Double Standard

Double Standard for Dems and anyone else they don't like.


The current fuss over Harry Reid's comments are more evidence of the seriously frustrating double standards that are applied to Democrats and literally everyone else, especially conservatives. When Trent Lott made some innocuous comments at the 100 year birthday party of Strom Thurmond he was lambasted by the left. His apology was rejected and he was branded a racist. You know the rest.

So thinking about this I did some browsing on the web and landed on the following two sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond     and   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Byrd

Read the history of both of these two old guys. My first observation is why the hell, do we let these politicians get elected for life. They are so all over the spectrum of the political landscape that their legacy is fraught with conflicting decisions. The second observation is they both started in a very different American than the one they served in their later years. Their survival required they change their spots. Not the other way around.

It would be my opinion that Thurmond was slightly better than Byrd. His military service alone is admirable. Byrd on the other hand made some seriously bad choices; like joining the KKK. Both men resisted and objected to integration and civil rights. They both changed their views in time. However, the statement made by Byrd: "I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side... 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." is indefensible.

So why the support by the Democrats for Byrd but the condemnation for Thurmond?

Simple, Strom Thurmond switched parties in 1964 and became a Republican and a rather lousy one at that. His equally offensive remarks: "I wanna tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that there's not enough troops in the army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the nigra race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes, and into our churches." were made years earlier when he was a Democrat.

Both of these senators have long and colorful careers. It could be argued, in my opinion, that neither of them should be honored because they were both racists, wielded way too much power and likely spent way too much of the countries treasure for their own gain.

Thurmond: Thanks to his close relationship with the Nixon administration, Thurmond found himself in a position to deliver a great deal of federal money, appointments and projects to his state. With a like-minded president in the White House, Thurmond became a very effective power broker in Washington. His staffers said that he aimed to become South Carolina's "indispensable man" in D.C

Byrd: Byrd is well known for steering federal dollars to West Virginia, one of the country's poorest states. He is called by some the "King of Pork." After becoming chair of the Appropriations Committee in 1989, Byrd sought to steer, over time, a total of $1 billion for public works in the state. He passed that mark in 1991, and the steady stream of funds for highways, dams, educational institutions, and federal agency offices has continued unabated over the course of his membership. More than thirty pending or existing federal projects bear Byrd's name. He commented on his reputation for attaining funds for projects in West Virginia in August 2006 when he called himself "Big Daddy" at the dedication to the Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center.

So what does this have to do with Harry Reid and his comments about Barak Obama? Nothing. Just that there is and has been a double standard employed by Liberals and the democrats for too long. Either get over it, allow that people make a few mistakes and say dumb things from time to time and with today's media it is heard around the world before you even know what you did wrong and are allowed to retract or be consistent and hold all to the same standard.

P.S.

For more on Harry Reid check him out:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid
I especially liked this part.........he is such a calm individual on TV:
Reid lost his temper and attempted to choke Gordon, "You son of a bitch, you tried to bribe me!", and was pulled off by FBI agents.

By the way, Old Harry has been at this politics thing since he got out of school. Sound familiar?

For more entertaining reading and information that as Glenn says, "will make your eyes bleed" check out a few more of these career politicians on Wikipedia. It is time to throw them out, both sides, and get some honest replacements.


Tim Woodsome
Running With Scissors