[Paul Atreides]

I think it is the fact that it is a bunch of hypocrite Dims who are doing the bashing of Lott. It is like when you have a relative, who you know is a bum, but if someone outside of the family starts degrading him, you will defend the relative.

[SunStar]

It is like when you have a relative, who you know is a bum, but if someone outside of the family starts degrading him, you will defend the relative.

Exactly right. And this is also why we look stupid defending him. He screwed up, and should endure the consequences of his idiocy. Why should we defend his moronic comments?

[dfwgator]

I think it is the fact that it is a bunch of hypocrite Dims who are doing the bashing of Lott. It is like when you have a relative, who you know is a bum, but if someone outside of the family starts degrading him, you will defend the relative.

It's like the scene in Animal House, "they can't do that to our pledges, only WE can do that to our pledges."