Friday, December 06, 2013

Virginia Disingenuously Redesigns Standard License Plates





In a move that is the height of hypocrisy, Bob McDonnell - variously known as "Taliban Bob" and "Governor Ultrasound" - unveiled a redesign of Virginia's standard vehicle license plate to add the slogan "Virginia is for Lovers" along the bottom edge of the plates.  Virginia is for lovers if the lovers are not gay or lesbian or preferably not an interracial couple (thanks to Loving v. Virginia, such interracial couples can marry although not with much approval from the Virginia GOP  and its toxic party base).  Now anyone getting new license plates will have to pay extra to avoid getting plates that bear this false slogan.  I for one will not be rushing out to replace my plates that display Virginia's great seal with ones that bear an out right lie on them.  The Richmond Times Dispatch looks at this disingenuous bull shit:


The Department of Motor Vehicles has redesigned the state's standard license plate to incorporate the “Virginia is for lovers" slogan.

Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled the new plate during remarks yesterday at the Governor's Transportation Conference at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

The new plates display the tourism slogan near the bottom of the plate in black letters with a red heart in place of the “v” in “lovers.” Underneath, in smaller print, is “Virginia.org.”

The new plate otherwise appears the same as the basic blue and white plates that have been the standard for decades.

Will someone please pass me a vomit bag? 

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