Haley Barbour, chair of Rep. Governors Assn. says Virginians don't need to be reminded about slavery

[bigtree]

04/11/10 09:55 AM ET

Barbour: Virginians already know slavery was a bad thing

Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) on Sunday defended Gov. Bob McDonnell's (R-Va.) decision to declare "Confederate History Month" without acknowledging the role of slavery.

Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA), said Virginians know slavery is immoral without being reminded.

"I don't really see what to say about slavery, but anybody that thinks you have to explain to people that slavery is a bad thing--I think that goes without saying," he said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"It's trying to make a big deal out of something that doesn't amount to diddly," Barbour said . . .


read: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/91505-barbour-virginians-already-know-slavery-is-bad

[hobbit709]

1. That's because then Mississippi would have to also.

[msongs]

2. gee didn't Mississippi used to be a slave state there, Mr. Barbour? nt

[bigtree]

3. don't remind him

[Enrique]

4. let's take it out of the textbooks too

since everyone knows about it.

[spanone]

5. then let's commemorate ww2 without mentioning the nazi's genocide on the jews...dumbfuck

[SpiralHawk]

6. This clown probably thinks republicons don't need to be reminded about torture

Free Clue for Republicons: Torture is Evil. Jesus Christ was tortured. You 'claim' to be 'Christians.' Torture is anti-christian, and anti-American. Hello. Wake up. Slavery and torture are both evil.

Despite what Barbour claims, you Republicon Homelanders obviously don't get it yet.

[DavidDvorkin]

7. The don't need to be reminded about the Confederacy, either.