Letter: Truman better than Thurmond

Friday, Dec. 13, 2002 | 5:02 a.m.

Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., is definitely on record as being a racist. His twice-heavy endorsement of Strom Thurmond's pro-segregationist presidential campaign in opposition to Harry Truman and Tom Dewey proves it.

Lott, in his initial apology, expressed haziness as to Truman being a better man for the country than Thurmond. He should check the history books. They show that Truman ended World War II by authorizing the atomic bombing of Japan. Truman sponsored the Marshall Plan and NATO, and he began the successful Cold War against the Soviet Union. What a contrast to Lott's lousy performance as Senate Republican leader. In this post civil rights era, are we suddenly stuck with a racist majority leader of the Senate?

ORVILLE GOPLEN

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