Why Harry Reid Is Just Not the Trent Lott of 2010

New York Magazine by Dan Amira | Jan. 11, 2010 (Opinion)

Michael Tomasky calls the comparisons between Reid and Lott "really amazing. One man is doing political handicapping. Another man is delivering an ode to an openly racist presidential candidate, saying the country could have avoided 'all these problems' if that man had been elected. These are the same thing?" [Guardian UK] Full Story »

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Steele and Cornyn wildly distorted the quote in attempts to throw stuff against the wall and see if it sticks. If a perverted news establishment begins to treat that as news, this assortment of public reaction is a helpful antidote, though a few bimbo quotes are included here also.

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