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70. He couldn't do it openly or he would have been kicked out of the military and medicine.

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If you have to answer whether you're the one in blackface or the one in KKK regalia, maybe ... [View all] EffieBlack Feb 2019 OP

Your title really drills it down to its essence. JDC Feb 2019 #1

I think we should listen to what black folks want to happen. His apology blows and he's gotta go.nt UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #2

+1 irisblue Feb 2019 #3

I agree underpants Feb 2019 #4

I also hope there are consequences RandySF Feb 2019 #5

That's a separate issue EffieBlack Feb 2019 #15

K&R. This is what it comes down to for me, in a lot of these cases -- the lack of common sense. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #6

I tuned into this late today. I don't know much about Northam. yardwork Feb 2019 #7

Or the MAGA kid on the National Mall. Blue_true Feb 2019 #32

Are you people kidding me? It was 35 years ago in the South. bitterross Feb 2019 #8

Pretty sure there are plenty of people out there who were in med school 35 years ago in the south, WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #10

and of course, everyone at that age never makes mistakes... marked50 Feb 2019 #16

Dressing in a racist costume is bigger than a mistake. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #31

Error, misjudgement, foolishness, disparagement marked50 Feb 2019 #52

Dressing in a racist costume is racist. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #62

My point has been made- Racism is determined by someones life - not by some indiscretion- judgments marked50 Feb 2019 #67

At least get the facts right fountainofyouth Feb 2019 #13

It was 1984 in Virginia EffieBlack Feb 2019 #18

I lived the 80s in the South bitterross Feb 2019 #22

I think it's obvious he's very different now. And if he were the local store owner or truck driver EffieBlack Feb 2019 #27

+1 nitpicker Feb 2019 #81

If you are the lead story on the BBC News at 3 am nitpicker Feb 2019 #82

Are you from the south? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #19

Yes, I am from the South. bitterross Feb 2019 #24

I was a grad student at FSU in 1984 DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #26

I was in the military around that time, and something like that would never have been accepted. rusty quoin Feb 2019 #78

It wasn't just a stupid thing he did, rusty fender Feb 2019 #38

It was not a "High School Yearbook" whopis01 Feb 2019 #84

I Agree Dave in VA Feb 2019 #9

If I looked at my past and had to explain or apologize for the things that I had done that may have marked50 Feb 2019 #11

If you posed in blackface or as a Klansman as an adult, and then decided to run for governor EffieBlack Feb 2019 #23

Have you apologized for all your transgressions to everyone you have transgressed, regardless of marked50 Feb 2019 #34

If I had engaged in and proudly displayed hateful racist behavior and THEN decided to run for office EffieBlack Feb 2019 #35

And he has, it appears. marked50 Feb 2019 #39

After he got caught. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #47

And all anyone needs to do is judge his sincerity marked50 Feb 2019 #55

If he was sincere he would let the people of VA know of his behavior before running for office. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #58

Are we now required to hold all our Democrats to a Sainthood that I doubt most of us could achieve? marked50 Feb 2019 #64

No. We can just expect them not to mock the pain black people feel. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #66

I would agree if he continued(s) to mock black people marked50 Feb 2019 #68

He couldn't do it openly or he would have been kicked out of the military and medicine. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #70

Why would anybody pose in "blackface" or as a "Klansman" in the first place. Civil Rights isn't a still_one Feb 2019 #36

Personal redemption on these things comes from many pathways marked50 Feb 2019 #59

That's the world in 2019, whether you like it or not. MadDAsHell Feb 2019 #74

Much is the reason you'll never be elected to any Dem position beyond the municipal LanternWaste Feb 2019 #85

It looks like we need to vet our candidates a little better. njhoneybadger Feb 2019 #12

When I was young marked50 Feb 2019 #29

I happen to agree with you njhoneybadger Feb 2019 #53

Thank you marked50 Feb 2019 #61

Age is very relevent. This happened in the 80's. The country had gone through the Civil Rights still_one Feb 2019 #57

What if this came out on the eve of his gubernatorial election? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #50

Exactly roscoeroscoe Feb 2019 #79

Not a good look. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #14

I agree angrychair Feb 2019 #17

Yes, fortunately, Lt Gov Justin Fairfax is a bonafide progressive. DinahMoeHum Feb 2019 #28

+10000000000. N/T angrychair Feb 2019 #30

The children look exactly like younger versions of their parents. deurbano Feb 2019 #43

They really do stopwastingmymoney Feb 2019 #77

They really are! deurbano Feb 2019 #80

This is a very excellent analysis, EffieBlack. madaboutharry Feb 2019 #20

They couldn't have forced me into either when I was 8. akraven Feb 2019 #21

As I've posted before Jarqui Feb 2019 #25

Your point about his judgement just tipped me. Did he not think it would be found? Amaryllis Feb 2019 #33

I'm sorry gay texan Feb 2019 #37

Perhaps he didnt even think about it until it surfaced, which in itself is problematic. Amaryllis Feb 2019 #40

I agree with your assessment n/t gay texan Feb 2019 #41

I couldn't have said it better myself. Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #45

The word that keeps coming into my mind is hubris. littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #42

well said. iluvtennis Feb 2019 #44

Extremely well put! Anon-C Feb 2019 #46

I recognize that social mores change over the decades Generic Brad Feb 2019 #48

Damn right. He could have brought it forward years ago, like Beto O'Rourke did with his pnwmom Feb 2019 #49

How did that Al Franken resignation work out for us? world wide wally Feb 2019 #51

Ralph Northam isn't Al Franken EffieBlack Feb 2019 #56

But it is 35 years ago... People grow up world wide wally Feb 2019 #60

He was already grown up. Codeine Feb 2019 #72

Definitely a fucked up thing to do.... No argument there world wide wally Feb 2019 #73

It worked out quite well, since it was justified Tarc Feb 2019 #76

From the South. I think most people, especially someone with a college education, knew what was Hoyt Feb 2019 #54

I would hope people would forgive me for making/laughing at racist jokes 35 years ago, but Lisa0825 Feb 2019 #63

Thank you EffieBlack Feb 2019 #65

Good questions from Chris Hayes and Soledad O'Brien EffieBlack Feb 2019 #69

I have a question about standards. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #71

We don't need Dixiecrats in the party, that should have died out ages ago Tarc Feb 2019 #75

Nobody likes to be wrong, and nobody likes to lose. Captain Stern Feb 2019 #83