Posts tagged with 'lott'

Hustler: We Have Been Investigating Lott For Long Time

POSTED BY BEN FISHER, NOVEMBER 27 2007 04:27 PM | PERMALINK

Wow. Could Trent Lott's resignation actually be due to Larry Flynt's comments on Fox News? At first, it was just a paranoid connection circulating the blogosphere and, granted, it still remains to be seen whether Flynt is playing a prank on us. But, Flynt's blog had this to say on the matter: "HUSTLER Magazine has received numerous inquiries regarding the involvement of Larry Flynt and HUSTLER in the resignation of Trent Lott. Senator Lott has been the target of an ongoing HUSTLER investigation for...
TPMtv: Racing For the Exit

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, NOVEMBER 27 2007 10:40 AM | PERMALINK

TPMtv: Racing For the Exit

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.
- TPM Election Central's Complete Trent Lott Coverage
Lott Resigns. But Why?

POSTED BY BEN FISHER, NOVEMBER 26 2007 03:20 PM | PERMALINK

Does Trent Lott's resignation have anything to do with Larry Flynt of Hustler?

Larry Flynt, editor and publisher of Hustler magazine, told FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto this morning 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 Republican politician. Is there a connection to the Lott resignation? We shall see.
Trent Lott to resign

POSTED BY MARC BOXSER, NOVEMBER 26 2007 08:02 AM | PERMALINK

CNN, Fox News and MSNBC have been told that Trent Lott will announce today that he is resigning from the Senate. He will be the sixth Republican to do so this session. He has scheduled two press conferences in Mississippi later today where the formal announcemements are expected to come. Miss. Governor Haley Barbour will apoint Lott's successor. MSNBC speculates that:

While the exact reason Lott is stepping down before he finishes his term is unknown, the general speculation is that a quick departure...