Senator Byrd Online NOW:

[BeHereNow]

The Honorable Robert C. Byrd is currently
responding to questions courtesy of the WaPo
BHN
http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/04/auto_byrd080504.htm#NOW

[BeHereNow]

1. Hello? This is sinking?

Your chance to ask the last Patriot in the Senate
a question online?
I am baffled...
BHN

[chiburb]

4. Nah, we're too busy in the circular firing squad...

My post to Sen. Byrd:

"No question, just a huge THANK YOU for standing up to those that would subvert our Constitution and Republic. I wish all Democrats were as patriotic as you."

[BeHereNow]

8. GREAT contribution-

He just thanked a participant for encouraging him-
he said it is the very thing that keeps him going.
BHN

[LittleApple81]

2. There is too much activity on the board today. I am sure people

would love to do this.

[Robbien]

3. Thanks for bumping, didn't see it

Today the board is moving real fast.

[BeHereNow]

5. I know- GD is on fire today!

I will post the WaPo transcript later-
Byrd is AMAZING.
BHN

[chiburb]

6. Here's a taste:

Rockville, Md.: What's your opinion of Zell Miller speaking to the Republican Convention later this month? Why do you think he's so disillusioned with the Democrats? What is your relationship with him?

Finally, I just wanted to thank you for taking such a strong stance against the Bush administration regarding the Iraqi war and so many other matters! Very much appreciated! Keep up the good fight!

Sen. Robert C. Byrd : I simply will answer one part of that, that being the kind words concerning my efforts. I want to thank you. Such encouragement helps to keep me going. It is not always easy.

I don’t speak on the motivations of other Senators in all due respect.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Thanks! I sent in a question, but have no clue if they will use it or if

it's too late.

Good afternoon, Senator.

I am a member of the Green Party and am very distraught about this year's presidential election. On the one hand, I would love to support my party, but on the other I really want to see Mr. Bush leave the White House. So I intend to vote for your colleague Senator Kerry in November and hold my breath and hope that my party still exists after that.

My question is, do you feel that we will see some major election reform, such as ranked voting, in the near future of this country? Do you think it is more likely to come up from the municipal and state level, or will we see President Kerry and his congress put something like instant Runoff Voting into action in all of the states during the next four years?

Thank you for your time!

[chiburb]

9. You have time to edit your name if you did that by accident n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Thanks. I actually care more about the double-post than my name *l*

[BeHereNow]

11. I be a wicked one...

I asked about the recent Sibel Edmunds letter
to the 911 commission and the silence of
our public servants regarding her allegations
of treason among the highest levels of our White House...
Sorry, but how often to you get to ask the Byrd
something that really matters?
BHN (Bad Girl)

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. That's a good one too. We have so many pressing

situations we could ask him about, and not nearly enough time.
\
Me, I went with the voting reform because I knew no one else was likely to ask it. And then too, it is important, in its own way, as can be seen by the number of panicked posts about polls #s where Nader is concerned.

[chiburb]

12. Why he wrote the book:

San Francisco, Calif.: Sen Byrd,

Was there any one particular action, word, or thought by Bush that made you write this book?

Sen. Robert C. Byrd : I wrote this book to wake up America as Paul Revere awakened Concord. It was only a few months into the bush presidency when I became aware of this administration’s desire for secrecy, its desire to operate out of the White House, its distrust of the people and its contempt for the legislative branch. I have repeatedly taken a sacred oath to protect this republic and our constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic and what I have seen in the Bush White House in the programs and policies of his team threatens the foundations of the constitution and of this country and I could not sit idly by and let that happen. The American people need to wake up to what is happening to their country. In writing this book I sound the alarm.

[BeHereNow]

15. Sorry, I just duped ya below...!

Must be an echo in here...
It's a good thing though-
It needs to echo through this land right now.
BHN

[BeHereNow]

13. SMOKIN' statement by Byrd just now!

"San Francisco, Calif.: Sen Byrd,

Was there any one particular action, word, or thought by Bush that made you write this book?

Sen. Robert C. Byrd : I wrote this book to wake up America as Paul Revere awakened Concord. It was only a few months into the bush presidency when I became aware of this administrationís desire for secrecy, its desire to operate out of the White House, its distrust of the people and its contempt for the legislative branch. I have repeatedly taken a sacred oath to protect this republic and our constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic and what I have seen in the Bush White House in the programs and policies of his team threatens the foundations of the constitution and of this country and I could not sit idly by and let that happen. The American people need to wake up to what is happening to their country. In writing this book I sound the alarm. "

[Robbien]

16. Is it over?

I asked him a question about mainstream media and their reporting of the political scene. Darn!

[BeHereNow]

17. I think it is...sadly

Let's write to WaPo and suggest a weekly
chat with the last authentic American in the Senate...
Obviously the people of this country are hungry for such a thing
after years of being lied to and silenced.
BHN

[BeHereNow]

18. Correction- Still going!

They are probably so flooded with
questions that they need time to sort through them all-
Byrd is such a stately soul, I am sure he will finish
the interview with a sign off thanking all who
showed interest...
Take a lesson George:
This is how a true leader behaves.
BHN

[BeHereNow]

19. Sure enough- here it is...as I predicted

A gracious end, unlike the clunking Smirk.
BHN

"Sen. Robert C. Byrd : In closing I would say that no president must ever again be granted such license with our troops or our treasure. I want now to thank washingtonpost.com, the publisher W.W. Norton and the people for their questions and participation. These questions that have come my way today have been truly thoughtful and they show that the American people are concerned, that they are listening and that they are eager to participate."

[Robbien]

20. His last answer to the last question is a good one

I hope that my book will really awaken our country to the dangers of a rouge White House and that the American people will study their history and not be mislead by an administration that plays politics in everything that it does. My hope resides in the people of this country. A few years ago Tom Brokaw wrote his book “The Greatest Generation” about the people who fought WWII and those that supported them at home. I think that each generation of Americans has a chance to reach for greatness. Each generation has the responsibility to preserve this country and its constitution and the liberty that this constitution guarantees. And each generation has the responsibility to make this country shine as a continuing beacon of hope to the world.


This is a true Stateman!

[BeHereNow]

21. He is SO graceful...

What a juxtapostion when profiled next to the
greatest embarassment in the history of the world, eh?
BHN

[GreenPartyVoter]

22. Any DUers have their question used? :^D

[Robbien]

23. No, Not that I know of

During the chat I sent a comment thanking him for speaking out on the floor, also saying that his speeches along with Ron Paul's kept many spirits afloat during some very dark days over the last three years. Hope he got a chance to read it.