Sign of the Apocalypse: Blackbyrd
This morning, West Virginia's senior U.S. Senator, 91-year-old Robert C. Byrd, formally endorsed Barack Obama for President.
Robert Byrd... who six decades ago was the Exalted Cyclops of his friendly neighborhood klavern of the Ku Klux Klan.
Robert Byrd... who in the 1940s opposed the integration of the U.S. military, saying, "I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side."
Robert Byrd... who actively campaigned against civil rights legislation throughout the 1960s.
Robert Byrd... whose state handed the all-over-but-the-shouting Hillary Clinton campaign a 41-point victory in its Democratic primary just a week ago.
That Robert Byrd.
In announcing that his superdelegate vote will be cast for the junior Senator from Illinois, Byrd said:
Crikey.
This settles the reality — if all of the other overwhelming evidence fails — that when Obama speaks of himself as the candidate of change...
...he's not just whistling "Dixie."
Robert Byrd... who six decades ago was the Exalted Cyclops of his friendly neighborhood klavern of the Ku Klux Klan.
Robert Byrd... who in the 1940s opposed the integration of the U.S. military, saying, "I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side."
Robert Byrd... who actively campaigned against civil rights legislation throughout the 1960s.
Robert Byrd... whose state handed the all-over-but-the-shouting Hillary Clinton campaign a 41-point victory in its Democratic primary just a week ago.
That Robert Byrd.
In announcing that his superdelegate vote will be cast for the junior Senator from Illinois, Byrd said:
I believe that Barack Obama is a shining young statesman, who possesses the personal temperament and courage necessary to extricate our country from this costly misadventure in Iraq, and to lead our nation at this challenging time in history. Barack Obama is a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian, and he has my full faith and support.Robert Byrd said that?
Crikey.
This settles the reality — if all of the other overwhelming evidence fails — that when Obama speaks of himself as the candidate of change...
...he's not just whistling "Dixie."
Labels: Getting Racial Up In This Piece, Hero of the Day, Random Acts of Patriotism, Ripped From the Headlines, Signs of the Apocalypse, The Body Politic
SwanShadow was randomly pounding the keyboard at 10:54 AM
2 insisted on sticking two cents in:
Hmm...the Klan. I am trying to pump up my resume. Would that look good on it?
Mr. Fab: Only if you're printing your résumé on plain white paper.
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