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sheshe2

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30. I found this.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 04:06 PM

18 hrs ago

But as the first woman to serve as governor, Spanberger wore all white on Saturday, a possible tribute to the women’s suffrage movement. She wore a gold pin on her long, white coat that said: “One country. One destiny.”

https://www.wbtw.com/news/national/ap-abigail-spanberger-becomes-virginias-1st-female-governor-in-historic-inauguration/

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Ladies and gentlemen, Her Excellency Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger [View all] underpants 20 hrs ago OP

Hooray! CaliforniaPeggy 20 hrs ago #1

Time for cake. Congrats, Governor Abigail Spanberger of Virginia. Tetrachloride 20 hrs ago #2

Beautiful. Now I'm wondering what her pin is. Can't believe it took Virginia this long. Walleye 20 hrs ago #3

I looks like a red white and blue ribbon with an arrow underpants 20 hrs ago #5

I think it is a bejeweled American flag. 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #7

Thanks, appropriate for the commonwealth of Virginia Walleye 20 hrs ago #8

I was wondering what she's got on her feet! liberalla 19 hrs ago #15

I caught a glimpse of her feet on the way down Tanuki 17 hrs ago #32

I'd hope so. underpants 16 hrs ago #38

I found this. sheshe2 18 hrs ago #30

Nice. Thanks so much for the info. Walleye 13 hrs ago #40

You are most welcome. sheshe2 13 hrs ago #41

YAY!!! 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #4

Yes! pandr32 20 hrs ago #6

Fabulous!! Congratulations Governor Spanberger! Diamond_Dog 20 hrs ago #9

🥳💥😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💥🥳 littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #10

The first Woman Governor of The Commonwealth of Virginia, Her Excellency Abigail Spanberger LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #11

Her official portrait underpants 19 hrs ago #13

Beautiful! liberalla 19 hrs ago #16

250 years in the making. NoMoreRepugs 19 hrs ago #12

So that explains it. The white outfit, I mean. NT mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago #14

Wearing white to honor the Suffragettes. TNNurse 19 hrs ago #19

My great great aunts were prominent in the suffrage movement in Nebraska. ananda 18 hrs ago #28

Woohoo!!! Pacifist Patriot 19 hrs ago #17

Fantastic. I love my new Governor. virgdem 19 hrs ago #18

Yeah, good riddance to Yankin' - N/T tonekat 14 hrs ago #39

First Jewish governor too! clevergrrrl 18 hrs ago #20

That'll make the MAGAs crazy! COL Mustard 18 hrs ago #25

I didn't either BonnieJW 12 hrs ago #42

She is not Jewish. onenote 10 hrs ago #43

She is not Jewish. Celerity 7 hrs ago #45

Wonderful! mcar 18 hrs ago #21

The older black gentleman in brown coat drray23 18 hrs ago #22

With the white hair? underpants 18 hrs ago #23

Who is the young woman holding the Bible while Abigail is sworn in? FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #29

Optical illusion. Here husband held the Bible. That is his daughter underpants 17 hrs ago #34

👍 FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #36

So glad she is in office! COL Mustard 18 hrs ago #24

So proud and happy! The Blue Flower 18 hrs ago #26

I did until the moved the district again. underpants 17 hrs ago #35

Perfect.. Congratulations to Gov Abagail Spanberger & Cha 18 hrs ago #27

Brava! sheshe2 18 hrs ago #31

Boy, do I love this! llmart 17 hrs ago #33

Speaking of women who get shit done, check out Macomb County State Rep Mai Xiong- her Hmong heritage makes her a NBachers 7 hrs ago #44

Yes, I know all about her. llmart 43 min ago #46

Awesome!! Evolve Dammit 16 hrs ago #37

She's my..... MarcoZandrini 11 min ago #47

And 1,2,3 her comes ICE and the US Army. BradBo 57 sec ago #48