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As I said, the segregationist intent was the medias, not his. Thurmonds' opponent who WON the election was a segregationist. The distinguishing trait then are his other policies. So on what facts do you argue that he slipped up - the fact that a segragationist won the whitehouse in that early race.

How can a platform be defined by segregation when it was the winner's platform and the loser's too? It isn't self distruction, it's a lighthearted ingratiation to a 100 year old man retiring and not far from death that has been used judgementally to sully the retiring senator, the man who was trying to be nice to him and all of us. I've heard the talking points of the democrats, I don't need to hear them hear from a conservative. When did we all just stop thinking and start buying the story of the libs? Huh? How about if you make a statement tomorrow that someone can take easy advantage of to smear you, do we hang your rotting body along the road side to please your critics or do we defend you and deal with whatever problem we have with you seperately. Fairness and Justice is supposed to mean something to us.

As I said, the segregationist intent was the medias, not his

The moment when Lott's intent mattered a whit is long past. He let his pro-Dixiecrat, segregationist-friendly words just hang out there and ingnite an inferno. In the aftermath, he did precious little to put out the fire.

When did we all just stop thinking and start buying the story of the libs?

It's not the "story of the libs," it's Lott's own words.

How about if you make a statement tomorrow that someone can take easy advantage of to smear you, do we hang your rotting body along the road side to please your critics or do we defend you and deal with whatever problem we have with you seperately.

If I woke up tomorrow and realized that in some brain fart I'd said something which should never have been said, bringing shame and chaos to my party, then I'd find the first dozen microphones available, and say "Sometimes we say stupid, inexcusable things. Last night, I did just that, but here are my real feelings..."
If Lott had done that, this would be all but dead now. He chose a fatal moment on the wrong issue to hunker down.