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Limbaugh asks -- Let's compare the number of Robert Byrd "Memorials" to Saddam Hussein "Memorials."
KFI (AM 640) n Los Angeles -- 9 May 2003
| 9 May 2003
| Rush Limbaugh -- on his radio show
Posted on 05/08/2003 10:00:54 AM PDT by thinktwice
Rush thinks the number of "memorials" to Robert Byrd in West Virginin is going to be a "close call" when compared to the number of Saddam "memorials" in Iraq.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: byrd; limbaugh; saddam
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To: thinktwice
LINKs Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
05/08/2003 10:08:00 AM PDT
by
Broker
To: Broker
LINKs Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Maybe "twice" only thought once?...;^)
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posted on
05/08/2003 10:11:02 AM PDT
by
elbucko
To: thinktwice
The Robert C. Byrd Highway;
the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam;
the Robert C. Byrd Institute;
the Robert C. Byrd Life Long Learning Center;
the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program;
the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope;
the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing;
the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse;
the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center;
the Robert C. Byrd Academic and Technology Center;
the Robert C. Byrd United Technical Center;
the Robert C. Byrd Federal Building;
the Robert C. Byrd Drive;
the Robert C. Byrd Hilltop Office Complex;
the Robert C. Byrd Library;
the Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center;
the Robert C. Byrd Rural Health Center
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posted on
05/08/2003 10:11:17 AM PDT
by
So Cal Rocket
(Free Miguel and Priscilla!)
To: thinktwice
There is probably other very similar between the two as well. The ruling Ba'ath (meaning Democrate) Party officials get all the perks, kickbacks and deals, while the majority are poor an uneducated. This is the banner from his Senate website "The Dean of the Congress The West Virginian of the 20th Century" and no body seems to notice.
I have a different take on Byrd. I think conservatives should leave him alone somewhat. Like how the Democrates didn't REALLY want Lott to step down so they could kick him around, I want 6 more years of "Sheets"
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posted on
05/08/2003 10:14:32 AM PDT
by
PeoplesRep_of_LA
(Press Secret; Of 2 million Shiite pilgrims, only 3000 chanted anti Americanisms--source-Islamonline!)
To: elbucko; Broker
Try tuning your radios to AM 640 ... it worked for me.
To: So Cal Rocket
Robert Byrd recently
earneda college degree from some WVa college. A large part were credits earned by experience - I presume these include: Organizational Theory 101 (Klan Recruiting) - 3 Credits;
Basic Home Educ. (Laundry of White Sheets) - 3 Credits;
Elementary Camping (burning crosses of wood) - 3 Credits;
Behaviour Modification (Blacks screaming at said fire) 3 Credits.
Folk StoryTelling (How to lie to the public) - 3 credits
Beginning, Advanced, and Master Classes in Raising Pork for W. Va. 100 Credits.
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posted on
05/08/2003 10:19:20 AM PDT
by
scotiamor
To: PeoplesRep_of_LA
I was just discussing with my husband, the fact that the Baathe party had its roots in Nazi Germany and is considered Fascist/Socialist. The Baathe party should be a good lesson to the rest of the world of what socialism and wealth redistribution really means.
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posted on
05/08/2003 10:22:58 AM PDT
by
Eva
To: thinktwice
Rush has a point here. I live in a West Virginia border state and have on recent occasion visited there.
I can verify that there are Byrd memorials EVERYWHERE. On a drive to Elkins, WV I noted that there were multiple Robert Byrd memorial highways. At my destintation there was a RB visitor center and a few memorial rooms in buildings as well. I am sure it's the tip of the iceberg.
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posted on
05/08/2003 10:29:23 AM PDT
by
Bosco
To: thinktwice
Bush needs to rename it the
Robert Byrd War on Terrorism.
To: Bosco
My last assignement in the Army was as a training advisor / evaluator for Reserve and National Guard units in Western PA and W. VA. The Army Reserves in W.VA had a new facility that they wanted to dedicate to a WWII Medal of Honor winner that was living in the county where the facility was located. The MOH winner was getting old, and the unit, of course, wanted to dedicate it prior to his passing. Military protocol, and the unit's chain of command resisted dedicating the building until klansman Byrd was available for the ceremony. Repeated attempts to coordinate the senator's schedule resulted in, "earliest available dates," one to two years out. I left that assignment and the army at the end of 2000, but to my knowledge the building has not yet been dedicated.
Likewise, I don't know if the MOH winner is still alive...#8-(
To: thinktwice
I think there are a number of memorials in West Virgina that have no names but the statue has a hood and robes on and the plaque says "Grand Kleagle." I don't think it would be fair to count those for Byrd unless they can clearly be identified as having been built to the greater glory of Byrd. And, they'd have to be biult, like all the others, with federal dollars, not private funds.
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posted on
05/08/2003 10:58:32 AM PDT
by
Tacis
To: thinktwice
I am surprised they left out these Byrd memorials:
Robert C Byrd Textile Use Museum
Robert C Byrd Center For Racist Harmony
Robert C Byrd Fuel-Soaked Cross Assembly Plant
Robert C Byrd Center For The Development of Hooded Headwear
Robert C Byrd Museum For Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, Things
Robert C Byrd Center For The Study Of Wrong, Wrong, Wrong...
Robert C Byrd Noose Museum
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posted on
05/08/2003 11:46:03 AM PDT
by
UCFRoadWarrior
(We Buy No French Wine Because Of French Whine)
To: thinktwice
Rush is wrong on this -- it's not a close call.
Saddam doesn't have any memorials left in Baghdad -- they've been pulled down or renamed.
To: So Cal Rocket
You forgot the "Military Monuments" like the Senator Robert C. Byrd - Regional Training Institute for the West Virginia Army National Guard just opened in 2002.
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posted on
05/08/2003 1:20:36 PM PDT
by
Rash32
To: thinktwice
Well, not that much difference between the two anyway. Both are big supporters of tyranny.
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posted on
05/08/2003 1:49:23 PM PDT
by
TBP
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To: PeoplesRep_of_LA
You're in luck. Byrd will have to be carried out. He'll never resign. As for memorials, I think Byrd has Saddam beat. You have to figure there's 55 counties in WV, which means there's something with Bryd's name on it in every one. In some counties there's several Byrd "signature" projects so you're looking at some kind of multiplier.
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posted on
05/08/2003 2:03:17 PM PDT
by
meatloaf
To: thinktwice
Here's one. ![](http://www.wallacefloyd.com/tra/wheel/whnight.jpg)
The Robert C. Byrd Intermodal Transportation Center is the entry point to the Wheeling National Heritage Area, including the Artisans' Center, Visitors' Center, Independence Hall and the Historic Waterfront, as well as to downtown attractions such as the Civic Center, Capitol Music Hall, Community College, and the central business and shopping district.
Siting, massing, facade treatments and streetscapes were developed to carefully integrate this state-of-the-art complex with its historic context. The functional layout and design of the garage and bus facilities ensures maximum operational efficiency, flexibility and durability. The waiting room provides clear orientation to the Heritage Area and supporting venues.
Wallace Floyd managed the construction grant application process to secure full FTA funding, as well as additional National Park Service funding to house the National Heritage Area Visitors' Center. The transit concourse accommodates OVRTA passengers, a Greyhound Bus terminal, and the Visitors' Bureau Offices
LINK
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posted on
05/08/2003 2:15:26 PM PDT
by
Dane
To: thinktwice
He's not even dead yet!
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posted on
05/08/2003 2:16:12 PM PDT
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
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