They must have figured out that having a former Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux at such a senior position might clash with the whole 'post-racial era' scam. That he's been senile for years apparently hasn't been enough.
"I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.
—Robert C. Byrd, in a letter to Sen. Theodore Bilbo (D-MS), 1944"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Byrd
1 posted on
11/07/2008 4:37:13 PM PST by
james500
To: james500
he hasn’t headed this committee for the last 10 years.
2 posted on
11/07/2008 4:38:43 PM PST by
grandpa jones
(L.O.M.A. (loyal opposition my a**))
To: james500
Steps down, or falls down?
3 posted on
11/07/2008 4:39:58 PM PST by
Misschuck
To: james500
Byrd will finally have the time to iron his sheets.
4 posted on
11/07/2008 4:40:27 PM PST by
Free ThinkerNY
((((Truth to a Liberal, is like a crucifix to a vampire))))
To: james500
I'm proud to have fought in the armed forces of the U.S. alongside men of many different races, including African-Americans. It's time for this sick old hypocrite to go!
Lamh Foistenach Abu!5 posted on
11/07/2008 4:40:53 PM PST by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients, pray for us.)
To: james500
He will be 96 when he runs for re-election in 2012. West Virginians love their Byrd and will re-elect him by a landslide. A whole lot of things and places in West Virginia is named after him.
6 posted on
11/07/2008 4:42:12 PM PST by
KriegerGeist
(Hey Hussein! REDISTRIBUTE THIS!)
Obama cleaning the Klan members of the Senate out?
8 posted on
11/07/2008 4:45:08 PM PST by
llevrok
(While others are dreaming, you should be scheming.)
To: james500
He has had a long career as a doddering old fool.
He is the poster boy for what is wrong with the Senate and one of the best arguments for compulsory term limits and retirement.
9 posted on
11/07/2008 4:45:11 PM PST by
Iron Munro
(Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself)
To: hiredhand
So Byrd refuses to work for a black president......LOL !
13 posted on
11/07/2008 4:53:06 PM PST by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: james500
A man of his word. I suppose the MSM will let this pass. Bwahahaha.
15 posted on
11/07/2008 4:56:05 PM PST by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: james500
Byrd, a KKK member. Hmmmm, I wonder how he likes a 1/4 black guy taking office?
16 posted on
11/07/2008 5:01:25 PM PST by
CodeToad
To: james500
Must have crapped his depends in the meeting again.
17 posted on
11/07/2008 5:03:16 PM PST by
org.whodat
( "the Whipped Dog Party" , what was formally the republicans.)
To: james500
I saw the story about the school named after NB Forrest looking for new name. I think it would be appropriate to change the name from the first Klan Member to the oldest Klan member.
18 posted on
11/07/2008 5:04:11 PM PST by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: james500
If Byrd can’t finish his term due to health, does WVa. have a GOP governor to appoint a GOP senator?
22 posted on
11/07/2008 5:09:54 PM PST by
fortheDeclaration
("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
To: james500
US Senator Byrd steps down as head of key committee So soon?
And with sooo much yet to monkey wrench!
25 posted on
11/07/2008 5:12:43 PM PST by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: james500
Bad news for West Virginia
The money he has systemically diverted into this state
will likely dry up under Obama
To: james500
Later, Byrd went on to discuss the 2008 presidential campaign. “I never thought I’d see the day a colored boy became this country’s president,” he said, dumbfounded, shaking his head. “I tell you, it’s a long way away from when I wsa a Grang Dragon Klansmen.”
/semi-sarc
28 posted on
11/07/2008 5:47:42 PM PST by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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