27 Trent Lott Quotes

Trent Lott quotes

1. 'This is not the way it has been done. We would never surprise each other ... It's not to say that there's not important information that we could discuss or would be discussed in secret or closed session, but I'm astounded by this. I don't really know what the tenor of this is, what is the justification for it and why this extreme approach was used.'

2. 'I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over the years, either.'

3. 'I've already seen enough. Why would I want to go see a bunch of perverted pictures?'

4. 'I am an advocate of having a gold dollar with Reagan's picture on it, and calling it the Ronnie. The Canadians have the Loonie, and we can have the Ronnie.'

5. 'I'm sure you petroleum folks understand that solar power will solve all our problems. How much money have we blown on that? This is the hippies' program from the seventies and they're still pushing this stuff.'

6. 'I don't agree with the libertarians. I want my security first. I'll deal with all the details after that.'

7. 'Why do they kill people of other religions because of religion? Why do they hate the Israelis and despise their right to exist? Why do they hate each other? Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me.'

8. '[Congress] is not the British Parliament, and I hope it never will become the British Parliament... Are we going to bring the president in here and have a question period like the prime minister has in Great Britain?'

9. 'The filibuster of federal district and circuit judges cannot stand. ... It's bad for the institution. It's wrong. It's not supportable under the Constitution. And if they insist on persisting with these filibusters, I'm perfectly prepared to blow the place up. No problem.'

1. A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement.

2. I understand what's going on in people's minds, and I think the political leaders better be asking themselves 'why is it, that Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and maybe even others are having the impact that they are having?'

3. If the president comes forward with a strong, qualified nominee, if he, you know, addresses the agenda, if he takes actions, including dealing with perhaps some personnel decisions, I think that people will show that he is moving forward and doing the right thing for our country.

4. We cannot forget the little things we take for granted in America that remain the disdain of dictators and terrorists throughout the world.

5. I'm like a woman scorned. I'm prepared to continue to kick their fanny until the last day I'm alive on this Earth because they have mistreated too many people.

6. Money is becoming one of the most corrosive elements of politics.

7. The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes.

8. Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me.

9. The platform we had in Dallas, the 1984 Republican platform, all the ideas we supported there - from tax policy, to foreign policy; from individual rights, to neighborhood security - are things that Jefferson Davis and his people believed in.

10. I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his uniformed officers.

11. When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently.

12. Government does best when it helps people help themselves. Human dignity is found not in a handout but in being able to do for one's self.

13. One of the things I really want is for people to feel the civic responsibility, and not just refuse to vote out of protest.

14. While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis.

15. It seems that nearly every American either has a share of federal spending or has a close relative who does.

16. There are people who don't vote for a lot of reasons, sometimes as a statement.

17. Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.

18. We can support our troops without supporting our president.