Fungo-I, like you was raised in West Virginia, and would have been born there if my Dad hadn't been attending college at Wake Forest at the time. Most of my relatives live there and
plenty of old friends are there as well. I personally was not offended at FBBGUY's statement
about the people. He can speak for himself but I don't believe he meant the people of WVa are
ignorant. Robert Byrd, through the years, has done a lot of good for the state and has helped
a lot of people. A lot of good people in the state know this and keep sending him back to the senate because maybe, to them, he is better than the alternative. I DO have a problem
with Byrd's peers giving him a pass as well as the media. As I've stated before, speaking
in a racially insensitive manner, needs to be stopped no matter where it comes from. There
are no excuses.