The only public support that Trent Lott seems to be getting these days is from the racist creeps at the "Council of Conservative Citizens". Brink Lindsey found one nutty statement on their website. I discovered this offensive article referring to Lott's recent remarks
Flippant feminist columnist Kathleen Parker went into hysterics, asking just what kind of "problems" Lott meant. Using silly references to Hitler, she wrote, "Wonder which problems Herr Lott had in mind? That darned black vote? Those integrated public schools? Hip-hop? White flight? Black crime? The blind date that darkens the door of the white family room?" Not bright enough to realize it, she was giving all the correct answers. To think that white parents are not concerned about the racial makeup of their families and passing down inherited traits from generations back is to exhibit a profound ignorance of the importance of race in this country and in the world.(emphasis mine). Kathleen Parker's column, by the way, is carried by TownHall.org, which advertises itself as a center for "Conservative News and Opinion".
This is not merely a wacky group that offers Lott their unsolicited support. Lott has proactively sought their support. And this is just one more item in Lott's pattern of behavior and associations going back decades.
It's no longer be a matter of "if" Lott is replaced as Majority Leader but when and how. And it couldn't happen too soon.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at December 14, 2002 03:07 PM