Public Service? What's that about?
For those from Mississippi, the most fun state to spell: another retirement from the whiny minority. And why do you ask? Could it be those co-opted hippie bible verses?
Nah!:In explaining the timing of the decision, Lott said that he and his wife, Tricia, recently attended a service at a Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss. The preacher cited the verse from Ecclesiastes about there being "a time to every purpose under heaven." The senator said, "It seemed to be speaking to me and to us."
Lott also said that new restrictions on lobbying that take effect Dec. 31 "didn't have a big role" in his decision. The new regulations extend the "cooling off" period for former members of Congress from one to two years.
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[Spoken with my best Southern accent:] Lobbying? Why, whatever do you mean? I do declare!
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OF COURSE Lott wants to become a lobbyist/consultant! How dumb does he think we are? He's "only" worth $1.6 million, according to Senate-reported finances, so hell, fuck the little people --- let's get into the private sector! Yeehaw!
My favorite part about all this b.s.? The mention every newscaster gives to Lott's "unfortunate" racial comments at Strom Thurmond's birthday party and how Lott "overcame adversity" (!) to get re-elected to the Senate. [Vomit!]
The only reason he got elected again is because Mississippians are retarded lazy voters. I should know; I used to live there.
The Commercial-Appeal's version of the story Monday didn't even mention the pending lobbying rule; too cynical, I'm sure. Might irritate all those GOP honkies out in the Memphis burbs, the remaining audience for this fish wrap.
Today's gossip has the old boy as the new chancellor at Ole Miss...? Wacky, but highly unlikely.
I heard that, too! But if it is true, they can totally have him.
Interesting bit regarding Mistah Trent and his pending unstructured free time on Democracy Now! this morning...
Oh wow --- that transcript is so telling! He's really bad at lying. I love the whole "biblical" excuse of hearing some bible verse in church, then deciding to "retire" just in time to scrape by a new ethics law he OPPOSED.
What a choad.
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