Rush On His Program Just Called Robert Byrd 'Sheets' On Air... ROTFLOL!!

Excellence In Broadcasting Network ^ | December 13, 2002 | The Mighty All Knowing, All Caring, All Feeling Maja Rushie

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Rush said that Robert Byrd when he was in Congress was nicknamed 'Sheets' (a name that probably made his ears burn) by Old House Speaker Tip O'Neill back when when Chris Matthews was working for him.

A new FR classic nickname?

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Rush still fighting the good fight..

[cactusSharp]

like no one on tv , radio or elected....Rush is an army
of one.......and my personal hero

[Caliban]

Tip had a few lucid moments apparently! LOL!!!

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I forgot 'all seeing' Maja Rushie.

[Hatteras]

Rush played a clip from Chris Matthew's show last night where Chris mentioned that "nickname".

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Tip, Byrd...

Two different meanings of "three sheets" to the wind.

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I love the old Reagan pics with the Tipster and Ronnie where it looked like O'Neill had consumed about 2 bottles of Scotch Whiskey before the photo op, his cheeks and nose were so red!

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I'm sure Chris knows where all the Scotch bottles are buried..

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Byrd ping

[My2Cents]

And for those who don't get the reference, Robert "Burning Cross" Byrd would be more appropriate.

[Geezerette]

Arizona Dittos!

I heard Rush tell about the "Sheets" thing with Tip O'Neil!! I was hopin' a FReeper would mention it! I didn't dream of a whole thread on it!

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Rush still fighting the good fight..

I would like to see him take on these women who have had the Botox shots in their faces. After all Botulism is too dangerous to be transported around willy nilly. These women are nothing more than mobile toxic dumps. If ever Ellen Ratner's cheeks explode, she could wipe out the whole of Manhattan.:^))

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Somebody else mentioned it as well, it was too good too pass up!

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That is too FUNNY! From now on if I am talking about BYRD, I will use "sheets."

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Or Robert 'Never Apologized for a Lynching in My Life' Byrd

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Toxic dump Pelosi! LOL!

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Me too.

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[baseballmom]

Tip, Byrd...

Two different meanings of "three sheets" to the wind.

ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Rush said that Robert Byrd when he was in Congress was nicknamed 'Sheets' (a name that probably made his ears burn) by Old House Speaker Tip O'Neill back when when Chris Matthews was working for him.

Robert Byrd still is in Congress. I wonder if anybody calls him that now.

I take it Matthews knows this because he heard O'Neill use the nickname when he was on his staff. What are the years when Matthews was on O'Neill's staff? Let's try to pin this chronology down.