[Terpfen]

Sure, it's a fact, but it's completely irrelevant to the topic of Bush's carrier landing. Byrd is wrong to lash out, but not because he was in the KKK: he's wrong because he's wrong.

I don't know, I just don't think it's practical to keep dismissing Byrd as a Kleagle. Eventually you have to start challenging his political ideas and statements. It's fine to keep his KKK membership in mind, but unless Byrd went out and burned crosses on the front lawns of the sailors on that ship, it really isn't relevant.

[NYC GOP Chick]

In a pure political sense, you're absolutely correct. However, in the current political climate, nothing is off the table and I, for one, cannot forget what a vile little man he is -- especially when he pontificates and waves his little pocket paperback Constitution as if he's some sort of moral authority.

As far as I'm concerned, every time he makes moral pronouncements or tries to come off as someone deserving respect and reverence, I'm going to loudly remind all that he was an officer in a terrorist organization.

The left has forgiven him and wants that nasty fact of his past to be well-hidden, but I won't let them.

[bootyist-monk]

In my opinion, such absolutely blatant hypocrisy has no statute of limitations, for either Byrd, or for those on the left that have chosen to willfully ignore his past because he has a (D) after his name.

There is not a Republican alive that could get away with Byrd’s resume, because the race-pimps and the mediots would demand blood.

In fact, I have an idea. FReepers should organize a donation of sheets to homeless shelters around the country in the name of Robert Byrd. Imagine the attention that would get, since we are doing something good and noble while simultaneously taking this pompous, arrogant, self-righteous, condescending cross-burner down a notch or two.

Since it is soooooo important to the “senator” that his name be on everything, how about “The Robert Byrd’s Sheeting You Giveaway”?