Dr. Lott managed significant reductions in state funding over the first four years of his administration without cutting funds to the arts. He secured funding for the construction of the Jefferson Davis Campus (JD) Arena Theatre in Gulfport and the renovation of the college's existing arts facilities. Finally, he implemented a leadership-development program with a strong connection to the arts. All this made him an obvious choice for this award.
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Despite his expressed doubts, Lott said he thinks it is important Congress offer its support for U. S. military action should the president think such action is necessary. Do I have doubts, ... Yes, but do we have responsibilities Yes.
Now when you have administrators deciding what sexuality is, and what's a taboo and what's not in terms of content, you got guys, like, Trent Lott who equates homosexuality with a disease.
It is clear that we need a new chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission immediately. Sen. Lott is disappointed that Mary Sheila Gall, who is a clearly a qualified candidate, has not been confirmed by the Senate due to personal partisan attacks.
This (Katrina recovery) remains the issue for the people around the Gulf. Sen. Lott expects the administration to continue keeping recovery on the forefront.
I just don't think that's a constructive use of the time of the Senate, ... If we're going to get into the business of censuring members for racially sensitive comments, it's not going to be limited to Sen. Lott.
I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.
Dwayne embodies what Bulldog football is all about. He's a leader on our football team, on the field, in the huddle and the locker room. He goes about his daily duties with a professional demeanor and is respectful of his peers. He has also been a productive player for us at a high level. He is a great candidate for this award and the kind of player who should be associated with the qualities that Ronnie Lott exhibited in college and professional football.
Have you not heard these many years ago Jeptha was judge of Israel He had one only daughter and no mo, The which he loved passing well And as by lott, God wot, It so came to pass, As God's will was.
Responding to comments from Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, who called the weapons inspection agreement with Iraq appeasement, ... in no way has the U. S. given anything away.
The White House promoted a number of nominees that we believe demonstrated hostility to civil rights, women's rights and to matters of concern to many Americans. We certainly hope the administration will use this opportunity surrounding the Lott controversy to rethink some of its nominees.
After having eight days to think about it, the only civil rights accomplishment Trent Lott could come up with was that he supported legislation to have a bust of Martin Luther King put in the Capitol.
Many of these thoughtless, stupid remarks are uttered by sports figures, but not all. In 2002 Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said the United States could have avoided what he called all these problems, ... All the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, our schools, our churches.
The question Sen. Lott needs to answer is, if he did not mean to endorse segregation, what did he mean.
stood for the right of states to reject federal civil rights legislation. After Thurmond spoke, Lott told the group, 'You know, if we had elected this man 30 years ago, we wouldn't be in the mess we are today.
One senior Democratic aide said Gephardt's office was bewildered ... neither is Lott. And neither is Daschle for that matter. It's kind of hard to make that argument when it doesn't apply to two of the three people in the room.