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hueymahl

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34. For everyone with their pitchforks out

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Feb 6, 2019, 01:28 PM

Feb 2019

I urge you to step back and think strategically about what you are doing. These dumbasses should not be in office, and would not be if this had come out prior to the election. But what is in our strategic long-term interests here? Is immediately punishing these guys (and they are all men) worth turning over the Virginia governorship to Rethugs? Or can we wait and primary their ass at the next election.

Yes, what they did was racist and stupid and deserves to have consequences. But are we willing to potentially throw away virginia for the next 4 years, a period when the census is coming out, a period when what should be a blue state will become red, allowing the GOP to enact REAL racist polices affecting today's generation and tomorrow's? Is it worth it to make a point about something that happened 35 years ago? Because I have not seen ANYONE allege that the two accused of wearing blackface are racists today.

It is not an easy choice, but I am not willing to turn over Virginia to the real racists to prove a point.

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*WTF*Virginia attorney general Mark Herring, third in line for governor, wore blackface in college [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 OP

For fuck's sake, njhoneybadger Feb 2019 #1

That's exactly what i was thinking. dem4decades Feb 2019 #52

Do they all have a secret desire to be black? allgood33 Feb 2019 #76

Maybe. Many black figures were and are heroes Hortensis Feb 2019 #110

WTAF? LexVegas Feb 2019 #2

Oh Christ Have Mercy! theboss Feb 2019 #3

I don't think many people here realize what it was like growing up in a lot of these areas cbdo2007 Feb 2019 #4

I grew up in that area forty years ago and never saw it... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #5

I lived in Virginia for about 20 years fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #8

I was born in Virginia and never saw anyone in blackface in real life. LexVegas Feb 2019 #7

I don't know why people think it was ubiquitous. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #9

Because they want to defend the indefensible theboss Feb 2019 #43

Been in VA 35 years and have never seen it. lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #81

Fuck that. I grew up in West Fucking Virginia theboss Feb 2019 #11

Not in eastern Kentucky get the red out Feb 2019 #24

You have a point. bearsfootball516 Feb 2019 #12

Doug Wilder won his race for Lieutenant Governor in 1985. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #23

And was elected Governor in 1990 onenote Feb 2019 #60

VA despite being the capital of the Confederacy, was no more Deep South. than Florida was DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #63

Also, it was the 1980s theboss Feb 2019 #14

Things in the Carolinas have happen in the 70s and 80s rockfordfile Feb 2019 #99

Grew up in north TX, graduated HS in 84 and never entertained the notion LanternWaste Feb 2019 #28

Grew up in Houston, graduated HS in 81 BruceWane Feb 2019 #73

Clearly, it happened, because, well, it happened theboss Feb 2019 #80

Also grew up in north TX, graduated in '74. Never saw anybody in blackface in real life and emulatorloo Feb 2019 #88

I grew up Alabama forty years ago and that crap never happened around me . stonecutter357 Feb 2019 #32

I grew up there as did several generations of my family Empowerer Feb 2019 #38

Born and raised Sgent Feb 2019 #41

i grew up in Eastern NC, 1980's, and i NEVER saw such a thing. n/t yodermon Feb 2019 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #94

Attention Virginians: if you did NOT wear blackface at some point in the last 40 years fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #6

I don't whether to laugh or cry njhoneybadger Feb 2019 #15

I want to vomit. fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #17

I guess the janitor is the only one left. Rustyeye77 Feb 2019 #10

No. But the saintly redumbliCONS will be happy to take over democratisphere Feb 2019 #55

We need to get some oppo going in VA PRONTO! lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #82

The VA Dems may not be as bad as you and perhaps others think. democratisphere Feb 2019 #84

I voted for every one of these guys. lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #85

Agreed. It is very unfortunate and unnecessary. democratisphere Feb 2019 #86

Exactly. phylny Feb 2019 #115

This is so awful. I grew up in Virginia and we live here in Richmond now. SCRUBDASHRUB Feb 2019 #13

4th is the Speaker Kirk Cox (R) underpants Feb 2019 #66

Ah Cox catsudon Feb 2019 #112

VCU grad here too underpants Feb 2019 #114

You know what? Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #16

Yes they should. CrispyQ Feb 2019 #74

I have no words. yardwork Feb 2019 #18

Apparently, wearing blackface at parties was a thing in some places. MineralMan Feb 2019 #19

I went to college sweetapogee Feb 2019 #50

I went to college in the 60s. MineralMan Feb 2019 #64

Who is 4th in line still_one Feb 2019 #20

A Repuke DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #21

And the difference wil be that the Repuke won't admit they wore blackface. stopbush Feb 2019 #27

And even if they did Bettie Feb 2019 #53

They've been pulling every possible trick to cling to power in VA. lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #83

welp qazplm135 Feb 2019 #22

I may be mistaken but the gop legislature picks the LT Gov. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #29

Is don't do racist shit that can be memorialized that high a bar? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #31

Not necessarily. The law is a bit unclear. But the legislature does pick the AG onenote Feb 2019 #61

It's not apparent the lieutenant governor committed sexual assault Empowerer Feb 2019 #42

it's trending that way qazplm135 Feb 2019 #98

Not surprised, really. temporary311 Feb 2019 #25

Nobody made these clowns wear blackface. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #26

Stop using "ratfucking" here theboss Feb 2019 #33

+1 DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #37

The photos and sex assault allegation aren't the ratfucking. temporary311 Feb 2019 #45

No, that's called politics theboss Feb 2019 #49

Thank you Empowerer Feb 2019 #46

Thank You emulatorloo Feb 2019 #87

Ratfucking? Codeine Feb 2019 #44

So who the hell is next in line??? Vinca Feb 2019 #30

Speaker of the House Kirk Cox (R) underpants Feb 2019 #67

For everyone with their pitchforks out hueymahl Feb 2019 #34

It's Flight 93 all the time, I guess theboss Feb 2019 #36

Like I said, primary them at the next election hueymahl Feb 2019 #47

This behavior should have consequences Empowerer Feb 2019 #54

I respect that position, and agree they need to face consequences hueymahl Feb 2019 #70

I don't either Empowerer Feb 2019 #77

+1 GrapesOfWrath Feb 2019 #56

This is going to result in a Republican Governor. OliverQ Feb 2019 #35

If it was planned, why not drop all this in October? theboss Feb 2019 #39

Did they rob Doc Brown's Delorean, go back in time, and force these clowns to put on blackface? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #40

Planned? Codeine Feb 2019 #48

I'm referring to the timing of the release. OliverQ Feb 2019 #69

And all three could have had these same scandals in November and eliminated the middle man theboss Feb 2019 #78

If these stories had dropped in October, you would be screaming about the timing then as well theboss Feb 2019 #79

This may be a different situation, but at this point it doesn't matter Empowerer Feb 2019 #51

What year was this? I thought it was 1980 theboss Feb 2019 #90

He said they were dressed like Kurtis Blow to perform a rap song Empowerer Feb 2019 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #113

there is nothing that says Democrats are free from sin and bad judgement. Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2019 #57

I went to college in the 80s MFM008 Feb 2019 #59

For fucks sake.. pwb Feb 2019 #62

Is don't do racist shit that can be memorialized that high a bar or asking for moral perfection? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #65

Forgiveness is a high bar too. pwb Feb 2019 #68

Then why did Attorney General Herring call on Ralph Northam to resign? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #71

There was plenty of racism, bigotry and prejudice in the 80's andym Feb 2019 #72

I grew up in Dallas in the 70s and early 80s OriginalGeek Feb 2019 #75

at this point, they should just put out an announcement... Javaman Feb 2019 #89

Another Privileged White man that is going to be sitting in a recliner soon. KWR65 Feb 2019 #91

I don't know what to say right now MustLoveBeagles Feb 2019 #92

What the hell is wrong with these people? mcar Feb 2019 #95

Is this from Breitbart too? MiniMe Feb 2019 #96

All three have been reported on by mainstream news sources. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #97

I thought the first 2 started on Breitbart MiniMe Feb 2019 #100

Big League Politics broke the Fairfax and Northam stories. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #102

OK, thanks. MiniMe Feb 2019 #103

You're welcome. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #104

I'm starting to wonder if whites in the south who have not worn blackface are in the minority. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #101

Think it was popular among southern fraternity crowd. No thanks. Hoyt Feb 2019 #105

Must be common in Virginia. Pisces Feb 2019 #106

The argument of 'I Grew Up Surrounded by Racists' and never saw Blackface ... mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #107

I had one garden variety racist friend. He was from the Bronx. But no blackface . DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #109

I blame millennials for this problem IronLionZion Feb 2019 #108

Man, that was a popular costume in Virginia back when. nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 2019 #111