He didn't bring it up.
You're bringing it up, along with all those whose racial-trip wires are set low to the ground.
He is upset at Lott... for apologizing. I do know what is in his heart alot better than some of the Lott apologists here, but I am troubled that some of them are not simply standing up for the GOP in their mind, or fighting the liberals, or what have you, but are simply racist themselves, and actually do agree that the dixiecrats were swell folks.
I am so thankful Bush is the president. I have a sneaky feeling this is more an age thing than anything else. Those of us who were born say after the 1964 voting rights act, have a very different experience than those born before.
I grew up knowing that slavery and Jim Crow were sad relics of the past, and that anybody could make it in this country regardless of race, with a combination of intelligence, drive, and opportunity.
My co-worker is 60. Went to segregated schools, drank at separate fountains, and didn't actually know any black person personally growing up. Your formative years do matter. I knew stupid people of asian decent, brilliant african americans, and Mexicans who could play basketball. Living in a desegregated world made me realize that both quotas, and segregation were both poor policies. I think Trent Lott's kids (does he have some) would have a much different world view, conservative yes, but more exposed to the differences around them
Just my random musings.