Conrad Burns (R, MT): One reason he may not have supported anti-lynching

[ISUGRADIA]

Get inside Conrad Burns' mind (if you dare), a Republican moran of the highest caliber:

Back In 1994, while campaigning for a second term, Mr. Burns dropped by a local newspaper, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, and told an editor an anecdote about one of his constituents, a rancher who wanted to know what life was like in Washington, D.C.

The senator said the rancher asked him, "Conrad, how can you live back there with all those niggers?"

Senator Burns said he told the rancher it was "a hell of a challenge."

The anecdote was published and Senator Burns apologized. When he was asked why he hadn't expressed to the rancher any disapproval of the use of the word nigger, Senator Burns said, "I don't know. I never give it much thought."

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[LeftCoast]

1. Shameful!

If there is any justice left in this country, these racist senators will get their ass handed to them next time they're up for re-election.

Not holding my breath though...

[FreedomAngel82]

2. It is disgusting

I hate it. You'd think we'd be past that but we're not. :mad:

[LeftCoast]

5. And how much you wanna bet

our party is too afraid to call them on this bullshit?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

3. Let's not forget our very own Senator George Allen

When he was governor here in Virginia, he had the Confederate flag hanging in his office.

Oh, and he had another thing hanging in the entrance to his office:

a noose.

True.

[peacetalksforall]

4. What a gentlemen - his christianity flows over. So kind to his rancher-

friend. Things are very genteel and diplomatic in Montana.

Is all Montana this christian?

(I reserve the capital C for genuine Christians).

[billbuckhead]

6. More of those great country people we stand on our heads for

It's so good to see their "moral" values on display.

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

7. NO

My SO is from western Montana and he's as liberal as they get -- and he never talks about it being overly conservative, repressive, bigoted, etc. He does, however, talk critically of eastern MT and all the weirdos there. (The eastern part is the cattle-ranching land, apparently.)

[geek tragedy]

8. Conrad Burns has a somewhat legitimate defense.

He's really, really, really stupid.

I know we call lots of people on the other side stupid. But Conrad Burns is really fucking stupid.

[Vickers]

9. "He's really, really, really stupid."

:spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl:

[ISUGRADIA]

10. He's up in 2006 and should be a prime candidate for us to take out

2004 was a good year for Dems in MT and he won by narrow margains in 1994 and 2000.

[ISUGRADIA]

11. Kick for the afternoon

[SmokingJacket]

12. Can't believe he's still cockroaching around.

What an embarrassment to that great state!