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WestEndHokie39
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Richmond mayor will have commission study removal

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of monuments.

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city ... 255a6.html

Not suprised- I believed this was his goal since he announced the "commission".

Fortunately, the VA code forbids the moving of the statues, but progressives don't care about the rule of law...

The good thing is that the nation is not in danger of proceeding down a slippery slope of political correctness...oh wait...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/ ... ve-owners/
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Re: Richmond mayor will have commission study removal

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WestEndHokie39 wrote:of monuments.

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city ... 255a6.html

Not suprised- I believed this was his goal since he announced the "commission".

Fortunately, the VA code forbids the moving of the statues, but progressives don't care about the rule of law...

The good thing is that the nation is not in danger of proceeding down a slippery slope of political correctness...oh wait...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/ ... ve-owners/
The idiot dem Gov. of NC called for all confederate monuments to be removed, luckily anything he does can be overridden by the legislature as it has a repub majority and can veto any of his actions. They arrested 4 of the idiots that tore down the one in Durham, the fat cow that was on the ladder proclaimed they will take them all down even tho the fat cow is facing a 3 year prison sentence if convicted
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Re: Richmond mayor will have commission study removal

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cwtcr hokie wrote:
WestEndHokie39 wrote:of monuments.

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city ... 255a6.html

Not suprised- I believed this was his goal since he announced the "commission".

Fortunately, the VA code forbids the moving of the statues, but progressives don't care about the rule of law...

The good thing is that the nation is not in danger of proceeding down a slippery slope of political correctness...oh wait...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/ ... ve-owners/
The idiot dem Gov. of NC called for all confederate monuments to be removed, luckily anything he does can be overridden by the legislature as it has a repub majority and can veto any of his actions. They arrested 4 of the idiots that tore down the one in Durham, the fat cow that was on the ladder proclaimed they will take them all down even tho the fat cow is facing a 3 year prison sentence if convicted
And they are all communists, which has the unenviable record of killing more people than Nazis...
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Re: Richmond mayor will have commission study removal

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cwtcr hokie wrote:
WestEndHokie39 wrote:of monuments.

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city ... 255a6.html

Not suprised- I believed this was his goal since he announced the "commission".

Fortunately, the VA code forbids the moving of the statues, but progressives don't care about the rule of law...

The good thing is that the nation is not in danger of proceeding down a slippery slope of political correctness...oh wait...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/ ... ve-owners/
The idiot dem Gov. of NC called for all confederate monuments to be removed, luckily anything he does can be overridden by the legislature as it has a repub majority and can veto any of his actions. They arrested 4 of the idiots that tore down the one in Durham, the fat cow that was on the ladder proclaimed they will take them all down even tho the fat cow is facing a 3 year prison sentence if convicted
Northam, per the linked article, will be running on the removal of the monuments. That will lose him a lot of moderate votes. And, of course, ole lying Terry McAuliffe is on board, too.
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Re: Richmond mayor will have commission study removal

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WestEndHokie39 wrote:of monuments.

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city ... 255a6.html

Not suprised- I believed this was his goal since he announced the "commission".

Fortunately, the VA code forbids the moving of the statues, but progressives don't care about the rule of law...

The good thing is that the nation is not in danger of proceeding down a slippery slope of political correctness...oh wait...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/ ... ve-owners/
The original charge for the commission was to address them in place. Pressure is mounting from the agitators though.

Monument avenue is on the national register of historic places so I'm sure they need federal approval.
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WestEndHokie39 wrote:
cwtcr hokie wrote:
WestEndHokie39 wrote:of monuments.

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city ... 255a6.html

Not suprised- I believed this was his goal since he announced the "commission".

Fortunately, the VA code forbids the moving of the statues, but progressives don't care about the rule of law...

The good thing is that the nation is not in danger of proceeding down a slippery slope of political correctness...oh wait...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/ ... ve-owners/
The idiot dem Gov. of NC called for all confederate monuments to be removed, luckily anything he does can be overridden by the legislature as it has a repub majority and can veto any of his actions. They arrested 4 of the idiots that tore down the one in Durham, the fat cow that was on the ladder proclaimed they will take them all down even tho the fat cow is facing a 3 year prison sentence if convicted
Northam, per the linked article, will be running on the removal of the monuments. That will lose him a lot of moderate votes. And, of course, ole lying Terry McAuliffe is on board, too.
The media is making the Dems overextend themselves like they did in 2010.
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WestEndHokie39 wrote:of monuments.
The good thing is that the nation is not in danger of proceeding down a slippery slope of political correctness...oh wait...
Anyone who thinks this is JUST about Civil War statues is a damn fool. The ultimate goal here is to delegitimize the history of the country, its founders, and its founding documents. These Communists tactics are not new. They are the same tactics used during all Communist revolutions.

This is CNN...

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CNN’s Rye: Statues of Washington, Jefferson, and Robert E. Lee ‘All Need to Come Down’
by Ian Hanchett17 Aug 20171,101

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “At This Hour,” CNN Political Commentator Angela Rye argued that statues of slave owners, whether they’re of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or Robert E. Lee should come down.

CNN Political Analyst and Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief John Avlon who had referred to comparisons between Washington and Robert E. Lee as “idiotic” and stated that Confederates tried to claim Washington. Avlon also argued that there is no comparison between the Confederacy and Washington because Washington tried to unite the country and the Confederacy tore it apart.

Later on, Rye said, “I think that we have to get to the heart of the problem here, and the heart of the problem is the way in which many of us were taught American history. American history is not all glorious. And even though I love John to death, I couldn’t disagree more about George Washington. George Washington was a slave owner. And we need to call slave owners out for what they are, whether we think they were protecting American freedom or not. He wasn’t protecting my freedom. I wasn’t someone who, my ancestors weren’t deemed human beings to him. And so, to me, I don’t care if it’s a George Washington statue or Thomas Jefferson statue or a Robert E. Lee statue, they all need to come down. … And I’m not saying that they don’t deserve to be taught about. We definitely need to learn about it so that we don’t repeat it. Because we’re very close to repeating it right now. But I’m not giving any deference to George Washington or to Robert E. Lee.”

Avlon countered that Rye is polarizing the conversation in the manner that President Trump wants. He continued that while the Founders were slave owners, it’s wrong to morally compare the Founders to the Confederacy.

Rye denied that she made this comparison, and Avlon responded that he did.

Journalist Farai Chidyea argued that she considers Washington a hero, but he also pursued his runaway slave. She continued by saying that Washington is a “complex” figure, heroes have nuance, and no heroes are perfect. She also stated that she doesn’t think Washington and Lee are the same and that President Trump is just using history to give talking points that white supremacists will like.

http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/08/ ... come-down/
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