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Originally posted by JuanHunt:
I have no tolerance for those that would try to absolve the segregationists of their sins. By my standard, anyone that does is an ignorant redneck, and there are still to many of them in the ol South. Barbour is among that group. his political career is complete at Governor. Good riddance.
Fortunately, your opinion has ZERO impact on me, and the rest of the educated world.
Ahhhhhhhh poor thing, you're just missing old KKK Byrd aren't you?
Posted Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at 7:04 PM ET
The late Sen. Robert C. ByrdRobert Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, died Monday at 92. While he was most famous as a master of the Senate's obscure rules, Byrd wore many hats during his lifetime, including that of Exalted Cyclops in the Ku Klux Klan. What are the job responsibilities of an Exalted Cyclops?
He presides over the Council of the Centaurs and writes quarterly reports to the Grand Giant. In the Klan hierarchy, each local chapter, or Klavern, is led by an Exalted Cyclops. This member is typically elected by his fellow Klansmen and serves a one-year term. According to the original 1867 Prescript of the Ku Klux Klan, the Exalted Cyclops reports to a Grand Giant, or provincial leader; a Grand Dragon, or state director; and the Grand Wizard, or national chair. Below the Cyclops on the org chart were the Grand Magi, the Grand Monk, the Grand Exchequer, the Grand Turk, and, finally, the rank-and-file members known as Ghouls or Knights. (Many of these titles have changed over time, and most of the sub-Cyclops ranks have been eliminated.) The Exalted Cyclops' responsibilities include presiding over Klavern meetings, initiating new members, and appointing Councils of Centaurs—that's Klan-speak for a jury—to try and punish wayward Ghouls.