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June 15, 2007
 
 

Sen. Lott: "Talk Radio is Running America. We Have to Deal With That Problem"


Republican senators have been feeling the heat over their waffling on amnesty. The latest evidence is statements by Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS). "Comments by Republican senators on Thursday suggested that they were feeling the heat from conservative critics of the bill, who object to provisions offering legal status. The Republican whip, Trent Lott of Mississippi, who supports the bill, said: 'Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem,'" the New York Times reports. "'I'm sure senators on both sides of the aisle are being pounded by these talk-radio people who don't even know what's in the bill,' Lott said. He added that the 'leadership will have to be prepared to do what needs to be done,'" the Washington Post wrote.

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