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Thread ID: 4112 | Posts: 3 | Started: 2002-12-20
2002-12-20 13:22 | User Profile
NOTE: I don't necessarily agree with ALL of this, but it's a good article.
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Lott Case Shows Free Speech At A Crossroads In U.S. By Paul Craig Roberts
The difficulty in which Senator Trent Lott finds himself is not really about him. It is about the ability of racial minorities to censor the thoughts and wordsââ¬âincluding throwaway lines such as Senator Lott used in his birthday tribute to Senator Thurmondââ¬âof white people even to the point of destroying their careers.
If a U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader can be controlled in this way, then all of us are subject to censorship and removal as well, including Senator Don Nickles and others who see an opportunity to take Senator Lottââ¬â¢s powerful position as Majority Leader. Democrats, who are enjoying the post-election windfall of Republican self-destruction, will also be subject to removal anytime their words can be construed to give offense to a ââ¬Åpreferred minority.ââ¬Â
The Bush White House, .....................................
2002-12-21 04:59 | User Profile
If my opinion of neocons could drop any lower, it did when they joined the attack against Lott for his innocent remark. Although, after Lott's groveling apologies, I won't miss him.
2002-12-21 06:22 | User Profile
Why should anyone have expected the neocons to do anything else, and for Lott to be anything else than a lothsome gutless politician?