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BComplex

(8,017 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:06 PM Jun 2020

Gov. Northam says Robert E. Lee monument will be removed as soon as possible

Source: WMBF News (NBC)

Press conference where Gov. Northam says "it was wrong then, it's wrong now".



Read more: https://www.wmbfnews.com/2020/06/03/virginia-governor-announce-removal-lee-statue/



I don't know how to post the video, but it's in the link.

Great speech at a press conference! He's going to get slammed for this by the confederate flag bois.
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Gov. Northam says Robert E. Lee monument will be removed as soon as possible (Original Post) BComplex Jun 2020 OP
Mayor Stoney lead off and nailed it. Watched it live. underpants Jun 2020 #1
Isn't that an awesome thing to say!! YAY!!! BComplex Jun 2020 #4
Good words. riversedge Jun 2020 #11
The Klan Is Gonna Get All Butthurt DanieRains Jun 2020 #2
They'll just have to cope. Dial H For Hero Jun 2020 #3
Not just the Klan, but a lot more that are just registered republicans! In North Carolina, BComplex Jun 2020 #5
SCV, League of the South, UDC, etc underpants Jun 2020 #7
sic semper tyrannis! shotten99 Jun 2020 #6
I suspect this news will result in a lot of chatter from republican terrorist orgs. captain jack Jun 2020 #8
cant serve two masters. eggscllent. AllaN01Bear Jun 2020 #9
REL captured keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #10

underpants

(182,604 posts)
1. Mayor Stoney lead off and nailed it. Watched it live.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:13 PM
Jun 2020

“It’s time to put an end to the lost cause; Richmond is no longer the capital of the Confederacy,” said Mayor Levar Stoney.

BComplex

(8,017 posts)
4. Isn't that an awesome thing to say!! YAY!!!
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:17 PM
Jun 2020

This couldn't make me happier!! I'm in North Carolina, just a little further South than Richmond. I wish this state would adopt Virginia's attitude!

BComplex

(8,017 posts)
5. Not just the Klan, but a lot more that are just registered republicans! In North Carolina,
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:18 PM
Jun 2020

I heard the arguments of some of them when a small town was about to remove a confederate statue in front of a black college.

underpants

(182,604 posts)
7. SCV, League of the South, UDC, etc
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:32 PM
Jun 2020

Watch the money come rolling in for lawsuits.

They may funnel it through the White House of the Confederacy who’s donor list is very carefully protected.

captain jack

(316 posts)
8. I suspect this news will result in a lot of chatter from republican terrorist orgs.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:35 PM
Jun 2020

Lets hope the FBI is listening in.

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