Trent Lott Needs to Apologize Profusely and Quick, Or Step Down

Front Page Magazine ^ | 12/09/02 | David Horowitz

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Verbatim transcript of the beginning of Trent Lott's speech:

Well thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you my good friend and my predecessor, my hero, Bob Dole, for that introduction, that very brief introduction I might add [Laughter] But for Senator Strom Thurmond's family and friends and admirers all, it's a great pleasure for me to be here with you today, and I know that you're enjoying every minute of this. And I knew that the previous remarks would be just as they were. I mean, after all, Bob Dole received the Republican nomination and dang near was elected President of the United States telling Strom Thurmond jokes. [Laughter] If he'd just gotten himself some new material there toward the end he would have done it. [Laughter] I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for President we voted for him. [Laughter] We're proud of it. [More laughter] And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either.

HE WAS JOKING, PEOPLE. The quotation that has been bandied about as so-called "proof" of Lott's "racism" was clearly told for laughs.

Not only was Trent joking -- Trent was telling self-effacing jokes about the people of Mississippi. Trent wasn't telling racist jokes about the victims of segregation.

CenterRight, with the video links you've supplied, your posts on this subject in the defense of the truth are -- ALL-STAR!

Hey Poohbah, how is the following fictitious monologue different than the full context monologue as posted by Centerright?

Johnny Trent Carson -- The people of my state are so dumb...

Ed McMahon -- How dumb are they.

Johnny Trent Carson -- We are so dumb that we voted for Thurmond in 48 [Roaring Laughter]. We are so dumb that we were proud of our 48 Thurmond vote -- [laughter]. And we are so dumb that we feel, if the rest of the country had followed our sorry lead we would be in better shape today. *Said with a deadpan delivery* [No reaction]

Johnny Trent Carson -- ahh, may a giant poobah drop racist accusations on your wife.

Ed McMahon -- Hey-oooooooooH!