Trent just ain't down with the brothas, it seems...

[Problem Child]

Trent Lott's Segregationist College Days

At Ole Miss, the Senator helped lead a fight to keep blacks out of his national fraternity

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott helped lead a successful battle to prevent his college fraternity from admitting blacks to any of its chapters, in a little-known incident now four decades old.


http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,399310,00.html

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Poor Trent. This seems to be a pattern with him.

 

[Pyper]

Did anyone see the Daily Show last night when they played a segment from one of Strom Thurmond's presidential campaign speeches? Just oh my freakin' god!

 

[Problem Child]

Did anyone see the Daily Show last night when they played a segment from one of Strom Thurmond's presidential campaign speeches? Just oh my freakin' god!

Yeah, with the big rebel flag in the background.

Daily show can rip ass better than anyone.

 

[Pyper]

I can't believe people in South Carolina are still electing that guy (Thurmond I mean). Reminds me of how they keep electing this one ancient fascist in Spain just because "he's always been there".

Edited cause I'm 'toopid. But my point stills stands.

 

[Oliver Clozoff]

wow...

The repubs need to lay this guy on the altar to be sacrificed if they don't want this stuff to stain the whole party.

 

[modest mouse]

Strom Thurmond has been a continually elected official for the last 50 years. this explains why us in the North think people in the South are FUCKING IDIOTS!

 

[Freya]

I'd never trust anyone with lips like that anyways.

 

[Ishmael]

The Black Conservative Union have come out and asked for him to step down from the Senate leadership. I agree. Actually, I think he should have two years ago.

He's had his foot in his mouth too often and not just with the current problem.

Time for Trent to sit back and listen for a while.

Ishmael

 

[mbb308]

I can't believe people in Mississippi are still electing that guy (Thurmond I mean). Reminds me of how they keep electing this one ancient fascist in Spain just because "he's always been there".

Strom is from South Carolina.

 

[Pyper]

Strom is from South Carolina.

Whoops! Sorry, I get all the old racist politicians mixed up.

 

[HeavyStick]

I'd never trust anyone with nips like that anyways.

 

[mbb308]

Whoops! Sorry, I get all the old racist politicians mixed up.

It's very easy to do, especially without a program.

 

[Ishmael]

Strom Thurmond has been a continually elected official for the last 50 years. this explains why us in the North think people in the South are FUCKING IDIOTS!

Well MM, until recently there was a very sound political reason for that.

It also may surprise you to know that 'ole Strom gets a big chunk of the black vote in S. Car.

Ishmael

 

[Problem Child]

Whoops! Sorry, I get all the old racist politicians mixed up.

To use an old racist phrase, they all start to look the same, don't they?

 

[Pyper]

Well MM, until recently there was a very sound political reason for that.

Just curiousity here...

What reason?

 

[HeavyStick]

To use an old racist phrase, they all start to look the same, don't they?

GOP rallies & police line ups... what's the difference?

 

[Pyper]

To use an old racist phrase, they all start to look the same, don't they?

My Korean roommate doesn't like to watch TV because she swears all white men look alike and she gets confused.

 

[mbb308]

Well MM, until recently there was a very sound political reason for that.

It also may surprise you to know that 'ole Strom gets a big chunk of the black vote in S. Car.

Ishmael

They remember when he was a Dem. He also is good at pork barreling.