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Byrd seems to think he has a problem
Charleston Daily Mail ^
| 8/4/5
| Don Surber
Posted on 08/04/2005 9:21:59 PM PDT by SmithL
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You don't have to be from West-by-God Virginia to really, really dislike Byrd, but Surber does it so well.
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posted on
08/04/2005 9:22:00 PM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
I'd be fine if he doesn't run, but only slightly better would be watching him lose.
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posted on
08/04/2005 9:31:56 PM PDT
by
aynrandfreak
(When can we stop pretending that the Left doesn't by and large hate America?)
To: SmithL
Byrd's in trouble & he knows it.
To: SmithL
A couple hundred protestors that show up at his rallies in Klan garb and signs that support Byrd would be a hoot.
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posted on
08/04/2005 9:46:06 PM PDT
by
WorkingClassFilth
(NEW and IMPROVED: Now with 100% more Tyrannical Tendencies and Dictator Envy!)
To: SmithL
With thanks to Laura Ingraham's byte parodys of Sen. Byrd, I've become VERY FOND of the WV folksy old bird. Okay, I love the old guy - he is precious. Think about it...Sen. Byrd is precious Americana. Honour him.
(except for that KKK stuff.)
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posted on
08/04/2005 9:50:43 PM PDT
by
purpleland
(Vigilance and Valor!)
To: SmithL
The NRSC is now going after Ben Nelson. They seem to be targeting more races than I expected.
I still don't understand why Elizabeth Dole was chosen to chair the committee - not out of disrespect to her - but she just doesn't seem the political strategist type.
To: alicewonders
The whole democrat party is in trouble and a few of them know it.
The message "giving taxbreaks to companies who ship jobs overseas" just strains their credibility to the breaking point. The only folks who can possibly believe that are the hard core leftist cool aid drinkers.
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posted on
08/04/2005 9:51:18 PM PDT
by
kylaka
To: SmithL
For what it is worth, here is the NRSC response to the Byrd ad (from http://www.nrsc.org)
Byrd Can't Handle The "Truth
Claiming Lies, And Trickery Robert Byrd Responds To The NRSC With His Own Ad Truth But Byrd Cannot Dispute The Facts
SENATOR ROBERT BYRD (D-WV) CLAIMS THE NRSC IS BEING SLICK AND USING TRICKERY TO LIE TO THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA
Byrd Claims The NRSC Ad Lies To West Virginians About Byrds Record. These slick, out-of-state ads rely on falsehood and trickery. They do not tell the truth. These ads, coming so far away from the election and playing fast-and-loose with the facts, are some of the worst kind of campaign tricks, Byrd said. I will not sit quietly and let these national Republican ads lie to the people of my state. False, misleading, and deceptive ads will not go unanswered. (Friends Of Robert C. Byrd Committee, Press Release, Byrd Fights Back Against False Out-Of-State Ads Senator Says West Virginians Deserve The Truth, August 2, 2005)
BUT THE FACTS CANNOT BE DISPUTED: BYRD VOTED AGAINST BODY ARMOR, FOR HIGHER TAXES AND AGAINST PROTECTING THE AMERICAN FLAG
The NRSC Ad Says Byrd Voted Against Body Armor In The War On Terror. (National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ad, Change, July 29, 2005)
- In 2003, Byrd Voted Against Senate Passage Of The $87 Billion Iraq/Afghanistan Reconstruction Package. Passage of the bill that would appropriate $86.5 billion in fiscal 2004 supplemental spending for military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would provide $10.3 billion as a grant to rebuild Iraq, including $5.1 billion for security and $5.2 billion for reconstruction costs. It also would provide $10 billion as a loan that would be converted to a grant if 90 percent of all bilateral debt incurred by the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein has been forgiven by other countries. Separate provisions limit reconstruction aid to $18.4 billion. It also would provide approximately $65.6 billion for military operations and maintenance and $1.3 billion for veterans medical care. (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, October 17, 2003, Byrd Voted Nay)
- The $87 Billion Reconstruction Package Included [E]xtra Money For Body Armor For Soldiers . . . . (Highlights Of Iraq, Afghanistan Measures, The Associated Press, October 17, 2003)
The NRSC Ad Says Byrd Votes For Higher Taxes For The Middle Class. (National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ad, Change, July 29, 2005)
- Byrd Voted Twice Against The 2003 Bush Tax Cuts. (H.R. 2, CQ Vote #179: Passed 51-49: R 48-3; D 3-45; I 0-1, May 15, 2003, Byrd Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #196: Adopted: 50-50: R 48-3; D 2-46; I 0-1, with Vice President Cheney casting a yea vote, May 23, 2003, Byrd Voted Nay)
- Byrd Voted Twice Against The 2001 Bush Tax Cuts. (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #165: Passed 62-38: R 50-0; D 12-38, May 23, 2001, Byrd Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #170: Adopted 58-33: R 46-2; D 12-31, May 26, 2001, Byrd Voted Nay)
- In 1993, Byrd Voted In Favor Of The Largest Tax Increase In U.S. History. (H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #247: Adopted 51-50: R 0-44; D 50-6, with Vice President Al Gore casting a yea vote, August 6, 1993, Byrd Voted Yea; H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #190: Passed 50-49: R 0-43; D 49-6, with Vice President Al Gore casting a yea vote, June 25, 1993, Byrd Voted Yea)
- The Late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) Called The Bill The Largest Tax Increase In History. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) described the 1993 tax hike as the largest tax increase in the history of public finance in the United States or anywhere else in the world. (Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Congressional Record, March 18, 1993)
- In 2000, Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE) Called The Clinton Plan The Biggest Tax Increase In The History Of The Country. (NBCs Meet The Press, January 23, 2000)
The NRSC Ad Says Byrd Votes To Allow Flag Burning. (National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ad, Change, July 29, 2005)
- In 2000, Byrd Voted Against Proposing A Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Flag Desecration. Passage of the joint resolution to propose a constitutional amendment to grant Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag. (S.J. Res. 14, CQ Vote #48: Rejected 63-37: R 51-4; D 12-33; March 29, 2000, Byrd Voted Nay)
To: SmithL
Byrd doesn't HAVE a problem. He IS a problem!
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posted on
08/04/2005 10:30:26 PM PDT
by
Aussie Dasher
(The Great Ronald Reagan & John Paul II - Heaven's Dream Team!)
To: SmithL
To: SmithL
At least he's consistent- It's OK to burn crosses AND USA flags!
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posted on
08/04/2005 11:23:12 PM PDT
by
de Buillion
(Lest we forget- Our Confederate dead.)
To: SmithL
Sen. Sheets has been the go-to hatchet man during the Bush administration and now the check is due. Carrying water for San Fran Nan, Little Tommy/Harry Weird, Sen. Manslaughter, the Deaniac, and last but not least Sen. Scarry just to get votes for W.VA pork just doesn't cut it anymore.
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posted on
08/05/2005 1:19:30 AM PDT
by
TUX
(Domino effect)
To: purpleland
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posted on
08/05/2005 1:55:50 AM PDT
by
Beckwith
(The liberal press has picked sides ... and they have sided with the Islamofascists)
To: aynrandfreak
Oh WOULDN'T it though!? I would love nothing better than to watch his reaction on election night as he has his butt handed to him..I loathe this man almost as much as I do the Clintons.
To: purpleland
"Sen. Byrd is precious Americana. Honour him.'Yeah, let's honor him by putting the old fool on a shelf somewhere.
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posted on
08/05/2005 2:16:46 AM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopeckne is walking around free)
To: de Buillion
At least he's consistent- It's OK to burn crosses AND USA flags!I think you've nailed it -- he's really just pro-fire. That explains everything.
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posted on
08/05/2005 4:21:17 AM PDT
by
speedy
To: SmithL
At the end, they all are surprised at the "problem". They have been lying to themselves and others have lied to them so much that seeing the "problem" was impossible.
The keagle is done for. Nobody saw the problem for dash hole or foley except a few Freepers. He just as well better fold up his sheets and go home.
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posted on
08/05/2005 6:17:17 AM PDT
by
jmaroneps37
(The ratmedia: always eager to remind us of why we hate them.)
To: SmithL
When I worked for the phone company in DC during the 70s, it was common knowledge among the phone company installer/repairmen that Byrd was unquestionably the dumbest senator on the hill.
Several of them told me this, and said there was no doubt about it.
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posted on
08/05/2005 6:23:19 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
("No Monday morning quarterback has ever led a team to victory" GW Bush)
To: Beckwith
Nope! I do not jest. Of course, I think silly grandstanding Sen. Byrd is off the blink politically if not mentally. I "love" him as a character. To explain, I love the PBS UK sit com "Keeping Up Appearances" and its main character Hyacynth (sp) is the most fatuous selfish egocentric bitch, and she is a great comedic character. I love the comedic "character" but not the character of the person. However, I do not extend this "love" of character to any other of the malevolently manic Democrats.
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posted on
08/05/2005 7:00:37 AM PDT
by
purpleland
(Vigilance and Valor!)
To: purpleland
To explain, I love the PBS UK sit com "Keeping Up Appearances" and its main character Hyacinth![](http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:Q1HlvTlhblwJ:www.bbcprograms.com/pbs/catalog/keepingup/images/0205kua.jpg)
"Elizabeth, dear - come take tea at 3:25."
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