Shelby, Sessions didn't sign on to anti-lynching resolution

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http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/NEWSV5/storyV5lynch0614w.htm

About 80 senators co-sponsored the legislation. But Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, both Alabama Republicans, were not among them.

Virginia Davis, Shelby's press secretary, said the senator was unavailable for comment because he was on a congressional trip to the Paris Air Show. But she said Shelby supported the resolution, even though he was in the minority of senators who were not co-sponsors.

Mike Brumas, Sessions' press secretary, said Sessions does not endorse everything that crosses his desk. But in a statement, Sessions said he supported the resolution.

"While the South has every right to take pride in the tremendous advancement in race relations that has occurred in recent decades, true reconciliation and progress cannot be achieved without an honest recognition of the wrongs that have occurred," Sessions said.

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2. Yes, all us ignorant Southerners belong to lynch mobs

When we aren't sippin' mint juleps on the veranda we like to round up some darkies and have a good ole fashioned hangin' party. Cuz ya know they all think about rapin' white women anyway. </ sarcasm >

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4. As Sam Seder says

Surprise, suprise, suprise! Why should we expect anything else from these Neanderthals(with sincere apologies our cave-dwelling ancestors):grr:

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5. Sessions eventually signed on

Not that I'm defending the idiot.

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6. Very Surprising.

If one of them had to sign on, I would have bet that I would have been the more moderate Shelby.

But oh well.