Posted on 12/11/2002 10:09:09 PM PST by TLBSHOW
Why Gang Up on Lott When Rather and Wallace Get Off?
The liberals would love to see Trent Lott out as Majority Leader. But, I am dismayed by the number of Republicans and conservatives calling for Trent Lott’s head over his remarks about Strom Thurmond.
While not saying anything directly racist, Lott implied he agreed with Thurmond’s segregation views when Thurmond ran for President in 1948.
Lott quickly, and decently, apologized for the remark.
“. . .I'm sorry for my words,” Lott told radio host Sean Hannity Wednesday.
“They were poorly chosen and insensitive,” Lott said.
Lott then explained that he made his comments in this context:
“When I think back about Strom Thurmond over the years, what I've seen is a man that was for strong national defense and economic development and balanced budgets and opportunity, and that's the kinds of things that I really had in mind.”
I believe Lott. For several good reasons, but one important one. He would have been crazy to want to imply he supported segregation.
And another good reason is that Lott has a long, good record when it comes to race issues and fairness.
But sadly, Republicans are scrambling to attack Lott. Why?
One of things I discovered early in my career is that if a conservative wants to get really accepted by the media and get a lot of air time, he or she needs to attack a fellow conservative.
A conservative is “crowned” by the liberal establishment when he/she engages in ritual sacrifice of a fellow conservative.
This ritual act occurs when the “conservative” gets an op-ed in the New York Times or the Washington Post, and uses one of these platforms to attack a fellow conservative.
After the ritual, the conservative gets a liberal “halo” and is "cleared" for plenty of air time on CNN, ABC News, Nightline, and so on.
No, I am not participating in the sacrifice of Lott.
Lott may not be the savior of the Republican party, but he doesn’t deserve to be ruined by an ambiguous remark that some have deemed offensive. I can understand why people may be disturbed, but I also appreciate Lott’s apology and explanation. End of story.
Instead, I was wondering when the major media would get around to reporting Dan Rather’s racist remarks.
I am talking about his comments in July of 2001, while on the Imus show, when Rather slammed CBS news exec for forcing him to report on the Gary Condit story.
Rather said on air, "What happened was they [CBS management] got the willies, they got the Buckwheats. Their knees wobbled and we gave it up."
Of course, the Buckwheat term is used to describe a frightened black man. At the time of Rather’s use of the term, NewsMax noted that other public figures had gotten into hot water, even lost their jobs, for using the term.
Not limousine liberal Dan Rather.
Or what about his CBS colleague Mike Wallace. Wallace once said, with film rolling, that Blacks and Hispanics had difficulty filling our loan applications. According to Wallace, they were simply too busy “eating watermelons and tacos” to learn how to read and write.
The comments made by Rather and Wallace are far more insensitive than anything Trent Lott has said. Why have they never been held to account or asked to resign?
The liberal hypocrisy continues.
There was a time, when I respected your opinion, but sadly that time has passed. You've lost it.
I've been outsmarted by tlbshow!
Somebody shoot me now and end my misery!
Poo if the succeed in this every majority leader from this point forward will not DARE challenge the race lobby. I don't understand why you can't see that?
Subject: BLACK LEADER TO SEN. TRENT LOTT: "DON'T GIVE IN TO RACIST DEMOCRATS"
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:10:54 -0800
From: "Ermias Alemayehu" bond@bondinfo.org
To: a1@bondinfo.org
BOND "Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man"
Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny
P.O. Box 35090
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Voice: (323) 782-1980
Fax: (323) 782-0122
www.bondinfo.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!!!
December 12, 2002
Contact: Ermias Alemayehu
(323) 782-1980
***STATEMENT OF REV. JESSE LEE PETERSON
REGARDING SENATOR TRENT LOTT: "DON'T
GIVE IN TO RACIST DEMOCRATS!***
"As the head of a nationally recognized nonprofit black organization BOND, the Brotherhood
Organization of A New Destiny, my organization and I accept Senator Trent Lott's apology
regarding his remarks at Senator Strom Thurmond's birthday celebration. I encourage the
Senator to not give into the demands of racists who want to keep blacks on the Democratic
plantation.
Sen. Lott has released a statement and appeared on national media to apologize for his
statements. He has explained his statement and the context in which it was made-enough is
enough!
Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are
hypocrites and they are the real racists.
Jackson has not apologized for his 'Hymie' town comments, nor for his forty years of immoral
leadership; Sharpton has never apologized for his role in the Tawana Brawley disgrace;
members of the Congressional Black Caucus have never asked fellow Democrat Sen. Robert
Byrd to step down for using the word 'nigger' twice on national television.
Black and white Democrats alike who continue to demand that he [Lott] step down are doing so
only for political reasons. And Republicans who fail to support him are displaying cowardice.
Lott should not step down; he should not offer any more apologies-this matter is done! We
should judge people based on their hearts and actions, and unlike many of his detractors, Trent
Lott has no history of being a racist."
Lott didn't challenge the race lobby. He played right into their frickin' hands. I cannot understand why you don't see that.
I submit it is the latter.
....and he's not just any ol' idiot, but he's a blithering one at that.
True.
"The evil that you know, the evil that inspires you to fight again is not the worst evil," Keyes said. "The worst evil creeps behind your lines and dominates your leadership." -- Alan Keyes
Why?? You can ask that? Hell look at the results for Pete’s sake. Poohbah I have modern history on my side. If Lott steps down because of this it will only feed the beast.
I just posted at reply #34 thereby ruining my chance at winning the pool!
The following question then begs to be asked....
Who's the bigger idiot....Trent Lott or me?
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