[I do not contend that Lott believes what follows, and neither do I contend that by saying it, he would somehow save his neck. I offer it only as a mental experiment in truth telling. LHR] My critics say that my comments — regretting the presidential loss of the Dixiecrats in 1948 — reflect a racial bias against blacks, because the States’ Rights Party endorsed the right of states to preserve segregation at the state level. In fact, the real issue is not race; it is freedom and federalism, concepts which are apparently not understood by the national press or … Continue reading What Lott Might Have Said