Back on track
Pass the lord and praise the ammunition, the Republicans finally seem to be putting the entire Lott fiasco behind them. From a story in today's Sun-Times, Lott confesses he had 'only myself to blame' :
Now that they have deposed one party leader and are to elect another today [ed. note - they already did], Senate Republicans are working to limit the damage that Lott's words had on GOP efforts to court minority voters.''I think this will present no handicap whatsoever in our ongoing effort to convince the nonwhite citizens of our country that the Republican Party is the place to be,'' said Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the incoming No. 2 Republican leader.
''In the long sweep of American history, this is going to be a blip,'' he told ''Fox News Sunday.''
Yeah. Like, y'know, Reconstruction.
I added some emphasis in there, by the way. In case you couldn't tell.
There's also this bit, later in the article:
Lott's surprise endorsement of affirmative action will not change the GOP's opposition, senators said. Lott, in a late effort to salvage his job, declared his support on Black Entertainment Television last week.''I don't believe that Republicans are going to start endorsing quotas and preferences,'' McConnell said.
Since affirmative action is synonymous with quotas and preferences.
Yep, things are right back to where they were before.
Utterly, hopelessly fucked.
Oh, and as for Lott's acceptance of responsibility?
''There are some people in Washington who have been trying to nail me for a long time,'' Lott told the Associated Press in an interview outside his home in Pascagoula, Miss. ''When you're from Mississippi and you're a conservative and you're a Christian, there are a lot of people that don't like that. I fell into their trap and so I have only myself to blame.''
Words fail me.
Comments
It'd be amusing to watch them shuffle backwards if it weren't so sickening.
Posted by: VASpider | December 23, 2002 6:49 PM
Well, it could get worse:
Continuing on his I'm-not-a-racist,-see-I-like-black-people-tour, Mr. Lott appeared at a local NAACP meeting. Donning a dashiki and afroperm, he raised a fist and blamed "Da Man" aka Mr. Big for his recent troubles. "I was just keepin' it real," he announced to the packed auditorium.
Okay, maybe my imagination is working overtime.
Posted by: Tawanna | December 23, 2002 7:37 PM
Wow. I had never seen that particular quote before. What the fuck? Does he think this is a screenplay and he can make theatrical asides without cuing in the audience, or does he really just think people are stupid?
No matter, since he's no longer the leader of the republican senate, I suppose he has no influence on laws and stuff. Right?
I don't think I can roll my eyes enough to communicate how much of an eyeroller this is.
Posted by: drublood | December 23, 2002 10:28 PM
"I fell into their trap..."
That is just so fucking priceless. I sincerely hope the next trap he falls into actually kills the motherfucker. My imagination might be working overtime as well.
Posted by: goneaway | December 23, 2002 10:50 PM
If I were Christian, or from Mississippi, or conservative, or any combination of the above, I would probably be offended by Lott's most recent remarks.
The only "trap" he fell into was the one that appears above his chin. It is too bad he never learned to swallow...
Posted by: Political Pulpit | December 24, 2002 12:11 AM
Yes, Mr. Lott. That's right. You were run out of a gummint leadership position on a rail becasue you're a Christian. We find it eversohard to elect and tolerate Christians in this country. For example, W. is being so very brave and daring every time he insists that 'G-d Bless Umairka' at the end of every speech! And, Mr. Lott, you display astounding individualism when you spend (what's the phrase, Aaron?) Tall Yanqui Dollars that have "In G-d we Trust" printed all over them! And the buzz about whether or not Joe Leiberman is an electable presidential candidate, because he worships this selfsame oftmentioned G-d in a somewhat different way, is all very strange, because really, it's Christianity that's always in the crosshairs, right?
Republicans: Ignoring Our Privilege Since 1865.
Posted by: garrity | December 24, 2002 8:55 AM
Heh, nice one Aaron. That reconstruciton bit was sweet timing
Posted by: uppity-shinob | December 24, 2002 11:22 AM
i'm still trying to get a handle on the concept of "jesus as segregationist."
Posted by: is | December 25, 2002 9:27 PM
See, Clinton didn't fall into a trap. Lott did.
Once I figure out if this was about a blowjob I think I'll know lots more about amurkin government in the oughts.
Posted by: julia | December 26, 2002 9:36 AM