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The biggest reason this has been blown out of proportion is because of Lott's unpopularity and the fact that he is an easy target.

The Rats are LOOKING for something anything that they can criticize us on. You didn't think they were going to roll over after that horrid election they had did you?

You could probably find any compliment made to Strom Thurmond during that birthday celebration, and call the person that made it a racist, and people would fall for it.

Lott just happens to be an easy target. Suppose Lott had said....

"Strom Thurmond has been a patriot all his life"

Would he be facing the same criticism he is facing today? Probably not, but the goal of the statement was to honor Thurmond, not to promote policies of the past.

I don't believe Lott had segregationist policy on his mind by saying he supported Thurmond for president. He was speaking about the good issues he stood for, I think not realizing the super-sensitivity of liberal black "leaders."