Former Exalted Cyclops of the KKK endorses Obama

Former Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan endorses Obama

By Albert N. Milliron, Iron Mill Interactive Media, inc.

Some may say that it is a historic day in politics as Former Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia endorses Senator Barack Obama.

Senator Byrd stated, “I believe that Barack Obama is a shining young statesman, who possesses the personal temperament and courage necessary to extricate our country from this costly misadventure in Iraq, and to lead our nation at this challenging time in history”

Senator Byrd a major supporter of segregation in public policy and integration of military forces in his early career. He later renounced is Klan ties in 1952 while running for the House of Representatives. He was first elected to Office in 1962 and is currently the longest serving congressman in the senate.

His support of Senator Obama has put real teeth in his renunciation of his raciest views.

Other Obama Endorsements

Oprah Winfrey, television host, actress
Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts senator
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy
Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts
Federico Peña, Secretary of Energy under Bill Clinton
Theodore Sorensen, advisor to John F. Kennedy
Kathleen Turner, actress
Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Farm Yogurt
Bill Bradley, former senator from New Jersey, and player for the New York Knicks
John Kerry four-term junior senator from Massachusetts
Janet Napolitano, Governor of Arizona
Las Vegas Review-Journal Newspaper
Patrick Leahy, Senator from Vermont, chairman of the Judiciary Committee
Toni Morrison, author
Robert DeNiro, actor
Maria Shriver, wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
George Clooney, actor
David Wilhelm manager of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign
Service Employees International Union
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Sheila Crump Johnson, entrepreneur
Teamsters Union
Hulk Hogan, wrestler and TV host
Chris Dodd, Ohio senator
John D. Rockefeller IV, senator from West Virginia
Russell Simmons, rap and clothing mogul
Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam

Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico
Douglas Kmiec, Republican lawyer
Bruce Springsteen, musician
Robert Reich, former Clinton staffer

What others are saying:

Fox News

After losing the Mountain state by more than 40 percentage points, today Obama picked up the support of the state’s senior senator, Robert Byrd. “After a great deal of thought, consideration and prayer over the situation in Iraq, I have decided that, as a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention, I will cast my vote for Senator Barack Obama for President,” Byrd said in a statement.

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The Wall Street Journal

n a statement, the 90-year old-Senate legend lauded Obama as a “shining young statesman” a “noble-hearted patriot” and a “humble Christian.” In particular, Byrd said that his shared opposition to the Iraq war with Obama was a key factor in his decision.

“After a great deal of thought, consideration and prayer over the situation in Iraq, I have decided that, as a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention, I will cast my vote for Senator Barack Obama for president,” Byrd said, adding that Obama “possesses the personal temperament and courage necessary to extricate our country from this costly misadventure in Iraq.”

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The Associated Press

Sen. Robert C. Byrd endorses Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan and a one-time opponent of civil rights legislation, endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday.

Obama could become the nation’s first black president.

Byrd’s support comes almost a week after the Illinois senator’s 41-point loss to Hillary Rodham Clinton in the longtime lawmaker’s home state of West Virginia.

Byrd said he had no intention of getting involved while his state was in the midst of a primary. “But the stakes this November could not be higher,” he said in a written statement.

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CBS News

Barack Obama has picked up endorsements from eight superdelegates since the end of last week, the biggest of which is West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, who made his endorsement in a statement today. While Hillary Clinton won West Virginia’s primary by 41 points last week, Byrd explained his decision to back Obama: “After a great deal of thought, consideration and prayer over the situation in Iraq, I have decided that, as a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention, I will cast my vote for Senator Barack Obama for President. Both Senators Clinton and Obama are extraordinary individuals, whose integrity, honor, love for this country and strong belief in our Constitution I deeply respect.”

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