5 Democratic Senators; How did each vote?
With the announcement last week that Sen. Joseph Biden has entered the 2008 Presidential contest, that brings to five the number of current or former Democratic Senators that have declared for the Presidency.
Sometime late last year, Senate Democrats elected former Ku Klux Klan member Sen. Robert C. Byrd as President Pro Tempore of the Senate thus making him third in line of succession to the Presidency. (Assuming former Klan membership should be enough to offend, it is taking all my self-control skills to not list Sen Byrd's other atrocious, well-documented, racist behavior through at least May, 2001; readers of this space have seen the list many times.)
Since none of the candidate's offices will take my call, can somebody with access that reads this post please ask Sens. Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Obama and Edwards (who was in the Senate when Democrats elected Byrd to the post twice! in 2001) if they voted for former Kleagle (a title reserved for Klan recruiters) Byrd?
Does not the answer help us differentiate between the candidates, if there even is a difference?
Is it possible all five voted for the former Klan member?
If so, where is the outrage?
Anyway, if someone could please let me know how these five voted, I'll pass the information along to Sen. Trent Lott.
Strange a liberal media isn't curious about the answer.
With the announcement last week that Sen. Joseph Biden has entered the 2008 Presidential contest, that brings to five the number of current or former Democratic Senators that have declared for the Presidency.
Sometime late last year, Senate Democrats elected former Ku Klux Klan member Sen. Robert C. Byrd as President Pro Tempore of the Senate thus making him third in line of succession to the Presidency. (Assuming former Klan membership should be enough to offend, it is taking all my self-control skills to not list Sen Byrd's other atrocious, well-documented, racist behavior through at least May, 2001; readers of this space have seen the list many times.)
Since none of the candidate's offices will take my call, can somebody with access that reads this post please ask Sens. Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Obama and Edwards (who was in the Senate when Democrats elected Byrd to the post twice! in 2001) if they voted for former Kleagle (a title reserved for Klan recruiters) Byrd?
Does not the answer help us differentiate between the candidates, if there even is a difference?
Is it possible all five voted for the former Klan member?
If so, where is the outrage?
Anyway, if someone could please let me know how these five voted, I'll pass the information along to Sen. Trent Lott.
Strange a liberal media isn't curious about the answer.
posted by Zack at 12:42 PM
3 Comments:
I have commented on this topic when you've brought it up before and I couldn't agree more. The fact that Byrd was ever elected and then continues to be re-elected is appalling. I guess the liberal whitewashing (no pun intended) of his past has served its purpose. The silence of the Democrats in your post is quite telling.
ROC - Thanks for your comments. I think it could be just the two of us that are offended. Where is the African-American community on this? Where have they been on this?
This is a GREAT topic. Suggest you pursue press credentials (you're in the press, no?) and work your way into a press conference and ask away!!!!! Tim Russert or Tom Brokaw (or the pixie Katie Couric (another Socialist by the way)) don't have the nerve!!!!!! Where's Brit Hume when you need him?!
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