Well, Most Mississippians know that Trent Lott is not for Black people and their issues and his record shows this from his good ol' boy days at Ole Miss. Oddly, he does have an overwhelming number of Blacks who support him I'm told. (although, I find that hard to believe...
) Lott's TRUE views and ideas surfaced when he thought he was in the comfort of other persons who he felt had the same views as he. Basically, in his effort to "fit in" and gain brownie points, he only stated what he truly felt for years. Remember, he was apart of the effort in his college days to keep his fraternity segregated. IMO, he's making a poor attempt to apologize to salvage his career. So Mr. Lott, why bother?
I liked what one columnist said about the BET interview..."if (Ed) he had asked for a car loan he would have given it to him." lol
What really hurts me is that this incident makes it hard for Mississippians to shed its (constantly mentioned) image of its past. We are sick and tired of being labeled and associated with KKK, being "country", segregated, etc. simply because we are "down south". Now obviously, racism does not exist solely in MS; however, comments like these from one "leader" in this state overwhelm the tremendous growth that has been made over the years. Sorry, I digressed.