Posted on 05/12/2005 9:26:44 PM PDT by FairOpinion
This article makes Byrd sound more coherant than he actually was.
I almost barfed when he invoked the Bible. Bottom line, they want to protect abortion. Disgusting.
Boy, you could really tell the difference from the way he was before Frist "outed" him and his promise to Bush and after, couldn't you...
I bet the only ones to show the best part, when Byrd is looking for everyone is Brit Hume's show---and they played it in the funny joke section at the very end of the show...
I loved his telling of how he and his wife went under the water in 1946 at the missionary baptist church in WV. He wrapped it up by addressing the evangelicals: HEAR ME NOW! HEAR ME NOW. Priceless.
I know you were on the thread this afternoon---
Did you watch it when it was going on? Did you see the part when every one left him?
You know, if he was a grandpa, great-grandpa, his story telling would BE priceless--
BUT, he does this on the Senate floor...and when he is even getting Barack Obama going to West Virginia to campaign for the NEXT election...sheesh, someone needs to show him the replay of this session today...
Byrd is an endangered species of the South. His days in the Senate are numbered. I may despise his views on the issues, but I always am entertained by this guy.
>>I know you were on the thread this afternoon---
Did you watch it when it was going on? Did you see the part when every one left him?<<
no...
I'm embarrassed to admit this but after flipping back and forth between the three CSPAN feeds I flipped a little too far and wound up on a best of 60's videos show and never came back. I'm ashamed.
The Senate Majority leader should simply send the president a message saying that in the absence of a negative vote it is his opinion that the nominee is confirmed.
Well, I was raised in the South and I was taught not speak ill of gray-haired men like Sen. Byrd. And he ain't doin' that much harm any more. The really despicable critters in the Senate are guys like Dick Durbin and Chuckie Schumer. Byrd is a prince compared to those creeps.
Have you noticed how he tries to alliterate and rhyme sometimes....I think he would be happy writing and teaching poetry somewhere...
I am sure there is some college in West Virginia that you and I have helped pay for, with his name on it, that he could teach a class at....
LOL--thats okay--I think a lot of us were about to blow fuses this afternoon, watching two c-span channels, listening to Rush--posting here...
ROFLMAO---maybe it was HIS tractor a few years ago that parked outside the White House (?) in protest!!!
You are right--- I am not being very nice to Mr. Byrd---I guess I am just fed up to HERE with the dems lately, and Mr. Byrd just put himself out there today....
BTW, I just turned over to the Tribute dinner they had for Tom Delay tonight...
It reminded me that I saw a story on Fox tonight that Chris Bell, the rep. that lost his seat last year because of the redistricting in Texas....AND is the guy that has accused Delay of a lot of the ethics charges...Is running as the dem candidate for Governor of TEXAS!
So, we have him, Kinky Friedman, Kay Bailey Hutchison and Perry....what a line-up, huh?
Gosh, that would make ME go loopy!
Everytime I venture over to DUland, I wonder if I am living in the same universe as those people!!
Is help on the waaaaaayyyyyy? Nooooooooooo!
Gosh, not remembering must be an infliction brought on by just being a Democrat politician.
Senator Byrd sounds just like most of the Clinton family and cabinet when Clinton was President.....
"Does he think we are all stupid?"
Y E S !!! In fact he's counting on it.
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