Why was Bush introduced by Trent Lott?

[liberalpragmatist]

Anybody know?

[Name removed]

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[Sgent]

2. Trent Lott

Is chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugerations.

[liberalpragmatist]

4. ah ok

nt

[aden_nak]

3. They were trying to find someone people hated MORE than Bush.

You know, so Bush wouldn't seem as bad. A pipe dream, I suspect.

[Craig3410]

6. But wasn't Hitler cremated? -nt-

[Mr. Jinx]

5. Sends a VERY clear message: the Right Wing is in charge.

Even though I don't drink, today may be a good day to start... ;)

[TheWebHead]

7. * throws bone to racist base on MLK holiday week again

You'll remember that * came out against U Michigan affirmative action case within days of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and appointed Pickering on the Federal bench on MLK Day.. Figured maybe he'd skip throwing a bone to his racist base this year, but he instead let Trent Lott emcee today's inauguration and introduce him.

[Jacobin]

8. Letting his base know

That its just fine to be a racist scumbag.

[ladjf]

9. Yes. That's the classic Republican "wink". That wink means

that having the most outspoken racists Republican Senator introduce the President, it assured their all important rank and file white Southern racists constituency, that racism was alive and well in the Republican Party even if, for outward appearances sake, that had to
fire Lott from his leadership position.