Posts Tagged ‘senator’

Byrd and Thurmond, only Adam Clymer can tell them apart.

July 6th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Strom Thurmond, Foe of Integration, Dies at 100 And: Robert C. Byrd, a Pillar of the Senate, Dies at 92 Both opposed civil rights initially.  Both converted to support civil rights.  One was an outspoken member of the Ku Klux Klan.  One was not.  Wanna guess which was which? Oh, and one died a Democrat, [...]

Minnesota’s Joke

July 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment

Minnesota chose Al Franken to represent them in DC. And we all thought electing a “professional” wrestler as governor was a joke. Everyone knows his SNL stint as the unfunniest of the initial SNLers.  But, I bet a lot of people didn’t realize he’s an accomplished author as well.  A couple of his tomes: Rush [...]

Racism is alive and well in Illinois

December 2nd, 2008 | No Comments

“We don’t want (Blagojevich) to short-circuit the will and the wisdom of the state of Illinois,” Rush told FOXNews.com, after holding a press conference in Chicago announcing his petition drive for the governor to name a black candidate. “As we speak, there are no African Americans in the Senate. (Blagojevich) has the power to put [...]

Heaven or Hell?

October 22nd, 2008 | No Comments

This was sent to me by a friend: While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. ‘Welcome to heaven,’ says St. Peter. ‘Before you settle in, it seems there is a [...]