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In reply to the discussion: Not Excusing Northam, but I Have A Question [View all]ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)13. I don't disagree with you
What about in the context of Franken's pic fake grabbing Tweeden's boobs? Is this different since he was an entertainer who had taken who knows how many pics with people?
The question I'm getting at here is, What if you simply don't remember (as I believe was the case with Franken)? Is there a scale of reprehensible behavior, Northam's being at the "worse" end and Franken's being somewhere in the middle?
Again, I'm definitely not excusing Northam's behavior. I do think that it would have been different if he had stated he had done some racist things in the past (not needing to cite the pic in question, just giving a blanket statement).
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NAACP President - Northam should've disclosed past to everyone and not had a gotcha moment. The sin
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#1
I think Effie had a good point about his campaign team failing on this account
ProudLib72
Feb 2019
#5
No, you cannot absolve yourself. You make a racist comment or action, you are a racist. Period.
MadDAsHell
Feb 2019
#2
He could have brought it up himself, expressed shame for it, talked about how he evolved and grew
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#8
You raised the issue of a spouse and infidelity. All I did was to respond to it.
Ms. Toad
Feb 2019
#35
When you use a rhetorical device as a means of illustrating the point that disclosure is better
Ms. Toad
Feb 2019
#37
I have no idea what pictures of me exist in my high school yearbook from 1987.
X_Digger
Feb 2019
#41