Yes.
Also, I remember there being a discussion here about Trent Lott's comments concerning Strom Thurmond's segregationist past. Here are Bill Clinton's recent comments supporting Robert "Sheets" Byrd's past involvement - not just as a segregationist - but justifying Byrd holding the post of Grand Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vid...t_elected.html