Trent Lott's new book says Frist stabbed him in the back

[quaoar]

Lott has a book coming out. This is a preview of it from Gannett News Service. Don't have a link yet.


Gannett News Service

WASHINGTON — Sen. Trent Lott candidly describes the GOP revolt against his leadership in a new, tell-all biography that expresses little remorse for the racially tinged remarks that led to his loss of power.

In “Herding Cats: A Life in Politics,” available in bookstores on Aug. 23, the Mississippi Republican blames the media and a handful of his Republican colleagues for the loss of his Senate leadership job in December 2002.

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“I consider Frist’s power grab a personal betrayal,” the book says. “When he entered the Senate in 1995, I had taken him under my wing. ... He was my protege and I helped him get plum assignments and committee positions.”

Lott characterizes the racially insensitive remarks that led to his downfall — he made the comments at a party for former Sen. Strom Thurmond — as “innocent and thoughtless.” But he said most of the “vultures” in the media treated them “as a hanging offense.”

[leetrisck]

1. bush doesn't like Lott and wanted him brought down

Dems took the fall (thru the media) but it was the republicans who brought him down and he was well aware of it.

[deadparrot]

2. How ironic is that title, in relation to Frist?

Dissent in the ranks. Love it.

[oscar111]

5. Frist was just trying a new surgical procedure

Or maybe reliving the good old days of raking in a fortune as a surgeon.

[lachattefolle]

8. Whole Lott-a Shit for Brains better just be happy he isn't a cat.

[SpiralHawk]

3. All Republicans are now summoned to the firing circle

Fire at will at every pompous idiot BushCo-boot-licking fellow Republican you see standing in the circle, because you can be sure they got to the Big Time by fleecing the citizens of these United States of America while in service to BushCo UnLtd, not our nation.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bigot

[Catch22Dem]

6. I love the title.

Surely it's ok for me to say that. ;)

[Olney Blue]

7. Wonder what other little goodies will come out....

:popcorn:

[safi0]

9. When writing a book

Like this, it may mean that Lott's career is over

[Olney Blue]

11. Wish it were really true, but old Republicans never die...

they just raid away.....

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[Greeby]

10. Well

Lott characterizes the racially insensitive remarks that led to his downfall — he made the comments at a party for former Sen. Strom Thurmond — as “innocent and thoughtless.” But he said most of the “vultures” in the media treated them “as a hanging offense.”

And we all know what you think of hangings, right Trent? :eyes:

[tsuki]

12. Sounds like Delay and Gingrich, reprised. eom

[IowaGuy]

13. Lott has a long memory and carries his vindictiveness....

forever. The impeachment of Clinton, by his own admission, was payback for Nixon.

As unappealing of a trait as this is, I do take sort of a macabre delight in seeing these a-holes turn on each other.

[Hippo_Tron]

14. I wish that Lott would retire so that Mike Moore could replace him

[quaoar]

16. After this book he might just retire

Hard to imagine that he would stay in the Senate after calling the Majority Leader a backstabbing traitor.

[Zenlitened]

15. Typical republican. Someone else is always to blame.

Worthless, vile creatures. :puke:

[leesa]

17. Good. I have no problem with that...why don't you stab Frist in the back?

[quaoar]

18. Here is a link

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050816/NEWS02/508160341/1009/NEWS