Republican Governor Bob McDonnell has quietly declared April 2010 Confederate History Month, bringing back a designation in Virginia that his two Democratic predecessors — Mark Warner and Tim Kaine — refused to do. Republican governors George Allen and Jim Gilmore issued similar proclamations, but in 2002, Warner broke with their action, calling such proclamations, a “lightning rod” that does not help bridge divisions between whites and blacks in Virginia. This year’s proclamation was requested by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, one of whom is Yosemite Sam. In related news, Bugs Bunny is trying to escape a carrot famine by heading off to Alabama. The only problem? Sam is guarding the Mason-Dixon line, and no Yankees (rabbits included) are going to cross. Bugs pulls out every costume he can find to sneak past the red-headed Reb, including some serious Blackface, but Sam’s having none of it. Will Bugs get his carrots? Will Sam finally let go of the Old South? Will the Yankees win the world series? Watch this rarely seen 1952 Warner Brothers cartoon to find out on tomorrowpictures.TV!
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