Columbia has rescinded Bellesiles’ Bancroft Prize.

Adding injury to insult, he has to reimburse the prize money as well.

Wonder if Judge Reinhardt reads the NYT?

Tom Edsall and Dan Balz at the WaPo have noticed that many conservatives are more upset with Lott than the liberals are.

As I’ve noted a number of times, that’s because the Democrats want Lott to stay in power, where he’ll continue to be putty in Tom Daschle’s hands, and a symbol of the supposed racism of conservatives and Republicans. The focus of the article is on the symbolism issue, though–there’s no mention of how inept he is, and always has been.

I also found this bit bizarre.

Republicans, more than Democrats, are traditionally more reluctant to force leaders out of office. “We don’t kill our kings,” one Republican operative said, noting the respect for hierarchal authority within the GOP.

This is simply nonsense. Which party was it that forced its compromised President to resign? Which one dragged the entire country through sordid mud for months to avoid doing so? Did these guys sleep through the Clinton impeachment saga?

Pascagoula (APUPI) December 14, 2002

In a shocking and bizarre new twist in the ongoing Segre-Gate scandal, an increasingly desperate Senator Chester “Trent” Lott announced today that he is actually an African American.

In a prelude to his upcoming appearance on BET, he appeared at a sparsely-attended press conference outside his local office, resplendent in a colorful daishiki, with his formerly shellacked hair frizzing freely in a three-foot diameter “afro-style” hairdo.

“As you all know, Bill Clinton was the first black president. Well, I’m the first black Senate Majority Leader. It’s truly a proud day for the Republican Party and the African-American community.”

“I know that many of you will be surprised to learn that I was ‘passing’ all of these years. It was a deep, dark family secret.”

“My great-great grandmother was a house nigra on a plantation outside of Biloxi. My great-grandfather was a mullatto, my grandmother was a quadroon, and my mother was an octaroon, which makes me a hexidecaroon. As all of you from hereabouts know, just a touch of one hair of the tarbrush means that I can never be truly white.”

“I have to say that it’s quite a relief to finally let my true nature come out after all these years.”

“Every morning it used to take me over an hour to apply a fresh coat of lacquer to my hair, to keep it under control.”

“The ‘Singing Senators’ will finally be fully integrated, and my deep rich bass voice can harmonize fully and freely, in pride of my heritage. I’ll be able to tap my feet in actual rhythm with the music as I vocalize, without any more fear of giving myself away.”

When he came to the end of the formal statement, he repeated it in Swahili, Mandinka, and Ibo, followed by a tongue-clicking rendition in the language of the South African !Kung bushmen.

In response to questions as to whether he was simply pandering in order to pathetically cling to power, he appeared shocked and angered.

“It pains me to even hear such a question.”

“This isn’t about power. It’s about bonding with my community. That’s why as soon as the Senate goes back into session in January, I’m going to sponsor a bill to make Kwanzaa an official government holiday, and move to put Martin Luther King’s face on the twenty dollar bill. For too long has our currency been sullied by the face of that redneck Andy Jackson.”

Calls to the office of the Congressional Black Caucus to determine if he had yet joined were unreturned.

(Copyright 2002 by Rand Simberg)

Pascagoula (APUPI) December 14, 2002

In a shocking and bizarre new twist in the ongoing Segre-Gate scandal, an increasingly desperate Senator Chester “Trent” Lott announced today that he is actually an African American.

In a prelude to his upcoming appearance on BET, he appeared at a sparsely-attended press conference outside his local office, resplendent in a colorful daishiki, with his formerly shellacked hair frizzing freely in a three-foot diameter “afro-style” hairdo.

“As you all know, Bill Clinton was the first black president. Well, I’m the first black Senate Majority Leader. It’s truly a proud day for the Republican Party and the African-American community.”

“I know that many of you will be surprised to learn that I was ‘passing’ all of these years. It was a deep, dark family secret.”

“My great-great grandmother was a house nigra on a plantation outside of Biloxi. My great-grandfather was a mullatto, my grandmother was a quadroon, and my mother was an octaroon, which makes me a hexidecaroon. As all of you from hereabouts know, just a touch of one hair of the tarbrush means that I can never be truly white.”

“I have to say that it’s quite a relief to finally let my true nature come out after all these years.”

“Every morning it used to take me over an hour to apply a fresh coat of lacquer to my hair, to keep it under control.”

“The ‘Singing Senators’ will finally be fully integrated, and my deep rich bass voice can harmonize fully and freely, in pride of my heritage. I’ll be able to tap my feet in actual rhythm with the music as I vocalize, without any more fear of giving myself away.”

When he came to the end of the formal statement, he repeated it in Swahili, Mandinka, and Ibo, followed by a tongue-clicking rendition in the language of the South African !Kung bushmen.

In response to questions as to whether he was simply pandering in order to pathetically cling to power, he appeared shocked and angered.

“It pains me to even hear such a question.”

“This isn’t about power. It’s about bonding with my community. That’s why as soon as the Senate goes back into session in January, I’m going to sponsor a bill to make Kwanzaa an official government holiday, and move to put Martin Luther King’s face on the twenty dollar bill. For too long has our currency been sullied by the face of that redneck Andy Jackson.”

Calls to the office of the Congressional Black Caucus to determine if he had yet joined were unreturned.

(Copyright 2002 by Rand Simberg)

Pascagoula (APUPI) December 14, 2002

In a shocking and bizarre new twist in the ongoing Segre-Gate scandal, an increasingly desperate Senator Chester “Trent” Lott announced today that he is actually an African American.

In a prelude to his upcoming appearance on BET, he appeared at a sparsely-attended press conference outside his local office, resplendent in a colorful daishiki, with his formerly shellacked hair frizzing freely in a three-foot diameter “afro-style” hairdo.

“As you all know, Bill Clinton was the first black president. Well, I’m the first black Senate Majority Leader. It’s truly a proud day for the Republican Party and the African-American community.”

“I know that many of you will be surprised to learn that I was ‘passing’ all of these years. It was a deep, dark family secret.”

“My great-great grandmother was a house nigra on a plantation outside of Biloxi. My great-grandfather was a mullatto, my grandmother was a quadroon, and my mother was an octaroon, which makes me a hexidecaroon. As all of you from hereabouts know, just a touch of one hair of the tarbrush means that I can never be truly white.”

“I have to say that it’s quite a relief to finally let my true nature come out after all these years.”

“Every morning it used to take me over an hour to apply a fresh coat of lacquer to my hair, to keep it under control.”

“The ‘Singing Senators’ will finally be fully integrated, and my deep rich bass voice can harmonize fully and freely, in pride of my heritage. I’ll be able to tap my feet in actual rhythm with the music as I vocalize, without any more fear of giving myself away.”

When he came to the end of the formal statement, he repeated it in Swahili, Mandinka, and Ibo, followed by a tongue-clicking rendition in the language of the South African !Kung bushmen.

In response to questions as to whether he was simply pandering in order to pathetically cling to power, he appeared shocked and angered.

“It pains me to even hear such a question.”

“This isn’t about power. It’s about bonding with my community. That’s why as soon as the Senate goes back into session in January, I’m going to sponsor a bill to make Kwanzaa an official government holiday, and move to put Martin Luther King’s face on the twenty dollar bill. For too long has our currency been sullied by the face of that redneck Andy Jackson.”

Calls to the office of the Congressional Black Caucus to determine if he had yet joined were unreturned.

(Copyright 2002 by Rand Simberg)

Thirty years ago today, Gene Cernan followed Jack Schmitt up the ladder back into the lunar ascent module. He was the last man to walk on the Moon.

When will another man, or woman, make a boot impression in lunar dust? Hard to say, but I’m willing to bet that they won’t wear a NASA patch on their suit.

CNN is now reporting that Jeffords is issuing a statement in Lott’s defense.

Does he think that this will get him his committee assignment back? Or support for the dairy compacts? Boy, he sure has a knack for leaping aboard sinking ships.

Sorry for so much Lott posting, and so little else, but this whole incident has really made me realize just how much I’ve despised Lott for years, particularly since the impeachment trial. Getting him out of leadership of the Senate would be a glorious thing.

John Podhoretz is saying that if Lott goes down, it will be due to the blogosphere.

John Podhoretz is saying that if Lott goes down, it will be due to the blogosphere.

John Podhoretz is saying that if Lott goes down, it will be due to the blogosphere.