From the Washington Post:
In an interview with conservative radio talk show host Sean Hannity, Lott said his remarks "conveyed an impression that is not accurate." He said that his reference to the idea of the country’s being better off was not about race and segregation but about Thurmond’s support for "a strong national defense and economic development and balanced budgets and opportunity"
You have to be friggin’ kidding me, Trent. A strong national defense? You must mean a segregated national defense. No one is pointing out that in 1948 the reason for Thurmond’s candidacy was the desegregation of the military and Hubert Humphrey. A strong military to Strom Thurmond was a segregated one that ignored the great efforts of African-Americans during World War II.
The first rule of finding oneself in a hole is to stop digging. If anyone was paying attention, Lott’s defense of himself is even more absurd in context of his original comments.
Light blogging through today. Back tomorrow.