Amazing

Senator Robert C. Byrd, former Kleagle and Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, who once said, "rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds" has endorsed Barack Obama for President.

Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., endorsed Barack Obama for president shortly after noon today, focusing on his hope to end the Iraq War.

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"Barack Obama is a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian, and he has my full faith and support," Byrd concluded.

Now, granted, Mr. Byrd was not a member of the KKK for very long, but he did seem to support them for a while after "dropping his membership". It doesn't take a membership card to make you feel strongly enough about a subject that you make the above comment and also say "The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the nation".

Did Senator Byrd endorse Barack Obama out of guilt from his past, or just because the horse race is coming down to the wire and he seems like the sure bet? I just find the whole situation odd.

If I was a candidate, for any office, male or female, black or white, I wouldn't want his endorsement. I wouldn't want that stigma attached to my character.

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