One problem a Thurmond presidency might have avoided (Signifying Nothing: how does saying nothing at all become so loud?)

Monday, 16 December 2002

One problem a Thurmond presidency might have avoided

From the bizarre juxtaposition department: It's 6:58 p.m. Central, and Trent Lott is following an Eminem rap video (with an Elvis impersonator) on BET. I think it's safe to say any white guy adopting African-American culture in 1948 would have had a late-night visit from the white sheet brigade.

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