President Obama appeared on Good Morning America and slammed right-wing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's revisionist proclamation of Confederate History Month that neglected to mention slavery. McDonnell said slavery was an 'insignificant" component of the Civil War.
Says the President: "You can't understand the history of the Confederacy and the Civil War without understanding slavery. That's unacceptable."
Watch the President AFTER THE JUMP ...
Good for him.
Posted by: Osiris | 09 April 2010 at 12:19
Spoken like the true diplomat he is. Kudos, Mr. President.
However, CNN's Roland Martin said it best:
"I will never, under any circumstances, cast Confederates as heroic figures who should be honored and revered. No, they have been, and forever will be, domestic terrorists."
Posted by: Taylor Siluwé | 10 April 2010 at 22:23