Virginia Governor McDonnell suddenly gets wind of slavery

By GottaLaff

Shorter McDonnell: Wait, what? There was slavery in Real America? Why didn't anyone fill me in?

Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) apologized late Wednesday for failing to include slavery in his proclamation declaring April as Confederate History Month.

The full text of his statement is here.

See, he just forgot, see. Who wouldn't? It's not like it was a major part of American history or anything. In fact, the Texas Board of Education is probably voting to strike slavery from all future history books as we speak.

BET co-founder Sheila Johnson, who co-chaired McDonnell's Inaugural Committee this year:

"The complete omission of slavery from an official government document, which purports to be a call for Virginians to 'understand' and 'study' their history, is both academically flawed and personally offensive" [...]

Back in 2009, Johnson's decision to endorse McDonnell over the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Virginia, Creigh Deeds, was touted by McDonnell's campaign as a showcase of his ability to "bring people together."

He did bring people together. It was just a different group than expected.

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