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Breaking: VA Gov Northam's Yearbook Shows Him in Either Blackface or KKK Hood
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well it is Virginia
yea but the dems only own the 3 light blue ones
Perriello is screaming
Also another reminder that only reason many white southern Democrats exist is extremely racist holdovers
Also another reminder that only reason many white southern Democrats exist is extremely racist holdovers
Damn, should have gone with Perriello
This is positively idiotic. All of the cities in the state are progressive and have been for years.
This is positively idiotic. All of the cities in the state are progressive and have been for years.
That's kind of amazing that it slipped through both the dem vetting process and the republican opposition.
So who is the lieutenant governor and what will their driving policies be like for the people of VA?
Not surprised someone from Virginia was
If it's from a school in Virginia that's why
GOP does have a monopoly on knowingly elevating racists, whereas this guy's political career is over.
Unless he runs as a Republican.
This has pretty much been the case for the last couple of blackface threads, shit is wild
Not after the Abortion bill he supported.
He'll never work in politics for the rest of his life.
Now's a good time to make up for dems not giving him any support then.
Virginia's only black statewide official is lone protester during Robert E. Lee tribute http://hill.cm/QjNnLIX
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On the upside, Fairfax is legit.
Planned Parenthood funder, protested fucked up Robert E Lee shit. Gets part of the term and can run again. Only question is how much does this baggage weigh him down for the reelection. Northam's gotta go though.
Also my money is on Northam being the blackface guy.
Planned Parenthood funder, protested fucked up Robert E Lee shit. Gets part of the term and can run again. Only question is how much does this baggage weigh him down for the reelection. Northam's gotta go though.
Also my money is on Northam being the blackface guy.
The left keeps losing people to these revelations because of their sense of shame.
And then there's Steve King...
The response to this is going to be wildly telling about the difference between Democrats and Republicans. Definitely using this example the next time I hear, "but both sides!"
And then there's Steve King...
The response to this is going to be wildly telling about the difference between Democrats and Republicans. Definitely using this example the next time I hear, "but both sides!"
I think this is disqualifying. He needs to resign.
Virginia has a very large black population and they deserve better than this.
Virginia has a very large black population and they deserve better than this.
They really can't use this baggage against an openly anti Confederate black candidate. They'll just look stupid.
It was 1984. Regan, southern strategy, Willie Horton............. You didn't have to be sly those days and you wouldn't face the same repercussions.
They probably submitted it.
It's also only 16 years from the civil rights act being signed into law and its Virginia. Where do y'all go off thinking the 80's weren't racist hell we still racist.
What's wrong with that? Was that not the appropriate response to Franken?
Republicans are shit but that's doesn't make my standards and expectations drop any lower
Justin Fairfax getting to run for re-election as an incumbent is an insane political advantage that he would not have had if this played out differently. This also could have dropped in October during this year's upcoming VA state house/senate elections.
This should have been caught eons ago but GOP opposition research groups are apparently just incompetent.
He was a white southern Republican until his wife flipped him during the Dubya years.
But getting better can't fix that picture.
Quick thing about slipping through, idk if anyone of you have worked on a political campaign before but beyond not being a criminal canidates are usually taken for their word and there is way too much to do in the present with always limited manpower and resources to focus on. No one is taking the time to look into this from within. The party/campaign office.
It DID slip by journalists and internet investigators.
It DID slip by journalists and internet investigators.
It really fucking is. In 1984 I wasn't even born yet.
Yes this is terrible but since it was so long ago, and he doesn't have recent history, the guy deserves one chance to come clean. Only one. If he doesn't address this properly with anything less than a proper apology and some actions then I'm with you all. I believe that people can change, especially when you dug up one very bad thing someone did 35 years ago.
"circle the wagons" means "defend the guy." some of franken's colleagues initially defended him til the accusations stacked up.
1984 was not long ago at all. This was not 1940 we are talking about here. By 1984 blackface was *NOT* acceptable at all.