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Tributes and memories (of a Klan rally)
West Virginia Gazette ^ | 7/2/2010 | Phil Kabler

Posted on 07/03/2010 10:40:20 AM PDT by carolinacrazy

Presidents and leaders of Congress on Friday paid tribute to Sen. Robert C. Byrd, whom they said revered the U.S. Constitution, cherished the U.S. Senate, but most of all, loved his home state of West Virginia.

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KEYWORDS: byrd; kkk; racism; senator
Gotta love a good Klan rally.......
1 posted on 07/03/2010 10:40:21 AM PDT by carolinacrazy
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To: carolinacrazy

Only Democrats need apply. Otherwise it would be racist.


2 posted on 07/03/2010 10:45:33 AM PDT by magslinger (If recycling makes cents as well as sense, I am all for it.)
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To: magslinger

“the president (Clintoon) added that, like the Constitution, Byrd had the capacity to change for the better.”


3 posted on 07/03/2010 10:48:38 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: carolinacrazy

You should have been exposed to the local coverage. Barf inducing to say the least. One Pittsburgh channel said that ‘there was some controversy over his involvement with a racist organization’. I guess ‘KKK’ was too repetitive for the reporter.


4 posted on 07/03/2010 10:50:34 AM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: ReneeLynn

I guess ‘KKK’ was too repetitive for the reporter.

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Either that or it was too obscure.


5 posted on 07/03/2010 11:00:57 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (How many gaffes make a pattern?)
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To: carolinacrazy

He only joined the klan to get elected. Its a good thing that West Virgina isnt populated with Cannibals.


6 posted on 07/03/2010 2:45:22 PM PDT by Yorlik803 (better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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