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Article: Republicans just wish Lott hadn't opened his big mouth
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- Tri-State Defender
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- December 25, 2002
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Webb, Arthur L.
Tri-State Defender
12-25-2002
Mississippi Senator Trent Lott was sailing along smoothly and primed to
assume his position as Senate Majority Leader next month until he opened
his big mouth. The long-time Senator made comments praising the 1948
presidential candidacy of Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-N.C.) who ran on a
segregationist platform. The comments were made during a party celebrating
Thurmond's 100th birthday. Since that time a salvo of criticism and
complaints have been directed toward Lott from Blacks, Democrats, members
of the Republican party and even from President Bush.
Once we get past all the hoopla surrounding Lott's "racially insensitive
remarks", however, (political ...