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torius

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7. Sessions praised the Klan.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 11:17 PM

Feb 2019

To Republicans that’s a positive. “Fine people on both sides” didn’t bring down Trump.
We are better than that.

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It seems to me that we can demand Northam resign if and only if [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2019 OP

That's absurd. We're better than them. manor321 Feb 2019 #1

I agree: we are better than them. The parties are far from being the same. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2019 #3

bc they are a party completely out of ideas. Kurt V. Feb 2019 #76

How does this benefit us? Bettie Feb 2019 #4

BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!! Republicans support a racist bastard RIGHT NOW false equivalence uponit7771 Feb 2019 #10

Do No Harm Roy Rolling Feb 2019 #45

You are right. delisen Feb 2019 #2

If Kavanaugh can be confirmed, Northam can stay in his position Retrograde Feb 2019 #5

I agree. This needs to be up to the people who would, or would NOT, reelect him. Volaris Feb 2019 #18

I don't think he's eligible for reelection radical noodle Feb 2019 #37

I meant more generally, but thank you for the details...I did not know that. Volaris Feb 2019 #70

Yes. Black people should just continue to have a governor who either appeared in blackface or EffieBlack Feb 2019 #31

And their conclusion is the one that matters to me. Mister Ed Feb 2019 #63

I guess you need to poll them? ibegurpard Feb 2019 #74

??? Mister Ed Feb 2019 #82

Exactly right. It says that we oppose racism but only when it does not hughee99 Feb 2019 #84

Misogynist assholes vote Republican already, they're not alienating their base Spider Jerusalem Feb 2019 #33

Fuck that. Codeine Feb 2019 #39

Kavanaugh offended the liberals treestar Feb 2019 #57

And we will only stop murdering people when murderer stop killing TeamPooka Feb 2019 #6

This is a great reply. Makes it crystal clear. May I steal this? Squinch Feb 2019 #75

Sessions praised the Klan. torius Feb 2019 #7

It's not eating our own if he fucked up. babylonsister Feb 2019 #8

He had the nickname Coonman listed in his yearbook. TDale313 Feb 2019 #9

+1 DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #11

damn, yeah ... dude should've came out with this the second he won this election and let come what uponit7771 Feb 2019 #13

I'm not gonna defend it. I'm also not gonna put an arrow in him for the sake of being better than th Volaris Feb 2019 #21

do you think he chose his own nickname? rampartc Feb 2019 #30

From now on for every candidate treestar Feb 2019 #58

Yeah, I'm really not interested in meeting the bar Republicans set. Christ. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #12

I'm not demanding anything. I expect he'll do the right thing. Iggo Feb 2019 #14

The Rep AG of Fla was forced out last week over a blackface Katrina crap photo irisblue Feb 2019 #15

It's not really the same, but I expect the same outcome. hay rick Feb 2019 #44

We're aware enough to understand the difference. RW sources won't see that. irisblue Feb 2019 #46

I'm not going to flame you. I would like to spar for a bit... spicysista Feb 2019 #16

+1 Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #32

We only need one yardstick - not two. Jarqui Feb 2019 #17

It's easy to say those things... Basement Beat Feb 2019 #19

As a VA resident who voted for Northam, I do not want ANYONE as governor who lilactime Feb 2019 #20

THIS is the opinion I want to hear, Volaris Feb 2019 #22

Agree..Don't want him representing me HipChick Feb 2019 #24

It's an ancient strategy, divide and conquer. defacto7 Feb 2019 #23

This has NOTHING to do with Republicans fountainofyouth Feb 2019 #25

You can yell all you want but no matter what the outcome, defacto7 Feb 2019 #68

Um. Susan Calvin Feb 2019 #26

Cyndi Hyde Smith just got elected to the Senate aeromanKC Feb 2019 #27

Are we better off without Al Franken in the Senate? world wide wally Feb 2019 #28

The two cases are not equivalent. nt Susan Calvin Feb 2019 #67

He must have known this would come out someday... First Speaker Feb 2019 #29

You Are SO Right! Our Purists Want the Perfect to Be the Enemy of the Good, and DoctorJoJo Feb 2019 #34

Asking for an elected official who doesn't think Codeine Feb 2019 #40

I'd like to hear an explanation from the governor before saying he should resign. Chemisse Feb 2019 #35

I disagree. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #36

This is not in question or something the Republicans made up radical noodle Feb 2019 #38

Holding racists accountable for their actions isn't a game Tarc Feb 2019 #41

I took the day off work, yourmovemonkey Feb 2019 #42

How will it ever get better if we're always reducing ourselves to the lowest common denominator? n/t pnwmom Feb 2019 #43

Steve King still has a seat 912gdm Feb 2019 #47

Because Republicans are garbage human beings ibegurpard Feb 2019 #72

So until the damn GOP decides to drop racism, misogyny, treason, war on women, war on the poor..etc workinclasszero Feb 2019 #48

yup ibegurpard Feb 2019 #73

Right workinclasszero Feb 2019 #85

Terrible people who should be dug up and nailed to crosses... McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #49

More people to nail to crosses McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #50

Peggy, m'dear, watching the nooz tonight I saw the source was some RW outfit, & I thought... Hekate Feb 2019 #51

.. roamer65 Feb 2019 #79

It was the pattern that sent me over the edge. Northam's behavior was disgusting, but Dems... Hekate Feb 2019 #80

I hear ya, Hekate...I hear ya. roamer65 Feb 2019 #83

No we need to set a good example Raine Feb 2019 #52

This should be up to Virginians. It's not up to outsiders to oust a Governor in another state. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #53

Don't agree with you on this one Peggy rufus dog Feb 2019 #54

He should be kept comfortable till a decision is made. LOL nt kelly1mm Feb 2019 #55

We ought to consider what he would do in the future treestar Feb 2019 #56

The flipside. djg21 Feb 2019 #59

Agree durablend Feb 2019 #60

Perfect example of the Paradox of Tolerance. VOX Feb 2019 #64

No human can withstand this purity test Sunsky Feb 2019 #61

Expecting our fellow Democrats not to have paraded around in blackface and KKK regalia EffieBlack Feb 2019 #65

That was 35 years ago Sunsky Feb 2019 #66

On this, with all respect, count me among the flamers n/t Tom Rinaldo Feb 2019 #62

Actually, we need to do better than the Republicans. MineralMan Feb 2019 #69

Well that's not going to happen ibegurpard Feb 2019 #71

I really would like to know the origination point of this scandal. roamer65 Feb 2019 #77

Let's wait for Iowa's Steve King to resign first! n/t Vogon_Glory Feb 2019 #78

That will never happen. Bettie Feb 2019 #86

That's not how being right works. musicblind Feb 2019 #81

It seems to me that Cerulean Southpaw Feb 2019 #87