'Confederate History Month' Declared By Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell

[my2sense]

Virginia's Republican Governor Bob McDonnell has declared April to be "Confederate History Month," the first time in 8 years that such a proclamation has been issued in the state.

In the statement, McDonnell says that the Confederate history "should not be forgotten, but instead should be studied, understood and remembered," and that its leaders "fought for their homes and communities and Commonwealth in a time very different than ours today."

Here's a portion of the statement from McDonnell's website:

WHEREAS, April is the month in which the people of Virginia joined the Confederate States of America in a four year war between the states for independence that concluded at Appomattox Courthouse; and

WHEREAS, Virginia has long recognized her Confederate history, the numerous civil war battlefields that mark every region of the state, the leaders and individuals in the Army, Navy and at home who fought for their homes and communities and Commonwealth in a time very different than ours today; and <...>

WHEREAS, this defining chapter in Virginia's history should not be forgotten, but instead should be studied, understood and remembered by all Virginians, both in the context of the time in which it took place, but also in the context of the time in which we live, and this study and remembrance takes on particular importance as the Commonwealth prepares to welcome the nation and the world to visit Virginia for the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Civil War, a four-year period in which the exploration of our history can benefit all;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert McDonnell, do hereby recognize April 2010 as CONFEDERATE HISTORY MONTH in our COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.

More at link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/06/confederate-history-month_n_527363.html?view=print

[Neurotica]

1. Unbelievable

Actually, what's even more unbelievable is that there is no mention of slavery in the entire proclamation.

My two "favorite" whereases:

"WHEREAS, it is important for all Virginians to reflect upon our Commonwealth’s shared history, to understand the sacrifices of the Confederate leaders, soldiers and citizens during the period of the Civil War, and to recognize how our history has led to our present; and"

and

"WHEREAS, all Virginians can appreciate the fact that when ultimately overwhelmed by the insurmountable numbers and resources of the Union Army, the surviving, imprisoned and injured Confederate soldiers gave their word and allegiance to the United States of America, and returned to their homes and families to rebuild their communities in peace, following the instruction of General Robert E. Lee of Virginia, who wrote that, “...all should unite in honest efforts to obliterate the effects of war and to restore the blessings of peace."; and"

[Walk away]

2. What is up with the "South"? Are they ever going to get over it or...

will they not be happy until they secede and reinstate slavery?

[HereSince1628]

3. 5 years out of ~230 deserve 1/12 of our recognition?

Now i know that there are multiple monthly causes per month

But sedition and rebellion are not things that I would go out of my way to honor for a month each year.

Unless I was a teapartier.

[Blue_Tires]

4. it's part of the back-and-forth that is a hallmark of VA politics

The state capitol is still full of assclowns who believed MLK should have never been given his own day...this is how they push back when one of their own is in charge (Allen did the same shit, too -- He loved cozying up to the CSA revisionists and re-enactors)

[Neurotica]

5. The whole idea of "lee-jackson-king" day was beyond my comprehension

when I first moved to VA!

[dkofos]

6. They need a month to figure out they lost??

[Kaylee]

7. Exhibit 1 of why I live in Maryland and not Va

They name every daggone thing after confederates...Lee Hwy, The Fairfax High School Rebels...they can keep that crap.