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RVN VET71

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13. I just saw, elsewhere on DU, that the black caucus

Reply to inwiththenew (Reply #10)

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 11:43 AM

Feb 2019

in the VA legislature has called for his resignation. Unless he can meet with them and convince them otherwise, he should resign. If he's lost the constituency that put him in office, he has to go.

Neither Black nor Byrd had to confront and out and out call to quit -- fortunately for them and, I think, for the country. But Northam is going to have to listen to the black caucus or, at the very least, talk with them openly about his past insensitivity and persuade them that he is a new man. That, or he has to quit.

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Phil Murphy joins call for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign [View all] Jose Garcia Feb 2019 OP

Phil Murphy is too rich be a governor. He is like Schultz, out of touch nt delisen Feb 2019 #1

This is so totally ironic DirtEdonE Feb 2019 #2

Fortunately, VA has a progressive Lt Gov ready to step in. DinahMoeHum Feb 2019 #3

Exactly!!! LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #4

Post removed Post removed Feb 2019 #5

yup, the rush to judgment bothers me, too MBS Feb 2019 #6

Yup and we got an avowed rapist on the Supreme Court Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #7

YUP! Here we go again. Hysteria takes over with no time for discussion, thought, making amends... LBM20 Feb 2019 #8

The difference being, we aren't Republicans. marble falls Feb 2019 #16

No discussion is necessary. Posing in blackface of with a person posing, is 100% unacceptable Tarc Feb 2019 #9

Good point RVN VET71 Feb 2019 #18

The problem is he tried to hide it inwiththenew Feb 2019 #10

I just saw, elsewhere on DU, that the black caucus RVN VET71 Feb 2019 #13

It's a stupid costume for a teenage Halloween party FakeNoose Feb 2019 #11

He has apologized oberliner Feb 2019 #12

And? marble falls Feb 2019 #14

The poster above said that he should definitely apologize oberliner Feb 2019 #15

Your post looked broken off, no period at the end. This suggested a broken or incomplete thought ... marble falls Feb 2019 #17

It was meant to be a complete thought oberliner Feb 2019 #19

I agree with you: PoC should have the dominant voice on this issue. That also includes the WP hand marble falls Feb 2019 #20

You're making the same...literally, the same...excuses that conservatives made for Kavanaugh Tarc Feb 2019 #21