Originally posted by Frank
Oh he did not - he said, in effect, at a man's *birthday* party - you'd have been a great President. You have to *interpret* that to mean also - since you believed in segregation 54 years ago, that would have been a good idea. He's repudiated segregation, period. So let's just NOT go there. If it was SO immediately noxious, it wouldn't have taken the press and everyone three days before they said boo about it...
I really can't believe the country is focussed on a remark a guy made on some guy's birthday. We've got bigger fish to fry.
Ok, Frank, I can understand if Lott had only said this at ONE birthday party, but Lott has said this several times about Thurmond. He has gone in front of a white supremicist group and told them that their principles were right. He opposed extending the Voting Rights Act and the Martin Luther King Holiday. He opposed the integration of his fraternity. Thurmond, seeing that his positions were wrong, voted to extend the Voting Rights Act and for the Martin Luther King holiday. I respect Thurmond, I feel that he has much more credibility when he apologizes than Thurmond. Byrd also voted with Thurmond to extend the act and to create the holiday. Thurmond, a Republican, and Byrd, a Democrat, have made their peace if you ask me. But Lott did not, he is still clinging to the old times and I refuse to buy his apologies...act the way you speak Mr. Lott. He went to Congress as an aide for a segregationist Democrat and once he saw that the Dems were actually "ni***r lovers" he bolted because of "states' rights." It is well known that the GOP has used race-baiting and code to suggest their support of southern racisim that once dominated my party. We got rid of it, will you?
As for Hessian's remarks, have you read the Dixiecrat platform?Well I did in 1969 while taking a politics course. It dedicates about two pages to anti-communism and economic development and then ten pages to race-relations. During the campaign, Thurmond only referred to segregation and "states' rights," not any of the things that you mentioned. Thurmond's 1948 candidacy and segregation go hand in hand, not his positions on the economy.
To all the conservatives, read the current edition of Time, it has some great news coverage of the Lott controversy. Also read the editorial in the Baltimore Son about how the GOP is not the party of Lincoln. May enlighten you, probably not, but at least see what we "irrelevent dope smoking long-haired maggot infested, tree hugging, bra burning" and ni***r" lovin liberals have to say.
Hessian, I do love that great insult of liberals...great stereotype! Got a good laugh.
