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Va. Gov. Northam’s medical school yearbook page shows men in blackface, KKK robe

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  • #16
    Am I the only one who thinks that it's kind of stupid to call for someone to resign due to an offensive picture they made 35 years ago?

    Was there some kind of preexisting dissatisfaction the Democrats had with him?

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    • #17
      Originally posted by Terraceth View Post
      Am I the only one who thinks that it's kind of stupid to call for someone to resign due to an offensive picture they made 35 years ago?

      Was there some kind of preexisting dissatisfaction the Democrats had with him?
      I dunno who the guy is but in general I agree with you here.

      Just skimming the thread, this would seem to have a whole host of mitigating factors:
      • happened a long time ago
      • apparently hurt nobody at the time as far as we know
      • isn't part of any established pattern of behavior for the individual
      • can be written-off as a joke that went too far or was in bad taste
      • has been apologized for, apparently sincerely

      This seems to tick all the boxes that would normally cause me to shrug and move on and say 'it's fine'. Unless further information is forthcoming regarding this being part of a much wider pattern of behavior, or part of some really nasty behavior on his part towards African Americans, I don't see anything interesting here.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Terraceth View Post
        Am I the only one who thinks that it's kind of stupid to call for someone to resign due to an offensive picture they made 35 years ago?

        Was there some kind of preexisting dissatisfaction the Democrats had with him?
        No, and I'm surprised so many conservatives and libertarians are piling on. We didn't like it when they scraped up ancient crap and rehydrated it to throw it at Kavanaugh, so we shouldn't do it to their guy.

        OTOH, IMO the defense of infanticide in and of itself was sufficient to demand his departure from office.
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        • #19
          It appears that NBC is trying to dismiss the picture on the grounds that "the picture originally surfaced on a far-right website that often promotes conspiracy theories" while CNN called Northam a Republican







          And a local ABC affiliate has released another VMI picture showing that one of his nicknames is "Coonman"

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          • #20
            Let me get this straight... pictures from 35 years ago are the unforgivable sin, but bragging of sexual assault 11 years prior is okay?

            This precedent is frightening. Everybody has done stupid things in their youth or after even. of course he should go because he was defending infanticide but that's not what the media is interested in.
            "I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Terraceth View Post
              Am I the only one who thinks that it's kind of stupid to call for someone to resign due to an offensive picture they made 35 years ago?

              Was there some kind of preexisting dissatisfaction the Democrats had with him?
              This seems more a case of liberals simply being held to their own standards.
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              But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
              Than a fool in the eyes of God


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              • #22
                Originally posted by seer View Post
                But he is a Dem, so it is OK...
                Three or four people have repeated this talking point in here but it's not applicable. SJW kingmaker Shaun King called for his head immediately, noting that his party wasn't relevant.
                "I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by NorrinRadd View Post
                  No, and I'm surprised so many conservatives and libertarians are piling on. We didn't like it when they scraped up ancient crap and rehydrated it to throw it at Kavanaugh, so we shouldn't do it to their guy.

                  OTOH, IMO the defense of infanticide in and of itself was sufficient to demand his departure from office.
                  The difference between this case and Kavanaugh is that this guy is going down for something he actually did.

                  But I'm also suspicious that this is just an attempt to distract the public from that horrific abortion legislation.
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                  But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                  Than a fool in the eyes of God


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                  • #24
                    Not a big deal in and of itself, he was 25 at the time, he grew up and should be judged on his behavior since then. But, for the good of the Party he should resign anyway.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by seer View Post
                      But he is a Dem, so it is OK...
                      Tell that to Al Franken.

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
                        If he were a Republican, he'd be run out of office...
                        You mean like Democrat Al Franken was?

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by seer View Post
                          Ah yes, memories!

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                          Just got to love the hypocrisy of you psuedo christians.

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                            But he wants a pass cause that's not who he is now.
                            And your problem with that is what, pastor CP?

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                              Ya think, really? But it was a very SINCERE apology!!!!! And.... he's a liberal!
                              "Earlier today, a website published a photograph of me from my 1984 medical school yearbook in a costume that is clearly racist and offensive," Northam wrote, "I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for the hurt that decision caused then and now."
                              Just got to love the pastor, don't ya?

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by JimL View Post
                                Just got to love the pastor, don't ya?
                                Translation: “Please start being a doormat so I can walk all over you.”
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