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Old 06-28-2010, 10:00 PM
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Interesting that our first half-Kenyan president did such a moving tribute for the KKK member in the Senate, who actually tried to filibuster the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Why should Obama care about what Byrd was up to in '64?


All successful politicians pander to their peeps. I've been to West Virginia and I can only imagine what it must have been like almost 40 years ago.
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Why should Obama care about what Byrd was up to in '64?


All successful politicians pander to their peeps. I've been to West Virginia and I can only imagine what it must have been like almost 40 years ago.
you mean back before everyone edifice had the name 'byrd' on the front, in some form or fashion? surprised they didn't just rename the whole state.
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Old 06-28-2010, 10:05 PM
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Politics - like it or not - is about steering resources to your peeps. These old fogies are like experts at it.

What he did was no different than what Cheney did as President of the US when Bush was serving under him ... he basically directed boatloads of resources to his peeps.
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