Confederacy of the determined - (Southern heritage buffs vow "Confederate History Month")

WASHINGTON TIMES.COM ^ | APRIL 24, 2005 | Christina Bellantoni

[CHARLITE]

Southern heritage buffs vow to use the Virginia gubernatorial election as a platform for designating April as Confederate History and Heritage Month.

The four candidates have differing views on the Confederacy, an issue that has been debated for years in the commonwealth.

"We're not just a few people making a lot of noise," said Brag Bowling, a spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the oldest hereditary organization for male descendents of Confederate soldiers. "This is not a racial thing; it is good for Virginia. We're going to keep pushing this until we get it."

Each candidate recently shared his thoughts on what Mr. Bowling called a "litmus test for all politicians." Lt. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine would not support a Confederate History and Heritage Month. Former state Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore would support something that recognizes everyone who lived during the Civil War.

Sen. H. Russell Potts Jr. and Warrenton Mayor George B. Fitch would support a Confederate History and Heritage Month. Many past Virginia governors honored the Civil War or the Confederacy.

In 1990, former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first black governor, a Democrat and a grandson of slaves, issued a proclamation praising both sides of the war and remembering "those who sacrificed in this great struggle."

Former Govs. George Allen and James S. Gilmore III, both Republicans, issued Confederate History Month proclamations. In 2000, Mr. Gilmore replaced that proclamation with one commemorating both sides of the Civil War -- a move that enraged the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Gov. Mark Warner, a Democrat, has refused to issue a gubernatorial decree on either side of the Civil War.

Mr. Kaine, another Democrat, would decline to issue a Confederate History and Heritage Month proclamation if he is elected governor, said his campaign spokeswoman, Delacey Skinner.

[stand watie]

are you also a TWIT,a TROLL or just a "brainwave-free" damnyankee moron???

keep your head DOWN, lad, while you're over there.

free dixie,sw

[M. Espinola]

"like i said before, don't you get tired of being laughed AT & thought a FOOL????" I am not sure, do you? LOL> "perhaps you should head over to DU to be "close & personal" with the other DUMMIES, haters, revisionists & DAMNyankee morons."

I can't at this moment since all your neo-confederate stooges are ouccuply all the space.

Question: Is your case of Confederitis in the most advanced stage? Doctor Glomp has had a lot of expirence in treating such problem cases, if your interested.

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By the way would you be so kind as to post links to your last three recent threads.

[MikefromOhio]

I am nothing of the sort and I am not in Iraq anymore, nor do I hope I go there...

are you disputing that Pickett's charge happened at Gettysburg? Or that R E Lee ordered it? Or that Hood wanted to skip going up Little Round top and instead go hit the Union rear, which he could have done as fast or even faster than running up Little Round Top against a Union division 5 or 6 times....??

[stand watie]

another MINDLESS post from m.eSPINola!

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

good.

[seemoAR]

I love it when people start name calling. They start that when they realize that you can't be bullied. Reminds me of grade school.

[stand watie]

in that case, WELCOME to the war.

it would be a relief to have a bluebelly/unionist with a brain to spar with. N-S, so far, is the only one of the damnyankee coven, who has exhibited both an education & a brain.

the remainder of the unionist coven seem to have an IQ of about "room temperature".

free dixie,sw

[M. Espinola]

'Confederititis' is a serious metal disorder. 'Stand' is in the advanced stages. It's really a shame he will not seek out proper treatment before ....well you know :)

I am going to recommend Michael undertake the subject of 'Confederititis' for his next book, after 'Liberalism is a Mental Disorder' gets to the number one spot on the New York Times Best Sellers List.

[M. Espinola]

"another MINDLESS post from m.eSPINola!"

So where are your last three threads you posted? :)

[stand watie]

actually, in the case of the unionist coven of morons (N-S is the only exception!), it's because they are NOT CAPABLE of anything else.

they know NOT & know NOT that they know NOT. on the whole,a PITIFUL bunch.

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

yet ANOTHER stupid post!

rotflmRao AT you!

free dixie,sw

[seemoAR]

Darn it, that hurt. Surely you can do better than that. Try really hard. Are you turning blue from holding your breath too long? You really should consider becoming a comedian. You haven't tried saying that your daddy can whip mine yet.

[M. Espinola]

Speaking of stupid posts, everyone is still waiting your last three threads that you yourself posted. Or are you unable to list them? :)

[cougar_mccxxi]

"ALSO: The willingness of the South to Fight excercised the idea that was set forth in the Constitution- This nation is a Nation OF States, not a Nation OVER States. The will of the State (and it's people) will not be waived by any single federal power."

-MacDorcha

Well said and well worth saying.

[stand watie]

dear moron, did you read #613????

PLEASE stop capitalizing my screen-name or any part there-of.

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

exactly.

the unionist coven of IDIOTS & "brainwave-free" damnyankees aren't either intelligent or educated enough to understand even that simple concept.

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

i'm disputing that NONE of it happened, but rather that your comment contains little that required either education or IQ, but did require hatefulness for the MANY brave "lads in gray", who died at G'burg.

i'm glad you're home safe.

i'm likely being re-called to AD for OCONUS duty, w/i 120 days. (if so,at 58 i'll be the oldest 31D35 in the whole army! and one of those with the LEAST hair. rotflmRao!)

free dixie,sw

[Non-Sequitur]

European Countries were selling textiles at a lower price than the North could. The tariffs put a tax on imports. This protected the Northern Textile Mills. The North did not import nearly as much as the South so the taxes actually benefited the North.

I keep hearing that and I still find it hard accept. The North had four and a half times the free population of the southern states, 10 times the industry, 14 times the txtile production, 15 times the iron production, produced 38 times as much coal, 4 times as much wheat, had 7 times as much railroad mileage, and on and on. Just what was it that the south imported in such massive amounts that they paid so much more in taxes? And if the tariff protected northern industries and forced the south to pay higher prices for domestically produced goods, the North had to pay those same prices, too. And purchased more of the goods. And what about southern industries? There were tariffs on tobacco products, raw cotton, sugar and sugar related products, naval stores like turpentine, all products of the south. All protected by the tariffs, which forced the Noth to pay more for their products.

The European countries would retaliate by not buying cotton from the South.

And when did they retaliate? Prior to the rebellion the south sold all the cotton it could produce at higher prices than every before.

Ignorance is bliss isn't it.

Then you must be the happiest person on FreeRepublic.

[M. Espinola]

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