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To: puroresu
Umm, because world-wide slavery was accepted then and many of our Founding Fathers put the framework in place to move America out of slavery? I don't know if Lott is a racist or not, but apparently it's not politically expedient in this day and age for a Majority Senate Leader to let anyone think you could be...
354 posted on 12/10/2002 9:22:50 PM PST by ApesForEvolution
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To: ApesForEvolution
"Umm, because world-wide slavery was accepted then and many of our Founding Fathers put the framework in place to move America out of slavery?"

Segregation was accepted in the south when Thurmond championed it. And he later personally recanted his views, which many of our founders never did regarding slavery.


"I don't know if Lott is a racist or not, but apparently it's not politically expedient in this day and age for a Majority Senate Leader to let anyone think you could be..."


I can see that by the hysteria over his innocuous comments. And given the fact that liberals are on the prowl 24 hours a day looking for a statement they can twist into an allegation of racism, how do you propose we appease them? The Congressional Black Caucus considers anti-crime bills and tax cuts to be racist.
359 posted on 12/10/2002 9:27:18 PM PST by puroresu
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