Trent Lott at Brave New Films

Lindsey Graham for John McCain: Meet & Greet 01/13/08

2008-10-28T15:29:57Z

Lindsey Graham for John McCain
Meet & Greet
Easly, SC 01/13/08

TRANSCRIPT:
LINDSEY GRAMM: I'm really proud of where I came from but I'm here to tell you how I got here. I got here on the backs of others.

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Trent Lott: "We Didn't Have One Drop of Oil Spilled"

2008-10-28T03:30:58Z

Trent Lott, July 15, 2008

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Roger Bonair-Agard on "Why Can't America Have Human Rights?"

2008-10-20T08:30:20Z

Poet, Roger Bonair-Agard, performed at Breakthrough's public forum, "Why Can't America Have Human Rights?" at The Riverside Church in New York City on September 14, 2006. The event, co-sponsored by 70 organizations, attracted 600 guests, including community members, students, and leaders. The speakers and performers were united in their platform— we must take a stand against abuses and create a much needed human rights movement in the United States.

Breakthrough

www.breakthrough.tv

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Something to look forward to on Monday

2008-03-22T21:54:49Z

Thems big shoes to be filled, hope they're up to it.

Lott's Replacement Will Be Named Monday
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is scheduled to announce his appointee as the interim replacement to resigned Republican Sen. Trent Lott on Monday, according to CQ Politics.

Video is the Young Turks "salute" to Senator Lott.

Sen. Hatch (R-UT) Defends Trent Lott's Thurmond Comments

2008-10-21T09:30:21Z

Senate floor, December 18, 2007

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Sen. Specter (R-PA) Defends Trent Lott's Thurmond Comments

2008-10-21T09:30:18Z

Senate floor, December 18, 2007

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Sen. Smith (R-OR) Defends Trent Lott's Thurmond Comments

2008-10-21T09:30:30Z

Senate floor, December 18, 2007

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A celebration of Trent Lott

2008-10-21T15:30:05Z

Watch the entire show at www.theyoungturks.com. Why is Trent Lott so vile?

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TPMtv: Racing For the Exit

2008-10-22T03:30:10Z

Trent Lott may not have been good for America. But he was pretty good for TPM. So in honor of his announced resignation from Congress, in today's episode of TPMtv, we take a walk down memory lane to remember some of Trent's best moments.

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Headzup: Trent Lott Resigns

2008-10-17T03:31:14Z

Senator Trent Lott resigns so can begin a more lucrative career of being a lobbyist.

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Early Morning Bits

2008-01-12T20:37:48Z

Mushareff Takes Off His Uniform

Washington Post: Web Videos Aim Questions At GOP Field
Among the thousands of videos uploaded on YouTube for tomorrow's GOP debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., a question lasting no more than three seconds may prove to be one of the toughest: "What does the word 'Republican' mean to you?"

Hastert Has Resigned

San Francisco Chronicle: No Rings, 53 Million Strong: Unmarried Women Could Change Election
The "unmarried" bloc is emerging as this year's trendy political moniker... A quarter of all eligible voters - 53 million - are unmarried women, according to an October study by the influential liberal polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, but 20 million did not vote in the most recent presidential election.

Man tries to open bank account with fake $1M bill

Washington Post: GOP Comeback Climb Is Increasingly Steep
Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott's resignation announcement on Monday was the latest in a wave of retirements to hit congressional Republicans, making an already difficult 2008 electoral landscape even more complicated for the minority party.

General Sanchez, Pelosi an odd pair

Truck driver "attacked teen for saying he looked like Simon Cowell"

Allegation: Trent Lott with gay escort!

2008-01-12T20:37:46Z

I've always been called fair-minded, so I'll post the update first:

It looks like a Washington DC-based blog called BigHeadDC is making claim that there was (or, is) a working relationship between myself and Senator Trent Lott. There are falsely pieced-together quotes that serve no purpose other than to sensationalize a completely fabricated scoop.

I will continue to offer a great sense of confidentiality to the people I see. I have not, nor have I ever seen or had contact with Senator Trent Lott. It's as simple as that. It never happened.

Benjamin Nicholas

What's up with that, Benjamin?

Now here's the allegation, via Daily Kos' lost (the BigHeadDC site is down due to traffic):

According to the post:

Once upon a time, there was a twentysomething boy-next-door type with reddish blond hair and a brilliantly white smile. Not one to shy away from attention, he wrote a blog called "Fifteen Minutes," and also became a freelance writer for various publications, including The Stranger in Seattle. He’d often focus on his non-traditional lifestyle as a gay male escort — a topic that often fascinated his readers, which, in turn, helped him to garner a substantial amount of powerful business acquaintances through the years.

The boy happens to be real, and his "stage name" is Benjamin Nicholas. One of the politicos Big Head DC has learned he’s alleged to have been involved with is the married Sen. Trent Lott, 66, who unexpectedly announced his retirement on Monday. Lott is well-known to have been against a plethora of gay rights issues throughout his terms in Congress. He was also good friends with Sen. Larry Craig throughout his time in Congress.

Nicholas told Big Head DC today via e-mail that he didn’t want to go on the record to talk about his dealings with Lott, because, said Nicholas, "Trent is going through his fair share of scrutiny right now and I don’t want to add to it." However, e-mail and other records confirm that the two have met on at least two occasions.

"All I can say at this point is no comment," Nicholas told us. "It’s the professional thing for me to do."

It's speculated that Larry Flynt is working on the story. But Flynt will not comment on it.

Paddy posted on some Trent Lott/Larry Flynt speculation earlier, and I posted the original Larry Flynt story as well.

Could this be it? Not according to Nicholas. But how does that explain the email and other records.... ?

Stay tuned.

Trent Lott Resignation Press Conference

2008-10-22T03:30:13Z

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) press conference on resignation from the Senate, November 26, 2007

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Lieberman's bff Kyl expected to run for whip

2008-01-12T20:37:40Z

Now that Trent is bye-bye, Kyl is stepping ~~down~~ up as whip:

Senate GOP conference Chairman Jon Kyl (Ariz.) will run to replace Sen. Trent Lott (Miss.) as Senate minority whip, according to a source close to Kyl.

Speculation that Lott will announce his retirement Monday at noon has set off a reshuffling of the Senate Republican leadership.

Shuffle away, guys. Tap dancing has always been one of your fortes. And when I refer to the ol' shuffle/ball-change, I'm not just kidding, here, folks!

Is Trent Lott The Latest Larry Flynt Victim?

2008-10-22T03:30:32Z

Those are the rumors racing around the Beltway and "that series of tubes" right now.

Flynt did say he had another big name on his to do list a few weeks back...

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Is The Promised Larry Flynt Scandal The Reason Trent Lott Is Resigning?

2008-01-12T20:37:36Z

That is all the scuttle on the intertubes this morning.

Remember dear old Lar?

Larry Flynt, editor and publisher of Hustler magazine, just told FOX Business Network's Neil Cavuto that he's "hoping to expose a bombshell" that will stand "Washington and the country on its head." Within the next week or two, he says his magazine will expose a sex scandal of huge proportions involving a prominent United States Senator. Flynt refused to comment on the Senator's political affiliation, but alluded that he or she is a Republican.

Looks like we're headed for a wonderful Flyntmas season!!!

We are having a fundraiser to aid Gottalaff's WGA strike hit family and to literally keep me from freezing this winter. If you are able, all donations are appreciated. PayPal button right under Cliff's wholesome, scrubbed, all-American face to the right.

Memories Of The Illustrious Trent Lott

2008-10-22T03:30:37Z

We'll miss you pal.

As will African Americans throughout the land who have been touched by your public service, whether it was fighting to keep black students out of Ole Miss when you were in student government there or your more recent ode to the late Strom Thurmond.

Somewhere, I'm sure, Strom is crying. But say hi to K Street for us!

P.S. This seat may be in play. If former AG Mike Moore runs (not that one, the one made famous by the film The Insider, who stood up to tobacco companies and got a record settlement for their lies about the addictive nature of their product), he would be at least a 50-50 chance to steal this open seat for the Ds.

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Breaking- Trent Lott R-Miss To Retire By End Of Year

2008-01-12T20:37:35Z

NBC News has learned that Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., the minority whip is in the midst of informing close allies that he plans to resign his senate seat before the end of the year. It's possible a formal announcement of his plans could take place as early as today.
Lott's office initially denied that he he would step down, but subsequent requests for information about his plans went unanswered.
While the exactly reason Lott is stepping down before he finishes his term is unknown, the general speculation is that a quick departure immunizes Lott against tougher restrictions in a new lobbying law that takes effect at the end of the year. That law would require Senators to wait two-years before entering the lucrative world of lobbying Congress.

In other word, he doesn't want his oath to represent the people of Mississippi to get in the way of his ability to make money hand over fist as soon as possible.