Ok, NOW it’s time for Northam to step down

[LucyLou]

I agree that the “stupid in college” defense doesn’t hold water. This was apparently a year book from his medical school, not from his high school, not from college. A medical school graduate is, at the youngest, mid-to late 20s. And this was the mid-1980s. I can’t put this in any context where a sober medical school graduate in the 1980s would think this was appropriate conduct.

For a lot of people who are over 45-50, whose younger years predated the internet and social media, there isn’t a lot of awareness of how far the past can be dredged up.

I agree with this post, regarding the time frame and age and level of schooling of Northam at the time. Not acceptable.

[NuffSaid]

He needs to step down.

[NuffSaid]

Fox News did the same thing when a Republican did something wrong. Labeled someone as a Democrat.

I’m sure you were equally…you weren’t. Silly of me.

[lulubee]

Northam is now claiming it’s not him in the photo after already apologizing for it.

He continues to be super sketchy and it just comes off as a desperate attempt to save his political career. It’s time for him to have a little dignity and go away quietly.

I’ll take “How to make a bad situation worse” for $100, Alex.”

[hwyflier]

Yes. An example that some people can turn their lives around.

He sold cocaine in the 80’s. Which was much more socially acceptable than black face and kkk robes in the 80’s.

[7ranz]

Northam is now claiming it’s not him in the photo after already apologizing for it.

He continues to be super sketchy and it just comes off as a desperate attempt to save his political career. It’s time for him to have a little dignity and go away quietly.

I’ll take “How to make a bad situation worse” for $100, Alex.”

It’s amazing that he thought anyone would buy that garbage.

[BlackWolf]

As I said, we removed those nose rings for you to tug at.

Nose rings being the principles and values the GOP once purported to hold so dear?

[BlackWolf]

Democrats are not “wanting” conservatives to be shocked and upset. We’re commenting on the enormous double standard

Bingo. Everyone is full aware that most Trump supporters are long past being shocked/upset by Donald’s immorality.

[BlackWolf]

At this point he needs to consider what’s best for Virginians and not himself.

[hwyflier]

This is really simple and I thought it had been previously made clear by societal tone and timbre, but for the oblivious in back:

If you’re photographed being a racist idiot as an adult we don’t want you for public office. If you were an adult photographed doing racist idiotic things you better have a record of atonement and repair otherwise there’s no reason to see you as anything other than how you chose to present yourself.

[hwyflier]

Pr firms are the new klan hood.

[Excast]

Apparently in private Northam is now pushing for facial recognition to be used in order to prove it’s not him.

Unclear at this point how he expects said software to see through a KKK hood.

[Axxowiz]

As Heath Ledger as the Joker said “A-ha-ha-he-he-hew- hew”.

Your No. 2 wanted a black ethno state. The leading liberal political comedian last night whipped this one out.

Bill Maher Makes Racist ‘Popeyes Chicken’ Remark to Black Congressman Will Hurd

[lulubee]

Well that certainly seals it for me. No way will I vote for Maher if he ever decides to run for office.

[FloridaYankee]

Well that certainly seals it for me. No way will I vote for Maher if he ever decides to run he for office.

No way Jose’!

[Plasmaball]

Lie and cheat on his wife and fraud the American public out of taxes his whole life? And quite maybe he a traitor?

Okie dokie

[floydefisher]

Background checks look for criminal activity, not stuff like this.

This is dirt digging…and after 34 years, it’s time to pull your nose out of the air, stop thumping your chest, quit pretending you’re holier than everybody else (because we all know that is bs anyhow), and realize you did similar stupid pet tricks in your past too, and forgive the man already.

He’s not perfect, and neither are you.

[noSpaces]

So he is saying he WASN’T in that racist photo? Which racist photo was he remembering he was in if not that one? Have there been so many he gets them confused?

[floydefisher]

I never voted for Trump. And during the midterms, I only put money into one congressman, John Katko (my local guy who loves Trump as much as I do).

So take that accusation and shove it where the sun doesn’t shine.

Now that we have that straightened out, my point is why are we digging up long lost skeletons in the closet for? Are you now going to require all your politicians to have godlike perfection their entire lives as a qualification for political office?

The DNC Presidential Primary next year should be fun theatre to watch if that is what you want. I’m thinking the only thing that survives that inquisition will be an amoeba too stupid to be President, and Trump walks away with a second term in a landslide.

[lulubee]

Nothing to see here.

Gov. Northam's VMI yearbook photo lists racial slur as a nickname