Escort Throws Cold Water On Lott Rumor

[babylonsister]

I guess he got his 3-1/2 minutes of fame...

http://alternet.org/wire/68969/

Escort Throws Cold Water On Lott Rumor

From the wire:
Posted at 10:31 PM on November 26, 2007.


A San Antonio-based gay male escort categorically denied Monday that outgoing GOP Sen. Trent Lott had ever procured his services, putting to bed one of the more stunning rumors to emerge following Lott's announcement earlier in the day that he was leaving Congress.

The charge was first published by the Washington DC blog Big Head DC, which claimed to have emails where the escort, Benjamin Nicholas, allegedly playing coy, declining to go on the record because "Trent is going through his fair share of scrutiny right now and I don't want to add to it."

But in an email message, Nicholas himself said the item was false.

"There's nothing to be said, as Lott and I have no connection whatsoever," Nicholas wrote in an email to The Huffington Post. "How these 'quotes' have been fabricated are beyond me. The Senator is someone I have had no personal dealings with, ever."

In a subsequent posting on his own Web site, Nicholas wrote, "I have not, nor have I ever seen or had contact with Senator Trent Lott. It's as simple as that. It never happened."

Big Head DC's founder, Rob Capriccioso, is no stranger to allegations of sloppy sleuthing.

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[cali]

1. I hate foundationless rumors- even when they're about

republicans I detest.

[goddess40]

2. It's either he wants to beat the new lobbying law

or he feels that the shit is about to hit the fan and he wants to get out of the way.

[BushOut06]

3. Just because he's denying it now doesn't mean a damned thing

It could still be true, you never know. We've already seen a few of these closeted rethugs getting embarrassed over the past year. If this were true, I can imagine there would be some pressure on Nicholas to deny the story.

[babylonsister]

4. Yes, but it could also be false. Prior to yesterday, I never even

heard rumors about Lott. I'm just glad he's out of there, though he will be replaced by someone just like him unfortunately, unless the Dems can come up with a good candidate.