Former Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan endorses Obama

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Some may say that it is a historic day in politics as Former Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, Senator Robert Byrd or West Virginia endorses Senator Barack Obama. 


Senator Byrd a major supporter of segregation in public policy and integration of military forces  in his early career.  He later renounced is Klan ties in 1952 while running for the House of Representatives.  He was first elected to Office in 1962 and is currently the longest serving congressman in the senate.


His support of Senator Obama has put real teeth in his renunciation of his raciest views. 

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