I too *at first* defended Lott -- IMO he was making self effacing jokes about his segregationist past and nothing more. I made about 40 posts stating such. However, it was Lott who became PC when he made that suck-up appearance on that TV show. It was at that point that I thought he should go.
That Poppins Woman(ugh)
LOLOOOLOL! She...ah he, was a real piece of work.