[dogbyte12]

This is starting to get personal for me I spose. I have a co-worker who is a racist. Not a person who wears a pointy hood, or does anything destructive, but he insults blacks, Indians, jews, catholics etc...

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.

[McGavin999]

Well, your random musings are incorrect. I was born long before the civil rights movement and I've never thought segrigaged schools were a good thing, or seperate but equal anything was a good thing. We are all AMERICANS, anything more, anything less, is unsatisfactory.

I don't think Lott is a racists, I think he is mindnumbingly stupid!

[sinkspur]

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.

Care to show how those of us who don't think Lott should be railroaded are "racists themselves"?

You slimey jerk. You can't defend your side so now the rest of us are racists

If you're going to argue like a child, find a children's website. There are only adults here.

[Texasforever]

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.

Pardon me but that is a racist statement.

[Eva]

I grew up outside Philadelphia and I never knew any Black people until I got to high school and there was never a word of prejudice spoken in our home. Not knowing any Blacks personally is no excuse.

[kcvl]

Your "random musings" are bigoted and stupid. I don't see anyone standing up for Lott for what he said(or some THINK he said). I do see too many people making a big deal about nothing more than a stupid remark by a politician. Painting everyone who doesn't agree with you as a racist is nothing more than a way to make you feel superior to them.

You don't even know if Trent Lott has any children and you're already saying they would be better if their father wasn't a racist. You seem to think you KNOW what he thinks. I hope you never make a mistake and try to apologize and no one accepts it.