"This is a good first step for the Republican Party," Mfume said of Lott's departure. "Now they've got to reverse four decades of dependence on racist elements in their base. They can do this by embracing the generally accepted remedies for racial discrimination and by replacing the rhetoric of outreach with the reality."

The concerns were not limited to African Americans. "There are questions in the minds of minorities about the makeup and the soul of the Republican Party," said Hector Flores, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. "Is this a party for everyone? We shouldn't be having this conversation today, in 2002."

{white trash, no. trailer trash, yes. it's that simple. single issue campaigns, even as they expand to include other single issue campaigns under one rainbow-colored umbrella, are Xeno's paradox in action. the answer to the riddle is in the acceptability of 'trailer trash' as an epithet. it's still all about people looking down on the undeserving. it's just not about race anymore. almost.
again: Trent Lott Jesse Helms Strom Thurmond, all them, they aren't assholes because they're racists, they're racists because they're assholes. if they only stop being racists they'll still be......
George Wallace had an epiphany and he stopped being a racist AND and asshole both all at the same time.}