Trent Lott a racist?

Trent Lott, a republican from mississippi who is the incoming majority leader in the senate, has recetnly been labeled a racist. At the birthday party for outgoing senator Strom Thurmond, he made the comment saying of mississippi's voting for strom, “If the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these problems over all these years, either.”. Thurmond ran for president in 1948 on a states’ rights, segregationist platform and carried four states, losing the election to President Harry Truman.
Lott has repeatedly apologized for that comment and said he did not intend to endorse segregation.


First off, Strom Thurmond is the shit. This guy is 100 years old and still in the senate. By far the oldest senator ever. You talk about a guy standing up for his beliefs, he voted for segregation up into the 70's. One time, he held the floor of the senate for 24 straight hours. On a side note, his wife is about 50 years younger than him. But enough about strom.

I personally find all of this hilarious. Politicians say dumb shit all the time (see the thread on Dubya in reviews...) They give speeches so much, they're bound to say something dumb once in a while. What he said though, isn't even that bad. All he was doing was throwing in his support for good ol' half dead strom thurmond. In all honestly, strom is the one they should be on, i'm betting he still has slaves!

In short, American politics should be more like British politics. They fuckin' scream and yell at each other all the time, campaigns are short, and they aren't a bunch of fairy pussies...

But what do you think? Is Lott a racist? Does it even matter?

P.S. - If the Florida recount fiasco hadn't been settled by the 2000 presidential inauguration, we would've had no president or vice president, so the speaker of the house would've become president, but that would've been david hassert, and since he would have to give up his position as house majority leader, he wouldn't have done it, so it'd next go (i believe) the sectretary of state, but obviously we would've had one at the time (the s.of.state might be after the next one, but oh well)
SO! I'd go to the Pro-tem of the Senate (usually the vice pres is the head of the senate, but no vp yet...) The pro-tem is usually elected within the senate just to lead business, so they pick whoever isn't in a majority position, no big deal really. But technically, the pro-tem is the most senior member of the senate, and one person is definately by a long shot the most senior member. So basically Strom Thurmond would've become president of the united states for a while...(since he's leaving the senate after this year, he would've named a replacement and then just retired...)

Sorry for the govt rambling, but that is about my most favorite little known fact ever.

No, he's not...This was blown completely out of proportion. I think it's fucking stupid, he didn't say anything close to a racist comment. God what the fuck is wrong with people now a days.

I agree with Mr. Cent. He made one comment trying to commend Strom while he is on his way out of politics and he gets assrammed because some dumbasses want to make shit out of nothing. It's a shame that this shit makes the news at all...let alone the front page.

I'd just like to point out that, that was your 911th post. Nice work.

Of course orgazmo planned that, he wanted it to be in memory of september 11th!

I didn't think anyone would notice...err something

[Titan]

Strom Thurmond as president... that would be freaking great...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>In short, American politics should be more like British politics. They fuckin' scream and yell at each other all the time, campaigns are short, and they aren't a bunch of fairy pussies...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

This sounds like a good idea, not only would it be fun as shit and CNN would improve... but you would get people so rowled up that you would see their true reactions and feelings alot more, instead of all the bullshit of politics... that would rule ass.

[Niger Angelus]

I dont like mexicans.

[StDx]

isn't it curious that Trent Lott went on BET to talk about how he's not a segregationsist. that's kinda like going on MTV and saying that you don't like music.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by StDx:
isn't it curious that Trent Lott went on BET to talk about how he's not a segregationsist. that's kinda like going on MTV and saying that you don't like music.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

So, you are saying...
BET (pro-black) --&gt; not a segregationist (pro-black)

MTV (pro-music) --&gt; "don't like music" (anti-music)

How is this a valid analogy?

BET (separates races; therefore, pro segregation) =&gt; Anti-Segregation

MTV (pro music) =&gt; Anti-Music

I think that's what he was getting at...

What blacks are after today (the people of BET) is affirmative action, not segregation. What Lott was talking about, in the context of the 1948 election, was literal segregation in the most violent and obsurd way. He is opposed to that, BET just thinks they should get their own tele-station, affirmative action.
I fairly sure the people at BET are not segregationists...

[StDx]

pliedes-
sorry I haven't been on recently, but Orgazmo summed up what I was trying to say quite well. how can you say that the people of BET aren't segregationists when even by calling it 'black entertainment television' they are separating the races. I realize the difference between what segregation was and is, I don't need a history lesson. I was simply stating that I found it amusing that trent went on the station that has separated itself based on race (segregated itself) to talk about how he is against it.

Stdx - after reading what you said, i must say, i completely agree with you. In the way you're saying, they are simply modern segregationists. Affirmative Action and things like the BET are simply reverse discrimination. They are doing all the things that civil rights groups fought so hard to tear down.... are they that blind? or just that ignorant?