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Designated april as confederate month. something his two democratic press predecessors refrained from doing. this caused quite a stir. particularly because the government did not mention slavery in this proclamation. was that a mistake? >> well, i dont think so. my state legislature has made a legislatively enacted holiday confederate memorial day. done it for years under republican governors and democrat governors and for seven years as governor i have issued a proclamation because of what the ...

Bob mcdonnell got in to hot water when he designated april of confederate history month without mention of slavery. hailey barber called the controversy overblown. >> virginia governor, new virginia governor bob mcdonnell issued confederate month. this caused quite a stir, particularly because the governor did not mention slavery in this proclamation. was that a mistake? >> i dont think so. my state legislature has made a legislateively inactive holiday, confederate memorial day, have done it fo...

The left. the words i would use are the most left wing, because thats what the truth is. >> reporter: let me ask you about something else, just kind of tone of politics. virginia governor, new vo vo governor, bob mcdonnel designated april as confederate month. something his two democratic predecessors had refrained from doing. he did not mention slavery in this proclamation. was that a mistake? >> i dont think so. my state legislature has made a legislatively enacted holiday, con federal rat mem...

I served two, two-year terms. there are people critical of me. thats part of it. but, no, i expect that michael steele will serve out his term. >> reporter: one of the things that the chairman said when he was talking on another network was that he thought he was being held to a higher standard because he is black? do you think that is true? >> no. thats like me saying i think i am held to a higher standard because im a fat redneck with an accent like this. the fact of the matter is, people in t...

Gingrich was trying to convey. the words i would use are -- the most left wing. because thats what the truth is. >> let me ask you about something else in -- the kind of tone politics. governor mcdonnell designated april as confederate month. something his two democratic predecessors refrained from doing. caused quite a stir. particularly because the governor did not even mention slavery in this proclamation. was that a mistake? >> well, i dont think so. my stake -- legislature has made a legisl...

Victims of nazi genocide during world war ii. holocaust remembrance day marks the 65th anniversary of the liberation of nazi concentration camps. the president says the holocaust calls on all people to renew their commitment to prevent genocide and "to confront anti-semitism and prejudices in all its forms." mississippis governor is weighing in over the dust-up over confederate history month. virginia governor bob mcdonald got in hot water when he designated april as confederate history month ...

I was chairman of the rnc. i served two two-year terms. there were people critical of me. thats part of it. but -- no. i expect michael steele will serve out his term. >> one of the things that the chairman said when he was talking to another network was that he thought he was being held on higher standard because hes black. do you think thats true? >> no. it is like me saying i think im held to a higher the standard because im a fat redneck with a thick accent like this. the fact of the matter ...

My state legislature has made a legislatively inactive holiday, confederate memorial day. theyve done it for years under democratic governors and republican governors, and for seven years as governor i have issued a proclamation because of what the legislature has done. my democratic predecessors did so as well. i dont know what you would say about slavery, but anybody that thinks that you have to explain to people that slavery is a bad thing, i think it goes without saying. >> theres ainsensiti...

Agriculture, like his predecessors, has been saddled with this problem. and there needs to be a resolution. not just compensation, but certainly thats an important piece of this, but also a reform of the way the system works so it is not so subjective, so that people when they come into their local office arent just treated like the members of a particular racial group. that everybody gets treated the same and thats part of what were trying to accomplish as well. >> what kind of timetable are yo...

Week of outrageous statements and back pedaling apologies. >> a rare moment of political civility. here to break it down in his weekly segment. cnn contributor analyst. we were talking about raising a big firestorm of declaration from virginias governor about this month dedicated to remembering the confederacy. >> he campaigned as a centrist problem solver but reissuing a confederate history pro clamation, april is the month before the people began and ended a four-year struggle for independence...