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"I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, 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."

~Trent Lott - December, 2002

Why deny the fact the Mississippi voted for Thurmond? I don't see anything racist on Lott's statement and he has apologized for any "racist" implication his statement might've had. Lott has already said that segregation and racism are immoral, a "stain on our nation's soul" and "one of the lowest moments in our nation's history." Since GW is making endless efforts to attract blacks and especially Hispanics, no one could believe that the GOP is a Party of racists. We have endless threads at FR regarding how GW should stop attracting Hispanics.

I don't jump to the Liberal game of gotcha! The Democrats are looking for any excuse to regain power. It's just too bad that some of us can't see it and let their dislike for Lott take over.

Why deny the fact the Mississippi voted for Thurmond?

Mississippi's vote for Thrumond was a vote for racist segregation. Why say that one is proud of that vote?
At the top of the thread, I scripted an alternative means for Lott to ackowledge Thurmond's candidacy while simultaneously honoring his change of heart and extolling the best in America. Would you agree that if Lott had said something like that, there would now be no controversy?