Group that pushed for Confederate History Month in VA 'tied to white supremacists'

[LynneSin]

To think the Governor said having this month would be good for tourism. I guess he's right since racists will want to visit Virginia to be amonst their ilk.

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http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0407/virginia-governor-downplays-slavery/

A report at the Washington Post notes that the event was brought back by McDonnell at the insistence of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, "SCV leaders have long been tied to segregation and white supremacy."

Blue Texan cites a spring, 2010, SCV newsletter that declares, "f Barack Obama should be elected President, he would be extremely anti-white and would demand reparations for slavery and press hard for affirmative action to the degree that it would hurt young whites who were seeking jobs or admission to college and graduate schools."

[change_notfinetuning]

1. I am shocked! Simply shocked! n/t

[WolverineDG]

2. Never would have seen that one coming nt

[groovedaddy]

3. Just a coincidence, right? n.t

[ZombieHorde]

4. Recommended. This should be known. nt

[Ozymanithrax]

5. Oh tell me that isn't so! n/t

[EFerrari]

6. The SPLC just hates the troops.

[noiretextatique]

7. just call it "white supremacy month"

at least that would be honest.