Former Def. Sec. Bill Cohen's Wife (AfAm) Comments On Lynching Res. !!!

[WillyT]

Sorry... Thought this deserved it's own thread. Hope that's OK mods.

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Senate Apologizes for Not Enacting Anti-Lynching Law

More Than a Dozen Senators Decline to Sign On as Co-Sponsors of the Resolution, Outraging Supporters

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Today's Senate apology had its own share of trouble getting to the floor. Among the senators who declined to co-sponsor the resolution were Mississippi Sens. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran, both Republicans. Cochran said he would not vote against it, but would not be present to vote for it.

Supporters expressed their outrage at the senators who would not sign on as co-sponsors. "America is home of the brave but I'm afraid there may be a few cowards who have to cower to their very narrow-minded and backward, hateful constituency," said Janet Cohen, who is the descendant of a lynching victim in Kentucky. Her husband, former Defense Secretary William Cohen, was also a former Republican senator.

Cohen has been pushing for a roll-call vote so the names of the holdout senators will be known to the public. Frist declined her request.

"They're hiding out," said Cohen, "and it's reminiscent of a pattern of hiding out under a hood, in the night, riding past, scaring people."

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Link: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/print?id=845713

Tell it like it is Ms. Cohen!!!

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[reality based]

1. So Frist wouldn't accommodate a record vote and scheduled

debate after regular working hours. Really a nice guy isn't he? A real Christian-- not. Check out the sheets in the Frist closet, the finest cotton a genteel rich southern gentleman can buy I'm sure.

[ck4829]

5. He's aiding the racists, he's no better than them.

[MasonJar]

2. Way to go, Mrs. Cohen. I want to know if Ky.'s Bunning voted

against it.

[alfredo]

3. He wouldn't sign on. Not sure of his vote.

[central scrutinizer]

6. the "vote" is irrelevant

it was an unrecorded voice vote when only a handful of Senators were even on the floor.

[alfredo]

8. It won't keep us from holding their feet to the fire.

[David Zephyr]

4. Kick!

Thank you WillyT for posting this story!!!!

[WillyT]

9. You Are Quite Welcome !!!

:hi:

[David Zephyr]

10. And three cheers for Janet Cohen!

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[TheDebbieDee]

7. But tell us how you really feel, Mrs. Cohen! : ^ )

[merbex]

11. She used to be a talk show host in Boston; very fiesty

[WillyT]

12. Kick !!!

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[immoderate]

13. Janet Cohen is class!

She's got the creds too.

Glad she called out those chicken bastards!

--IMM

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. And she's gorgeous, too.

Yikes.. had hotlinked a pic from defenselink but it was a monster. No one ever shrank that bad boy down before uploading it.

[Roland99]

15. Dude....one word: RESIZE!

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. It's lady, and don't tell me, tell defenselink *l*

[Roland99]

18. he he

Just messin' with ya.


:)

[Booster]

16. Until I saw her on tv the other day, I had forgotten what a handsome

woman Mrs. Cohen is; I had also forgotten what a class act she is. I would love to see more of her on shows but doubt that that will be happening. Thanks for posting this.

[WillyT]

19. Kick !!!

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