Is it an epidemic?

[resqgeek]

Virginia politicians seem to be sticking their feet in their mouths with disturbing regularity lately. Last month, it was Congressman Virgil Goode attacking the use of the Koran to swear in a fellow Congressman (see my summary). Yesterday, in an interview, State Legislator Frank D. Hargrove, Sr. criticized a proposal for the state to issue an apology for slavery, saying that blacks "should get over" slavery. He went on to compare asking the state to apologize for slavery to asking Jews to apologize for killing Christ.

Wow! Talk about equal opportunity offensiveness. Both of these incidents come on the heels of the "macaca" flap during George Allen's unsuccessful bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate. Is it me, or are Virginia's politicians allowing their "good ol' boy" roots to show? At least the House of Delegates reacted strongly to Del. Hargrove's remarks, which is more than I can say for the House of Representatives (which failed to react at all to Rep. Goode's remarks).

[via The Washington Post and the Charlottesville Daily Progress]

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[florafloraflora.livejournal.com]

Zoiks. I wonder how the fine citizens of Hanover County feel about that.