Byrd’s Klan revelation is hardly new. He’s admitted it often, and every time he or someone else brings it up, the Republicans mercilessly pillory him for it. Whenever a Republican makes a racial foot-in-the mouth gaffe, and Democrats publicly lambaste him for it, GOP leaders quickly and reflexively scream, “But what about Byrd,” and pound the Democrats for having a former Klansman as a top Democrat.
But Byrd has come clean and apologized for that sordid episode in his past. Even more galling to Republicans, he’s been a thorn in their side on Bush’s war policies. But even if Byrd hadn’t uttered a mumbling word critical of Bush’s policies, the GOP still should be the last to dump on him.
These are the words from Earl Ofari Hutchinson latest piece Republican Hypocrisy On Byrd’s Klan Night Ride
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Now I ain’t a Republican, but I’m just wondering if this forgiveness is also applied to the likes of David Duke, Strom Thurmond, and Trent Lott.
Bush and the Republicans owe Ol’ Strom an eternal debt of gratitude. That’s not the debt that my granddaughters owe their presumed great-great grandfather. However, when they’re old enough to understand I’ll talk candidly with them about the racially indelible political stamp that he put on the nation. (more…)
Yet Lott may be more than just a Republican conservative indignant at Clinton’s moral misbehavior, but a Southern politician who has cozied up to race baiters and segregationists. The list of Lott’s dubious political ties and actions call into serious question his political and moral fitness to judge Clinton. The list includes:
…neo-KKKer David Duke (who incidently left the KKK before entering politics)(more…)
Naaaah!
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