Discussion: Dem Virginia Gov's Yearbook Page Included Photo Of Men In Blackface, KKK Garb

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This is so damn depressing.

Here’s a bit more info:

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With Democrats like that, who needs Republicans?

There’s a reason the Moulitsas mantra is “more and better Democrats”. I’d say Northam is a top candidate to be replaced by a better Democrat, maybe tomorrow.

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So…Governor Justin Fairfax then?

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I don’t care about his yearbook page from 35 years ago.

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Well, that’s awkward.

Perhaps he can claim it was “ironic”.

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No one should care. What matters is that he’s not doing this today.

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Ask yourself if you could honestly could have said this about (say) then-Gov. Rick Perry’s hypothetical yearbook.

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Aww, for fucks sake. Northam, why’d you run with this crap out there? Resign. Yesterday.

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Except for the whole outrage last week about the FL AG, who took the honorable way out.

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So much purity on demand, so little actually in existence.

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What’s the statute of limitations on this? Countless GOP assholes are waiting on a response.

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The Virginia legislators,all Republicans who celebrated Robert E. Lee’s and Stonewall Jackson’s birthday a couple of weeks ago must be beside themselves.

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Hi there,

Would you accept this, if it was Ed Gillespie in blackface?

How about Ken Cucchinelli?

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You don’t think the GOP has already been here before the election. Obviously no solid evidence that he was either of the two idiots in the picture.

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Circle the wagons to defend the team, eh?

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Tfw I gotta remember or Google who is a Virginia Republican.

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First reaction, “Good Lord!”

Second reaction: Is that Northam in the photo? That isn’t confirmed. If it’s not him then I don’t think that by itself is resignation worthy. Did he choose the photo? Was he the editor? That would require an explanation. It’s not exactly news that racism exists in southern schools. I wouldn’t tag Northam for it if others in his class did this stuff.

Third reaction: Northam has to clear this up so that I can decide whether to spend any time defending him or not.

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You tell me.

Blackface ait an old subject and it’s a subject that finally forced Lack to toss Megyn Kelly into the ‘bin’, after she defended it on live TV.

Though I know why this picture is now out there,it says a lot that folks kept it hid for nearly 12 yrs.

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First reaction: He Likes BEER!

Second reaction: His calendar will probably show that he was with Squee that night, so it couldn’t be him. He may have drunk too much at times (haven’t you?), but he never blackfaced out. Surely Lindsey Graham will throw a fit in his defense.

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