Re: "Hypocrisy over Harry," from the January 12th edition of the Augusta Chronicle editorial page.
It seems as if Mr. Ryan has to regurgitate every conservative criticism of the democrats and the media no matter how stupid it is.
The latest charge is that democrats are hypocrites because they demanded Trent Lott be censured following his musing that we would be better off if we had elected a segregationist president, but are not censuring Harry Reid's goofy but honest statements about race.
The comparison is ridiculous. Trent Lott expressed support for segregation. Harry Reid merely said some things about race that are true but a little insulting. At worst, they were undiplomatic. But at least he was expressing enthusiasm for electing a black president. Trent Lott was saying we should have kept Jim Crow institutions.
That's a gigantic difference. Anyone who can't see the difference is either just obtuse or wants to make stuff up as an excuse to generate artificial controversy.
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