McDonnell Cancels Confederate History Month

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McDonnell Cancels Confederate History Month
Rachel Slajda | September 27, 2010, 9:01AM


Bob McDonnell, the Republican governor of Virginia, announced Friday morning that he will not declare next April "Confederate History Month."

McDonnell caused a stir this April when he proclaimed Confederate History Month, something that had been a tradition in the past but that his predecessors had skipped. Most critics made hay of the fact that he made no mention of slavery in the proclamation. He eventually apologized and added a clause about the "evil and inhumane practice."

But on Friday, speaking during a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, McDonnell announced that he would declare next April "Civil War in Virginia" month.

"My major and unacceptable omission of slavery disappointed and hurt a lot of people--myself included," he said, according to the Washington Post.

"One hundred and fifty years is long enough for Virginia to fight the Civil War," he said.

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[11 Bravo]

1. Didn't vote for him and don't like him. He's a right-wing ideologue, but ...

he did the right thing here, and I tip my hat to him.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. WoW! I can't imagine his rabid base will be happy about this. Bold move. (nt)

[damntexdem]

3. Good, but he's too late:

the Union canceled Confederate history 145 years ago. ;-)

[FSogol]

4. South Fails to Rise Again

:puke:

[el_bryanto]

5. I'm declaring Civil War in Virginia month because 150 years is long enough for Virginia to fight

the civil war.

Yep.

You heard me. Just put that other BS about slavery between those two ideas and nobody will notice the logic disconnect.

Bryant

[Blue_Tires]

6. He's good at toning down the rhetoric at opportune times...

He also gets to play the good cop to Cuccinelli's evil one...

[theHandpuppet]

7. Good.

Perhaps now when kids in Virginia are taught about that period in the Commonwealth's history they will discover that not all Virginians fought for the Confederacy and nearly 6,000 Virginia men fought under the battle flags of the United States Colored Troops. Of course, you'll not find a statue in their memory on Monument Avenue in Richmond.