Senate Majority Leader: I wish the segregationist had won!

[Boris Godunov]

Apparently, since the audience gasped and fell silent, the people attending weren't expecting such a "nicety."

He could have said any number of other nice things honoring Thurmond's career instead of lamenting about the "problems" (i.e. desegregation) that he would have liked to have seen avoided.

[Imran Siddiqui]

You say dumb things at someone's birthday. People fall over themselves to say this person did good things. Stuff happens.

[Boris Godunov]

Yeah, people do dumb things, like try and defend such a boneheaded statement by Lott...

[GePap]

Lets hope Imran when some democrat makes some terrible comment about some conservative issue and someone brings it up for discussion here that tyou will be just as forgiving....

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by DetroitDave
Who knows if thurmond is a segregationist now.

I think he's just a walking body. He shouldn't have run in the last election. Politics aside, he's not capable of representing his state since he doesn't vote very often. These days he just does what his staff tells him to do. Would be great if we could replace them all with Commies and watch the hilarity.

[Boris Godunov]

And lest we think it's partisan:

http://www.nationalreview.com/frum/diary120902.asp

The conservatives are as upset about this as anyone.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Lets hope Imran when some democrat makes some terrible comment about some conservative issue and someone brings it up for discussion here that tyou will be just as forgiving....

I always do. Like when Dems say Kennedy was a good President .

[GePap]

I might not be wrong to state that it might be partisan here in the OT (which is a very partisan place. The last thing you will ever hear is *I'm wrong*)

Lott should try to explain his comment, and saying that he was just being nice to strum doesn't cut it. there are many ways you could have said that other than this way: his previous statemen followed by "because we all know strum is a man of integrity, who would have served this nation well as its president!" (No comment on his policies, simply on his character as a man and leader). But he won't. I can't judge his internal feelings on the matter so i can't say eh truly believes what he said, but agin, he's got some explaining to do.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well of course he should explain himself, but I mean, it isn't like he said it out of the blue. Look at the context! I'm sure the only reason he said it was because it was Strom's 100th. But he should explain himself because of the hubub.

[El León]

Originally posted by GePap

Lott should try to explain his comment, and saying that he was just being nice to strum doesn't cut it. there are many ways you could have said that other than this way: his previous statemen followed by "because we all know strum is a man of integrity, who would have served this nation well as its president!" (No comment on his policies, simply on his character as a man and leader). But he won't. I can't judge his internal feelings on the matter so i can't say eh truly believes what he said, but agin, he's got some explaining to do.

I agree. But also, Lott is not just anyone. Anyone can make whatever comment he or she wants and it usually is no big deal. But as a Representative of the People, you have to be more careful, birthday or no. It is a mark of unprofessionality to say things like that, and really brings into question Lott, no matter what he meant.

[chequita guevara]

Imran demostrates the lack of integrety the modern Republican Party has.

(Note, this should in no way be taken to assume that this author believes that the Democratic Party has any integrety either).

[DanS]

God what a dumb, dumb comment. What on Earth was he thinking?

Lott seems to be having diahrea of the mouth lately.

[Clear Skies]

Originally posted by DanS
Lott seems to be having diarrhoea of the mouth lately.

Can we cure it with a cork, like with normal diarrhoea? Please?

[Ned]

I wish we could put issue behind us. Obviously, there are some Southerners who do not know they lost.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Clear Skies


Can we cure it with a cork, like with normal diarrhoea? Please?

That's how you cure diarrhoea? I hope you're not a doctor.