A major theme of yesterday's event was that Virginia's key role in the creation of American democracy has sometimes been overshadowed by New England's. A whoop went up when Cheney noted that the Jamestown colonists had already convened a representative assembly by the time the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower.
Another theme, also touched on by Cheney, was that the Europeans' many glowing achievements had been accompanied by more unpleasant realities, such as the enslavement of African Americans and the destruction of Native Americans.
HOW DARE HE SPEAK OF SUCH THINGS!! And how dare they invite that evil incarnate to the cradle of our democracy, of which he is working overtime to destroy. What an offense!! :grr:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011001541.htmloops, forgot the link!