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**Kepler** · December 21, 2002, 02:09

Frist has enough dirt without race. His family business is the largest corporate-owned string of helth care providers in the country, and according to CNN recently settled insurance fraud and abuse lawsuits amounting to 1.6 billion dollars.

I'm sure he'll be a key figure in the administration's orchestration of fake health care reform (more cash to the corporations, less care and protection to the patients). He is evidently merely a Bushy lap dog anyway, so the administraiton is doing a pretty good job of eroding *all* the checks and balances.

The sooner we rid ourselves of this scum, the better.

**Zkribbler** · December 21, 2002, 02:22

Originally posted by Kepler
recently settled insurance fraud and abuse lawsuits amounting to 1.6 billion dollars.

Wow, how'd I'd miss that piece of News?? I must have been watching Fox.

**MichaeltheGreat** · December 21, 2002, 02:25

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Our Founding Fathers certainly knew what they were doing when they chose muck-filled swampland at the place to build this nation's capital.

Considering their view of central government, I do believe they were hoping that the skeeters and flies would kill off that which didn't have the good sense to sink out of sight, or simply leave and never come back.

**Imran Siddiqui** · December 21, 2002, 17:12

Thurmond's run for the presidency was based almost exclusively on segregation,so it's hard to discern any other possible meaning from Lott's comments

And Lott was how old when Thurmond ran for President? Could it be he was refering to the positions Thurmond backed when Lott was in the Senate with him? *gasp* NO!

Could it be he was paying Thurmond a compliment? No, no one would ever pay him a compliment

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The man is simply a racist of the worst kind: a racist with an especially bad hair piece.

I assume then you'll want to throw Byrd out on his ass as well, because he was a member of the Klan. Oh WAIT! You accept his change of heart, but not Lott's? I see.

His family business is the largest corporate-owned string of helth care providers in the country

So? He's also the only doctor in Congress. Gonna fault him for that too?

according to CNN recently settled insurance fraud and abuse lawsuits amounting to 1.6 billion dollars.

We got a cite for that? I'm thinking if it were true (or as bad as you are saying) it'll be all over the news right now.

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I'm glad Frist will be Majority Leader. He's a good guy, and he'll be a great voice for the Republican Party.

**Imran Siddiqui** · December 21, 2002, 17:16

Frist's profile: courtesy of CNN.com:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tennessee, seen as a likely successor to Sen. Trent Lott as Senate majority leader, is the first sitting senator since 1928 to be a practicing surgeon.

The 50-year-old senator's resume is far from average. Before he was first elected to the Senate in 1994, Frist founded and directed the internationally renowned Vanderbilt Transplant Center for multi-organ transplants.

His education includes an undergraduate degree from Princeton University specializing in health care policy followed by a medical degree with honors from Harvard Medical School, according to the senator's Web site.

Frist's extensive background in the study and practice of health care and policy has contributed to Frist's apparent interest in health care legislation.

According to his Web site, Frist is against so-called partial birth abortion, saying that he disagrees with supporters who say the procedure is necessary to save the lives of some mothers while giving birth.

Earlier this year, Frist traveled throughout Africa to learn more about the continent's AIDS/HIV epidemic and how to fight it.

His Web site says he opposes the use of cloning of humans and favors strengthening the U.S. military.

In early December, Frist promised to begin the next session of Congress by working toward Medicare reform. "We must make the changes needed to modernize and strengthen the Medicare program, ensure adequate reimbursement to providers who serve Medicare patients, and provide seniors and disabled Americans with access to affordable prescription drug coverage," a Frist statement said.

In June, Frist attended the White House signing ceremony of legislation he originally sponsored: a bill aimed at fighting bio-terrorism. Its aim was to establish new programs to protect the nation from health threats by "terrorists and foreign nations utilizing biological and chemical weapons," according to his Web site.

Frist also serves as vice chairman of the Alliance for Health Care Reform, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group that works toward providing all Americans with affordable health care coverage.

In July 1998, Frist used his medical training to help two shooting victims of a gunman who opened fire in the U.S. Capitol. Frist also reportedly gave the shooting suspect cardiopulmonary respiration and rode in the ambulance with him as he was taken to a Washington hospital. The shooting left two U.S. Capitol Police officers dead.

**Giancarlo** · December 21, 2002, 17:20

Is he a brain surgeon? Maybe he can give brain transplants to some democrats?

His Web site says he opposes the use of cloning of humans and favors strengthening the U.S. military.

**MrFun** · December 21, 2002, 17:38

Maybe we should overlook Hitler's murder of 6 million Jews, since he helped Germany's economy recover.

After all, if we follow Imran's logic, we have focused entirely too much on the negative things that Hitler did when he was in power.

Look at the positive things he did, people!! geez

**Imran Siddiqui** · December 21, 2002, 17:42

Hey Mr Fun, you work on getting a more apt screen name, yet

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Hey, if Hitler survived the war and some President said it was a good thing that he became Chancellor, I'd assume he would be refering to destroying communism.

Mr Fun lives in a world were if you agree with a man on one position, you agree with him on ALL positions. Interesting fantasy world he's got there.

**DinoDoc** · December 21, 2002, 19:10

Originally posted by GePap
And spraybear: Mississippi is backward: bottom of the bottom in all measures of wealth and socio-economic advancement in the US (but it has Arkansas to contend with). Its a fact, and we ivory tower northeners already send far too much of our wealth down south thanks to the federal government.

I'm shocked that you can descend from such a great height to speak with little people such as myself.

**Dr Strangelove** · December 21, 2002, 19:49

I remember a minor uproar during the 1960 election. Strom Thurman quoted somebody as saying that "the Southern race is the most discriminated against race in history." He didn't realise that he was quoting Robert Sheldon, a Grand Wizard of the KKK!

**Boris Godunov** · December 21, 2002, 19:56

Thurmond didn't run in 1960, he ran in 1948.

**Dr Strangelove** · December 21, 2002, 20:02

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Thurmond didn't run in 1960, he ran in 1948.

He was a write-in candidate in 1960.

**Boris Godunov** · December 21, 2002, 20:07

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove

He was a write-in candidate in 1960.

As was I in 2000, so my brother says.

**Dr Strangelove** · December 21, 2002, 20:21

Originally posted by Boris Godunov

As was I in 2000, so my brother says.

He was a little more popular, not much, but a little.

Actually he ran for Vice President on a ticket with Harry Byrd in 1960. They got a whopping 14 electoral votes.

So we're both wrong!

**Boris Godunov** · December 21, 2002, 20:50

Actually, that would make me 100% right.

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