Haley Barbour's Confederate Heritage Month
By Rachel Slajda - April 14, 2010, 6:00PM
When Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) faced criticism over declaring April "Confederate History Month" without even mentioning slavery, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) stepped up to defend him, dismissing the... Read More »
Mississippi Gov: I Don't Think McDonnell Made A Mistake Leaving Out Slavery (VIDEO)
By Eric Lach - April 12, 2010, 10:14AM
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) took a lot of heat last week for leaving slavery out of a "Confederate History Month" proclamation -- and he later apologized. But Mississippi Governor... Read More »
Obama On VA Confederate History Month: Omission Of Slavery 'Unacceptable' (VIDEO)
By Rachel Slajda - April 9, 2010, 8:59AM
President Obama, in an interview for Good Morning America, said the omission of slavery from a Virginia proclamation dubbing April "Confederate History Month" was "unacceptable," but pointed out that Gov.... Read More »
Virginia Doesn't Stand Alone On Confederate History Month
By Rachel Slajda - April 8, 2010, 2:13PM
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) took so much flak this week for declaring April "Confederate History Month," without mentioning slavery, that he eventually had to apologize and add an extra... Read More »
Ex-VA Gov. Kaine: McDonnell Shouldn't Have Left Slavery Out Of Confederate History Month
By Nick Broten - April 7, 2010, 6:11PM
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement today in response to Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's decision to designate April as Confederate History Month without openly condemning slavery:... Read More »
Apologetic McDonnell Adds Slavery Clause To 'Confederate History Month' Proclamation
By Rachel Slajda - April 7, 2010, 5:50PM
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has apologized for not including any mention of slavery in his proclamation declaring April "Confederate History Month" and added an extra clause to the proclamation.... Read More »
Spox: McDonnell 'Knows That Slavery Is A Significant Part Of Virginia's History'
By Rachel Slajda - April 7, 2010, 3:36PM
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has gotten some serious criticism for signing a proclamation declaring April "Confederate History Month," and especially for making no mention of slavery in the document.... Read More »
Commander Of Group Who Pushed For Confederate Month Proclamation: 'No One Is For Slavery'
By Rachel Slajda - April 7, 2010, 2:22PM
Since signing a proclamation declaring April "Confederate History Month" in the state of Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has been blasted by black leaders, Democrats and local newspapers. Many are... Read More »
Text Of The Republican Response To The 2010 State Of The Union Address
By Laura Colarusso - January 27, 2010, 11:02PM
Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA) delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union address. Below is the text of McDonnell's prepared remarks: Good evening. I'm Bob... Read More »
McDonnell To Talk Jobs And Spending In Rebuttal
By Christina Bellantoni - January 27, 2010, 7:25PM
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's (R) office released the following excerpts of his State of the Union response.... Read More »
VA Gov Delivering GOP Response To Obama's State Of The Union Address
By Ben Frumin - January 21, 2010, 1:51PM
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will deliver the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address next week.... Read More »
David Brooks: Sarah Palin Is A Joke -- And Bob McDonnell Is The Future
By Ben Frumin - November 15, 2009, 3:49PM
The New York Times' resident conservative columnist David Brooks slammed Sarah Palin this morning on ABC's This Week, calling her a "joke." And in the process, he held up Virginia... Read More »
McDonnell To Hold Press Conference Wednesday
By Ben Frumin - November 4, 2009, 9:58AM
Virginia's Republican Governor-elect Bob McDonnell will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. today at the Virginia State Capitol. The presser comes the day after McDonnell's big win over Democrat... Read More »
Deeds Releases Statement Congratulating McDonnell
November 3, 2009, 9:35PM
Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds has released a statement congratulating his Republican opponent, Bob McDonnell, on winning Virginia's gubernatorial election. Here's the full text: "I have said from the beginning that... Read More »
McDonnell Downplays Controversial Thesis And Slams Opponent's Attack Ads
By Ben Frumin - September 27, 2009, 3:46PM
Bob McDonnell, the GOP nominee for Governor in Virginia, was on FOX News Sunday this morning. Apparently his Democratic opponent Creigh Deeds was invited too, but declined to sit down... Read More »
Poll: Deeds Gaining On McDonnell In Virginia Gov Race
By Ben Frumin - September 20, 2009, 3:03PM
A new Washington Post poll shows that Democrat Creigh Deeds has pulled to within four percentage points of Republican Bob McDonnell in the Virginia gubernatorial race. That's a huge difference... Read More »
