I missed hearing exactly what it was Trent Lott said ... Oh, I know, he's being castigated for having bought into the racially biased platform in Strom's 1948 campaign, but did any of you actuall SEE this speech or hear it ???
Did Lott come right out and say that the country would've been better off to have continuing segragation or did he just make some general remark along the lines of 'the country would've been better served if someone with Strom's ability had been elected' ... ???
To illustrate my question, let me say that I like and admire Rickamaven ... he's a good guy with a lot on the ball and many of us could be benefitted by the wisdom he's accumulated in his life ...
Now, while that's an absolute, iron-clad fact, it does not say or imply that I endorse Rick's liberal political view points ...
So, is this flap about Lott based on something he actually said or on something his detractors have read into what he said ... ????