agreed... there are many political forums where people can trash-talk politics... Nancy ------- Believe those who seek the truth; Doubt those who find it. -Andre Gide On Jan 20, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe wrote: > Oh, my: this is totally inappropriate for this listserve. The LV > folks are kind enough to offer us this forum uncensored but that > means we have to be responsible. Democrats vs. Republicans is > certainly an argument we are free to have but not here. > > Harold S. Forsythe > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 12:47 PM > Subject: "ex" Ku Klux Klan member > > >> Well, now you've opened up a whole different kettle of fish....... >> Robert Byrd of WV is a DEMOCRAT....and they live by their own set >> of rules. >> They don't have to abide by the same stringent rules that are >> applied to everyone else. >> Look at Ted Kennedy; look at Barney Frank; look at Gary Stubbs; >> look at the Clintons and their financial shenanigans not to >> mention his "stuff" while in office. >> Republicans get run out of town over night when they get caught >> (as they should), i.e., Robert Packwood; Mark Foley just to name >> two. But the Democrats are very good at circling their wagons and >> relying on the American public's severe case of Attention Deficit >> Disorder and a Democrat-friendly press & media that will let >> certain things die. >> It's called hypocrisy. Republicans & Democrats are both guilty but >> it is only the Republicans who get their feet held to the fire. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clara Callahan" >> <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:22 AM >> Subject: Re: VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE... free speech >> >> >>> With regard to American citizens being coerced into apologizing >>> for acts committed by people long dead, I will believe that those >>> demanding apologies are serious in their demands when they also >>> demand that the "ex" Ku Klux Klan member delegate from the great >>> state of West Virginia fess up, apologize and step down. His >>> past involvement in anti-black activities is well documented but >>> he has been allowed to live off the public dole and is frequently >>> seen on national tv waving his copy of the Constitution as if he >>> always has lived by it, and not one black citizen of this country >>> has expressed one word of outrage, leading one to believe that >>> those demanding apologies are picking and choosing those who >>> should apologize. >>> >>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >>> instructions >>> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html >>> >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >> instructions >> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html