Sen. Strom Thurmond

[honeychile]

I just heard that Sen. Strom Thurmond passed away.

For those of you who didn't know, his second wife, Nancy Moore, was an Alpha Delta Pi.

Since I don't know if I did the link right above, the link to the Yahoo! page is: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../obit_thurmond

[OUlioness01]

i just studied him a couple weeks ago in history class. you know he holds the record for the longest filibuster...in high school i learned he managed that by actually sitting down and reading the phone book to the senate. i admire him for holding on the way he did for so long, even if he was completely misguided thoughout his life.

[honeychile]

I just posted this under Official News, because I didn't know whether this was the appropriate fora or not.

What was interesting in the Yahoo article was that it seemed that he tried to make up for his racist beginnings. Gotta love an old dog who learns new tricks!

[docetboy]

This is an extraordinary loss to the people of America. Strom Thurmond was a great man and a great Senator representing the people of South Carolina for almost 50 years. Despite your views on his political platform, you must respect the man and how much he dedicated for his country. He was a public servant his entire life, from county school superintendent, to governor, to the longest-serving Senator in American history.

He was a great soldier, being awarded five Battle Stars and eighteen decorations, medals and honors for his service in World War II. They include the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, Belgian Order of the Crown and French Croix de Guerre.

Despite being exempt from the Draft, he enlisted anyway. He landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, flying past the front lines in order to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the area. Before the end of the war, he helped liberate Paris, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and helped fight into Germany.

J. Strom Thurmond was a great American and every American should be mourning over this great loss. Please hold his family in your thoughts and prayers.

[AOcutiePi4ever]

i'm sorry for his wife...

and it's sad that he died...

but i must say i praised the Lord when he finally retired from his position bc he was WAY too conservative for today's people.

[EagleChick19]

[RUgreek]

He really put everything into his job and country. It's amazing how long he lasted. Sad on his passing, but he wasn't the greatest person in the world - he did run for president on a strong policy of racial segregation. Alas, it was the time when people thought it was right.

[AlphaGamDiva]

how sad......but what a long and serving life he lead.

i understand that people may have issues with some of his beliefs in the past, but please....let's not speak ill of the dead. he served SC wonderfully through the years, so let's focus on that!

and docet....what a nice post on all that he accomplished...thanks for the info!

[steelepike]

Sad to to see the loss of Brother Thurmond, he lived a long and fullfilled life.

[GeekyPenguin]

That's really sad - I am very impressed by everything he accomplished. I never agreed with his politics, but he was an amazing man, and I'd be happy to accomplish half as much in my life as he did in his.

[Kevin]

I believe the man changed many of his views over the years. I couldn't name many people who were in the public eye for such a long span of years. It's easy to confuse the Strom of 50 years ago with the Strom of recent years. I'd wager they'd be two entirely different folks.

Regardless of his politics or ideas, what he did was pretty damned amazing. He loved his country and he served it the best way that he knew how.

You have to respect that about him.

[PiKA2001]

A hundred years of life and 83 of service. Strom Thurmond was quite the man.

[PM_Mama00]

Wow that was possibly the rudest comment I've ever heard or seen.

RIP Strom... anyone who has spent those many years in politics is just crazy! But nevertheless, RIP.

[MSKKG]

Originally posted by BrownEyedGirl
It was just announced that he had another grandson the other day, so I'm sure it's a very emotional time for his family.

The State reported that his daughter Julie had a son on June 16, just 10 days before Strom died. It didn't mention any other grandchild or at least I didn't read about it. Is one of his sons a father?

[Bamboozled]

Originally posted by PM_Mama00
Wow that was possibly the rudest comment I've ever heard or seen.

Oh, yeah? Well, try this one:

“And I want to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that there’s not enough troops in the Army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the nigger race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes and into our churches.”

Spoken by yours truly, Good ol' Strom. Forgive me if I'm not all broken up over here.