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To: ManyMoose who wrote (329208)	12/15/2002 3:05:32 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Respond to of 769670

He can still be the Senator from Mississippi, since Mississippians are the only ones who have anything to say about that. Even Mississippians will pause and think about this. Their senator has lost power because of their needs, or at least Lott's perception of their needs. This pandering to "states's rights" advocates is a loser for southerners. The best result is confusion and the worst is revulsion and hate. The state's rights banner needs to be carried by others.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (329208)	12/15/2002 8:29:52 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

While no fan of Lott, I see a divergence of standards in any suggestion he relinquish his position. The Senate currently contains: "Smilin" Joe Biden, who got kicked out of a presidential race for STEALING his speeches. Traitor John Kerry, who returned from Vietnam, went on television, and called the government he now wants to lead "criminals". The family idiot, Ted Kennedy, who got fucked-up and killed his secretary. Hillary Clinton, who ran interference for a huge real estate rip off in Arkansas. Frank Lautenberg, who ran for the Senate ILLEGALLY, after his party fired the legal candidate for being a loser. Mary Landrieu and Tim Johnson, who were elected by fraud. Over 3 dozen Democrats who abandoned their Constitutional oaths and lined up behind the tawdry fix of an impeachment trial. And I won't even get into the human abortions who occupy the enemy positions in the House. So we can condemn Lott for sheer stupidity-which is hardly anything new in his case-but he's right in with a rogue's gallery were he fits like a glove. In necessary reforms of the US Senate, Lott is not even on the short list. To use a Vietnam phrase that Traitor John Kerry may have been familiar with: I know it's a shitty deal, but that's the deal...

To: ManyMoose who wrote (329208)	12/15/2002 8:34:53 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 769670

Al Gore announced today he won't run for president in 2004 (Neither will I BTW, and that is about as important as anything that Tennessee pin-head says.) The book sales (almost none) must have been the massage. That are many of us who have thought, for his entire career, that Al Gore ought to get a job he's more suited for. Unfortunately, McDonald's isn't taking on many grill men these days...

To: ManyMoose who wrote (329208)	12/16/2002 1:35:17 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Lott will leave the Senate leadership, not because, as you say (It's not what he said, or what he believes, it's whether he's a liability) it's because what he said was incredibly stupid and no amount of apologizing can erase it. It destroyed his moral authority to lead, and he has to suffer the consequences. Hey, dum, dum. It wasn't the first time he said it and he became Senate Leader. He's spoken at segrationist institutions and praised their "values" and he stayed Senate Leader. His fellow party Senators made the bigot a leader despite all of his history. They knew what he was and found his "moral authority" quite acceptable. He'll go out because he's a liability. He can still be the Senator from Mississippi, since Mississippians are the only ones who have anything to say about that. He can follow the footsteps of Newt. He was elected and scooted; exit, stage right. jttmab