Thursday, November 16, 2006

Trent Appeal

One Florida rep seems to have put his finger on why Trent Lott has been resurrected:

From Hotline On Call:


“White rednecks” who “didn’t show up to vote for us” partly cost GOPers their cong. majorities, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) told fellow Republicans today. And Putnam, seeking the post of GOP conference chair, chided ex-Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) [an African-American - GT12] for ruining the conference’s ability to serve its members.


Three Republicans in the room independently confirmed to the Hotline the substance and context of Putnam’s remarks. But Putnam’s chief of staff insists that the remarks were taken out of context.

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