Strom Thurmond, Dead at 100

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Strom Thurmond, Dead at 100

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South Carolina's century-old segregationist, died today. He opposed creating a holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. He also opposed intergrated U.S. armed forces.

I hope they bury him in a black cemetary.
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Allow me to weep for this courageous klansman, errrr, American...good riddance.
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Older than dirt, fire, or the wheel. Well past his time to go.
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jeeez I thought he'd never die! .....maybe he choked on his venomous racistic bile........
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Denis Thatcher also died yesterday. :)
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My dad's birthday is today. I called him and asked if Thurmond's death was the best birthday present he could ever wish for. He said yes. But I think he likes the Calexico record I got him, too.
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Post by double dutchess »

Actually, he supported the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. But it was obviously a ploy to clean up his image and try to not look like the filthy bigot he was.
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Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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This is a few days old, but I just found it.

Ding dong the hick is dead.
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At the gates of heaven, Strom was surprised that the angel was black, and that the sign said "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone".

Did you know he had a daughter by his black servant back in the twenties? He didn't exactly deny it, either. She lives in L. A. now. The story is at MSN.com right now.

Also, Noise...more crop circles, this time where I used to live, near Suisun City, CA. I don't believe they are all hoaxes, and niether do the scientists that have studied them.

Also, everyone, unemployment is at 6.9% in the USA. That means more money for the shareholder! HOORAY!
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As long as we both believe in celestial beings that require faith, I'm pretty happy.
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I'm sure that he was into heavy S/M
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