Senator Byrd 2-12-03

[d_b]

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Select segments from his 'We Stand Passively Mute' speech.


Read the speech in it's entirety here: http://www.counterpunch.org/byrd02132003.html


The Senators who knew better:

Daniel Akaka
Jeff Bingaman
Barbara Boxer
Robert Byrd
Lincoln Chafee
Jon Corzine
Kent Conrad
Mark Dayton
Dick Durbin
Russ Feingold
Bob Graham
Daniel Inouye
Jim Jeffords
Ted Kennedy
Patrick Leahy
Carl Levin
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
Jack Reed
Paul Sarbanes
Debbie Stabenow
Paul Wellstone (RIP)
Ron Wyden

[CrazyForKucinich]

1. Byrd easily gives the most passionate speeches...

Thanks for sharing. I still remember him waving the Constitution around protesting...that it gives Congress the authority to declare war...not the President.

[babylonsister]

2. An old man knew the truth. I love Senator Byrd for his insight. nt

[aaronbees]

3. Such a tremendous speech but...

it's painful to watch it knowing just how right he was and what an unmitigated disaster Iraq has become. Byrd showed such courage.

[dubeskin]

4. Wow, that was wonderful

I just copied the speech to my computer. Definitly one of those things you come by you just need to save. You don't know why, you just need it. His speech was that. It powerfully explained why NOT to go to Iraq, and sadly, all he said was correct. What a wonderful speaker.

[Stevepol]

5. K&R! Brought back great memories of Byrd.

Somebody should award him something special and make this video available to every high school student in the country from this day forward and forever after.

The only way you can resist the tendency in the human spirit to turn to fascism is by constant, CONSTANT education and reiteration.

I remember when Byrd was the only one standing up to this warmongering and completely incompetent regime.

If nothing more good comes of this war, this is at least something: Byrd standing in front of the Senate haranguing the politicians for their cowardice and idiocy.

[Lasher]

6. I don't know what award we could give him.

We've already named about everything in West Virginia after him and my wife & I don't plan to have any more children.

I think this will go down in history as his finest hour.

[Dangerman]

7. Byrd is a prophet.

Everything he says is true and shame on America! Shame on it for not listening to him.

[mogster]

8. What a great politician

Amazing speech.