Should Trent Lott step down

[Guest teke184]

I don't even see the big deal about what he did in college, it's just another thing that pisses me off. If they want their fraternity to be all white, then let them have it that way.

Especially since there's all black fraternities.

Don't get me REALLY stared with this bullshit, please don't. Hey...

 

...with my views, what would the assholes call me?

As a fraternity member from a Southern college with dual white and black Greek systems, I'll say right now that in many cases it is NOT the white fraternities and sororities that are keeping the system from being integrated.

 

My particular chapter had at one time Asian members and the first Black man to ever go through Formal Rush. What my chapter found out after Henry joined is that he was looked down upon by the black fraternities and sororities because "he thought he was better than them" or somesuch crap. Thus, they are perpetuating the old "separate but equal" system for their own reasons rather than entering the system that is more than willing to welcome them with open arms. (This covers the fraternities, as about 4-5 out of 12 had black members. I don't recall the white sororities having ANY black members, though.)

[Guest KoR Fungus]

I don't think what Lott said, especially in the context that he said it, is bad enough to justify him being removed from his position. I do think that it would be in the best interest of the Republican party politically if he would step down.

[Guest papacita]

I haven't been paying too much attention to this Lott bullshit. While I think he probably is racist, unless they can show that he's using his position to deliberately discriminate against minorities, then they should leave him alone. And somebody made a good point: Why is everyone going after Lott and not Thurman himself??

[Guest teke184]

I haven't been paying too much attention to this Lott bullshit. While I think he probably is racist, unless they can show that he's using his position to deliberately discriminate against minorities, then they should leave him alone. And somebody made a good point: Why is everyone going after Lott and not Thurman himself??

Why Lott and not Thurman? Because Thurman's a 100 year old geezer who has no political future while Lott is probably the top man in the Republican party next to Bush himself. Then again, that goes without saying...

[Guest Olympic Slam]

I don't think what Lott said, especially in the context that he said it, is bad enough to justify him being removed from his position.  I do think that it would be in the best interest of the Republican party politically if he would step down.

The media and the equally racist black organizations will continue do everything in their power to justify it as worthy of removal though. Lott has to go though, the last thing I want is yet another wishy washy Republican who thinks affirmative action is A-ok.

[Guest DrTom]

Absolutely not. The thought police haven't come around yet, and anything we can do to keep things like that at bay, we should.

 

Btw, people: it's "Thurmond."

[Guest ant_7000]

I was laughing my ass off at Lott saying he's for AA (Liar), He won't get any of my sympathy or my vote. As the Black Clubs/Fraternities/Schools thing last time I check I haven't heard or seen any "Black members only" sign on their doors if you wanna join their club then join, At my school the Black Student Union had White and Spanish members without any problems.

[Guest McLeary]

Any shit he has to take for saying what he said is his problem, it's his fault because he said it and should've known better. Whether it was outwardly racist or not, you know anybody with an ax to grind with Lott and/or the Republican party would milk it for all it's worth. Personally, I'm disappointed as hell by this whole thing, but I don't think it necessarily makes the guy a racist, because everyone says stupid shit sometimes, and I don't think having Lott step down will do anyone any good, because, frankly, the damage has been done, and I don't know if it's worth getting rid of the guy just to appease people who'd never vote Republican anyway.

 

Then again, ven if the GOP has control, the other half is always out to get them, and I think it hurts them just by having a guy like lot in such a high position, racist or not. It's the image that hurts, and that image isn't going to help them win over any black people that would be better off voting Republican, as opposed to the Democrats that haven't been getting them anywher for the last 40 years or so.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Lott's dug to deep a hole to be an effective Majority Leader. The interview on BET was the final nail in the coffin, and this new tour with the congressional black caucus is only hurting Lott. Let Frist, or Nickles take over the top spot.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,73396,00.html

 

Looks like Clinton forgot that Fritz Hollings raised the Confederate Flag a few years back at the S.C. State Capital, and his hero Fulbright was a known Segregationist.

[Guest Ripper]

Well, I can say that the Georgia comments he made were exactly true. Our New Govener ran on the fact that he would fight to get the old Georgia flag back on the capital building and that mean old Roy Barnes took it from them. His campain posters were huge Confederate flags, with little flags flying around them saying he would "Get things back the way they should be." After Purdue won, they talked to his supporters, and what did they say? Well, now we can get our flag back...

 

They ran on the fact that they wanted this racist symbol back on the capital ( and before someone leaps on me about the "history" behind the confederate flag, the Georgia state flag that they are fighting for was implemented in the late 50's in direct opposition to the civil rights movement. Its entire history is based on racism) Every Republican ran to georgia (including the President) all working, "Getting things BACK the way you want it" into their speeches. The Republican party, in this state at least, blatantly sacrificed the minority votes because they knew they could win with the rural vote and white vote. It is damn pathetic and I am happy Clinton called them on it....well...actually I wish it was someone with a better standing in the public eye, but you take what you can get.

[Guest Ronixis]

Lott shoud step down.

 

Not because he is a racist...

 

But a Ass kisseer when he has to defend his actions.

 

I dont give a flying fuck if he's a racist, if thats the case fine, as a man let him state his talk on his own two feet. But he just SOLD out on BET---Thats unforgivable.

 

Old Strom Boy, Was more of a states rights person, not nessearly a racist. But this problem goes back the the Civil War, and the major mistakes that were made after the war and reconstrution. Take a very Unbiasted look at the Worldwide Slave Trade in that era, and you would know, that most of those countries that had slaves never had a civil war...

 

You know, the sad thing is that most blacks are just as bad as the whites dealing with Race. There is not such thing as reverse racism. How much more can this country can take much more of this. I mean, I dont give a fuck if the congressman they elect or I elect is a racist. If he can do the job, I dont care. I care about if he doing a good job, and let God take care of his heart and his values...not me.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

The new Governor of Georgia wants the people of Georgia to vote on whether the Confederate Flag, should be part of the state flag.

[Guest Ripper]

" The new Governor of Georgia wants the people of Georgia to vote on whether the Confederate Flag, should be part of the state flag. "

 

Well, technically yeah, but when you are putting your face on posters with the old Georgia flag, know that there is no convievable way that the the flag would not be changed back to old one if it went to a vote, you are using the whole flag issue to get elected. SOnny Perdue didn't run on any real issues. His campain was "Roy Barnes changed your flag without you getting a choice, whatsupwitdat!!!!???" I find that type of thing pathetic. I want the best man who will do the best thing for my state there. Not the guy that could play the "Good ole boy" card. Maybe Sonny Perdue is the best man for the state, but it is absolutely disgusting how he and the Republican party went about winning the election.

[Guest MR. COOLING]

He needs to step down, not because of what he said but because he's been a total wimp about the whole thing and I expect him to remain a wimp as he runs scared from the left. The last thing I want is a Republican Senator (the majority leader no less) pandering his ass off and pretending to think Affirmative Action is a good idea just to make himself look good.

 

I agree with that.

 

W.W.I COOLING

[Guest deadbeater]

'States rights' is code for keeping the Jim Crow-type laws and other policies and laws that discriminate against minorities.

 

Lott was also a defender of Bob Jones University's policies concerning interracial relationships.