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If you've "paid little or no attention to what the left is saying", why would you be concerned with a report from the predominantly left media on a Trent Lott quote?

In case you haven't noticed, a tremendous number of CONSERVATIVE commentators are also quite concerned, and they AND I don't care what the leftists are saying - Lott's comments are problematic to US, in their own rights.

Because you knew what the Left was going to do with the trivial remark - serve it up to the entire country on a silver platter, unlike Byrd's comments.

No, I just plain think it makes Lott look like an idiot and that damages the GOP.

You have a remarkably slim grasp on "clear language" for a computer geek, dirtboy:

I do just fine. You, however, have a need to downplay the criticism against Lott coming from the right by trying to say we are overly worried about what the left thinks or that we are being swayed by them. That is wrong.

I didn't try to associate you with racism, I correctly referred back to my original premise ["Katie Couric is dancing around topless with an ice-cold can of Racism, and we can't wait to drink it"], as any good debater should. And the "jerk" ad-hominen has no place here if you're after a debate - or are you just on this thread to sling insults?

You were the one who did not make it clear what you meant with the buying racism remark. Don't lecture me, clean up your own act first. I'm getting tired of the efforts to downplay this matter. Lott was boneheaded for making this comment, and it is significant. You think otherwise, fine, that's your opinion, but quit trying to second-guess where mine is coming from. That's asinine...

You were the one who did not make it clear what you meant with the buying racism remark.

"An ice-cold can of Racism" was my original quote from the article. "...bought yourself a 12-pack of Racism after seeing all the free advertising" was my follow-up quote. Same soda-pop reference, same case, same italics.

I apologize for you not reading the article and my responses thoroughly before you shot from the hip. ;-)

Mr. dirtboy: You are 1000 percent correct in your argument against "An amused spectator" who appears to feel that anyone who wants Lott removed as majority leader has "bought this 12-pack of racism" argument ... or whatever phrase "amused spectator" used against you.

The sooner Mr. Lott resigns his majority leader job the better. Any politician who doesn't have the inate ability to stop their tongue before saying something akin to what Lott said at Strom's party has NO BUSINESS being the leader of the GOP.

I don't care if Lott was "wingin it" or drunk or did 50 tabs of LSD!!

He might as well said this world would have been better off had Hitler won the war because, you know, then we wouldn't have had all those pesky Soviets or Jews to contend with.