Ralph Northam yearbook page shows men in blackface and KKK robe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think this is a good look for the democratic governor.

But I also see a left wing embracing these rappers who say the nastiest things imaginable about women and it’s all ok!

So, I think it’s funyn when they say I am supposed to get worked up about this yearbook picture.

You are comparing the highest elected leader in the state to musicians?

Musicians who sign about women as ‘hos and slurs and are fetters at galas and even the whitehouse and you want me to care about this old yearbook picture?!?

I don’t care too much. You taught me.

[Anonymous]

That's different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this entire thread and I do not condone or accept that year book picture at all.

If Northam were a Republican the right would be saying "Boys will be boys!" "Ancient history!"

That anyone on the right feels compelled to be outraged is beyond.

The VA GOP has attacked Northam in the past for supporting the removal of Confederate statues. Now the outrage? Hypocrites. Evry damn one of you.

How quickly you all forget Kavanaugh's yearbook and his dear friends' entries about the Klan. SMH.

The irony?

It's not Republicans calling for his resignation. And, if you did take the time to read the posts here, you would see that it is people who have identified as Trump supporters and Republicans who don't think he should resign for something that happened 35 years ago. Not all, but some.
Your anger is misplaced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White, liberal Virginian here. He needs to resign. He was a grown man when he was in the photo/chose to include it be on his yearbook page. I can forgive him for what he did and pray for him because I am Christian, but it remains morally bankrupt and reprehensible.

This was 35 years ago. People change A LOT in 35 years. There is no reason to think that he is the same man now as he was then.

I agree, people can change. I hope and pray that in his heart that he has changed. But I don't believe someone who made racist choices in his adult past can lead effectively in Virginia.

How has he changed? What has he done to activley try to dismantle racism?

He's at the intersection of I don't want to go down in history as a racist and I really want to show off my moonwalk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White, liberal Virginian here. He needs to resign. He was a grown man when he was in the photo/chose to include it be on his yearbook page. I can forgive him for what he did and pray for him because I am Christian, but it remains morally bankrupt and reprehensible.

This was 35 years ago. People change A LOT in 35 years. There is no reason to think that he is the same man now as he was then.

I agree, people can change. I hope and pray that in his heart that he has changed. But I don't believe someone who made racist choices in his adult past can lead effectively in Virginia.

How has he changed? What has he done to activley try to dismantle racism?

He's at the intersection of I don't want to go down in history as a racist and I really want to show off my moonwalk.

Get the hook. Time to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's different.

That’s different?

Go watch the bold blackface minister performers/ I just watched a few o line videos.


Would rather show that to my kids than gangsta rap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's different.

That’s different?

Go watch the bold blackface minister performers/ I just watched a few o line videos.


Would rather show that to my kids than gangsta rap

This

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nhavaXOynO8

[Anonymous]

The democrats are making a mistake by telling him to resign. If he stands his ground, they likely can't do anything to remove him and will just look feckless. He may very well survive this.

Once again, the democrats are misreading the level of support they have and are overplaying their hand.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know if Northam should resign or not because I don’t know if he’s telling the truth. But I deeply resent that we’ve been put in the position of ripping each other apart by a bunch of anti-abortion zealots and right wing crazies who have no moral core and are loving this.

[Anonymous]

He apologized. It was 35 years ago. Let him continue. If anything, he will be more sensitive to racial issues going forward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this entire thread and I do not condone or accept that year book picture at all.

If Northam were a Republican the right would be saying "Boys will be boys!" "Ancient history!"

That anyone on the right feels compelled to be outraged is beyond.

The VA GOP has attacked Northam in the past for supporting the removal of Confederate statues. Now the outrage? Hypocrites. Evry damn one of you.

How quickly you all forget Kavanaugh's yearbook and his dear friends' entries about the Klan. SMH.

The irony?

It's not Republicans calling for his resignation. And, if you did take the time to read the posts here, you would see that it is people who have identified as Trump supporters and Republicans who don't think he should resign for something that happened 35 years ago. Not all, but some.
Your anger is misplaced.

Take a look at Trump's twitter feed as well as Don Jr.'s. They ought to keep their mouths shut.

Your support for Trump means you relinqish your rights to pass any moral judgement on anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read this entire thread and I do not condone or accept that year book picture at all.

If Northam were a Republican the right would be saying "Boys will be boys!" "Ancient history!"

That anyone on the right feels compelled to be outraged is beyond.

The VA GOP has attacked Northam in the past for supporting the removal of Confederate statues. Now the outrage? Hypocrites. Evry damn one of you.

How quickly you all forget Kavanaugh's yearbook and his dear friends' entries about the Klan. SMH.

The irony?

It's not Republicans calling for his resignation. And, if you did take the time to read the posts here, you would see that it is people who have identified as Trump supporters and Republicans who don't think he should resign for something that happened 35 years ago. Not all, but some.
Your anger is misplaced.

Take a look at Trump's twitter feed as well as Don Jr.'s. They ought to keep their mouths shut.

Your support for Trump means you relinqish your rights to pass any moral judgement on anyone.

What have either of them said that isn't true?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
He apologized. It was 35 years ago. Let him continue. If anything, he will be more sensitive to racial issues going forward.

+1

it's insane that he should resign over a picture from 35 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White, liberal Virginian here. He needs to resign. He was a grown man when he was in the photo/chose to include it be on his yearbook page. I can forgive him for what he did and pray for him because I am Christian, but it remains morally bankrupt and reprehensible.

This was 35 years ago. People change A LOT in 35 years. There is no reason to think that he is the same man now as he was then.

He is not the same man as 35 years ago, but there was no self reflection and no admitting that it was WRONG. Black Virginians handed him his victory. We can and do better now and we should.

Well of course there"S no self reflection. He claims it's not him!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know if Northam should resign or not because I don’t know if he’s telling the truth. But I deeply resent that we’ve been put in the position of ripping each other apart by a bunch of anti-abortion zealots and right wing crazies who have no moral core and are loving this.

You have been put in this position by:

-idiotic Northern Virginians who voted for any Democrat with a pulse (like the Governor)

-a goober of a politician who has photographic evidence of his terrible judgement

- cheerleaders in the press who didn’t bother to do their homework when they should have

Keep “resisting”