Showing that they are still the opportunistic hacks under Terry O’Neill that they were under Patricia Ireland, the National Organization for Women has issued about the Lott affair. If you thought it was about racism, you would, um, well, be wrong. Check out this bunch of ridiculousness:
“Lott not only insulted millions of African Americans last week, but he also offended women,” said Gandy. Former presidential candidate Bob Dole offered to introduce Thurmond to singer Britney Spears, with whom he appeared in a commercial for Pepsi, to which Lott added, “Instead of saying, ‘Down boy,’ you just say, ‘Down Strom.’ ”
“The Thurmond birthday celebration sounds like a toast to the ‘good old white boys,'” Gandy said. “Lott clearly yearns for a time before women and people of color crashed the party.”
“The people of the U.S. deserve far better than Trent Lott,” Gandy concluded. “We call on President Bush to repudiate Lott’s remarks insulting African Americans and women and to encourage the selection of a more fitting Senate majority leader.”
I am not making that up. They are actually trying to advance their agenda on the Lott affair. Just file this one under “Why John Cole Does Not Vote For Democrats,” and watch for more nonsense like this in the near future. The Democrats think they have a winner here, and they are going to go after everything with this, regardless of how stupid it looks. This is going to be the Democrats impeachment-like over-reach, and it is going to be funny watching smugness and political opportunism reach new heights.
In other news, the Latino Coalition and La Raza are also calling for Lott’s resignation, stating that Lott was heard to have said at Thurmond’s party that “I can’t eat spicy food, like Mexican, because it gives me heartburn.” Also, the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement for Lott’s removal, noting that Lott’s hair looks like ‘a caricature of an over-sized yarmulke.’ As of yet, no comment from BiGLM groups, Asian advocacy groups, or Greenpeace.