trent lott apologized and started off with a normal terrible political apology. i apologize to anyone who was offended. then he kept doing it over and over. he essentially decided to do over his apology. he went an an extended apology tour. he offered a thorough rejection of his own views at length. this was an interview with tv network b.e.t. the important thing is to recognize the hurt that i caused and ask for forgiveness and find a way to turn this into a positive thing and try to make amends for what i ve said and for what others have said and done over the years. a lot of what i think is wrong here is not enough communication. not enough understanding of how people feel and how, you know, there has been immoral leadership in my part of the country for a long time. progress has been made. were you a part of that? yes, i can t deny that. i believe that i have changed,