Ralph Northam yearbook page shows men in blackface and KKK robe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/article_67fdd682-2662-11e9-a7d1-c7ed70e09b50.html

A photo from Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook shows two men, one in blackface and one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood, on the same page as the governor.

The photo, which The Virginian-Pilot obtained a copy of Friday from the Eastern Virginia Medical School library, comes from the 1984 yearbook, the year Northam graduated.

On the half-page set aside for Northam, there is a headshot of him in a jacket and tie, a photo of him in a cowboy hat and boots and a third of him sitting casually on the ground, leaning against a convertible.

The fourth photo on the half-page has two people, one wearing white Ku Klux Klan robes and a hood, the other with his face painted black. The person with the black face is also wearing a white hat, black jacket, white shirt with a bow tie and plaid pants. Both are holding canned drinks.

It’s unclear who the people in costume are.

The governor’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday afternoon.

Ralph has always been a fraud.

[Anonymous]

Do any of you foresee a time when we, as a society, will react with revulsion and indignation at these continuing acts of horror? Not Dem or Repub, man or woman but as human beings who just refuse to tolerate this behavior? I have faith, and it is hard to hold sometimes.

[Anonymous]

Just about every white person has behaved in a racist manner at some point in their life. It’s in the very fabric of this country. That’s precisely why we need our representatives to be held accountable to communities of color and new waves of leadership

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just about every white person has behaved in a racist manner at some point in their life. It’s in the very fabric of this country. That’s precisely why we need our representatives to be held accountable to communities of color and new waves of leadership

Blanket criticism of an entire race. Nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Here is a list of the potential Democratic candidates so far. Not seeing a whole lot of "reliable" Southerners here (and McAuliffe is not a real Southerner) . . .

Senators
Cory Booker of New Jersey
Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Kamala Harris of California
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Jeff Merkley of Oregon
Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Representatives
John Delaney of Maryland (declared)
Beto O'Rourke of Texas
Eric Swallwell of California
Governors
Steve Bullock of Montana
John Hickenlooper of Colorado
Jay Inslee of Washington
Terry McAuliffe of Virginia (former)
Deval Patrick of Massachuetts (former)
Others
Former Vice President Joe Biden
Businessman and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City
Attorney Michael Avenatti
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles
State Sen. Richard Ojeda of West Virginia (declared)
Activist and philanthropist Tom Steyer

OK then he should not resign just to give a middle finger to all those politicans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just about every white person has behaved in a racist manner at some point in their life. It’s in the very fabric of this country. That’s precisely why we need our representatives to be held accountable to communities of color and new waves of leadership

Blanket criticism of an entire race. Nice.

Enjoy the feeling. It's what black people face everyday.
Fun to watch the discussion devolve into who is more racist, Republicans or Democrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just about every white person has behaved in a racist manner at some point in their life. It’s in the very fabric of this country. That’s precisely why we need our representatives to be held accountable to communities of color and new waves of leadership

Blanket criticism of an entire race. Nice.

It’s true that most people have implicit racial bias.
https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/understanding-biases.aspx

“Most white Americans, the majority of white Americans, about two-thirds to three-quarters, have the unconscious, implicit, racial biases. ”

-White person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Here is a list of the potential Democratic candidates so far. Not seeing a whole lot of "reliable" Southerners here (and McAuliffe is not a real Southerner) . . .

Senators
Cory Booker of New Jersey
Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Kamala Harris of California
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Jeff Merkley of Oregon
Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Representatives
John Delaney of Maryland (declared)
Beto O'Rourke of Texas
Eric Swallwell of California
Governors
Steve Bullock of Montana
John Hickenlooper of Colorado
Jay Inslee of Washington
Terry McAuliffe of Virginia (former)
Deval Patrick of Massachuetts (former)
Others
Former Vice President Joe Biden
Businessman and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City
Attorney Michael Avenatti
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles
State Sen. Richard Ojeda of West Virginia (declared)
Activist and philanthropist Tom Steyer

OK then he should not resign just to give a middle finger to all those politicans.

+1

All of the above were foolish and opportunistic to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just about every white person has behaved in a racist manner at some point in their life. It’s in the very fabric of this country. That’s precisely why we need our representatives to be held accountable to communities of color and new waves of leadership

But only white people. OK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Here is a list of the potential Democratic candidates so far. Not seeing a whole lot of "reliable" Southerners here (and McAuliffe is not a real Southerner) . . .

Senators
Cory Booker of New Jersey
Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Kamala Harris of California
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Jeff Merkley of Oregon
Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Representatives
John Delaney of Maryland (declared)
Beto O'Rourke of Texas
Eric Swallwell of California
Governors
Steve Bullock of Montana
John Hickenlooper of Colorado
Jay Inslee of Washington
Terry McAuliffe of Virginia (former)
Deval Patrick of Massachuetts (former)
Others
Former Vice President Joe Biden
Businessman and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City
Attorney Michael Avenatti
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles
State Sen. Richard Ojeda of West Virginia (declared)
Activist and philanthropist Tom Steyer

OK then he should not resign just to give a middle finger to all those politicans.

+1

All of the above were foolish and opportunistic to do this.

+2. Northam owes them or the party nothing at this point. Not a damn thing. If they won't be loyal to him, he certainly doesn't need to return any favors.

I'm really close to flipping off the party myself at this point. All our "leaders" are just opportunistic gadflys, their opinions and actions formed solely on the basis of which way the wind is blowing at the moment. No core values, no standards, no loyalty to fellow Dems. Just a bunch of sellouts.

Loyalty means something. To me, and to many others.

Shultz is looking better and better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Here is a list of the potential Democratic candidates so far. Not seeing a whole lot of "reliable" Southerners here (and McAuliffe is not a real Southerner) . . .

Senators
Cory Booker of New Jersey
Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Kamala Harris of California
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Jeff Merkley of Oregon
Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Representatives
John Delaney of Maryland (declared)
Beto O'Rourke of Texas
Eric Swallwell of California
Governors
Steve Bullock of Montana
John Hickenlooper of Colorado
Jay Inslee of Washington
Terry McAuliffe of Virginia (former)
Deval Patrick of Massachuetts (former)
Others
Former Vice President Joe Biden
Businessman and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City
Attorney Michael Avenatti
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles
State Sen. Richard Ojeda of West Virginia (declared)
Activist and philanthropist Tom Steyer

OK then he should not resign just to give a middle finger to all those politicans.

+1

All of the above were foolish and opportunistic to do this.

+2. Northam owes them or the party nothing at this point. Not a damn thing. If they won't be loyal to him, he certainly doesn't need to return any favors.

I'm really close to flipping off the party myself at this point. All our "leaders" are just opportunistic gadflys, their opinions and actions formed solely on the basis of which way the wind is blowing at the moment. No core values, no standards, no loyalty to fellow Dems. Just a bunch of sellouts.


Loyalty means something. To me, and to many others.

Shultz is looking better and better.

Gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just about every white person has behaved in a racist manner at some point in their life. It’s in the very fabric of this country. That’s precisely why we need our representatives to be held accountable to communities of color and new waves of leadership

Blanket criticism of an entire race. Nice.

Enjoy the feeling. It's what black people face everyday.
Fun to watch the discussion devolve into who is more racist, Republicans or Democrats.

I really can't think of another recent governor - R or D - who wore KKK robes and posted photos of himself doing it in his Medical school yearbook. Or any yearbook. Or even dressing in KKK robes. At all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am seriously disturbed by the prominent Democrats calling for his resignation over a photo from 35 years ago. This is nuts.

I'm just a regular old voting democrat and I think he needs to resign. You cannot be a leader with this in your past. He's not entitled to this power, but similar to Kavanaugh, is irate at the idea he may not get to keep it based on his past. There's no downside to him resigning, we still get democrat Fairfax as governor. There's literally no benefit to keeping Northam for anyone but Northam.

This. He just needs to resign already. There’s nothing special about keeping him in office. Whether or not he’s in the photo he’s acted like an idiot dealing with it. He’s not worthy of the job.

+1000

It's time for him to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Here is a list of the potential Democratic candidates so far. Not seeing a whole lot of "reliable" Southerners here (and McAuliffe is not a real Southerner) . . .

Senators
Cory Booker of New Jersey
Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Kamala Harris of California
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Jeff Merkley of Oregon
Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Representatives
John Delaney of Maryland (declared)
Beto O'Rourke of Texas
Eric Swallwell of California
Governors
Steve Bullock of Montana
John Hickenlooper of Colorado
Jay Inslee of Washington
Terry McAuliffe of Virginia (former)
Deval Patrick of Massachuetts (former)
Others
Former Vice President Joe Biden
Businessman and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City
Attorney Michael Avenatti
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles
State Sen. Richard Ojeda of West Virginia (declared)
Activist and philanthropist Tom Steyer

OK then he should not resign just to give a middle finger to all those politicans.

+1

All of the above were foolish and opportunistic to do this.

+2. Northam owes them or the party nothing at this point. Not a damn thing. If they won't be loyal to him, he certainly doesn't need to return any favors.

I'm really close to flipping off the party myself at this point. All our "leaders" are just opportunistic gadflys, their opinions and actions formed solely on the basis of which way the wind is blowing at the moment. No core values, no standards, no loyalty to fellow Dems. Just a bunch of sellouts.

Loyalty means something. To me, and to many others.

Shultz is looking better and better.

Probably a good idea. You defending Northam and making HIM look like the victim in this makes it pretty clear that your values are not aligned with the Democratic Party’s.

[Anonymous]

I think the people saying that Dems should be supporting Northam are actually people who want him to stay so they can keep throwing him in our faces.