Va. Govenor pulls a cutie

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092406340.html


Va. governor: 'Confederate' month no more


Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announced Friday that he will declare next April "Civil War in Virginia" month, rather than "Confederate History Month," as he once again expressed regret for a proclamation earlier this year that omitted a reference to slavery's role in the war.

Speaking at a scholarly conference on slavery and race held at Norfolk State University, McDonnell called on Virginians to remember the war with a solemn spirit of racial unity.

He called April's proclamation an "error of haste and not of heart," a misstep by an administration only a few months in office.

(sure it was)

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"One hundred and fifty years is long enough for Virginia to fight the Civil War," he said, drawing laughs and then appreciative applause from the 1,600 attendees of the seminar, titled "Race, Slavery and Civil War: The Tough Stuff of American History and Memory."

An inclusive gubernatorial proclamation will ensure that "people across the world will understand that Virginia has the capacity to grow and to change and to acknowledge truth," said state Sen. Yvonne B. Miller (D-Norfolk), a member of Virginia's legislative black caucus.
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so Yvonne has bought into this

[S_E_Fudd]

1. It's legit...

Virginia has been planning Civil War sesquicentennial events for a year. In conjunction with historic sites, local history and preservation groups and localities the sequicentennial commission has been doing a very good job planning for the anniversary. I have no complaints about how they have been going about this, including a large number of events related to slavery in Virginia, noting it as the primary cause of the War...

I believe this proclamation is in relation to that...

probably primarily an economic move as Virginia thinks this will jack up tourism this year...