tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post5816661785236892481..comments2023-10-24T07:28:19.851-07:00Comments on SagaciousHillbilly: Senator Robert C. ByrdSagaciousHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-15189276220952091792007-09-28T21:08:00.000-07:002007-09-28T21:08:00.000-07:00Not to worry Sagacious--I was not asked to leave b...Not to worry Sagacious--I was not asked to leave because of racial issues. The Girl Scouts were actually very welcoming--even in the early 70s.<BR/>Let's just say I was a bit radical as a kid and tried to get a wonderful boy I knew into my troop.<BR/><BR/>(We were going for cooking badges and he could make amazing macaroni and cheese.) I was adamant, they were probably very patient with me<BR/>and said no, I took offense as any hardheaded kid would. We parted ways--with me being shown the door. I forgave them though and laugh about it now.Leota2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12495424074583396005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-10566746246324255262007-09-28T20:22:00.000-07:002007-09-28T20:22:00.000-07:00leota,That's really horrible. Where were you when...leota,<BR/>That's really horrible. Where were you when they asked you to leave the GSs? My daughter was a girl scout for years and had many good friends in the program that were black. It was certainly not GS policy around here to excludde anyone. . . at least, not in the 80s and 90s.<BR/>For the past 35+ years, whenever I have confronted a fellow white person talking racist trash (which is whenever I hear it) I implore them to think about how their racism effects innocent children. It still seems to fall on deaf ears most of the time, but I suspect some of them do walk away with the thought in their head and hopefully they consider the question.<BR/>I believe the most effective thing progressive white people can do is to not tolerate racist talk from other white people. <BR/>What do you think?SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-13228332398044270542007-09-28T19:39:00.000-07:002007-09-28T19:39:00.000-07:00Sagacious,I felt the same way about the Girl Scout...Sagacious,<BR/>I felt the same way about the Girl Scouts, right<BR/>before I was asked to leave. . . .Leota2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12495424074583396005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-39297322196333640042007-09-28T08:44:00.000-07:002007-09-28T08:44:00.000-07:00Oh, and Ms. Leota, Senator Byrd swears he didn't u...Oh, and Ms. Leota, Senator Byrd swears he didn't understand the nature of the KKK when he became a member. . . my grandfather made the same declaration, except he was a strong supporter of civil rights in the 60s.SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-92086495931939476342007-09-27T15:40:00.000-07:002007-09-27T15:40:00.000-07:00Thank you for the compliment leota. I hope you wi...Thank you for the compliment leota. I hope you will return and comment more.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is ironic that Byrd has become one of the real voices of reason and the only true elder statesman we have in the congress right now.<BR/><BR/>Everything seemed like to was moving along so nicely in the 90s.SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659346512371488571.post-4903648282502677772007-09-27T14:58:00.000-07:002007-09-27T14:58:00.000-07:00Love your blog Sagacious.Sad isn't it? I wake up ...Love your blog Sagacious.<BR/><BR/>Sad isn't it? I wake up feeling that I was pretty sure I voted for these Democrats, but I'm having problems getting past the cowardice and reactionary neocon turn some them have taken.<BR/><BR/>Democrats vilifying MoveOn while men and women are dying in the desert, Habeous Corpus still dead,<BR/>children's health care ignored, Katrina still a tragedy, the economy in the toilet--crazed W destroying our nation and decent syntax . . .<BR/><BR/>And of course, with race relations at an all time low--doesn't it boggle the mind that one of the most vocal proponents of de-funding this insane war and trying to protect the constitution is an old ex-hood wearer. <BR/><BR/> Whew! My fro is curling . . .Leota2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12495424074583396005noreply@blogger.com