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BlueStater

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6. I agree that it was racist.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 11:07 PM

Feb 2019

The question is has he exhibited any signs that he's a racist throughout his political career? Not from what I can tell.

https://wtkr.com/2018/08/24/gov-northam-honors-historic-african-american-cemetery-in-hampton/

People CAN change and become better. I'm not even referring to just Northam specifically. And when they do change and prove themselves to be better human beings, I feel that we should forgive them and not hold the people they used to be against them for the rest of their lives.

Northam should probably resign, but that doesn't mean I think people should forever dismiss him as a racist for who he was 35 years ago and never take into account who he is in the present.

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"Dumb." "Wrong." "Stupid." "One silly thing." "Years ago." "Whomst among us." [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 OP

Yep. TDale313 Feb 2019 #1

Yes, racist. AND dumb, stupid, foolish, etc. But yes, also YEARS ago. MANY years ago. So it LBM20 Feb 2019 #2

yes indeed. n/t snpsmom Feb 2019 #3

Totally agree. Were he standing next to the blackface or jrthin Feb 2019 #4

This was last week irisblue Feb 2019 #5

I agree that it was racist. BlueStater Feb 2019 #6

I don't think anyone isn't acknowledging it was racist uponit7771 Feb 2019 #7

His 'reason' was awful....I mean really. He should of come fully clean - repent...go into it a UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #8

I'm about the same age as Northam. yardwork Feb 2019 #9

Well, he voted for Bush and Cheney twice so I'd say he hasn't changed much. jalan48 Feb 2019 #10

Well ffs. yardwork Feb 2019 #11

By all accounts he really is a good man underpants Feb 2019 #12

I knew that in 2nd grade and I'm 64. akraven Feb 2019 #13