Pranks in the Virginia Executive Mansion

Hidden cell phones ringing in the middle of the night ... cardboard cutouts stashed in the shower ... such are the pranks pulled by outgoing Virginia governors on incoming governors, a tradition in transition process. So says reporter Reid Wilson in today's GovBeat in the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/11/01/that-time-tim-kaine-trolled-bob-mcdonnell/?tid=pm_politics_pop"><i>Washington Post</i></a>. What what prank will be cooked up by Governor Bob McDonnell in January....?

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Hidden cell phones ringing in the middle of the night ... cardboard cutouts stashed in the shower ... such are the pranks pulled by outgoing Virginia governors on incoming governors, a tradition in transition process. So says reporter Reid Wilson in …

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McDonnells receive avalanche of pumpkins at Virginia Executive Mansion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YyeJoHGPeBHD4q0NbhbF2lAsmOAyRlOEcZL7QKNPMRwvykiHQpBT-TYdPZFG9kT9qoOEp5GDjCR-61bxdUV9ikFwDOiulVs2j3cmY9uqy04NJ80lSE8e9OseqpU1sj2bmJeHD1GEsbqY/s1600/Bob+McDonnell+fall+pumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YyeJoHGPeBHD4q0NbhbF2lAsmOAyRlOEcZL7QKNPMRwvykiHQpBT-TYdPZFG9kT9qoOEp5GDjCR-61bxdUV9ikFwDOiulVs2j3cmY9uqy04NJ80lSE8e9OseqpU1sj2bmJeHD1GEsbqY/s400/Bob+McDonnell+fall+pumpkins.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYfdDZjmxiXiD4ISXwwkGZaINu4_QBHk0S0-niOr1ysvdnUkD-LxbpfgchqHpba53d86Ede5lQWCfn0SzL37o5n99IyEAcwn7r4nBg8TseNAKVZA6Uaho6aV2fCJVONhClq7fYafx3xdV/s1600/Bob+McDonnell+fall+pumpkins+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYfdDZjmxiXiD4ISXwwkGZaINu4_QBHk0S0-niOr1ysvdnUkD-LxbpfgchqHpba53d86Ede5lQWCfn0SzL37o5n99IyEAcwn7r4nBg8TseNAKVZA6Uaho6aV2fCJVONhClq7fYafx3xdV/s400/Bob+McDonnell+fall+pumpkins+2.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Photos courtesy of Michaele White, Governor’s Photographer</i></div><br />Governor Bob McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell received a delivery of several hundred Virginia pumpkins Thursday from the Virginia Pumpkin Growers Association and its members.  Growers from the <a href="http://http//www.vdacs.virginia.gov/shippers/pumpkins.shtml"><b>Brann/King Farm</b></a> in Riner, <a href="http://www.ashlandberryfarm.com/"><b>Ashland Berry Farm</b></a> in Beaverdam, and <a href="http://pumpkinva.org/association-members/"><b>Cassell Farm</b></a> in Laurel Fork donated pumpkins, gourds, and other decorative items to the governor and his staff to show how locally-grown pumpkins are fresh, nutritious, and how they support the local economy.

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Photos courtesy of Michaele White, Governor’s PhotographerGovernor Bob McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell received a delivery of several hundred Virginia pumpkins Thursday from the Virginia Pumpkin Growers Association and its members.  Grow…

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The Governor apologizes to his 'beloved Virginia'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4Y_AWizh7QcuslFRPhSceew5wtXy6uY8dBusf28h0E98EV5dGuCnikHwwj3e1aBXL4-Nt-K8fWX0Fj0dLkeFM65bR2t8fP9RO95x4YW8KBUaV_jdFIvJltU7bzk7ByBj1iCYSCdJfL7b/s1600/Bob+McDonnell+Bill+Bolling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4Y_AWizh7QcuslFRPhSceew5wtXy6uY8dBusf28h0E98EV5dGuCnikHwwj3e1aBXL4-Nt-K8fWX0Fj0dLkeFM65bR2t8fP9RO95x4YW8KBUaV_jdFIvJltU7bzk7ByBj1iCYSCdJfL7b/s400/Bob+McDonnell+Bill+Bolling.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor Bob McDonnell and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling<br />Executive Mansion, January 2011</div><br /><i>"Being Governor of Virginia is the highest honor of my 37 years in public service. I am deeply sorry for the embarrassment certain members of my family and I brought upon my beloved Virginia and her citizens. I want you to know that I broke no laws and that I am committed to regaining your sacred trust and confidence. I hope today's action is another step toward that end. </i><br /><br /><i>"Virginia has never been stronger and I plan to focus on creating even more jobs and facilitating greater opportunity during the last five months of my term as your Governor. Our work together on education, transportation, pension reform, voting rights, and economic expansion has produced great results for Virginia." </i>--Governor Bob McDonnell (July 23, 2013)<br /><br />Cross-posted at <a href="http://vapoliticalpineapple.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-governor-apologizes-to-his-beloved.html">Va Political Pineapple</a><br /><br />Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />January 2011 

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Governor Bob McDonnell and Lieutenant Governor Bill BollingExecutive Mansion, January 2011"Being Governor of Virginia is the highest honor of my 37 years in public service. I am deeply sorry for the embarrassment certain members of my family and I…

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