Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his.
-- General George S. Patton
January 22, 2005
Klansman Byrd Attempts To Slow The Nomination Of Dr. Rice
This one is straight from:
"Ex"-Clan Member/ US Senator Set to Derail Rice Nomination
Senator Robert Byrd, the Democrat from West Virginia is set to spearhead the effort to derail Secretary of State-nominee Condoleezza Rice. An interesting choice for the task considering the man’s past.As recently as 2001, the West Virginia Democrat was forced to apologize after blurting out during a nationally televised interview: "There are white n*gg*rs, I've seen a lot of white n*gg*rs in my time. I'm going to use that word."
In 1972, Byrd pushed to have the Senate's main office building named after Dixiecrat Sen. Richard Russell, a leading opponent of anti-lynching legislation who Byrd called "my mentor."
Byrd filibustered the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act for 14 straight hours.
Three years after he said he'd left his white-sheeted brethren behind, he wrote to Georgia's Grand Imperial Wizard urging: "The Klan is needed today as never before."Sen. Byrd was also a fierce opponent of desegregating the military, complaining in one letter, "I should rather die a thousand times and see old glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again than see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen of the wilds."
Once again the Democratic Party, the "party of peace and understanding" has chosen the worst possible person to speak on their behalf. Let's have the racist denounce Condoleeza Rice. What in the world were they thinking?
Other Media Outlets Covering This (links to be updated later today):
Other Bloggers Covering This(links to be updated later today):
SlagleRock Out!
This is the best advertising the Dems can get, it shows the true color of their equality, which is why Byrd is still a Senator and still a Democrat, it's their reflection in the mirror.
Posted by: Jack at January 22, 2005 10:42 AMYou can't judge a group by the actions of one individual. I'm confident that there are many fine Republicans,in spite of George W.Bush.
If I judged all Republicans by the way he conducts himself I would show only ignorance.
There are many good Democrats that are serving this great nation in a fine manner.
Posted by: PappaSlagle at January 22, 2005 03:14 PMYour missing the point, Papa. You are correct in that there are some Democrats trying to do the best job they can for the country, but when the Party allows such a man to take the point; spouting his racist BS without (LOUDLY)calling him on it; they are tacitly agreeing wih his position, and painting the "good" Democrats in the same light. AND demonstrating that their much vaunted "tolerance" as the BS it is.
Posted by: Delftsman3 at January 22, 2005 07:11 PMPappa, Delfts is right. Trent Lott said something nice about Strom and got busted for the appearance of racism. Sounds a lot like a double standard, doesn't it?
Posted by: Beth at January 22, 2005 09:22 PMSigh... makes me sooooo PROUD to be from West Byrdginia... oh, wait... the name change hasn't went through yet. Time to get out the Pepto.. I think I'm going to be sick.
Posted by: PamelaRN at January 23, 2005 08:09 AM