You may have heard of our governor, who forgot to mention that little matter of slavery when he announced Conferate History Month recently. Oopsie.
More recently, you may have heard of our attorney-general Ken, who tried to supplant our breast-bared state seal with a more modest one. I think it was on pins that he gave out to his staff. (His version is actually an older version of the seal, and it actually looks cooler than the current one -- but the "current" one is over 200 years old and was designed by a group that included prominent Virginians such as George Mason. The current breast is very 2-dimensional, basically looks like a one-eyed smilie .) so it's hard (is it cold in here?) to imagine it being the source of any breast-induced emotions except in the most adolescent of males (ahem) or the most sanctimonious of Morals Police.)
So, what else is this attorney-general up to??
Something much worse...
Dr. Mann is a co-author of the famous/infamous climate-change "hockey stick".
Sounds to me like Ken thinks this climate change hubbub is a concoction by a cabal of the elite.
U-Va has powerful friends, both liberal and conservative, so this should be interesting.
I see this as both politically-based badgering intended to intimidate, and as an attempt by Ken to further himself by attacking an "enemy" of the conservative base.
Have you no shame, sir? Must you embarass Virginia further?
More recently, you may have heard of our attorney-general Ken, who tried to supplant our breast-bared state seal with a more modest one. I think it was on pins that he gave out to his staff. (His version is actually an older version of the seal, and it actually looks cooler than the current one -- but the "current" one is over 200 years old and was designed by a group that included prominent Virginians such as George Mason. The current breast is very 2-dimensional, basically looks like a one-eyed smilie .) so it's hard (is it cold in here?) to imagine it being the source of any breast-induced emotions except in the most adolescent of males (ahem) or the most sanctimonious of Morals Police.)
So, what else is this attorney-general up to??
Something much worse...
Quote: As Courtney Stuart first reported last week in Charlottesville's The Hook, Cuccinelli's office quietly filed a civil investigative demand (or CID, which is basically a subpoena) with the University of Virginia on April 23, giving the school 30 days to produce more than 10 years' worth of documents related to the state-funded research of a former faculty member, Michael Mann. Operating under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, the CID seeks from the university, among other things, "any correspondence, messages or emails" to or from Mann and 40 named climate scientists; any documents sent to or from Mann that reference any of those 40 scientists; and any "documents, things or data" submitted in support of any of five different grant applications that amounted, in total, to almost $500,000. The university is also expected to turn over "any and all emails or pieces of correspondence from or to Dr. Michael Mann since he left the University of Virginia."(link)
Dr. Mann is a co-author of the famous/infamous climate-change "hockey stick".
Sounds to me like Ken thinks this climate change hubbub is a concoction by a cabal of the elite.
U-Va has powerful friends, both liberal and conservative, so this should be interesting.
I see this as both politically-based badgering intended to intimidate, and as an attempt by Ken to further himself by attacking an "enemy" of the conservative base.
Have you no shame, sir? Must you embarass Virginia further?