Thanks, I've been saying that Conservative Democrats became Republican after the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Most cons have disagreed with me.
Trent Lott Lott had saluted the South Carolina senator with comments later interpreted as support for southern segregationist policies.
Problem is the facts are not on your side. Only a few, like today, switched parties. The Dems shrank and the Repubs grew. "Later interpreted" by whom?
Te senate did .. Lott had to step down as senate leader for those remarks.
The worse possible interpretation you mean.
"Speaking Thursday at a 100th birthday party and retirement celebration for Thurmond, the retiring Republican senator from South Carolina, Lott said, "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either. "
Yes, he said if they had voted for Thurmond for president they would't have had so many problems, as in integration.
...'as in' is the part you made up.
Why did the senate ask him to resign as leader?
Lott resigns as US senate majority leader
The US senate majority leader, Trent Lott, bowed to the politically inevitable today and resigned his post as US senate majority leader, two weeks after praising the segregationist 1948 presidential campaign of Strom Thurmond.
Republicans, Democrats and many media outlets have been calling for Mr Lott's head since his comments at a 100th birthday party for Mr Thurmond. Yesterday the country's most prominent black Republican, Colin Powell, went on record as "deploring the sentiments" expressed by Mr Lott at the now infamous party. The president's brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush, also signalled that he though Mr Lott should step down.
Lott resigns as US senate majority leader
Mr Lott released a written statement today saying: "In the interest of pursuing the best possible agenda for the future of our country, I will not seek to remain as majority leader of the United States Senate for the 108th Congress, effective January 6 2003. To all those who offered me their friendship, support and prayers, I will be eternally grateful. I will continue to serve the people of Mississippi in the United States Senate."
Mr Lott released a written statement today saying: "In the interest of pursuing the best possible agenda for the future of our country, I will not seek to remain as majority leader of the United States Senate for the 108th Congress, effective January 6 2003. To all those who offered me their friendship, support and prayers, I will be eternally grateful. I will continue to serve the people of Mississippi in the United States Senate."
The nub of the controversy was his comment that "we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years" if Mr Thurmond, who ran a campaign to keep blacks out of white schools and neighbourhoods, had won the presidency in 1948. Mainstream media did not immediately pick up the story, but after a number of weblogs publicised the comments and explained their significance, a backlash built up against Mr Lott's leadership.