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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNortham to hold press conference today at 2:30 to address the situation surrounding the racist photo
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TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)underpants
(182,934 posts)That was good
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)He is going to say some miscreants went into the Hot Tub Time Machine and forced him to take that photo and put it on his yearbook page.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)underpants
(182,934 posts)Yikes
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)It seems like someone who was a student during that time could explain what was going on with those photos. Did they have school events where people dressed like this or what?
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Insane.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)underpants
(182,934 posts)My take - he says soemthing to the effect of "If I go away this is just a story that is prohibitive but doesn't really change anything. Let's talk about race and racism. I changed. I learned (add in some Christian stuff here) and we all can learn. We have incidents like this and nothing comes of it. So since I only have one term let's use the next 3 years to be the beginning of having the conversation. My place is set. I will never live this down but I'm willing to take the slings and arrows if that helps us really look at each other and ourselves"
That I think would be the best way he could handle this and frankly we really need to have that conversation.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Which I am not sure would lend itself to the statement you are suggesting.
underpants
(182,934 posts)Whether he was in the pic doesn't matter. He chose that as one of 4 to represent himself.
I was just thinking what the coms PR people might come up with.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)But we shall see!
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)He's not nearly as important enough to risk alienating our most important constituency over. Hell, a Democratic president couldn't survive this.
underpants
(182,934 posts)This is actually party over Commonwealth. He needs to take one for the team and he deserves to.
TCJ70
(4,387 posts)...after already apologizing Ill join the resignation train.