Ralph Northam yearbook page shows men in blackface and KKK robe

[Anonymous]

If Northam resigns (seems unlikely) and Lt. Gov. Fairfax becomes governor, who becomes the new Lt. Gov.? Tommy Norment?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Northam thing is really unfortunate and he should resign. But this doesn’t make the GOP saints, FFS. Between King, embrace of the Conferacy, and the POTUS and kid kids retweeting white nationalist sh*t, the GOP is the party of hate and Proud Boys.

LOL!
The Democrats had a KKK Grand Wizard as a member of Congress, whom they held in high regard, for half a century.

Untrue.

Just curious.... Are you the same poster who claimed that VA never had a black governor?

DP, pretty sure Byrd wasn’t actually a grand wizard.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:If Northam resigns (seems unlikely) and Lt. Gov. Fairfax becomes governor, who becomes the new Lt. Gov.? Tommy Norment?

Fairfax will appoint someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s ok when a democrat does it. This will be ignored. Of course, if it had been a republican, we would have Al sharpton and Jesse Jackson marching in the streets and singing “we shall overcome.”

The CBC says he should resign. I’m disgusted and sad. He was a pediatrician dealing with kids? This was a medical school yearbook. He was an adult. Then you wonder why we don’t trust white people. Yuck. -signed life long liberal AA Democrat.

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Anonymous wrote:The Northam thing is really unfortunate and he should resign. But this doesn’t make the GOP saints, FFS. Between King, embrace of the Conferacy, and the POTUS and kid kids retweeting white nationalist sh*t, the GOP is the party of hate and Proud Boys.

LOL!
The Democrats had a KKK Grand Wizard as a member of Congress, whom they held in high regard, for half a century.

Gosh, that was like 35 years ago. I’m talking about TODAY. Wake up.

Gosh, Robert E Lee was over 100 years ago...

No one is proposing we build statues of Byrd or Northam here.

Actually, a statue causes far less harm than a governorship.

Symbolically or practically?

I don't actually know what Northam has or has not done as governor. Has it been terrible?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s ok when a democrat does it. This will be ignored. Of course, if it had been a republican, we would have Al sharpton and Jesse Jackson marching in the streets and singing “we shall overcome.”

The CBC says he should resign. I’m disgusted and sad. He was a pediatrician dealing with kids? This was a medical school yearbook. He was an adult. Then you wonder why we don’t trust white people. Yuck. -signed life long liberal AA Democrat.

I could go on and on about what I think med school does wrong. But I can also go on and on about what doctors do right.

[Anonymous]

History has shown time and time again that the party of racism runs deep on the left side of the ledger... just sayin

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Anonymous wrote:Northam Statement:

That's enough for me. He didn't try to hide from it or make excuses, he recognized it's completely wrong, took responsibility and apologized.

PP again. While I personally don’t feel a need for him to resign, I also feel I should defer to the judgement of people who are actually harmed by these images and what’s behind them. With the CBC and VLBC both now coming out for him to resign, perhaps he should.

I still think this whole thing stinks for Justin Fairfax. Even if he could run in 2021, this isn’t how anyone wants to get the seat and it puts him in a tough spot.

[Anonymous]

Northam should not resign but should confirm, apologize and mean it, and state the lesson for all to learn from that asinine racist picture which is what Virginia was in the 80s and still is today in many parts. Northam make something good happen here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The democrats are uniformly requesting Northam resign and somehow the GOP on this thread are saying the democrats are overreacting, or this is somehow owning the libs. Remember who Northam ran against? A Minnesota carpetbagger who embraced "southern heritage?"

We expect accountability out of our leadership. That is why Franken had to go too.

Imagine if the GOP had stood by "family values" when the Access Hollywood tape came out. Imagine if the GOP had rejected Moore in Alabama. Imagine if the GOP forced Steve King's hand. Imagine if the GOP stood up for voting rights, one man, one vote and equal facilities for voting at the state and precinct level.

And instead, we are getting that 'the dems are overreacting" - no, sorry, the GOP has stood by as racist after racist and mysogynist have claimed the mantel for the party despite the rhetoric of family values, fiscal restraint and peace through strength abroad.

I don't even know what the GOP stands for anymore, but it is nowhere near the party I grew up with.

Would he have been chosen as Lt. Gov. and Governor if that picture had come out?

The last governor was a carpetbagger from New York State who adopted Virginia culture as well. Who do you think all the people in Northern Virgina, the region you rely on to politically take Virginia.

Trump has been an open book for decades: you get what you get. Chris Christie claimed in his book candidate Trump was embarassed by the comment. He has to wear that comment around his neck like an albatross. And he does. Moore was taken out by American political consultants using Russian tactics. Even Nancy Pelosi didn't want to censure Steve King dor his language because the Republicans could pull the same manevuer on her caucus. King was rounded chastised for his comments. Yet, media attacks a child for a smirk - Lord of the Flies style - and NOW you want to get reasonable?

Seriously. There's a log coming out of Democrats' eyes.

[Anonymous]

The GOP had David Duke who was an actual KKK Grand Wizard as a representative plus current rep Steve King who is a proud white nationalist NOW. A yearbook picture is small potatoes. If someone tells me there's evidence from the last 20 years that Northam is a racist, I will agree he should resign, but not over a picture from decades ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northam should not resign but should confirm, apologize and mean it, and state the lesson for all to learn from that asinine racist picture which is what Virginia was in the 80s and still is today in many parts. Northam make something good happen here!

+1 This. Unlike Trump who does worse on a daily basis, Northam is capable of becoming a better human being.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GOP had David Duke who was an actual KKK Grand Wizard as a representative plus current rep Steve King who is a proud white nationalist NOW. A yearbook picture is small potatoes. If someone tells me there's evidence from the last 20 years that Northam is a racist, I will agree he should resign, but not over a picture from decades ago.

And the GOP disavowal Duke, so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GOP had David Duke who was an actual KKK Grand Wizard as a representative plus current rep Steve King who is a proud white nationalist NOW. A yearbook picture is small potatoes. If someone tells me there's evidence from the last 20 years that Northam is a racist, I will agree he should resign, but not over a picture from decades ago.

+1 Northam should resign when Steve King does (and Steve King has no intention of resigning because he is truly shameless.)

[Anonymous]

Ryan Nobles
@ryanobles
I spoke to
@delegatebagby
this morning of the
@VaBlackCaucus
- he was in the meeting with
@RalphNortham
yesterday and he confirmed that the Governor could not tell them which person he was in the racist photo.. the person in blackface or the person in the KKK hood.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ryanobles/status/1091701969750843393?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Wow, as if he doesn’t know. He’s not even being truthful.