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Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - BmorePat87 - 11-18-2016 http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-taps-alabama-sen-jeff-sessions-be-attorney-general-n685796 Sessions was the first Senator to endorse Trump. He is big supporter of Trump's immigration proposals and advised him on the issue throughout the campaign. Before serving as a Senator in 1997, he was the Attorney General of Alabama. He was once nominated by Reagan to be a federal judge, but a GOP senate never confirmed the appointment after racist allegations came out surrounding him. Quote:black former deputy, Thomas Figures, accused him of making racially insensitive statements. Figures said that Sessions had once warned him to be careful about what he said to "white folks." Session brings experience to the role and a passion and loyalty for Trump's policies, but, like Bannon, he also brings racist baggage with him. He is also known for his opposition to gay rights. His nomination suggests Guilianni will most likely be a candidate for Secretary of State (though Romney's name is being floated for that). RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - michaelsean - 11-18-2016 I think I'd much rather be a senator. I don't think you have to do all that much, and you are treated like royalty. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - GMDino - 11-18-2016 (11-18-2016, 11:14 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-taps-alabama-sen-jeff-sessions-be-attorney-general-n685796 "Give him a chance." © 2016 ![]() RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - bfine32 - 11-18-2016 I whole-heartedly disagree with his stance on the issues....... Nothing wrong with smoking pot. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - Belsnickel - 11-18-2016 (11-18-2016, 11:26 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I think I'd much rather be a senator. I don't think you have to do all that much, and you are treated like royalty. Actually, Senators are workhorses. I'll put it this way, there are the same number of committees in the House and Senate, yet the Senate has less than one-fourth the members that the House does. The reduced number also means that each Senator wields more authority than a Representative. It's a very interesting dynamic on the Hill. All of that being said, Senator v. AG? I would say that AG is a heavier burden to carry. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - samhain - 11-18-2016 I didn't think he could pick a worse AG for marijuana legalization than Chris Christie. This Trump fella is full of surprises. Probably a good time to sell if you're betting on a financial windfall in that industry. Maybe his campaign slogan shoulda been "Making Mexican Cartels great Again!". RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - oncemoreuntothejimbreech - 11-18-2016 I like the Michael Flynn selection a helluva lot better than Sessions for AG. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - Belsnickel - 11-18-2016 (11-18-2016, 06:17 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I like the Michael Flynn selection a helluva lot better than Sessions for AG. I am inclined to agree. I have a hard time accepting an AG that supposedly called a white civil rights lawyer a traitor to his race. Or maybe it was a disgrace to his race. Either way, that's problematic if true. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - Mike M (the other one) - 11-18-2016 I think Sessions is a great pick. Stickler for details and law. He will definitely be backing the Blue. His KKK thing was an absolute joke. the other part, well everyone bumps there head now and then, and if that's all you can find, then we are fine here. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - treee - 11-19-2016 It makes me sick. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - bfine32 - 11-19-2016 (11-18-2016, 06:48 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I am inclined to agree. I have a hard time accepting an AG that supposedly called a white civil rights lawyer a traitor to his race. Or maybe it was a disgrace to his race. Either way, that's problematic if true.And some have a hard time accepting an AG that had a secret meeting with the husband of a Presidential candidate the day before the FBI releases findings of a investigation of that candidate. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - Belsnickel - 11-19-2016 (11-19-2016, 01:22 AM)bfine32 Wrote: And some have a hard time accepting an AG that had a secret meeting with the husband of a Presidential candidate the day before the FBI releases findings of a investigation of that candidate. As well they should. What is your point? Are you trying to say that we should overlook the seemingly anti-civil rights positions of someone that will be overseeing a federal department with an entire division devoted to civil rights because his predecessor did shady things as well? I mean, if that isn't what you are saying then there is really no point to bringing it up. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - GMDino - 11-19-2016 (11-19-2016, 01:22 AM)bfine32 Wrote: And some have a hard time accepting an AG that had a secret meeting with the husband of a Presidential candidate the day before the FBI releases findings of a investigation of that candidate. Is it a secret meeting if everyone saw it and knows about it? I'd think it would have been worse if it HAD been secret and came out later. Nonetheless the sins of one do not excuse the actions of another. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - GMDino - 11-20-2016 Quote:Trump’s pick for attorney general: ‘Good people don’t smoke marijuana’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/18/trumps-pick-for-attorney-general-good-people-dont-smoke-marijuana/ RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - Benton - 11-20-2016 (11-20-2016, 06:23 PM)GMDino Wrote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/18/trumps-pick-for-attorney-general-good-people-dont-smoke-marijuana/ A friend of mine went across the state campaigning for Trump (which is kind of funny because she was doing it while on the dime for a governor who has been busy firing Democrats for doing that). She's very big into the legalization effort and spends a lot of her time/resources trying to make bluegrass the second kind of grass Kentucky is known for. I messaged her yesterday about what she thought about Sessions. Her answer was "betrayed." Will be interesting to see how some of these appointments play out with the different groups Trump was bringing together, and if people will continue to support him if their priority issues get kicked aside. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - GMDino - 11-20-2016 (11-20-2016, 06:38 PM)Benton Wrote: A friend of mine went across the state campaigning for Trump (which is kind of funny because she was doing it while on the dime for a governor who has been busy firing Democrats for doing that). She's very big into the legalization effort and spends a lot of her time/resources trying to make bluegrass the second kind of grass Kentucky is known for. Lots of buyers remorse on the right right now. I spent Friday night with two college classmates...both very Republican. One more fiscally, the other socially and fiscally. It was the nicest political conversation the three of us ever had. I'm over the election and will wait to watch what happens. They now realize the while they hated Clinton that Trump is a joke. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - Fan_in_Kettering - 11-20-2016 Jeff Sessions helped desegregate Alabama schools and successfully prosecuted white a triple-K murderer of a black child. The murderer was successfully deep fried in Alabama's death house. Don't ever pull the race card against Jeff Sessions. RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - GMDino - 11-20-2016 (11-20-2016, 07:20 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Jeff Sessions helped desegregate Alabama schools and successfully prosecuted white a triple-K murderer of a black child. The murderer was successfully deep fried in Alabama's death house. Don't ever pull the race card against Jeff Sessions. https://web.archive.org/web/20090515133825/http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/no_20090507_5499.php Quote:Q: There were questions about your feelings about civil rights back in the '80s. Was that controversy overblown? http://www.salon.com/2016/11/19/two-peas-in-a-racist-pod-jeff-sessions-alarming-history-of-opposing-civil-rights_partner/ Quote:Another damaging witness — a black former assistant U.S. Attorney in Alabama named Thomas Figures — testified that, during a 1981 murder investigation involving the Ku Klux Klan, Sessions was heard by several colleagues commenting that he “used to think they [the Klan] were OK” until he found out some of them were “pot smokers.” Sessions claimed the comment was clearly said in jest. Figures didn’t see it that way. Sessions, he said, had called him “boy” and, after overhearing him chastise a secretary, warned him to “be careful what you say to white folks.” Figures echoed Hebert’s claims, saying he too had heard Sessions call various civil rights organizations, including the National Council of Churches and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, “un-American.” Sessions denied the accusations but again admitted to frequently joking in an off-color sort of way. So he says he did he signed some pleadings about discrimination in the 80's? That's not quite the same as "desegregating Alabama schools" And he was only joking about the KKK (during a murder case). Clearly we can never question where he stand on race. ![]() RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - JustWinBaby - 11-20-2016 (11-18-2016, 11:43 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Actually, Senators are workhorses. I'll put it this way, there are the same number of committees in the House and Senate, yet the Senate has less than one-fourth the members that the House does. Yeah, but they only spend like 1/3 of the time campaigning RE: Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General - oncemoreuntothejimbreech - 11-21-2016 Pompeo for CIA director is almost as bad as Sessions for AG. |