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Ralph Northam yearbook page shows men in blackface and KKK robe [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 OP

was he in blackface and KK robe? nt msongs Feb 2019 #1

Regardless, did he select that photo for his page -- and if so, why? n/t pnwmom Feb 2019 #26

Northam was NOT one of those in blackface JI7 Feb 2019 #2

How do you know that? onenote Feb 2019 #15

But what kind of stupid-ass, nasty photo is that for anyone to pick for their yearbook page? pnwmom Feb 2019 #29

Would it be better if he was in the KKK costume? brooklynite Feb 2019 #53

So it's OK if he was the one in the Klan hood? Codeine Feb 2019 #134

I didn't think it was his pics JI7 Feb 2019 #138

WAPO says the source was RW, so unless you can prove Northam was one of the pictured.... hlthe2b Feb 2019 #3

That's in the Virginian-Pilot article too. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #6

Here's one irisblue Feb 2019 #87

Daily Caller recently posted fake nudes of AOC. RandySF Feb 2019 #7

The Daily Beast confirms it. This is the actual yearbook page. pnwmom Feb 2019 #78

The Washington Post confirms it. Calista241 Feb 2019 #83

That wasn't in question. whether or not the photo was of him was and he's just confirmed it. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #84

Hang tight for a moment RandySF Feb 2019 #4

I'm watching. If it's a hoax, I'll delete it. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #9

If it is a hoax the WP rreported it. I want to hear what Notham says still_one Feb 2019 #46

If his stepping down means the TRAITOROUS GOP appoints the governor Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #65

Why would the GOP appoint a Governor? jberryhill Feb 2019 #93

Someone here said that was what happens next, so I said IF that is the case Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #107

No one said that as far as I can tell. onenote Feb 2019 #119

It was you who said it, but I misread it Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #120

I'm with you buddy ... mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #130

NAACP has called for his resignation, add that the Lt Governor is a DEMOCRAT Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #131

Another one bites the dust Dopers_Greed Feb 2019 #5

He's got a day job waiting for him. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #10

If it was his page... doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #8

Really? Boy it wasn't like that when/where I went to high school. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #11

Thank you. n/t Raine1967 Feb 2019 #13

This wasn't high school. It was medical school. onenote Feb 2019 #17

Fortunately, in all my high school photos, I can 100% say you'd never find me in blackface... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #18

Are you suggesting I or any other DUer WOULD? You have no proof these are Northam, either. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #20

I have more proof they are than not at this point. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #23

where is YOUR proof that Northam is one in blackface or KKK robe? hlthe2b Feb 2019 #28

Where's your proof it's not? Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #30

I don't spread RW memes and anti-Democrat smears without documenting the validity hlthe2b Feb 2019 #33

lmfao Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #36

They have NOT confirmed it was him in either despicable photo hlthe2b Feb 2019 #40

It was his page... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #42

It was in a yearbook and you ASSUME he had editorial control over what is included. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #59

Facts are out. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #60

Answer the question I have repeatedly asked. Has it been proven HE appeared in BF or KKK hlthe2b Feb 2019 #62

lol it's on his page. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #73

I am defending nothing and you KNOW it. I am asking for the facts. DID HE choose the content of hlthe2b Feb 2019 #74

The facts are it's his yearbook page. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #88

YOU don't know squat about me. I defend no one behaving like this. I DO want the FACTS. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #89

Sure. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #91

I have given you no reason not to. I stand behind my integrity. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #92

You do that. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #96

No you are being dishonest re my posts I asked for the facts to come out and held back conclusion. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #97

Your conclusion was that there wasn't any evidence to anything... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #98

NO again you are being dishonest about my posts. Waiting for facts is an attribute of fairness. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #99

Na'. It's all up thread. Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #103

NO again you are being dishonest about my posts. Waiting for facts is an attribute of fairness. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #105

You've jumped to conclusions from the start... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #113

Once again dishonest about my posts. I WITHHELD conclusions pending the facts. Shame on you for not hlthe2b Feb 2019 #116

You withheld? Sounds like you made a statement that it wasn't him... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #122

A ? mark reflects a question. Your dishonesty in ascribing conclusions to my questions is evident hlthe2b Feb 2019 #123

lol Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #124

Everyone can see your misrepresentations, so I'm content to let this go on. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #126

mkay... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #128

Not the facts are not out We know only that the yearbook is real, but the we knew that an hour ago hlthe2b Feb 2019 #68

Knowing it started on RW sites, most of us are willing to wait for the facts to come out. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #34

It looks like facts are coming out. :( Raine1967 Feb 2019 #41

As I stated repeatedly IF he appears in BF or KKK attire OR he had editorial control over inclusion hlthe2b Feb 2019 #61

Please don't misundersand me, I think we are on the same page. Raine1967 Feb 2019 #63

Yes, we are... n/t hlthe2b Feb 2019 #64

It doesn't matter -- not if Northam picked that photo for his page. pnwmom Feb 2019 #38

Seniors didn't get a page? Or even a section of a page? doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #19

No. and your assumptions are really premature. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #21

My assumption that his yearbook worked the way as most of the people I know? doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #81

You just admitted having jumped to a conclusion based on nothing but your own HS experience... hlthe2b Feb 2019 #82

My own and literally everyone I know.... doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #136

But they didn't put a photo of two unrelated people on your page. If that's what happened, pnwmom Feb 2019 #32

For sure, I hope that's the case. We'll find out soon. Darn.. appalachiablue Feb 2019 #67

Same here. nt babylonsister Feb 2019 #37

It was like that where I went to high school and college, as well. LuvNewcastle Feb 2019 #57

Not in my schools... brooklynite Feb 2019 #76

Same with my high school. Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #114

not 35 years ago...the yearbook staff picked not the student Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #101

At a medical school? onenote Feb 2019 #110

So was I.....33 years ago. doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #135

This article source is not vetted. Raine1967 Feb 2019 #12

Yeah, but mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #14

Becuase I'm an optimist, I hope they are wrong. Raine1967 Feb 2019 #22

Is there some reason not to want Justin Fairfax to become Governor onenote Feb 2019 #27

I voted for Fairfax in my last election before I moved to Maryland. Raine1967 Feb 2019 #45

The RTD has confirmed that the Northam yearbook photo, first reported by @bigleaguepol, is legit. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #16

This could get messy. onenote Feb 2019 #24

I'd rather we get clarity now, no matter what that is, than later on. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #31

Jumping on the bandwagon, just like the republicans plan Missiris Feb 2019 #106

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's page in a 1984 yearbook features a photo of people in blackface and mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #25

NY Magazine, wusa9, tweet from EVMS confirms the page is the same appalachiablue Feb 2019 #51

I voted for Northam as well. This is not a RW Talking point. Raine1967 Feb 2019 #35

I mean, is it that big of a shocker? Wasn't he a conservative Republican until recently? Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #39

If true, he needs to resign. However, if that had been a pic of Kavanaugh and Squee, Freethinker65 Feb 2019 #43

it looks bad for the school too KayF Feb 2019 #44

+1 ChiTownDenny Feb 2019 #71

I wonder if the guy wearing the hood is NotAPuppet Feb 2019 #47

Interesting. It looks as if they are friends and perhaps went together in costume to a party? Freethinker65 Feb 2019 #50

I have to go home. However this turns out, I'll find out later. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #48

Wow. Just saw this. Not good underpants Feb 2019 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2019 #52

If he is one of the men in the photo, madaboutharry Feb 2019 #54

There are only THREE possible answers here... brooklynite Feb 2019 #55

There is another possibility. Qutzupalotl Feb 2019 #66

In which case, objecting to this should have happened 35 years ago brooklynite Feb 2019 #77

True, but we don't know that he didn't. Qutzupalotl Feb 2019 #80

We have his statement. onenote Feb 2019 #109

possibilty 4...he has no control over what editors put on his page. nt msongs Feb 2019 #69

I don't think a lot of tearful apologies are enough to save him on this one Renew Deal Feb 2019 #70

If it's him... backabby-blue Feb 2019 #56

How in the world was this not found in the vetting process? inwiththenew Feb 2019 #58

Great question highmindedhavi Feb 2019 #125

It's cool, because the GOP Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #72

Northam is a good guy and a solid liberal. kwassa Feb 2019 #75

Here's the Daily Beast story. pnwmom Feb 2019 #79

The photo does not mean videohead5 Feb 2019 #85

He should resign, and they should replace him with a Republican immediately!!!1! Oneironaut Feb 2019 #86

Just reported on Ari Melber the beat that Northam said he's in the photo nt iluvtennis Feb 2019 #90

6:27 pm WaPo article irisblue Feb 2019 #94

PBS Newshour is reporting that he has acknowldged the photo littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #95

Extremely offensive and disappointing. I also, of course, voted for him. SCRUBDASHRUB Feb 2019 #100

Don't think he should resign for this Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #102

Very Good Points. Also, what has he done as Governor. MarcA Feb 2019 #112

To be fair atreides1 Feb 2019 #104

I Voted for Northam . . OldManTarHeel Feb 2019 #108

35 years ago and in Virginia? Eko Feb 2019 #111

He was 25. A medical school graduate. onenote Feb 2019 #115

Yup, I saw that. Eko Feb 2019 #121

So why did you bring up "teen years" as if it was somehow relevant? onenote Feb 2019 #127

I asked how far back should we go Eko Feb 2019 #129

Northam said he "wore a costume" in his apology vdogg Feb 2019 #117

Northam now admits it is he in the photo Roadside Attraction Feb 2019 #118

How many frat boys from the south had a frat house flying the Confederate Flag back then? YOHABLO Feb 2019 #132

In 1984, at my medical school McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #133

I was speculating yesterday that a variant if this might not kill his political career metalbot Feb 2019 #137

Twitter feeds for following this story, and other articles. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #139