Topic: Bob Mcdonnell

Republican Governor Robert F. McDonnell is the latest Republican to yield to left wing Democrat accusations and hatemongering. The primary reason for the hatred directed against Governor McDonnell is that he was elected government largely in response to dissatisfaction with the performance ...
Lawmaker: Miss. Gov. Barbour wrong to ignore slavery in proclaiming Confederate History MonthMississippi Gov. Haley Barbour drew criticism for proclaiming April as Confederate Heritage Month without mentioning slavery, the second governor this month to come under fire for the omission.Rep. Robert Johnson, ...
Well, Newsweek editor Jon Meacham wants you to think again. In it, McDonnell recognizes individuals "who fought for their homes and communities and Commonwealth" and "the sacrifices of the Confederate leaders, soldiers and citizens during the period of the Civil War," Meacham ...
View from the South: Miss. governor says Virginia's Confederate History Month is no big dealThe dustup over Virginia's proclamation for Confederate History Month seems like a lot of noise over something that "doesn't amount to diddly," Mississippi's governor said in an interview ...

Virginia governor apologizes for slavery 'omission'

Amid growing national criticism, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell apologized for not acknowledging slavery in a proclamation he signed declaring April "Confederate History Month."McDonnell recognized he had made a "major omission" in not citing slavery, a practice that sparked the 1861-1865 Civil War ...