Sound-bite

Posted by Bruce Kahl on July 08, 2003

In Reply to: Sound-bite posted by Mei on July 08, 2003

: Hi,

: Could anyone tell me what the following sentence means?

: A senior politician is only ever a sound-bite away from destruction.

: Thanks a lot.

Back in 1948 a Mr. Strom Thurmond ran a very hate-filled, racist and segregationist campaign for the US Presidency.
A few months ago a Mr. Trent Lott, a powerful Senate Majority Leader, publicly praised Mr. Thurmond's 1948 campaign as being a milestone in societal improvements and advancements.
This "sound-bite" of Mr. Lott created such atonishment that he was forced to resign and his long career was surely destroyed.

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