He was also a KKK member who opposed civil rights — filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Act, for example.
So why are we honoring him at this site? If that is what we are doing here.
United States Senator is one of the few powerful jobs you can literally hold until you die if that’s your preference (and voters don’t object).
When Strom Thurmond died, all the news stories mentioned up front that in his early days he was a segregationist. With Byrd, it’s buried in paragraph 19, if it’s mentioned at all.
He was king of pork.
He was also a KKK member who opposed civil rights — filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Act, for example.
So why are we honoring him at this site? If that is what we are doing here.
United States Senator is one of the few powerful jobs you can literally hold until you die if that’s your preference (and voters don’t object).
When Strom Thurmond died, all the news stories mentioned up front that in his early days he was a segregationist. With Byrd, it’s buried in paragraph 19, if it’s mentioned at all.
So much for the objectivity of the MSM.
Paul, we try to be ecumenical.
Two words: term limits