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To: JohnM who wrote (254)	5/2/2003 3:38:54 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793966

Are you saying it's all some right wing conspiracy theory? Are you're saying that Senator Byrd was not a KKK Kleagle? Are you're saying Senator Byrd didn't continue to support the KKK well into adulthood? Are you're saying Senator Byrd didn't vow never to fight "with a Negro by my side. Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds." ? Are you're saying that years after allegedly ending his ties to the KKK, Senator Byrd didn't write in the mid 1940's, "The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia" and "in every state in the Union."? Are you're saying Senator Byrd didn't filibuster the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & vote against it? Are you're saying Senator Byrd didn't oppose other affirmative action legislation, ET AL? Are you're saying that in 2001, Senator Byrd didn't say on Fox News, "There are white niggers, I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time, if you want to use that word."?

To: JohnM who wrote (254)	5/3/2003 12:51:28 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793966

I see John that you've proved my point. So much for getting out there in front and being the first to denounce a bigoted Democrat. You do this everytime you're confronted with evidence you can't deal with - prevaricate. Does someone have to find you an article from the New York Times on Byrd's notorious Klan affiliation to convince you? Not that even that would sway you, I'm sure. More Banana Boat. You sure don't seem very interested in "context" with Santorum. Hypocritical. Really hypocritical. Derek

To: JohnM who wrote (254)	5/3/2003 1:33:50 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793966

Here's a quote from the NAACP re Senator Robert Byrd...they are hardly a bastion of rightwingism....but I know you know that.... Criticizes U.S. Senator For Using 'N-Word' Date posted: 03/09/01 njournalg.com (Special to the NNPA) - The NAACP has called "repulsive and revealing" Sen. Robert C. Byrd's (D-W.Va.) use of the word "nigger" in a taped interview on FOX-TV's "Fox News Sunday." Byrd has apologized for using the word. The context came as Byrd, a member of the Ku Klux Klan as a young man, talked about the importance of harmony among different racial groups. "My old mom told me, 'Robert, you can't go to heaven if you hate anybody.' We practice that," the senator recalled. "There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time-I'm going to use that word." "The fact that Byrd felt free enough to make that kind of statement about any group," NAACP President and CEO Kweisi Mfume told the Associated Press, "suggests that any progress he has made on race is relative." The interview, which was taped on Friday, March 2 and broadcast this past Sunday, March 4, was followed up on "Fox News Sunday" by a written statement of apology by Byrd after it aired. Show host Tony Snow read Byrd's statement over the air. Most dictionaries define "nigger" as both an ignorant person and as a derogatory term for African-Americans, although for two centuries the word has as largely been used by white Americans as the latter. For Full Text, See New Journal and Guide, March 8-14, 2001