On 2004-02-08, John Gaquin wrote:

"Doug Carter" wrote in message

Robert "Sheets" Byrd (Tip O'Neil's characterization, not mine)
should get at least first runner up for playing a Confederate General in
"Gods and Generals."

Seriously? I saw that film, but didn't notice.

Yeah.. The "official" Gods and Generals pulled his picture from their
web site but its all over the web. He was on the set, in costume for
his 84th birthday; had a party with other (D) congress-persons singing.

He made a speech about the experience on the floor, drawing some kind of
analogy between the civil war and 9/11 that I didn't quite follow...