"But that's Charlie's country."
"Charlie doesn't surf!"
Posted on 05/04/2009 11:12:18 AM PDT by Publius804
Actor Duvall enters battle to save Va. battlefield
By STEVE SZKOTAK
LOCUST GROVE, Va. (AP) - Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall has fired a verbal salvo against plans to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter near a Virginia Civil War battlefield where Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee first fought the Union's Ulysses S. Grant.
Duvall, who is a descendant of Lee, said he will help preservationists in "chasing out" the retailer from a site near the Wilderness Battlefield.
At a news conference on Monday, Duvall said he has no grudge against Wal-Mart but believes in capitalism coupled with sensitivity.
Duvall was joined by Congressmen Peter Welch of Vermont and Ted Poe of Texas, representing states that lost many lives at the Wilderness battle 145 years ago.
The Wal-Mart proposal must first be approved by Orange County supervisors.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Admit I didn’t read the rest. Who owns the property? Private owner or Big Brother? If it’s a private owner he should be compensated at the Walmart price and the ground preserved. If BB, preserve the battlefield, admit Lee should have won—the battle and the war—and find another spot for Walmart.
Just how ‘nearby’ the battlefield was the Wal-Mart going to be?
OK, you answered my question. Sounds like it’s not that close, and likely wouldn’t detract from the solemnity of the battlefield itself. It would probably be a good place for families to pick up picnic supplies before they head out for a day touring the battlefield!
Why don’t you ask Robert Duvall?
Why don’t you ask Robert Duvall?
It's nice to preserve those places for future generations, but those generations also need places to create their own history. We can't just turn the world into a museum and tell people nothing can change.
"But that's Charlie's country."
"Charlie doesn't surf!"
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.