In December 2002 Trent Lott resigned as Senate Majority Leader after he set off a political firestorm during a speech at a birthday dinner for Strom Thurmond. Lott's comments were widely perceived as pro-segregationist. Tomorrow, he talks about his new book Herding Cats: A Life in Politics, about his 30 years of public service.
Lehrer and Company
Andrew Kirtzman host of CBS's Kirtzman and Company
- on Sunday morning's Democratic primary debate
- on Sunday morning's Democratic primary debate
The Brian Lehrer Poll
callers tell us who they will vote for in the Democratic Primary.
Making His Mark
Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union
- says the city should reinstate the permit for Mark Ecko's Graffiti exhibition
and
Peter Vallone, Jr.,
- says Mark Ecko's Graffiti exhibit is wrong
» New York Civil Liberties ...
- says the city should reinstate the permit for Mark Ecko's Graffiti exhibition
and
Peter Vallone, Jr.,
- says Mark Ecko's Graffiti exhibit is wrong
» New York Civil Liberties ...
A Lott To Say
Trent Lott Senator (R), Mississippi and author, Herding Cats: A Life in Politics Regan Books (August 23, 2005)
- on his life in politics
- on his life in politics
I Want The Truth!
Rachel Donadio, writer and editor at the New York Times Book Review,
-on Americans' appetite for nonfiction
» "Truth Is Stronger Than Fiction" (The New York Times)
-on Americans' appetite for nonfiction
» "Truth Is Stronger Than Fiction" (The New York Times)
Photo File: Rachel Donadio
The NYT's Donadio explains nonfiction's ascendancy
Trent Lott: Herding Cats, not Hurting Cats
'It's certainly not hurting cats, I love cats, always have.'
-Trent Lott, BL Show 8/23/05, clarifying the title of his new memoir Herding Cats.
Hurting Cats is by Lott's successor as Majority leader, Bill Frist.
...Oh, Mother!
Anthony, Freddy, C. Virginia and Mike are mama's boys and girls. As the campaign for mayor has heated up recently, the number of mentions of mom has shot up. Suffering women haven't been so hot since Hillary's "Living History".
Anthony Weiner is a particularly bad offender. If you don't ...