Despite previous governors' refusals, McDonnell issues Confederate history month proclamation

[jefferson_dem]

Despite previous governors' refusals, McDonnell issues Confederate history month proclamation

Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has quietly declared April 2010 Confederate History Month, bringing back a designation in Virginia that his two Democratic predecessors -- Mark Warner and Tim Kaine -- refused to do.

Republican governors George Allen and Jim Gilmore issued similar proclamations. But in 2002, Warner broke with their action, calling such proclamations, a "lightning rod" that does not help bridge divisions between whites and blacks in Virginia.

This year's proclamation was requested by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A representative of the group said the group has known since it interviewed McDonnell when he was running for attorney general in 2005 that he was likely to respond differently than Warner or Kaine.

"We've known for quite some time we had a good opportunity should he ascend the governorship," Brandon Dorsey said. "We basically decided to bide our time and wait until we had more favorable politicians in Richmond."

Dorsey said the governor's stamp of approval would help the group publicize the month and aide tourism efforts in the state.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/04/post_666.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz

[Captain Hilts]

1. Thank the Dems that sat on their hands and didn't bother to vote in '09 for this. nt

[NJmaverick]

2. This is terrible, but I think we still have it worse in NJ with that asshole Christie

[Captain Hilts]

5. It's maddening, any way you look at it. A very close friend is

helping run the phonebanks for OFA here in Bethesda and keeping people focused to keep hitting is a huge task.

[NJmaverick]

6. I'll bet

[bluestateguy]

3. It's about playing to your base

Democratic governors: black voters

Republican governors: pooh bellied, angry white men, Southern born natives who still think the South was right.

[ncteechur]

4. Does it take a whole month? I mean they only last about 5 years.

[VespertineIconoclast]

7. I feel so sorry for the people who are Virginia residents right now.

McDonnell is one of the most hateful people that I have seen in the position of governor in recent years. He does not concern himself about the divisiveness that he is actively creating and breeding. I hope that when Virginians have the opportunity to get rid of this shameful excuse for a human being I hope they are intelligent enough to jump at it.

I have a strong belief that individuals who produce such negativity in this world have negativity returned to them in some form.

[greencharlie]

8. lolz....

an entire month? I know they celebrate Robert E Lee birthday holiday but an entire month, lol.

[political_Dem]

9. This is truly disgusting, but not surprising in the least.

Really, these governors should be tried for seditious behavior. After all, they are celebrating a treasonous act against the Union--especially when that act had cost lives and challenged the stability of the Union. These behaviors also fully supported and sponsored terrorism (i.e., the death of Lincoln, the rise of the KKK).

Do they really want to be associated with domestic terrorists in light of this climate?

[Tutonic]

10. Dorsey should share that hood with McDonnell--he owns him now.

[CTLawGuy]

11. Isn't this the party that bellyaches

about people who hate America?

Isn't the "confederacy" a prime example of America-haters?

[Aristus]

12. Virginians across the state celebrated the news by lynching helpless black people.

:grr::mad::grr::mad::grr: