Biden, under fire for comments on segregationists, gave eulogies for Strom Thurmond, Robert Byrd

Biden, under fire for comments on segregationists, gave eulogies for Strom Thurmond, Robert Byrd



The firestorm over former Vice President Joe Biden’s comments this week highlighting his ability to work with segregationist southern senators is also bringing renewed attention to his 2003 eulogy for Strom Thurmond, the former South Carolina senator and “Dixiecrat” presidential candidate who supported segregation.