Naptyme
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Re: After 148 years, Mississippi finally ratifies 13th Amendment, which banned slaver
I agree with the part that he was a politician first. If there is 1 thing a politician is good at it's lying to get votes. I don't believe anything a politician says no matter the party they come from.
Robert Byrd was a racist. But, he had an epiphany.
He was also from a state with a strong union.
I suspect he was a politician first, and quickly realized playing the GOP's Southern Strategy would not serve him well. So, he abandoned his racist ways.
I agree with the part that he was a politician first. If there is 1 thing a politician is good at it's lying to get votes. I don't believe anything a politician says no matter the party they come from.