Lotts not my favorite in the Senate, but to try to paint him as a racist because of some vague statement is ridiculous

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Scott — 12/9/2002 5:53:42 PM (archived)

Lott Said

"I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president [in 1948], we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either."

Maybe Lott was refering to the Korean conflict. Why is the assumption here that Lott is a racist?

Oh, I know: because Jessee Jackson wants to reinforce that any black who votes Republican is an Uncle Tom.

Scott

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As someone who has supported and knows Trent Lott - ebnelson - 12/9/2002 5:12:15 PM
- This is a bunch of crap. Lott didn't say he supports segregation - Scott - 12/9/2002 5:32:07 PM
  - Re: This is a bunch of crap. Lott didn't say he supports segregation - Robert E. B. - 12/10/2002 4:07:10 PM
  - Read the article. Lott was clear - ebnelson - 12/9/2002 5:39:52 PM
    - Lotts not my favorite in the Senate, but to try to paint him as a racist because of some vague statement is ridiculous - Scott - 12/9/2002 5:53:42 PM
- Much ado about nothing - FrankC - 12/9/2002 11:59:05 AM
  - It was a media event and Lott knew it - Mary Anne - 12/9/2002 2:39:54 PM
  - Re: Hanging around the punch bowl to long will get you every time n/t (n/t) - SteveS - 12/9/2002 12:33:46 PM
- Trent Lott's not guilty of racism, but he is guilty of stupidity - Matt Burley - 12/9/2002 11:09:52 AM
- FWIW - Robert - 12/9/2002 9:18:17 AM
  - Re: FWIW - Bowser - 12/9/2002 10:15:30 AM
    - Re: FWIW - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2002 10:28:57 AM
      - I dunno, Tom - Robert - 12/9/2002 11:05:11 AM
        
        Did I say 'Trott'? Talk about a Freudian slip! (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 12/9/2002 11:06:36 AM
      - Damnit, Tom!! - Bowser - 12/9/2002 10:37:27 AM
        
        Re: Damnit - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2002 12:08:48 PM
  - Starts at 32:00 (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 12/9/2002 9:27:41 AM

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