Ravenwood - 01/19/04 07:15 AM
As a boy growing up in Virginia, this Monday was always Lee-Jackson-King Day. We celebrated the birth of two great Virginians and Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee, and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson; and of course the great American Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 2000, Lee-Jackson Day had to be moved to the Friday prior to Martin Luther King day to accomodate some federal government mandate that Dr. King get his own day. Actually I think it had more to do with forcing other states that didn't give kids the day off from school to comply, but I still thumb my nose at the fed, and celebrate the multi-holiday on Monday, unlike our very own governor weenie who refuses to celebrate Lee-Jackson Day at all. Don't worry, in all likelihood there will never be a Mark Warner day, celebrating the Virginia governor who, at this very moment is trying to raise taxes on all Virginians.
So Happy Lee-Jackson-King Day, everyone... (except to Mark, who'd better not j-walk in front of my car.)
Happy Lee-Jackson-King day to you, too!
Posted by: Mays at January 19, 2004 11:58 AMMoving it to Friday was a bunch of BS. Most of the Confederate states celebrated Lee-Jackson day today and the Federal government chose to make King day the same day. They knew exactly what they were doing.
Posted by: Michael Moulton at January 19, 2004 5:11 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
