McDonnell declares Confederate History Month in VA.

[Fire1]

Under the guise of "tourism," McDonnell resurrects the celebration of a dark age in American history. How does any AA "celebrate?" Shackles anybody??

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/mcdonnell-declares-april-confederate-history-month

[Blue_Tires]

1. LOL he had to backtrack off of that pretty quick...

Amusing to see the shitstorm that has been stirred up...I just wish people did it back when George Allen was pimping the CSA

[Fire1]

2. Has it been cancelled or just 'modified?' Last I read, he just

ADDED the recognition of slavery.

[Blue_Tires]

3. he added that and he apologized(!)

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/MCDO07_20100406-222603/335524/#comments

[Fire1]

4. Ok and nothing has changed. The whole concept is fucked up.

Do we see Germans celebrating the holocaust? They have the decency to be ashamed. This country is so full of it.

[Brewman_Jax]

5. How fucked up is that?

Of course, they don't want to mention slavery, the main reason they seceeded from the union in the first place. Too much of US history has been sanitized and forgotten.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. It's pathetic the way they attempt to whitewash right past slavery.

DECLARATION OF SECESSION guys!

[Fire1]

7. And it's up to US to make sure they don't forget it. Kudos to

the Black folks in VA.