Jim Hoeft over at Bearing Drift has an interesting proposal: If Virginia is ever going to move beyond the days of racial prejudice and towards Jefferson’s more perfect union, where all men are truly created equal, then we must take action to alter this holiday. Therefore, in an appeal to Governor Timothy M. Kaine and … Continue reading No to Lee-Jackson Day, Yes to Virginia Heritage Day
Day: January 8, 2009
Another LG candidate
I missed this yesterday: it appears we now have four candidates in the race for LG. Michael Signer, an attorney who served as deputy counselor to Mark R. Warner (D) when he was governor, is considering entering the race for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. I just finished an interview with Rich Savage (article … Continue reading Another LG candidate
The Mis-Education of the voter
Carter G. Woodson's The Mis-Education of the Negro is the inspiration for the above title. If you are not familiar, let me quote just a bit from the opening line: The "educated Negroes" have the attitude of contempt toward their own people I don't think it is a stretch to say that many of our … Continue reading The Mis-Education of the voter
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