[pnh102]

Wow... open up by describing someone who was "conservative" as being a racist. Love the bias there.

Now I am not going to verify this, but I highly doubt that the Post's obituary for Robert Byrd opened up by saying he was a member of the KKK.

[jessduntno]

Robert Byrd: A story of change and redemption
By Eugene Robinson
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

“End of an era” is an overused trope, but in this case it’s appropriate: The last of the old Southern Democrats is gone.

Sen. Robert Byrd had long since repented, of course. The West Virginian, who died Monday at 92, deeply regretted his segregationist past, which included a year as a member of the Ku Klux Klan and at least several more years as a Klan sympathizer. He eventually became a passionate advocate for civil rights, and he was one of the most vocal supporters of legislation making the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. a national holiday.