayed away from the Senate floor as the most sweeping overhaul of immigration laws in 21 years hung in the balance. Facing the biggest challenge of his leadership tenure, McConnell has largely chosen to work behind the scenes and instead allow a bloc of conservatives to spar with Republican supporters of the bill. Conservatives also railed all day on the process used by Senate leaders to bring the bill to the floor. But Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and other Democrats wasted no... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857869/posts#comment Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:25:06 GMT