[SwatTeam]

What did you do 40 years ago? Were you even alive 40 years ago? Trent Lott was in college 40 years ago. Why should he be held to account NOW for what he did as a youth 40 years ago when the people who elected him time after time were aware of all that and trusted him to do what was honorable for the people he was representing? The world was different 40 years ago.

[over3Owithabrain]

No one was discussing what Lott did 40 years ago until he opened his foolish mouth LAST WEEK and for all intents and purposes endorsed segregation. I am totally un-PC and an enemy of the race-baiting Dems, and I cringed at his remarks. At best they were utterly stupid, which alone should completely disqualify him from leadership. Why is he worth the trouble, name a time he went to the mat for anyone else. Hell, even his self-defense has been mealy mouthed: "I have black friends". I say again Lott must go, for the sake of all that is decent!!!

[P-Marlowe]

Why should he be held to account NOW for what he did as a youth 40 years ago

Why is the Manson Family still in Jail? Why is Sirhan Sirhan still in Jail for something he did when he was just a kid?

Segregation was an evil. It was an oppressive evil. It was a dark spot on the history of the United States and everyone who supported it was doing the devil's work.

Lott supported it. Lott fought for it. Lott has never really admitted that he was evil himself when he supported it and fought for it. He will only admit that segregation was immoral but he will not admit that HE was immoral.

He will always be suspect. So when he says something like he did last week, that is more than enough evidence to a lot of people that Lott's character flaw that he had when he was young is endemic.

[fooman]

i used to do the same thought ex, until I realized THAT THE STAKES GET HIGHER.

This is Y bush's DUI did not come out until like 2 days b4 the election and THATS Y we got into the mess with the supremes.