Trent Lott - love him or hate him?

[Texas_Tickle]

Farakhan is a racist moron. How does that not make Trent Lott a racist moron?

So since Farrakhan is a racist, that standard automatically makes Lott a racist?

I guess by that standard, if an Arab blows up a building, all Arabs are terrorists, right?

 

[asutickler]

Very good, Ice. Can you believe asutickler? He takes me to task for not citing examples of Lott's bigotry. Well if dude wants examples, all he would have had to do is pick up any newspaper or news magazine since the Thurmond birthday party incident (did Strom use leaf blower to extinguish his candles?) and the evidence would all be laid out for him.

Ah, I see. You do realize that statements such as, "DUDE, that's, like, common knowledge!" or "Like, pick up any book or magazine and it'll, like, be IN there, DUDE!" are obvious smokescreen tactics to disguise your own lack of knowledge. I wanted to know which specific facts you were referring to. Since I am not clairvoyant, I was forced to ask you which specific facts you were referring to. Given your evasive answer, I am led to believe that you CANNOT cite specific facts, given that you probably don't know any. It takes only a moment or two to post a link or mention an article... That is, if you've actually read one.

Don't Arizona State students read newspapers?

Actually, most of them don't read anything. 😛 Our admittance standards are shockingly low... But we throw one hell of a party! 😀

Seriously, though, given the individual biases of print media publications, reading two different papers will likely expose you to two different sets of "facts." Hence, my orignal question as to which "facts" you were referencing.

And guess why Lott, Thurmond and the rest of them switched from the Dems to the GOP during Nixon's Southern strategy. It was race, only race. Nixon turned the GOP from the "party of Lincoln" to the party that gave a nod and a wink to bigotry.

Nixon was a class "A" shitbird, I wouldn't wipe my ass with Trent Lott's toupee, and I have occasional doubts as to the state of Jesse Helms' mental health. I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican... I was merely pointing out their prior party affiliation because of your unilateral slur against the members of the GOP.

 

[ShiningIce]

Hey ASU do u know any of the guys on the track team there?

 

[asutickler]

I only knew one, and he graduated last year. Ironically, we went to the same high school, waaaaaaaaaay back in Minnesota.

Although I might know someone and just not know that they're on the track team...

 

[ShiningIce]

Does the name Lorenzo Parham ring a bell?

 

[asutickler]

Sorry, nope. Then again, it's a BIG school... 😛

 

[Stephen]

ASUtickler: I'm not going to waste my time citing things about Lott that the mass media already have. To make this VERY long story short, Lott supported John Bell Williams, an unrepentant segregationist, for governor in 1968 against a candidate more willing to make Mississippi a part of the USA. His first job was with one of Capitol Hill's most notorious seghregationists. He voted against affirmative action and the MLK holiday and has spoken to the notoriously race-baiting White Citizens' Council, a KKK without the bedsheets.

Lott is a racist. He's also a racist who was properly elected by the voters of Mississippi. JoBelle says she likes him personally. Guess a lot of Mississippians do. That must be how he gets elected -- his personal charm. Hey, worked for Clinton, right?

I would never vote for Lott or any other Republican (no, I'm not a Democrat, so save your partisanship accusations). But Lott has one thing the Bush family doesn't and that's honesty. At least, he had it until he felt the need to make all these half-hearted apologies in hopes of keeping his Senator Majority Leader job. Look at Bush's family's record on race: Willie Horton, obstructing minority voters in Fla., etc. Lott stinks, but not from hypocrisy.

For the record, ASUtickler, I haven't voted for a Democrat for president since 1980.

So have a good day, be excellent to the other ASU students, don't be, like, bogus ... and party on, dude!

 

[tickledorange]

wow, i cant believe that the whole country is going nuts over something like this. There are more important things to worry about and everyone is getting so worked up over something someone said.

America - Becoming More Facist Every Day

 

[Stephen]

You are so right, orange. I'm officially out of this discussion. Let the chips fall where they may with Trent "The Cheerleader" Lott.

 

[bticklishfeet]

Amen to that! Let's move on!