Posts tagged with 'trent_lott_resigns'

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...
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...