Senate GOP: Lott’s Racist Comments Are No Longer An Issue, ‘Admire Him For Coming Back’
Senate GOP: Lott’s Racist Comments Are No Longer An Issue, ‘Admire Him For Coming Back’
Yesterday, Senate Republicans chose Trent Lott (R-MS) as their new Minority Whip. In 2002, Lott was forced to step down as Majority Leader when “comments he made at former Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (R-SC) birthday party touched off a racially charged controversy.”
At the time, Sen. Charles Hagel (R-NE) said the remark was a “dumb statement” that “raises questions about his judgment.” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Lott needed to “proactively send a message to his colleagues in the Senate and the American people that he is absolutely opposed to any segregation in any form and racism in any form and discrimination in any form.”
What was racism in 2002 is a non-issue in 2006. NPR interviewed several senators — including Hagel and McCain — who said that Lott’s racist comments didn’t even come up in his whip nomination:
Here are the Senate Republicans’ comments from the NPR report:
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX):
HOST: In that closed room, did anyone mention specifically the Strom Thurmond birthday party incident that led to–
CORNYN: It didn’t come up.
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME):
We understand what happened. There’s no point going over. It’s in the past now, you know, and he has expressed, you know, his deep regret, as he should.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ):
I think most people think he paid a pretty heavy price for the mistake that he made. We all believe in redemption, thank God.
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE):
Everyone has an opportunity to rehabilitate themselves if they want to do it, and I admire Trent Lott for coming back and offering himself. The conference spoke, and we go forward.
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Lott is a perfect representative of the Republican party.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:48 pmThey’re ignoring the FACT that what was caught on tape was Lotts 4th FREAKIN TIME saying such about Thurman.
I dont think Lott is a died in the wool racist but he sure is a very incensitive person.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:54 pmWOW!!! They either have helmets of hair like Lott and Frist or look like Rush and Karl. The GOP heels are sooo detectable. I am sure Trent has changed his stripes…NOT!!!
Go GOP!!!
November 16th, 2006 at 5:54 pmSo you folks can forgive Kerry but not Lott? Nice.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:54 pmLet’s get this moronic conservative talking point out of the way early:
Moronic Troll: Robert Byrd was in the KKK!
Informed liberal: Byrd apologized for his membership almost 40 years ago. Since then, he has a good voting record on civil rights. Strom Thurmond never apologized and I don’t remember hearing an apology from Lott either.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:57 pmYes, people forgive Kerry for botching a joke. Was Lott’s statement a joke?
November 16th, 2006 at 5:58 pmhttp://www.haloscan.com/comments/crooks/100112061#1403384
Yeah, admire the racist scumbags — like the racist piles of shit that tortured the brown person at the UCLA library just because he “looked like a terraist.”
http://www.haloscan.com/comments/crooks/100112061#1403384
November 16th, 2006 at 5:58 pmSo, you folks can forgive Lott, but not Kerry? Nice.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:58 pmAmazing how bigoted these people are.
If you like a man’s smile, you might not deserve to live.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:59 pmNobody really pays attention to this site anymore.
November 16th, 2006 at 5:59 pmHernando,
That is a joke site. Like the Onion.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:00 pmNobody but people who post here. Thanks for caring.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:01 pmLet them dig their own grave for 2008, I don’t care.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:03 pmIt is just great that the GOP has seen fit to promote their most racist face to the forefront again, to show their true values.
Did Trent issue new CCC membership cards to all the remaing Republicans in Congress too?
November 16th, 2006 at 6:04 pmI see. Uh huh.
That makes sense, you blind, republican twats.
[rolling eyes]
November 16th, 2006 at 6:07 pmNo. He was complomenting an old man on his birthday.
I can forgive Kerry for his comments. I don’t think he ment them.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:09 pmThis is about consolidating their shrinking base. The base now is apparently moronic southern racist homophobes.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:09 pmhttp://www.alternet.org/story/3072/
The G.O.P.’s “Kinder, Gentler” Gay Bashing
Tate Hausman
AlterNet
April 26, 2000
On June 15, conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams asked his guest a very blunt question: “Is homosexuality a sin?”
With candor unbecoming of a politician, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) responded, “Yes, it is.” Lott then compared homosexuality to kleptomania, sex addiction and alcoholism, saying “There are all sorts of problems and addictions, and difficulties and experiences of this kind that are wrong. But you should try to work with that person to control that problem.”
November 16th, 2006 at 6:13 pmLike the first black secretary of state
November 16th, 2006 at 6:13 pmThe first black woman secretary of state
the first Hispanic attorney general.
an Arab-American secretary of energy
Cuban-American secretary of commerce
Right – Let’s forgive and forget – bring back Foley and Cunningham, too.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:14 pmThis is about consolidating their shrinking base. The base now is apparently moronic southern racist homophobes.
Comment by Bluedog49 — November 16, 2006 @ 6:09 pm
That is definately evident by the moronic racist homophobe troll posts.
LMAO.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:16 pm#3 TJ
November 16th, 2006 at 6:19 pmYes, the repugs are what I refer to as “carefully coiffed.” Artificial and superficial.
Dems often look like they got dressed in a hurry. It makes them more believable; they’re like most of us.
Don’t we all know that Jews and nonwhites in America are encouraged to be racially conscious, to organize along racial lines, to appoint racially defined leaders and to openly promote their ethnic interests, including promoting discrimination when it serves them?
When Jews and nonwhites do that it is simply, bussiness as usual.
We also know that European-Ameicans are immediately punished for showing just a hint of racial aggression, ala Trent Lott and John Rocker.
Why the double standard?
Our species is predatory, by nature, which means we seek to maximize the amount of control our racial family has over territory we live in. We seek to establish alpha/beta relationships between racial families.
What multiculturalism really is, is a way to make “minorities” sovereign races, a coalitioin of alpha races, allowed to be racially aggressive, while making the majority, European-Americans, a beta race, afraid to promote their own ethnic interests.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:20 pmI get to be minority whip? Awesome.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:21 pmI just love to whip minorities.
#20. tom baker. Democrats never bring back disgraced resignees, because disgraced Democrats never resign. Foley, but not Studds; Lott, but not Clinton (in the link above); DeLay, but not Murtha. I’m sure there are many, many more.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:22 pmonce a racist…always a racist…
November 16th, 2006 at 6:22 pmIt stands to reason that they would “embrace their own” after a token admonishing….how utterly transparent! Too bad he’ll never regain his reputation!!
November 16th, 2006 at 6:26 pmI don’t forgive Kerry for anything. Kerry has said some really stupid stuff. I don’t think he was joking. I just don’t think he thought about what he said before he said it. Classic Kerry.
But this post isn’t about Kerry is it?
Neither do I forgive Trent Lott for anything. He was trying to support a dying old racist by humoring him and his racism. He told the old dying man that if he had won the presidency based on his segregationist policies, that we wouldn’t have had so many problems. Obviously Lott was saying that preserving segregation would have been better than abolishing it.
Kerry sucks, so what?
Lott sucks too, and more.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:27 pmLott is a bigoted, racist pig. He can’t help it: He was born that way.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:27 pm“Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me,†— Trent Lott. October 2, 2006
”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.” — Trent Lott in a 1992 CCC meeting. The Council of Conservative Citizens is an offshoot of the KKK.
“Trent is an honorary member,” said Arnie Watson, a former state senator, Lott’s uncle, and a member of the Council of Conservative Citizens executive board.
A 1997 fundraising letter from the CCC also quotes Lott as saying “America needs a national organization to mobilize conservative, patriotic citizens to help protect our flag, Constitution and other symbols of freedom.”
Trent Lott is a racist.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:27 pmLet’s add to that: He’s an ancient, demented racist who probably is suffering from Alzheimers and doesn’t even remember making the comment.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:28 pm#26 – Not really. Look at Lyndon Johnson for one.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:29 pmHow many “heterosexual” men spray a LOTT of hairspray on their hair in the morning–like 10 pounds of hairspray. Pound-for-pound, I bet Lott has more hairspray on top of his head than his wife.
Let’s hope Lott sports a new hairdo with new job. Why not? I suggest he sport an AFRO. An AFRO would be the perfect hairdo for a racist. An AFRO would certainly look better. Of course, anything would look better than his 30-year-old hairdo.
John
November 16th, 2006 at 6:29 pmTo err is human, to forgive you must be a Republican.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:38 pmAmerica’s Least Wanted
Now we are getting somewhere. Kerry made a mistake, flubbed a joke and didn’t mean it (according to your own words).
Trent Lott on the other hand has stated the same racist remarks on more than one occasion. He meant what he said. It wasn’t a slip up. It’s a little harder to forgive somebody that means it over somebody who slipped.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:39 pmAnd yet they bring up ABSCAM to smear Murtha. Classic.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:45 pmSo you folks can forgive Kerry but not Lott? Nice.
Comment by Kevin
So Kevin, you can forgive Lott, but not Clinton? Nice.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:48 pmClinton lied to congress under oath. I can forgive him because he is not a blip on the screen anymore.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:53 pmLott is a scum of the earth backwards moron. Notice how the Republicans choose to travel back in time and take our country with them into regressive thinking . They remove one civil right after another and advocate those who do. This turns my stomach. No excuse for racist remarks because it was not a mistake or a joke, it was a slip of his filthy racist tongue.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:54 pmMel Martinez is running the RNC, and Trent Lott is the Minority Whip in the Senate. Oh the hypocrisy and the lies are too easy.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:57 pmHere’s a gem by Trent
“While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis. ”
Now was he also talking about African Americans?
November 16th, 2006 at 6:58 pmdam you thinkprogress! i spit my apple over the computer reading those headlines! “Lots racist comments are no longer an issue, admire him for coming back”???!! What kind of bizarro world do we live in where someone admits a politician is racist & then in the same breathe says admire him????
I can only assume this means the republicans are content with become a permanent minority party…so in a way this must be a bizarro world for them to! :) :)
November 16th, 2006 at 6:58 pmKevin: “Clinton lied to congress under oath. I can forgive him because he is not a blip on the screen anymore.”
I see. So I guess you think Trent Lott is more popular with the American public than Bill Clinton. Is the sky blue on your planet?
November 16th, 2006 at 6:59 pmI can forgive him because he is not a blip on the screen anymore.
Comment by Kevin
How very generous of you.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:00 pmDoes this mean that’s completed his “alcoholic rehab” then? Soon Foley will be “cured”, too….They’re hell bent on hanging themselves again in 08, aren’t they?
November 16th, 2006 at 7:01 pm….and I thought Lott wore a rug, myself….like Dubya: “shows you how much I know”. I wonder if it’s Aqua Net or pure lacquer?
November 16th, 2006 at 7:04 pm#39: I presume that you haven’t seen the latest CNN poll about whom the people would select if they could have their dream candidate then?? It was none other than Bill Clinton (also dubbed the sexiest in politics, along with John Edwards). Right on!
Lott would, undoubtedly, get the AquaNet Queen of the Day award, however.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:06 pmNever said he was popular with the American Public. I would not have pushed for Lott. But to call him raciest for a stupid complement to an old man on his birthday would be as insane as saying Kerry hates the military for the stupid thing he said.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:07 pmKevin’s from that distant planet called “Uranus”. Consider the source.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:09 pmNovember 16th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Fortunately, we do expect a certain level of decorum and sensitivity from those whom we hold in public office and in high esteem. We cannot overlook insensitive, demeaning commentary to be made publicy by them or we’ve lost our moral high ground. After all, we set example for generations to come and, if this is what we tolerate and condone, then our children don’t have a chance of realizing right from wrong. This type of behavior cannot be condoned or perpetuated and your darn right, Kevin, we hold these officials to the high set of moral and ethical standards to which they (at least ostensibly) subscribe when they take their oath of office. Perhaps you should read it yourself sometime?
November 16th, 2006 at 7:12 pmKevin, what you said is that Bill Clinton isn’t a blip on the radar screen anymore. You’re fooling yourself. He’s still the “big dog.” People love him. Lott’s a midget next to him.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:12 pmFirst of all, Lott only joked about Strom’s run for the presidency, and it is a STRETCH to infer he was making a racist comment.
Second, Reps are growing back their balls, dumping weak “compromisers” like Frist and Hastert, and putting in people who can deliver the votes.
Looks like the Reps have their act together, while Pelosi can’t even get her own man Murtha elected. Between the minority party’s focus and Bush’s veto pen, the Dems won’t get any of their extreme left leaning policies passed, with the exception of perhaps illegal immigration, in which the Dems are more in line with President Bush than the Reps ever were.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:13 pm“I want to say this about my state. 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 all these years either. ”
Was no joke.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:19 pmHe was dead serious.
reldneH is kcab!
November 16th, 2006 at 7:19 pmreldneH -
November 16th, 2006 at 7:21 pmThe dems actually practice this wierd thing called democracy within their caucus.
They vote for their leadership, instead of blindly swallowing whatever gets shoved down their oral cavity.
Clinton is just an old man running around pimping for a charity. Nice but not really important.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:22 pmWas no joke.
He was dead serious.
Comment by RUCerious
I watched this clip on television recently. I agree, that was no joke.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:22 pmJason Hendler aka Kevin probably couldn’t sign on so he’s now smoked out tonight….ahahahahahah! Time to get off the thread before their (as in MPD) spreads….
November 16th, 2006 at 7:22 pmHendler: “Dems won’t get any of their extreme left leaning policies passed.”
Hmmm. In the first 100 hours, Pelosi wants legislation which allows Medicare to bargain with Pharma for lower drug prices. Polls show that between 70 and 80% of Americans agree with that. You call it “far left.” That makes you a crackpot.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:24 pm#58 If you spot it, you got it.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:24 pmHendler: “Dems won’t get any of their extreme left leaning policies passed”
Pelosi wants a new stem cell funding law within the first 100 hours. Polls consistently show about 65% of the public agrees with that. You think it’s “far left.” That makes you very irrelevant.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:26 pm#54 Just watch Pelosi’s smoke and then come back and tell us how little she did in the first 100 hours. I’d venture to guess that it will be more than Dubya accomplished in 6 years.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:26 pmKevin: “Clinton is just an old man running around pimping for a charity. Nice but not really important.”
You really don’t have the slightest idea what he’s doing, do you. Because if you did you would know how stupid your statement is.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:28 pmKevin,
Trent Lott has never renounced his membership or his past support of the CCC, moron.
Read #30.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:28 pmBy bargain does she mean price controls.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:30 pmdoes he hold an office. No. He is doing nothing. Maybe he is doing another Paula Jones on some new women all over the world. Go sexy.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:32 pmJason Hendler aka Kevin…
Comment by cloverleaf
I know it’s not saying much, but Kevin seems actually have a personality, while Jason got his from a crackerjack box.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:35 pmI thought Dems were supposed to be the party of tolerance? We all know the Republicans are not compassionate. Religious? Yes, but no way are they compassionate.
Both parties spend more time trying to insult each other. Pitiful That is why I am an Independent.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:36 pm#69 Thanks Zoo
November 16th, 2006 at 7:40 pmIt’s not that I’m not compassionate. I am all about helping people that need it. I just don’t think people should (or have to) rely on government for that help.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:43 pmand anyone with a moniker of Mighthy Aphroditty must be suffering from that same illness as the “small man behind the curtain at Ox”. ROTFL!
November 16th, 2006 at 7:43 pmWhy has Trent Lott has never renounced his membership or his past support of the CCC , Kevin?
November 16th, 2006 at 7:43 pmKevin: “By bargain does she mean price controls.”
God, why do I bother. Kevin, the Veterans Administration bargains with big pharmeceutical companies for lower drug prices for veterans. Republicans in congress made it illegal for Medicare to do the same thing. Does that make sense to you? Aren’t our elected representatives supposed to be looking out for our interests? Why are you even arguing about something so obvious. Think about it. Your party fights for larger profits for pharmaceutical corporations instead of lower prices for citizens. DON’T YOU SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT???!!!
November 16th, 2006 at 7:44 pmI see Zoo….Kevin is the one who’s afraid of the word “sex”. Sexual disorientation, anyone….or is it deviation??
November 16th, 2006 at 7:45 pm#75….No, he obviously doesn’t so don’t waste your time. It’s like asking a 5 year old to take the SAT’s for cripes sakes! I hate it when the juveniles show up on these threads after school.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:46 pmKevin: “It’s not that I’m not compassionate. I am all about helping people that need it. I just don’t think people should (or have to) rely on government for that help.”
OK, so if big pharmaceutical companies price fix drugs so that senior citizens pay twice or three times what the elderly pay in other countries, your solution is…. what exactly? What is the purpose of civil government if not to look out for the interests of its citizens?
November 16th, 2006 at 7:47 pmdon’t know. Why don’t you ask him.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:48 pmcloverleaf,
I didn’t say I agree with Kevin. I don’t know if he’s afraid of sex, and I really hope I never find out either way — I simply said he has a more developed personality than Jason. Which isn’t hard, in the great scheme of things.
November 16th, 2006 at 7:50 pmOh and Zoo, I love sex.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:03 pmOh and Zoo, I love sex.
Comment by Kevin
Thank you for sharing.
Just so you know — I’m a dude.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:12 pmAll appointments, not one elected.
Me thinks these people were appointed specifically so that at some point you people would get to post it to a blog like this one. Because it has nothing to do with qualifications.
Take Rice for example. She is an expert on Cold War Eastern Block Countries. Yeah, that will come in handy with no other super powers around. Especially when Bush is focused on Iraq like a puppy is on chewing toilet paper.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:16 pmDear Amanda – Please continue with the Trent Lott story – I look forward your up to the minute updates right alongwith all your posting re: SuperSheet Bobby “KKKKK” Byrd.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:17 pm#82 – Kevin,
November 16th, 2006 at 8:18 pmW’s key criteria when making his appointments is their level of incompetance. When he discovered that Powell was capable of serving as Secretary of State, he immediately trashed him for bedmate Kindofsleezy Rice. Rummy would have stayed in place if #41 had not taken #43 to the woodshed for a proper thrashing.
These are the same “law and order” bigots that repudiate “rehabilitation” in the prison system. Throw them in jail!
November 16th, 2006 at 8:18 pmI simply said he has a more developed personality than Jason. Which isn’t hard, in the great scheme of things.
—- Zooey
Seems to be Kevin’s personality of a slug vs Jason’s personality of a crackerjack toy. hehe
Kevin support of Lott is an endorsement of the CCC.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:22 pmKevin = racisit slug
Somebody needs to hit mighty assbitey upside her head. She sounds like a broken record. repeating the same shEt over and over.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:55 pmI’m a lifelong Democrat who hopes Byrd meets his maker soon.
Yes, he was a Klan asshole seventy years ago. And hes a powerful old machine Democrat who pork barrels too much.
The difference between Repukes and Democrats is Dems do not always agree. We didn’t all drink the nanoprobe Koolaid and get brainwashed.
Repukes are racist, gay-bashing, treasonous, torturing criminal assholes.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:04 pmJeff, you’re not allowed to use the N word unless youre a brother.
Hell, even Ken Blackwell isn’t allowed to use it. He would get beaten to death in Cleveland in some neighborhoods.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:11 pmThey choose to look the other way in regards to his racism. Lott can get things done and run stuff, that’s all the Repubs care about.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:16 pmAnd money. And power. And not letting homos be happy.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:22 pmJust so you know — I’m a dude.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 8:12 pm
Funniest thing I heard today…
November 16th, 2006 at 9:27 pmSomebody needs to hit mighty assbitey upside her head. She sounds like a broken record. repeating the same shEt over and over.
Comment by SpudgeBoy — November 16, 2006 @ 8:55 pm
I get the feeling that he would like that…
November 16th, 2006 at 9:30 pmKinda looks like a picture for the new movie “Weekend at Strom’s”. As Bush is holding up his hand.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:30 pmFunniest thing I heard today…
Comment by unbelievable
Necessity is the mother of invention…
November 16th, 2006 at 9:31 pmZooey that was hilarius.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:31 pmWell, the person in question does seem to be gone now…
November 16th, 2006 at 9:33 pmNecessity is the mother of invention…
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 9:31 pm
Too bad that line doesn’t work in person when a creepy loser is hitting on you…
November 16th, 2006 at 9:33 pmA leopard can not change its spots. Once one, always one.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:34 pmKinda looks like a picture for the new movie “Weekend at Strom’sâ€. As Bush is holding up his hand.
Comment by ForTruth — November 16, 2006 @ 9:30 pm
Good one!
November 16th, 2006 at 9:34 pmWell, the person in question does seem to be gone now…
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 9:33 pm
So he does. Excellent!
November 16th, 2006 at 9:36 pmToo bad that line doesn’t work in person when a creepy loser is hitting on you…
Comment by unbelievable
That’s when you say, Oh look, here comes my girlfriend Brunhilde.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:36 pmThat’s when you say, Oh look, here comes my girlfriend Brunhilde.
Comment by Zooey
I’ve seen it happen, it was very interesting.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:38 pmUnder the new “Hate Speech bill” which is expected to pass very easily – what would Lott be held to? … the rest of us get jail time for racist comments – he just keeps living off the taxpayers.
Rather it’s Lott or Limbaugh – you see what idiots these guys are.
Getting out of government totally would have been a more admirable thing to do.
Same old career politicians protecting each other.
I wouldn’t vote for McCain if he was a relative.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:38 pmThat’s when you say, Oh look, here comes my girlfriend Brunhilde.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 9:36 pm
And that’s when creeps like Kevin say, while rubbing their own chests, “Oh good – there are two of you. Plenty o’ the Kev-meister for the ladies to share…”
Ugh!
November 16th, 2006 at 9:39 pmI’ve seen it happen, it was very interesting.
Comment by ForTruth
Girls have to back each other up. It helps if you have a friend with chin hairs.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:40 pmPlenty o’ the Kev-meister for the ladies to share…â€
Ugh!
Comment by unbelievable
That’s actually the Jason-meister. Remember? Ick.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:43 pmIt helps if you have a friend with chin hairs.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 9:40 pm
Which is simple in Idaho?
Though… I do work with a very, very, very large woman who has razor stubble across her whole face on the days she forgets to shave…
November 16th, 2006 at 9:44 pmRemember? Ick.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 9:43 pm
No… Jason? I know no person named Jason.
(My denial is fragile – do not disturb it please).
November 16th, 2006 at 9:48 pmWell, none of my friends have chin hairs, that they allow to show anyway, but it might be helpful in that situation.
That poor thing, no one forgives an unattractive woman.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:49 pmOk, no person named Jason…
November 16th, 2006 at 9:50 pmPretty quiet around here tonight.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:53 pmThat poor thing, no one forgives an unattractive woman.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 9:49 pm
This one is married with a child…
I heard about some woman who put on a fat suit to prove that point. One of my co-workers was telling me. She said that the woman’s fat suit size was a 12. If the average woman is a 14, then that really doesn’t say much about how our culture treats people who aren’t anorexic…
I told my students how fat used to be sexy because it meant that a person had money and they started pretend gagging…
November 16th, 2006 at 9:54 pmI’ve seen two female freinds put on the act to get rid of a guy, it was really funny.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:56 pmPretty quiet around here tonight.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 9:53 pm
Kinda has been since shortly after the election… Hmmm.
Guess the RNC funding to trolls stopped, people from other countries no longer need to bash us, and the liberals who like to debate trolls had no fodder, perhaps?
November 16th, 2006 at 9:57 pmThe most valuable beauty is on the inside. I’m glad someone found that in her.
The fat suit was a size 12? Seriously? That’s ridiculous.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:57 pmYeah, what the hell? It was quiet last night too. What? Everything is fixed now?
November 16th, 2006 at 9:58 pmI’ve seen two female freinds put on the act to get rid of a guy, it was really funny.
Comment by ForTruth
And enjoyable, I would assume. :)
November 16th, 2006 at 9:58 pmYa’ll can listen to my 2 year old whine… Oh yeah, MA still shows up, never mind.
November 16th, 2006 at 9:59 pmEverything is fixed now?
Comment by ForTruth
I guess. Ya’ll had a “Dude Named Zooey”-free eveing last night. I couldn’t comment, no matter what I tried.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:01 pmThe most valuable beauty is on the inside. I’m glad someone found that in her.
Seriously. Because she’s not got much inner beauty either :). She’s generally nice to the teachers – but really very self-absorbed and boring. Her students don’t like her.
The fat suit was a size 12? Seriously? That’s ridiculous.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 9:57 pm
Isn’t it…
November 16th, 2006 at 10:04 pmYa’ll can listen to my 2 year old whine…
Comment by ForTruth — November 16, 2006 @ 9:59 pm
When I can listen to an entire room full of 16-18 year olds whine instead? :)
November 16th, 2006 at 10:06 pmZooey, that was funny as heck and seemed to get rid of kevtroll
lol
November 16th, 2006 at 10:09 pmYa’ll can listen to my 2 year old whine…
Comment by ForTruth
I told my boys I didn’t understand them when they spoke like that, and if they needed something they had to speak in a normal voice. Worked about half the time.
When I can listen to an entire room full of 16-18 year olds whine instead? :)
Comment by unbelievable
Smack them on the back of the head…seal up the crack at the bottom of the door…I have low toerance for teens behaving like babies.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:11 pmI couldn’t comment, no matter what I tried.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 10:01 pm
That happened to me once. Was frustratiing…
Guess the new spam filter was fed the old spam filter so that it “remembers” your love of the verbotten f word? :)
November 16th, 2006 at 10:12 pmZooey, that was funny as heck and seemed to get rid of kevtroll
lol
Comment by Wayne
Heh. I’d do that more often, but most people around here already know I’m a delicate flower of womanhood.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:12 pmI have low toerance for teens behaving like babies.
Comment by Zooey — November 16, 2006 @ 10:11 pm
I gave a test today and third period starting griping about taking it. I told them that I was going to start deducting points for whining. Pretty much the end of that.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:18 pmLooks like the Reps have their act together, while Pelosi can’t even get her own man Murtha elected. Between the minority party’s focus and Bush’s veto pen, the Dems won’t get any of their extreme left leaning policies passed, with the exception of perhaps illegal immigration, in which the Dems are more in line with President Bush than the Reps ever were.
Comment by Jason M. Hendler — November 16, 2006 @ 7:13 pm
November 16th, 2006 at 10:20 pmThis must be a fact-this is the man that predicted the election 100% accurate. If he only would give us stock tips.
Where’s Tundra to whine about this…. I’m going to let them watch a movie tomorrow. (Like he does much work the day before a holiday break). Plus, they turned in a major project and had a test this week. I’m not big on the grind stone… it seems to amplify the whining factor.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:22 pmIf he only would give us stock tips.
Comment by Joefriday — November 16, 2006 @ 10:20 pm
So we can all be rich “Ivy League graduates” of Stanford University with many patents like he is? LOL
November 16th, 2006 at 10:25 pmOh, but Murtha’s alleged wrongdoing during Abscam is an issue, according to the Democrats?
By the way, here are my thoughts on the Hoyer election and why it strikes me as a mixed success. There are aspects of this that encourage me and others that make me queasy.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:28 pmSo we can all be rich “Ivy League graduates†of Stanford University with many patents like he is? LOL
Comment by unbelievable
Stanford University isn’t ivy league, is it?
November 16th, 2006 at 10:29 pmLater guys… Enjoy your evening!
November 16th, 2006 at 10:29 pmEverything is fixed…. Excellent.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:53 pmOh, but Murtha’s alleged wrongdoing during Abscam is an issue, according to the Democrats?— jurassicpork
Hoyer is a DLC clone, but Murtha got real close to being busted, so I think the Democrats as a majority are looking at the corruption issue.
I know Pelosi is definately planning on it with the “Drain the Swamp”
Murtha didn’t take the bribe, but the Repukes do not care about facts. They make up their own “facts”. They already were, waiting to unleash. Trolls gave me that clue, with the lies they tried out here.
They always try it on us, the blogsphere, first, then it hits Fox. Never fails.
First thing the leadership has to do is avoid ALL possible improprieties, and keep the appearance of any impropriety.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:56 pmThen “Drain the Swamp”.
Fixed?
November 16th, 2006 at 10:58 pmsorry:
First thing the leadership has to do is avoid ALL possible improprieties, and keep the appearance of any impropriety.
should have been :
First thing the leadership has to do is avoid ALL possible improprieties, and keep From the appearance of any impropriety.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:02 pmYeah, Murtha was “almost” corrupt. However I see the need to avoid any impropriety. Maybe ol’ Jack is questionable?
November 16th, 2006 at 11:02 pmThe blog is fixed, people can post.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:03 pmWell I’m fixed too, it was relatively painless.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:03 pmWell I’m fixed too, it was relatively painless.
Comment by ForTruth
Heh. TMI. But wouldn’t that count as “broken?”
November 16th, 2006 at 11:06 pmOuch, that hurts.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:07 pmDepends on how you look at it…your not looking at it correctly…
November 16th, 2006 at 11:10 pmOr “disabled?”
November 16th, 2006 at 11:12 pmHow should I be looking at it?
November 16th, 2006 at 11:13 pmZooey, are you provoking me…
November 16th, 2006 at 11:13 pmMoi?
November 16th, 2006 at 11:16 pmZooey,
Guess what?
November 16th, 2006 at 11:17 pmNothing.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:19 pmWhat?
November 16th, 2006 at 11:20 pmok, your shoe’s untied.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:21 pmThere’s something on your shirt, right below your chin, Doh! made you look.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:22 pmWhat!? Chicken…
November 16th, 2006 at 11:23 pm“Repukes are racist, gay-bashing, treasonous, torturing criminal assholes.” – - Comment by Tom3
November 16th, 2006 at 11:27 pm********Dear Tommy Democrap – A simple question for a very SIMPLE guy – Does the “3″ stand for your shoe size – or IQ? (Hint to Tommy – When discussing Progs and Progettes, I generally refrain from a stupidly sweeping statement by saying “many” or “most”. Your statement reflects a narrow reference point and one too many swigs of “Talking Points”. I can’t imagine you actually KNOW any Repubs……except perhaps your boss…..)
yeah a little chicken.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:27 pmOr “disabled?â€
Comment by Zooey
Yeah I get disability for it, it’s a sweet deal.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:28 pmZooey, you’re in for it…
November 16th, 2006 at 11:29 pmIt’s not that I’m not compassionate. I am all about helping people that need it.
Comment by Kevin
Hey, Kev…600,000 dead civilians…anyone?
November 16th, 2006 at 11:30 pmYeah I get disability for it, it’s a sweet deal.
Comment by ForTruth
Wow. You’re on disability, and I take time out from feeling quite elite to wash windshields for merlot and cigarette money — the perfect liberal couple.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:32 pmOh and Zoo, I love sex.
Comment by Kevin
Thank you for sharing.
Just so you know — I’m a dude.
Comment by Zooey
Just found that out. LMAO!!!
November 16th, 2006 at 11:32 pmOk MA, we should avoid painting with a broad brush.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:33 pmZooey, you’re in for it…
Comment by ForTruth
Yeah? You got the talking done…
November 16th, 2006 at 11:33 pmYou know I’m gonna pay you back…as soon as I get a job…
November 16th, 2006 at 11:34 pmHey, Kev…600,000 dead civilians…anyone?
Comment by Juan C
Kevin’s been chased away, Juan. See #87
November 16th, 2006 at 11:34 pm…as soon as I get a job…
Comment by ForTruth
Well, don’t take just any job — you know you’re too good for most anything out there.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:36 pmWell, don’t take just any job — you know you’re too good for most anything out there.
Comment by Zooey
Yeah, you’re right, better crack open some more merlot and think about it…
November 16th, 2006 at 11:38 pmYeah, you’re right, better crack open some more merlot and think about it…
Comment by ForTruth
And we can sit around with our elite friends, talking about the unfortunate conservatives.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:41 pmI can sit around in bermuda shorts and flip flops like a good liberal, and drink merlot…talk shit.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:48 pmI would serve organic snacks I shoplifted from the hippy co-op, wear lots of red lipstick, and look bored.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:51 pmHowever we should be closely reviewing the video tape of Jack Murtha declining a bribe in 1980.
Will the miralces never cease?
-GSD
November 17th, 2006 at 12:02 amOh yeah, and I almost forgot, you gotta be stinky. You have to save water and take one shower a week, and still get pissed off in traffic, like a good liberal.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:02 amwear lots of red lipstick, and look bored.
Comment by Zooey
sounds like high school parties after 5 am. ;)
November 17th, 2006 at 12:04 amOh yeah, and I almost forgot, you gotta be stinky. You have to save water and take one shower a week, and still get pissed off in traffic, like a good liberal.
Comment by ForTruth
Oh, absolutely! I only shower when I’m going in for my newest tattoo or piercing. The rest of the time I just pile on the patchouli oil. If you keep your hair in dreads, you don’t have to wash them taht often.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:08 amsounds like high school parties after 5 am. ;)
Comment by Juan C
Or Friendship Square here in town, after 10 p.m. :P
November 17th, 2006 at 12:09 amZooey, you have it all figured out. Being a liberal is fun.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:14 amTruth,
I love it. :)
November 17th, 2006 at 12:15 amMmmm…patchouli oil… **cough**
November 17th, 2006 at 12:17 am183rd post……wow. i feel so productive. btw, thousands of people voted for this guy…and none of them read this blog.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:17 amYup, the Lott voters likely wouldn’t be reading this blog.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:19 amMmmm…patchouli oil… **cough**
Comment by ForTruth
Patchouli oil on stink. **gag**
November 17th, 2006 at 12:20 ambtw, thousands of people voted for this guy…and none of them read this blog.
Comment by Don Gympie
Maybe they should. They learn how to be a filthy liberal, right here on this thread.
Welcome Don!
November 17th, 2006 at 12:21 amYeah that is a nasty smell…
And what the hell is a razor anyway?
November 17th, 2006 at 12:22 amOh yeah, and I gotta get some money from my parents, it’s a real drag, they want me to stop getting so many tattoos. They are still pissed about that peircing going septic….
November 17th, 2006 at 12:24 amLike a good liberal….
November 17th, 2006 at 12:25 amAnd what the hell is a razor anyway?
Comment by ForTruth
Oh my god, oh my god, those women in the minivans with all the kids, they shave their legs, and get this — they shave their armpits. First time I saw that, I thought I’d faint, but my friend, Sunshine Karma Goodvibes, sat me down with an espresso, and I was ok. Can you imagine…?
November 17th, 2006 at 12:27 amOh yeah, and I gotta get some money from my parents, it’s a real drag, they want me to stop getting so many tattoos. They are still pissed about that peircing going septic….
Comment by ForTruth
But that’s your freedom of expression, dude. Like, how can they suppress you like that?
November 17th, 2006 at 12:29 amThinking positive may not always work, but at least it pisses other people off.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:30 amGood evening all, Way to go Zooey…..Loved the funnies..Had a incident a couple of week”s ago that was simaler…Was at the co-op picking up dog food and a old guy I had seen often started hitting one me.. First sentance out was he wanted to take me to dinner and dancing….I was putting my tuck tail gate with all the bumper stickers down to load the huge bag’s….Second sentance was ” a beautiful woman like you, I thought you would be smarter than a libral”….Me..LOL…More banter about going out, like he was doing me a favor, gonna rescue me or something..Finelly he say’s “well, how about it” and I replied sorry you’re not my type….”He says how do you know untill you get to know me”….I said…You’re the wrong sex…He puffed up and said I didn’t know you were a lesbo, how long have you been one.?…I said….about 2 minutes and slammed the tail gate shut and got in my truck….Looked in the rear view mirror and he’s standing there all stupid and re reading all the stickers….Another win for all ladies every where……
Good weather headed you’re way Zooey….We have had 11&1/2 inches of rain this monthe so far…..Yikes!……Hope it’s better over in you’re state….Blessings…..Sorry, maybe, being off topic…
November 17th, 2006 at 12:31 amThinking positive may not always work, but at least it pisses other people off.
Comment by ForTruth
The right hates us because we have so much fun.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:33 amSharon that’s hilarius.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:34 amSorry, maybe, being off topic…
Comment by Sharon Cox
You’re kidding, right? Heh. This thread has been hijacked to Berkley and back.
Great story, that old boy didn’t know what hit him. You didn’t do a good job being grateful, and it deflated his tiny ego. Waaah.
Not so much rain over here, but LOTS of wind. Crystal clear tonight, and freezing. Gorgeous.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:36 amDo ya think I threw away my last chance, at (sevatude).? Yah I did..The first turn off for me was the fool had on a new cowboy hat and boot’s in black to match his new big truck…And get this, this is way funny…There was a pair of brass ball’s hanging down under the back of his truck….Lol..Guess he had to have falsies to replace his own….The entire thing was so bizarr, all I could think of was this guy’s a bush clone….LOl…Blessings..
November 17th, 2006 at 12:47 amSharon – I hate to change my smalls after reading that one.
Zoo – my contact on the Slope says that the Aurora may be on tonight and tomorrow. If its clear in Idaho you might have a show. Take some merlot and a pack of Gauloise…
November 17th, 2006 at 12:51 amSharon – I think that might have been Adolf ( I-Right-I). He had a ten gallon hat on a two-pint head…
November 17th, 2006 at 12:54 am#
#5 Let’s get this moronic conservative talking point out of the way early:
Moronic Troll: Robert Byrd was in the KKK!
Informed liberal: Byrd apologized for his membership almost 40 years ago. Since then, he has a good voting record on civil rights. Strom Thurmond never apologized and I don’t remember hearing an apology from Lott either.
Comment by Bluedog49 —
Just as you predicted, Bluedog49, Mighty Moronic Troll brought up the KKK bit again in #89, just as he/she/it never fails to bring up Ted Kennedy’s fatal automobile accident (while never mentioning, of course, that Laura Bush caused an even younger person to die in a car crash).
November 17th, 2006 at 12:56 amHe had a ten gallon hat on a two-pint head…
— TerrytheTurtle
LOL
good one.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:57 amThanks Terry! All I have to do is work out which way is north, and head out — sans merlot and Galoise (gross). But I think I will smack on some patchouli and red lipstick. Heh.
I’ll let you know if I see the lights.
Goodnight, all ya’ll. :)
November 17th, 2006 at 12:57 amHay, Terry, how ya doing.?..Say, what’s a pack of Gauloise.?..I’m alway’s learning and asking….Blessings
November 17th, 2006 at 12:59 amStanford University isn’t ivy league, is it?
Comment by Zooey —
Stanford University is probably just as prestigious as the Ivy League. However, the Ivy League consists of eight universities/colleges in the northeast; Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Princeton, Cornell, and Pennsylvania.
November 17th, 2006 at 1:03 amGood night Zooey and all, I’m outta here as well……Blessings
November 17th, 2006 at 1:06 amThe point isn’t that he made these comments as a racist. It’s that he made them to further his standing with racists. It’s just like George Allen calling the guy “Macaca.” Racism really has only one benifit; (if you can it that) it’s power by association. In Lott’s case it’s a calculated manuever. In Allen’s, it’s probably something patholigical. What’s so telling in the Senator’s admitting it never came up is that they recognise it’s value. Just like Corker, they could denounce it if they didn’t find it so useful. Obviously, they plan to stoke the fires of white pride in ‘08. If Karl gets “the math” right next time, they just might make it.
November 17th, 2006 at 1:08 amDON’T YOU REALIZE?? THE CIVIL WAR NEVER ENDED!! Now the Repugnents are ensconced down south of Mason-Dixon. We need a Sherman to finish the job!!
November 17th, 2006 at 1:39 amWhat do you all think about Rumsfeld being tried for War Crimes?
http://www.getsomejosh.com
November 17th, 2006 at 1:59 am#210
When the civil rights bill was passed, the dixie-crats left the democratic party for the waiting arms of Nixon and the Republicans. Historical fact.
This is not about civil war, lol
this is about bigotry.
Bigots are criminals, they preach hate, they preach murdering people with different color skin. That is what the KKK and CCC as well as dozens of splinter groups do.
They are criminal organizations that seek to deny others of their rights.
Those that support them or seek their support, should also be seen as someone with criminal intent.
November 17th, 2006 at 2:09 amWow
War Crimes Probe Sought for Rumsfeld
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Former U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, the one-time commander of all U.S. military prisons in Iraq, said she would testify against her superiors because only a handful of low-ranking soldiers have been convicted in the abuse at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison.
Karpinski, who was relieved of her command and demoted to colonel last year, said she wanted to “be a voice for my soldiers.”
“They were tried and convicted in the world court before they ever set foot in any courtroom … while people who are far more culpable and responsible have walked away blameless,” Karpinski said during a presentation of the case in Berlin.
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http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/shared-gen/ap/Europe/Germany_Rumsfeld_Suit.html
November 17th, 2006 at 2:44 amTaking a page from Goebbel’s playbook, it appears the NeoCorporatists realize the only Populist votes they have a shot at securing are from the racist dregs of society. But today’s diverse American melting pot isn’t as easily fooled as Germany circa 1930. Hitler lost then and so will these modern day ReichWing Monopolists. Last week’s midterm elections are just the beginning of the end for the Republican party of Oil and War Profiteering.
November 17th, 2006 at 5:53 amYou can forgive KKK Byrd, why not a Republicn you Hypocrites
Sorry to change topic but this website will never show you the left-wingnut hypocrisy that exists. You good buddy Sen. John Edwards (wanna-be vice president, remember?) was all anti Walmart but he was just found buying a Playstation 3 from where? . . . You guessed it – WalMart!
http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/APF/611162631
Boy, if you people would just practice what you preach.
ROTFL, ROTFL, ROTFL, ROTFL, ROTFL
November 17th, 2006 at 9:14 am[...] Jüngstes Beispiel, wenn wir die ganzen Ausfälle in Richtung der Demokraten einfach ignorieren, ist die Ernennung von Trent Lott als Minority whip (ich bleib bei den Originalbezeichnungen, weil es keinen Sinn macht sowas zu übersetzen). Nein, Herr Lott ist ganz und gar nicht unerfahren für solche Zwecke, er war nämlich bereits schon Majority Leader im Senat bis 2002. Nein, er hat auch nicht freiwillig aufgehört und seiner Gesundheit gings da auch bestens, das Problem war eher das er ein Rassist ist und dies bei einer Partie raushängen lies. Passiert, vorallen mit zuviel Punch. Nehm ich an. [...]
November 17th, 2006 at 9:17 am“America needs a national organization to mobilize conservative, patriotic citizens to help protect our flag, Constitution and other symbols of freedom.â€
How is this a racist statement?
November 17th, 2006 at 9:42 amHappy Guy (#216), Good job, you are right on point there. The extreme hypocracy on the left all to visable. They are all about tolerance and forgivness for those who share their view. They say they stand for freedom of choice as long as you chose they same as them. If your view, opinion, or feelings differ from theirs, instead of trying to provide an intellectual arguement, they go on the attack and personalize the issue calling people they know nothig about “homophobes”, “Idiots” and the like.
And all those that think the Rumsfield should be tried for war crimes, then you would agree that Murtha and Kerry (and others) should be tried for treason on grounds of rendering aid to the enemy by encouragement and making sapecious statements about the government along with attempting to incite mutany.
November 17th, 2006 at 9:53 amWell, it looks like the wing-nuts have been tightened to levels previously unheard of!
Well, when the Republicans get their a$$e$ handed to them on a platter for failing the electorate, they’ve got to cry about something. It’s not like neo-cons actually take responsibility for their own actions or anything!
Speaker Pelosi, save us from Republican hegemony!
November 17th, 2006 at 10:04 amCorrection, I was refering to post #215 in my last post
November 17th, 2006 at 10:04 amIf Trent Lott is no longer a racist, then that means he must be a flip flopper!
November 17th, 2006 at 10:07 amSen. John Edwards (wanna-be vice president, remember?) was all anti Walmart but he was just found buying a Playstation 3 from where? . . . You guessed it – WalMart!
Did he really do that???? OMG. Then I have to switch ASAP to the Pedophile-Racist-women-beater-lets put an a-hole in the white house- PARTY!!!
November 17th, 2006 at 10:08 amRegarding Happy Dude’s bogus post:
November 17th, 2006 at 10:12 amIt’s already been debunked in the think fast thread above. Robert, if you have the cohona’s, debate this there!
C’mon, you can do it!
I consider Lott’s Nomination a stroke of luck for the Democrats who can always point to Lott and say, “Look! The Republicans chose a racist to be their representative.” Let the supidity continue!
November 17th, 2006 at 10:21 amDRxJ, your post seems a little disjointed. Maybe too much Kool-aid.
It is hypocritical to say that just because Byrd is a member of the Democratic party that he is entitled to forgivness for years of being a member of an organization that brings discredit to ALL members of this nation. But at the same time, Lott must be crucified for his statement and can never be forgiven.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:25 amKeep in mind McCain’s support for Lott here. It was a close vote and without McCain’s help, this probably wouldn’t have happened. Tapped is putting together a regular update on McCain’s “true colors” as he tries to move rightward before his presidential campaign officially kicks off. Should be worthwhile reading.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:30 am[...] by a vote of 149-86 for House Majority Leader. Some freak out, while others say no big whoop. Meanwhile GOP elects racist Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) to whip the minority and reelects Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) to run the minority in the House, since that went so well for him last time. [...]
November 17th, 2006 at 10:36 amwould this not be ample evidence of race hatred among the people making statements? Is there any difference in this than protecting the pervert?
the GOP. perversion inc.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:38 amBut at the same time, Lott must be crucified for his statement and can never be forgiven.— Robert
Trent Lott has been and still is a supporter of the CCC. He has never denounced or retracted his support of them
You really are dense.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:55 amAnd the Democrats elect anti-military, pro-homosexual, pro-ILLEGAL imigration, anti-childrens rights to live Pelosi to speaker of the house, while they keep racist Byrd in their protected flock. Do the parties not have the right to elect who they want? I am just glad that they wised up in the Senate and didn’t elect Murtha as Majority Leader.
Here is an Idea for the Presidential ticket in 08, McCain and Lieberman. At least there are two people in Washington that are willing to stray from solid party lines.
As for the GOP being “perversion inc.” The Demsocrats haev made sure to ensure the rights of all perverts to be perverted.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:55 amWayne, OK Byrd is no longer in the Klan, does that mean that he no longer has those same ideas in his head. That is like saying that just because I do not go to church, I do not believe in God.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:58 amAnd Jesse Jackson is still a supporter of the Black Panthers, so I guess he still believes in black domination.
And Pelosi supports a lot of Gay/Lesbian organizations, does that make her a Lesbian?
Bottom line, the party of “tollerance” needs to learn to be more tollerant and forgiving. Everyone does stupid things and has dark things in their closet.
November 17th, 2006 at 11:03 am#231 – Sen. Byrd has publicly apologized numerous times for his membership in the Klan. Sen. Thurmond had never apologized for his racist past nor for having used the term “nigra” for most of his life.
Sen. Lott has apologized (somewhat) for his comments. Something like: “I’m sorry if my comments hurt your feelings.” Kind of like saying “I’m sorry that you’re offended by my offensive comments.”
The main difference between Democrats and Republican is the racist “Dixiecrats” left the Democratic party when they started embracing civil rights, and guess which party these “Dixiecrats” joined? The Republican party. Just because they changed their party name doesn’t mean they changed their racist feelings or actions.
November 17th, 2006 at 11:55 amStop making sense Robert. If you hand them facts or give them questions they will respond by changing the subject or making fun of you.
November 17th, 2006 at 11:58 amStop making sense, Democrat Soldier. If you hand them actualfacts, or give them meaningfulquestions, they will respond with utter nonsense which are irrelivent to the post (John Edwards, anyone?), or make fun of you by calling you names.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:15 pmBut I’ll bite anyways, just to see the response
Happy Dude and Robert, has Lott ever apologized for his bigoted remarks? Has he abandon his membership to CCC? Have YOUforgiven Byrd for his racist beliefs, which he denounced decades ago?
Ahhhhhh to irony of having to think, to form an opinon of one’s own!!!
DRxJ, you’re just evil! ;-)
When someone is complaining about the splinter in your eye, it’s in bad taste to tell them about the beam in their eye.
Basically, nobody on this site has ever claimed that the Democrats were pure as the driven snow. (Whatever THAT means. . .) It’s the neo-cons and the kool-aide drinkers that claim that the Republican can do no wrong and have never made any hypocritical decisions.
What were the right-whiners saying on Nov 6th? That we would never win, and “they” had a permenant lock on the majority? History has NEVER been stuck in one-party rule forever. Democrats will eventually lose majority, but not before they get the chance to address the Republican excesses and clean up the Republican messes.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:22 pmThere will always be corruption among politicians of both political parties. That said, not all sins or sinners are equal. The Democratic equivalents of traffic violations are not the same as the Rape, Murder, Torture, and Corruption perpetrated by the so called Republicans from now til Nixon. Americans are becoming aware of the injustices the current Republicans are unified in support of. This is why we, the American people, overwhelmingly voted the party of corruption out of office. This is why no incumbent Democrats were voted out. The ratio of evil and sin perpetrated by the Republican party of corruption FAR OUTWEIGHS any sins committed by current Democrats. Republicans are the party of sin, corruption, greed, murder, torture, rape, exploitation, bigotry, hatred, violence, deceit, and mental illness. This is an irrefutable fact that Americans are painfully aware of and are in the process of doing something about. We will prosectute and convict every so called Republican criminal until such time that the Republican party has been cleansed. Ken Lay, Tom Delay, Jack Abramoff, Mark Foley, Don Rumsfeld, and the list of Republican filth goes on. The day is young and we the American people have alot of work to do. And no amount of lying, weasel, smear the Democrats tactics will deter us from putting a spot light on racists like Trent Lott, George Allen, and their racist buddies in the Republican party as well as their overwhelmingly racist constituency.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:27 pmKevin and Jeff both illustrate to perfection…
… the exact reason why I do not engage racist, TREASONOUS, hypocritical, inbred, CONNED’servative al Crackers…
…for the same reason I do not talk to piles of dog sh*t…
…with which Kevin and Jeff (and All the al Cracker Bushite inbreds like them) are intellectually synonymous…
November 17th, 2006 at 12:53 pmHey DRxJ
Has Kennedy apologized for killing a woman while drunk driving.
Has Clinton apologized for molesting women and exposing himself
Has Kerry apologized for putting down our troop (multiple times and he did not apologize for it. He apologized for our understanding what he said)
And Democrat Soldier (now that is an Oxy moron, or just moron). This site is all about claiming the Democrats are perfect. Show me an article about one of those criminals? This site skips everything about Reid and his deals. Or how about news showing Pelosi and anyone has issues
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/opinion/17fri2.html?ei=5090&en=822f450cc0697b4f&ex=1321419600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
This site is nothing but Left-Wingnut Hypocrisy. And your failure to admit it shows how far gone you people are.
November 17th, 2006 at 12:59 pmHas Kennedy apologized for killing a woman while drunk driving.
Don’t know, since that incident most likely happened before I was born. But since you brought up another irrelivent post…Did Laura Bush every apologize for killing her ex-boyfriend with a car?
Has Clinton apologized for molesting women and exposing himself
Nope, he’s never apologized, because HE NEVER MOLESTED OR EXPOSED. You really should stop gettting your argumentive posts for Ann Coulter
Has Kerry apologized for putting down our troop
Since he was making fun of George W there was no need to apologize to the troops….DUH!
And Democrat Soldier (now that is an Oxy moron, or just moron)
and yet, you whine about this from above :
If you hand them facts or give them questions they will respond by changing the subject or making fun of you.
Comment by Happy Guy — November 17, 2006 @ 11:58 am
Try looking up hypocrite in the dictionary. Me thinks you don’t the exact definition
this site is all about claiming the Democrats are perfect.
No, this site is about the advancement of progressive ideas. Please see About Think Progess, and actually read, please
This site is nothing but Left-Wingnut Hypocrisy.
November 17th, 2006 at 1:12 pmWho still let idiotic Right Wingers post, without getting banned, unlike most Repug blogs.
Isn’t freedom wonderful, Happy Dude?
This site is nothing but Left-Wingnut Hypocrisy. And your failure to admit it shows how far gone you people are.
Comment by Happy Guy
You’re right, Happy Guy. You shouldn’t hang around people like us.
November 17th, 2006 at 1:41 pm“Well something about his racist views might have come up, but we couldn’t hear it through our white hoods.”
November 17th, 2006 at 1:44 pmYou’re right, Happy Guy. You shouldn’t hang around people like us.
Comment by Zooey — November 17, 2006 @ 1:41 pm
Yes, with all that “free love” between us hippies. Wouldn’t want to get your “privies” dirty, now would we?
November 17th, 2006 at 1:47 pmYes, I have forgiven both BYRD and LOTT. I have also forgiven Clinton for his gross misconduct while in office. I have even forgiven Kerry for his poor choice of words a few weeks ago. To me it is all a matter of “let’s just get the job done.”
Now have any of you handed out forgivness to anyone?
November 17th, 2006 at 1:52 pmYes, with all that “free love†between us hippies…
Comment by DRxJ
Happy Guy just went weak in the knees…
November 17th, 2006 at 1:53 pmHappyGuy,
bulls-it1.tripod.com, check it out
November 17th, 2006 at 1:53 pmHappy Guy just went weak in the knees…
Comment by Zooey
..and I think I just heard a “nyuhh uh huhh huhh huhh mmmmmmm!” grunt somewhere in his blogosphere.
November 17th, 2006 at 1:56 pmICK
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Comment by DRxJ
Agreed. Ick.
November 17th, 2006 at 2:07 pmDoes anyone see the irony of giving Trent Lott the title “Minority Whip”? The same man who lamented the demise of a segregated South at old Strom Thurmond’s Birthday party?
November 17th, 2006 at 2:52 pmHey Robert, while you’re busy “forgiving” people for trivial bullshit, is that what the Iraqi’s should do after Bush and Co lied in order to commit the genocide of 650,000 thousand people and occupy a sovereign nation? Should the families of the dead, maimed, or mentally disturbed soldiers forgive Bush and Co for senselessly sending them to murder and die for oil and war profiteering? Should the tax payers forgive Bush and Co for squandering Trillions of tax dollars in order to line their own pockets with big defense contracts and inflated oil price kick backs from the Saudis for keeping Iraqi oil on lock down?
Your qualifying the trival comments made by Kerry and Clinton’s consentual sexual indiscretions as somehow equal to the mass murder, rape, torture, thievery, and utter corruption the Republicans and the Bush administration are responsible for is an insult to the highest degree. That said, I forgive all of these murderers and I forgive you for your undeniably blind ignorance.
But lets not confuse forgiveness with forgetting or condoning. Bush and all of his cohorts should be tried for war crimes, and if you can’t see that, you’re as ignorant as the people of Nazi Germany that blindly followed Hitler as he slaughtered millions.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:10 pmProgressiveKen,#250, where the hell did that come frome. I do not believe that Bush was any part of the exchange that was going on. And if you want to charge him with warcrimes, the you must also charge all the members of congress that voted to send us there as well. This would include John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, and the sweetheart of them all, Hillary Clinton. They are all party to it and the Congress has the authority to stop it as well.
As for the 650,000 Iraqis that have died. Did they all die by the hands of the U.S? No, they did not. A VAST majority have been killed by either their own people or by the insergency. How often do we hear stories about a Suni going into a Shite marked and blowing himself up while killing 15 or twenty INNOCENTS that are just trying to get a loaf of bread. This is not something that the U.S. created. It is very much a part of their culture. Read a little about their history and you might get a clue.
And do not even begin to lecture me about the dead, wounded and troubled military members. I AM ONE OF THEM. I have been there twice and was decorated both time. I am VERY proud of my service to my country and for the positive things I have done in Iraq. You however are ignorant enough to believe only what you see on CNN. You fall in to the trap that all the news from Iraq is bad. I was there for their FIRST elections. I have seen several schools open and aid rendered to countless numbers of Iraqis. I have been there to see the Iraqi men run out ov there houses and shake our hands, offer us food and drink and thank us for our presence.
I am not nearly as blind as you may think. I have seen the issue from more sides than you EVER will
November 17th, 2006 at 7:36 pmre: #251 Fraudulent Robert
If you were there twice Robert, you wouldn’t be relying on “hearing stories” to receive your intel. You’ve never been anywhere. And we all supported Bush initially because he lied to us. That doesn’t make me or Kerry guilty of war crimes because we fell for his lies. You’re just another fool like anyone else that still supports Bush Co Mass Murder and Deception.
November 18th, 2006 at 2:19 amDeath Toll in Iraq / Direct result of US led invasion
(via online.wsj.com) – “Iraqi Death Toll Exceeds 600,000, Study Estimates: A new study asserts that roughly 600,000 Iraqis have died from violence since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, a figure many times higher than any previous estimate.”
Notice the death toll of 600,000 in Iraq occurred “since” the US led invasion. That means it occured after and as a direct result of the US led invasion. In simple terms, if you still dont get it, that means that if the US hadn’t invaded Iraq, 600,000 people would still be alive. Iraq would also have it’s infrastructure intact. And Bush & Republicans wouldn’t resemble the other historical figures that have committed genocide while occupying foreign countries. Reference Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, & Milosevic for examples of similarities to Bush and Republicans.
November 18th, 2006 at 5:36 amIf you were there twice Robert, you wouldn’t be relying on “hearing stories†to receive your intel. You’ve never been anywhere. And we all supported Bush initially because he lied to us. That doesn’t make me or Kerry guilty of war crimes because we fell for his lies. You’re just another fool like anyone else that still supports Bush Co Mass Murder and Deception.
Comment by ProgressiveKen
You are wrong, I was there from May-August 2003 and again Jan-Oct 2005. On my first tour I was awarded that Navy/Marine Corps Commindation Medal and the second I was awarded the Navy Marine Corps Achievement MedalIf you refer to the intell I heard before the war, I heard the same as everyone else. while I was there I heard and saw a lot more.
If you have the balls to contact me off of theis blog at bulls-it1@lycos.com I will provide you with detailed information from my service record book to validate my claim.
The time now is 0920 EST, You have 12 hours before I come back to this blog and slam you for your baseless aligations. I wxpect the same from you. If you contact me and I prove I was there, I expect you to come back and retract your statement.
In short, MAN UP or Shut UP!
November 18th, 2006 at 9:23 amDemocrat Rising,
#253 is like saying that if the Wright Bros. had not invented the airplane then the Al Qada would not have used them on Sept 11.
November 18th, 2006 at 9:26 amre:#255 Wright Brothers 9/11 Straw Man Argument does not refute US responsibility for Iraqi Casualties.
This isn’t a case of airplanes mysteriously being the cause of 9/11. There is a direct correlation between the casualty rates in Iraq and the US involvement since 1991. The 600,000 Iraqi deaths attributed directly to the current US occupation of Iraq is a conservative estimate. According to sources such as U.S. Bomb Watch that have been tracking the Iraqi death toll since 1991, the US has has been directly responsible for the deaths of over 1.5 million Iraqis through a combination of “Shock and Awe” bombing campaigns, Sanctions, and the destruction of the Iraqi infrastructure. Take a look.
History of Methodology of U.S. Bombing Watch
There are three main facets to the U.S. Bombing Watch archive: U.S./U.K. bombings of Iraq from 1999 to 3/19/2003; U.S./U.K. Invasion of Iraq from 3/19/2003 to 4/16/2003; and finally, the continuing U.S./U.K. Invasion and Occupation from 4/16/2003 to the present. In the future the U.S. Bombing Watch team is planning to compile a listing of all U.S. bombings of Iraq from March, 1991 to December 1998, as well as create an online chronicle of the Jan-March, 1991 U.S. invasion, slaughter and brief occupation of Iraq (mainstream historians call this the ‘Persian Gulf War’).
Note this archive has been primarily focused on U.S. bombings and military invasions of Iraq; the extremely important experience of the U.N. sanctions (mainly maintained by the U.S.) is instructive for the level of indirect violence the sanctions caused, killing off over 1.5 million Iraqis, about 50% of these deaths were Iraqi children under the age of 5. For more on the U.N. sanctions against Iraq, please visit the invaluable Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq’s “About Sanctions” page.
Click on this link for more proof of Bush Co & Republican sponsored Genocide in the middle east: http://www.ccmep.org/usbombingwatch/2003.htm#day%201
November 18th, 2006 at 10:08 amSo, the U.S. placed the sanctions or did the UN. And do all parties of the UN have the responsibility to up hold the sanctions or not.
I guess that NONE of these deaths can be attributed to the insergents, Bath loyalists, or the 41 other nations that went in with us, can they. It is all the fault of the U.S.
Blame America First does not hold water
November 18th, 2006 at 10:16 amGeorge Bush I and II and their lackey’s called the shots on the invasion of Iraq just like Hitler called the shots when Poland got invaded. Although the German people were complicit to some degree, the bulk of the blame lies squarely with Hitler and his cronies. The same holds true with regard to Iraq. The American people supported Bush and Co on good faith but were lied to and manipulated. The majority of Americans woke up last week on election day and called for accountability. I don’t blame America. I felt extremely patriotic Tuesday before last and I’ll feel patriotic again after the indictments roll in and the Republicans calling the shots are held accountable.
November 18th, 2006 at 10:23 amhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1136582/posts
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48486
I guess it is a bad thing that we took this man out of power. His people had it so good then. How many Millions died under his rule?
November 18th, 2006 at 10:26 amOk, Bush acted on intel ranging from the Germans, Russians, Brits and the CIA. People want to say that he lied. If he did it was because he was lied to.
Saddam violated UN mandates how many times? 17 at least. And the fat cats at teh UN kept allowing it. Finally 42 nations took a stand and acted when the UN failed to act. But every one wants to fault the U.S. and Bush.
On thing people need to keep in mind is that in order for us to have stayed in Iraq so long, the Congress had to approve it. We have been there almost 4 years nad the congress has approved the funding at least 6 times.
Do not misunderstand me, I do feel bad for the innocent killed and wounded. It does not matter if it was by U.S., Brits, or the Insurgents (mostly non-Iraqis and non-Arabs)
I agree we need a new course in Iraq. But I do not think that withdrawl is the right one.
November 18th, 2006 at 10:35 amI I felt extremely patriotic Tuesday before last and I’ll feel patriotic again after the indictments roll in and the Republicans calling the shots are held accountable.
Comment by Democrat Rising
And I hope you feel just as patriotic when some of the Democrats are indicted too.
November 18th, 2006 at 10:36 amThe majority of Americans woke up last week on election day and called for accountability
In the midterm elections, 40% of eligable voters votes. Of those 50% voted for Democrats. So 1/2 of 40% is 20% of eligable voters voted for Democrats, tht is hardly a majority of Americans. By using your logic, 80% of eligable voters did not vote for Democrats.
November 18th, 2006 at 10:52 amre: #254 Republican Teen’s alleged Military experience determined to be fraud; responds with temper tantrum. (see his tirade below)
You are wrong, I was there from May-August 2003 and again Jan-Oct 2005. On my first tour I was awarded that Navy/Marine Corps Commindation Medal and the second I was awarded the Navy Marine Corps Achievement MedalIf you refer to the intell I heard before the war, I heard the same as everyone else. while I was there I heard and saw a lot more.
If you have the balls to contact me off of theis blog at bulls-it1@lycos.com I will provide you with detailed information from my service record book to validate my claim.
The time now is 0920 EST, You have 12 hours before I come back to this blog and slam you for your baseless aligations. I wxpect the same from you. If you contact me and I prove I was there, I expect you to come back and retract your statement.
In short, MAN UP or Shut UP!
Comment by Chairborne PX Ranger Robert — November 18, 2006 @ 9:23 am
Dearest Robert:
If you indeed earned those awards through military service, why aren’t you acting accordingly? Childish displays, temper tantrums and making demands you are in no position to make does not support your claims nor does your behavior reflect favorably upon anyone representing the US Military. If you served in the Military, why not simply elaborate on your experiences rather than whine, threaten, and claim to have an obviously fake DD214? I imagine if you do have a service record in your possession, you no doubt removed it from your father’s file cabinet or you found one with a google search to claim as your own. And if there is some remote chance in hell that you indeed served, which I doubt, you were no doubt in the rear with the gear. But judging from your atrocious grammar and spelling, I doubt you would survive as a desk jockey, much less Basic Training. So I’ll stick with my first hunch that you somehow have access to your Daddy’s DD214, dress up in his old uniform while you play shooting games on the Sony Playstation, and fantasize about shooting brown people for Bush. You certainly don’t pass the stink test in any sense. You need help kid. The world isn’t a giant video game. War is serious business and it shouldn’t be waged against people based on a pack of lies. I suggest you take an ethics class or seek some professional help for your problem. Until then its best that you avoid political discussions which reveal your supreme misunderstanding and lack of compassion for those involved. Thanks for the email offer but no thank you. I don’t want any viruses sent to my email address. If you have anything to substantiate your claims, you can post it here for all to see. Stay in school.
PK
November 18th, 2006 at 2:20 pmPK,
You are right about one thing. I am a support Marine. My primary MOS is 3537 (Motor Transportation Chief) but I am currently working as a web administrator, and Information Management Officer for a Marine Logistics Group consisting of over 7000 Marines.
I went to boot camp May 24, 1993 in San Diego and I am currently still on active duty. I spent my 2003 tour at Camp Fox supporting operations and my 2005 tour at Camp Taqaddum. It is a large airbase that was used by the Iraqi Air Force. It is the one that was featured in many publications with photos of aircraft buried in the sand dunes.
I am far from a teenager. I am 36 years old. I am far from the PX ranger you claim me to be. Every award I have received, I earned.
I do not lack compassion for the people in Iraq in the least. I wish for them to have a long, prosperous life with out the involvement of our government or any other foreign influence.
As for the play station comment, I do not ever own one. I am too busy raising my 3 children.
November 18th, 2006 at 9:45 pm06 Midterms:
The Populists (Democrats) won overwhelmingly. The Monopolists (Republicans) lost overwhelmingly. Now get ready for the investigations and the Corporate Oil and War Profiteer smack down!
November 19th, 2006 at 5:17 am