[Bluntpoint]

"Insisting that his words MUST be taken literally is as dishonest and bigoted as it gets. "

So Barney Franks' words: "I am gay." Should get the same treatment.

Thank goodness, words no longer mean anything.

Is means is except those times when it is inconvenient for the speaker to be responsible for his words.

[TigersEye]

So Barney Franks' words: "I am gay." Should get the same treatment.

Disingenuous tripe! Lott did not say "I am a segregationist". If words mean something then get a grip on the fact that he never mentioned segregation.