MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2003
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5A
KU student leaders offended by Lott's remarks
By Henry C. Jackson
cjjackson@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Controversial comments made by then-Senate majority leader Trent Lott that raised questions of racism in Washington, D.C., have troubled some University of Kansas students.
rights issues.
At former Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party in early December, Lott said to guests that the country would have been better off if Thurmond would have been elected president in 1948 Thurmond ran as an independent on a primarily segregationist platform. The comments brought media attention to Lott's history on civil
For Mark Dupree, Black Student Union president, Lott's comments have underscored what he sees as a soft Republican policy on civil rights issues
Lott
"I think civil rights in general are taken for granted," said Dupree, Kansas City, Kan., junior. "It's not until things like this pop up that they do something about it."
On campus, much like media throughout the country, Lott's comments have evoked various
levels of criticism.
While Dupree sees Lott's comments as a tell-tale sign of a weak Republican stance on civil rights, Erin Blocher, College Republicans president, said she did not think Lott's comments were representative of Republicans as a whole.
"When I heard his comments, I was pretty mortified," said Blocher, Colorado Springs, Colo., senior. "I don't think it's something our party stands for. I really hope people don't associate what Sen. Lott says with my party."
Blocher said Lott's comments embarrassed her.
Loren Malone, Senatobia, Miss., senior, felt the same way.
Lott has represented Mississippi, Malone's home state, for his entire 30-year congressional career.
"I think the perception is that there are a lot of racists in Mississippi," said Malone, student body vice-president. "When you have somebody in a position of power and he says something hurtful, it reinforces the stereotypes."
Malone said she thought the people of Mississippi should decide whether Lott should continue as a senator after the hurtful nature of his comments.
Dupree said that Lott's "despicable" comments should have ended his national political career. Lott voluntarily resigned his position as a senate majority leader.
"When I heard his comments, I was pretty mortified. I don't think it's something our party stands for. I really hope people don't associate what Sen. Lott says with my party."
Erin Blocher Colorado Springs, Colo., senior
"To whom much is given, much is required," Dupree said. "If you make a comment like this in a position like that, you should resign from the Senate."
Blocher said the Republican Party did the best it could given the circumstances.
"I think that taking swift action was a good choice," Blocher said.
Despite the negative sentiment Lott's comments have drawn to the Republican Party, Blocher said she hoped that replacing Lott with Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, the Senate's only physician, would help improve the party's perception among students.
"Sen. Frist seems like a person of high integrity and character, and the buzz is he's going to be able to push some important issues," Blocher said.
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