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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 01:53 PM
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Group that Lobbied Republican Governor to Honor Confederacy Tied to White Supremacists - FDL
Group that Lobbied Republican Governor to Honor Confederacy Tied to White Supremacists
By: Blue Texan Wednesday April 7, 2010 10:30 am

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The interwebs are buzzing today with the news that GOP Gov. Robert McDonnell of Virginia has declared April “Treason in Defense of Slavery” month.

But what’s not getting enough attention is the fact that the group that convinced McDonnell to sign the declaration are a bunch of neo-Confederates.

This year’s proclamation was requested by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A representative of the group said it has known since it interviewed McDonnell when he was running for attorney general in 2005 that he was likely to respond differently than Warner or Kaine.

“We’ve known for quite some time we had a good opportunity should he ascend the governorship,” said Brandon Dorsey of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.


The Southern Poverty Law Center has a dossier on the SCV.

Although the 31,400-member SCV has always billed itself as a “non-political” and “non-racial” heritage organization devoted merely to preserving the legacy of Confederate soldiers, SCV leaders have long been tied to segregation and white supremacy.


See more on the group here: http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2002/spring/a-house-divided

But you’ve got to see this quote from an article in the May/June, 2008 edition of the SCV’s newsletter, The Southern Mercury.

It is very clear to me that if 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. Even if he were elected, I would think he would be a one term President and the Congressional Republicans with a “corporal’s guard’ of Democrats would stop most of the radical and unjust laws he would propose. However, I believe that his rhetoric and anti-white legislative proposals would stir up racial riots. If he were running for re-election, these riots would turn into an extremely violent nature that would seriously damage race relations in America, and leave entire sections of some of our cities in ruins.


Real nice people you’re keeping company with, Bob.

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Link: http://firedoglake.com/2010/04/07/group-that-lobbied-republican-governor-to-honor-confederacy-tied-to-white-supremacists/

:wtf:

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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 02:01 PM
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1. I am SO glad NOT to live in Virginia any more. nt
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h9socialist Donating Member (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 02:21 PM
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2. Is this a surprise?
Who else would want a holiday honoring a racist, bigoted government than a bunch of racist bigots? It seems that this just adds supporting evidence for what is already tautology.
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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 03:34 PM
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3. Kick !!!
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