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Ambulances race to Robert Byrd's home
Politico ^

Posted on 09/22/2009 7:57:14 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Ambulances race to Byrd's home By: Manu Raju September 22, 2009 10:16 AM EST

Ambulances and fire trucks were dispatched to the Northern Virginia home of Sen. Robert Byrd Tuesday morning.

A neighbor of the 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat said several ambulances were outside his residence in McLean, Va., and a Byrd spokesman said the senator suffered a fall in his home. An officer at the McLean Fire Department said that a unit was dispatched at 9:10 to the address where Byrd lives, but he declined to comment on the substance of the response.

Byrd – the longest-serving senator in the nation’s history – has been absent from the Senate for much of the year and has been in and out of the hospital battling various ailments.

“Byrd apparently stood up too fast this morning in his home and fell down,” said Jesse Jacobs, a spokesman for the senator. “To err on the side of caution his caregiver called an ambulance. He was taken to the hospital where he is currently being checked out. At this point in time there is no indication that he will be admitted.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: 111th; ambulance; barbaric; byrd; corpse; cultureocorruption; kkkbyrd; klansman; robertbyrd; senatorbyrd; termlimits; vampire
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To: MikeWUSAF
My Dad died a few weeks ago at age 89, and he had many of the same symptoms Byrd is showing now. In May, he fainted and fell in his kitchen and broke his femur. He had been more and more "out of it" before that, falling asleep at the drop of a hat, etc. He never really recovered, either physically or mentally. Finally he got pneumonia and died within 24 hours. We later learned that his heart was only operating at 30% capacity.

I suspect Byrd's heart is giving out and he is not getting enough oxygen to his brain as a result.

101 posted on 09/22/2009 9:30:48 AM PDT by Dems_R_Losers (U.S. Out of My Doctor's Office!!)
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To: Two Kids' Dad
Funny, except that the ambulances were sent to his residence in Virginia, not his home in WV.

He needs to recover. There are 55 counties in WV and there could still be one or two lacking a public building named for Robert C. Byrd.

Besides, it's better to have him as a non-voting Senator than to have a Democrat in there who can actually show up and vote.

102 posted on 09/22/2009 9:37:07 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Borges
They always send fire trucks along with ambulances even if there’s no report of fire. Seems like a waste of resources.

The firemen in our area are EMTs. First responders. The ambulance may only have personnel capable of transport to the hospital. Some ambulances come with paramedics. It is also common to dispatch a police officer ahead of the fire/ambulance crew in cases where the need for the call is a consequence of physical violence inflicted on the victim. The perpetrator of the violent act may still be on scene and a hazard to the responding medical personnel.

103 posted on 09/22/2009 9:44:31 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Sub-Driver

Is Byrd on his way to meet up with Ted Kennedy???


104 posted on 09/22/2009 9:50:53 AM PDT by astounded (The democrat party is a clear and present danger to America.)
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To: Sub-Driver

The Kleagle has landed. Ouch.


105 posted on 09/22/2009 10:06:17 AM PDT by JPG (Obama...a 24/7 nightmare.)
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To: ssaftler

Buddy of mine (75) died in May after falling and hitting his head on concrete. Bob and his wife were out for their morning walk and he stood up rapidly after he bent over to pick up the neighbor’s paper to throw on her porch because “she’s an old lady”, in Bob’s words.

Bob was a character, Korean War vet (187th RCT), retired NYC cop, a fellow gun nut and worked 17 years for the USPS after coming to Florida, been retired about 7 years.
I miss him a lot.


106 posted on 09/22/2009 10:24:14 AM PDT by skepsel
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To: Sub-Driver

Disagree with the man on just about everything, but prayers going up that he wasn’t hurt badly!

(Maybe he fell on his pocket Constitution and it saved him from greater injury??)


107 posted on 09/22/2009 10:39:44 AM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: Verginius Rufus

verg
would be nice if someone would give us a seriousss ansahh, wouldn’t it?


108 posted on 09/22/2009 10:40:44 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT ("pray without ceasing")
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To: Sub-Driver

Love all the classy responses on this thread /sarc


109 posted on 09/22/2009 10:41:13 AM PDT by walsh
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To: Sub-Driver
Ambulances race to Robert Byrd's home

Who won?

110 posted on 09/22/2009 10:43:28 AM PDT by Sloth (Ted Kennedy's brain tumor has killed more people than my gun.)
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To: joejm65

I have an electrical short somewhere in my van, and this summer accidentally locked my 9 month old son in it, without any windows open, and the A/C off (van locked itself, I swear!)—

Called 911 to ask for help and specifically said, it’s not an emergency, but it is a warm day and we were facing the sun, could someone come help us out?

Seconds later we heard the siren and horn honking of a firetruck and my 8 y/o’s eyes got really big when this giant fire truck drove up, rearing to go—a police car was right behind. I was embarrassed, but they shook off my comments, saying it was better to be safe than sorry, and that the fire dept could get into the van faster than just the police in case it was an emergency situation.

I was very grateful they ‘wasted their resources’ on my son! They had him out of there in less than 5 minutes and they were on their way!


111 posted on 09/22/2009 10:43:57 AM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: Sub-Driver

He has complained about all of the czars Obama has installed. I hope he gets better soon.


112 posted on 09/22/2009 10:45:31 AM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama Hijacks 9/11: http://www.serve.gov/assets/documents/09_0828_potus.pdf)
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To: izzatzo
Byrd’s standing up for the Constitution recently is something I missed.

He said Obama's "czars" were unconstitutional -- and, as I recall, he said it more forcefully than any Republicans!

113 posted on 09/22/2009 10:47:41 AM PDT by maryz
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To: screaminsunshine

“Just as they trot out Dukakas to replace the Kennedy vote. Whoops.”

beat me to it.


114 posted on 09/22/2009 10:48:21 AM PDT by AdamBomb
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To: Sub-Driver

fire trucks...mustve been a cross burnin ???


115 posted on 09/22/2009 10:48:49 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Luke 22:36...Trust in the Lord...=...LiveFReeOr Die...)
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To: Sloth

LOL!!


116 posted on 09/22/2009 10:49:09 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Sub-Driver

The Rats are working furiously on replacing him with another rat Im sure.


117 posted on 09/22/2009 10:49:27 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Sub-Driver

Did Obama visit him recently? Hmmmm . . . his grandmother, Sen. Kennedy . . . inquiring minds would like to know!


118 posted on 09/22/2009 10:49:34 AM PDT by Free America52 (The White guys are getting pissed off. We beat Hitler Hirohito and Krushchev. Obama will be easy.)
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To: VRWCmember

“He should have made sure the eye-holes in the hood were properly aligned before trying to navigate through the living room to get his torch and rope. “

ROTFLOL!!!!!! Good one.


119 posted on 09/22/2009 10:49:52 AM PDT by AdamBomb
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To: Sub-Driver

“Byrd...has been absent from the Senate for much of the year and has been in and out of the hospital battling various ailments.”

So the State of WV has been without the representation of one of their senators for this year (at least). Ted Kennedy was also MIA for most of the year due to his illness. The senator who had a stroke from one of the Dakotas was out for how long? (Is he back yet?) These politicians are so arrogant that they hang on and hang on, even though they can no longer do their jobs. To he!! with their constituents.


120 posted on 09/22/2009 10:51:01 AM PDT by Polyxene (America held hostage for the next 4 years by a RAT thug from Chicago - www.obamaclock.org)
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