Strom Thurmond died

[FergieTCat]

At age 100!

 

[Rajah]

That name's familiar, but I'm not sure who he is....

 

[Dan Murphy]

Originally posted by Rajah
That name's familiar, but I'm not sure who he is....

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?threadid=395965

 

[TIdoublegaER]

Senator from South Carolina. Fought to keep the south segregated and was opposed to civil rights. Apparently he changed his tune somewhat in later years, but would never apologize for his previous stand.

 

[FergieTCat]

I was going to add the word "Finally!", but I thought that was too tacky.

 

[GoldenGate]

I guess he proves the good die YOUNG!

 

[Ted and Holly]

He made it all better by voting FOR the MLKJr Holiday. Of course, the celebration is on the anniversary of his death, but a Holiday nonetheless.

Ted

 

[TIdoublegaER]

I have plenty more to say about him, but...my mother always said, if you don't have anything nice to say...

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I was going to add the word "Finally!", but I thought that was too tacky.

Yes thank you Donna, that's kind of the way I feel.

I'm sorry he died, but I'm not sorry that he no longer serves in our Senate.

 

[honeywolf7]

I was going to say "finally" as well

 

[EltonJohn]

Originally posted by Rajah
That name's familiar, but I'm not sure who he is....

Remember the Trent Lott scandal several months ago?

May Strom RIP and RIG.

Peace to All

 

[AirForceRocks]

Originally posted by Ted and Holly
He made it all better by voting FOR the MLKJr Holiday. Of course, the celebration is on the anniversary of his death, but a Holiday nonetheless.

Ted

The anniversary of whose death? MLK Jr holiday is in January, and he died in March. The holiday corresponds to the anniversary of his birth, not his death...

 

[lil mermaid]

Originally posted by Ted and Holly
He made it all better by voting FOR the MLKJr Holiday. Of course, the celebration is on the anniversary of his death, but a Holiday nonetheless.

Ted

The MLK holiday is the anniversary of his birth - he died in April 1968.

 

[honeywolf7]

What is RIG?

 

[AirForceRocks]

Thanks lil mermaid, for some reason, I had March in my head!! But I was sure that he died in the spring and that his birthday was in January.

 

[Ted and Holly]

Originally posted by lil mermaid
The MLK holiday is the anniversary of his birth - he died in April 1968.

Sorry, my mistake.

Still not much penance on the part of Mr. Thurmond, though.