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In reply to the discussion: Not Excusing Northam, but I Have A Question [View all]elleng
(130,151 posts)27. Not a direct answer, but think of Senator Robert Byrd of WV.
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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