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27. There is that.

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Mon Feb 11, 2019, 12:52 PM

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Northam opponents will not like this New York Times article [View all] Yosemito Feb 2019 OP

But, but . . . Sneederbunk Feb 2019 #1

I Know You Did Your Best, BUT Vogon_Glory Feb 2019 #2

+1 Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #4

re democrats are better anti-repub Feb 2019 #8

I tried to make this point the other day ProfessorPlum Feb 2019 #10

Exactly. The VOTERS should decide this, not anyone else. Liberty Belle Feb 2019 #22

One clarification, the voters of Virginia. LakeSuperiorView Feb 2019 #28

The Virginia governor gets only one term. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #32

Well, he just called slaves "indentured servants" in a Sunday interview. Thats pretty stupid. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #36

Quel horreur! redstateblues Feb 2019 #42

Except ...He Was Basically Correct Me. Feb 2019 #70

Except ... that is basically incorrect. whopis01 Feb 2019 #88

AS You Say...Technically Correct Me. Feb 2019 #91

Yes. With all that implies. whopis01 Feb 2019 #93

My feelings exactly. Scruffy1 Feb 2019 #92

There is that. calimary Feb 2019 #27

That NY Times article was quite illuminating. Vogon_Glory Feb 2019 #30

This is really what it is all about. democratisphere Feb 2019 #3

+! 2naSalit Feb 2019 #6

Every day we talk about Ralph Northam and Virginia PatSeg Feb 2019 #18

Agree. 100%. WheelWalker Feb 2019 #37

Agreed. It's a distraction! /nt philly_bob Feb 2019 #57

+100 pazzyanne Feb 2019 #63

"Why would anyone want to destroy a person like Ralph Northam or Al Franken, pazzyanne Feb 2019 #62

It was a GOP hit job driven by a mob mentality by some Democrats and democratisphere Feb 2019 #66

And not just Al Franken in Minnesota. pazzyanne Feb 2019 #85

k and r Achilleaze Feb 2019 #5

K&R 2naSalit Feb 2019 #7

Y'all said I was crazy last Saturday when I said 'Coonman' could well mean he was close to blacks mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #9

Your post makes sense. awesomerwb1 Feb 2019 #12

There was a comment on an article in the WA Po Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #14

This easily makes more sense as an explanation, given that environment (VA in the 70/80 era) mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #17

+1 dalton99a Feb 2019 #81

I can tell you for a fact it was true at VMI in 1987. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2019 #90

Exactly pandr32 Feb 2019 #24

Classmates used the nickname knowing he had grown up and attended high school with many blacks wishstar Feb 2019 #58

You very well may be correct... but Northam didn't do himself any favors with his bumbled apology groundloop Feb 2019 #68

Could be. Or 'waterman' which is apt for the area he's from- appalachiablue Feb 2019 #65

I think a lot of people are so passionate about a single issue, it clouds their judgement hueymahl Feb 2019 #11

I agree PatSeg Feb 2019 #20

Agreed. When these past mistakes suddenly pop up, it's best to think: "Why now?" Beartracks Feb 2019 #73

And why three at the same time PatSeg Feb 2019 #74

Could not disagree more angrychair Feb 2019 #21

Wow. Eko Feb 2019 #48

No, they. Were. Slaves. angrychair Feb 2019 #67

Ok, you're right. Eko Feb 2019 #69

Sure about what?!? angrychair Feb 2019 #71

Ok. Eko Feb 2019 #72

Let's be clear angrychair Feb 2019 #75

So why are you arguing with me? Eko Feb 2019 #79

Your links are garbage angrychair Feb 2019 #80

Yup, Eko Feb 2019 #82

I asked politely angrychair Feb 2019 #84

Oh yeah, Eko Feb 2019 #86

Its a free world angry person. Eko Feb 2019 #87

I do have to say its amazing how many times history has shown that what you think Eko Feb 2019 #83

You can't win arguing against this mentality whopis01 Feb 2019 #89

Oh, calm down. maddiemom Feb 2019 #50

I respect your passion about this issue hueymahl Feb 2019 #53

You do realize that the mentality here in this thread Charlotte Little Feb 2019 #54

I agree. The person who most led the Northam is a bad person charge is a DUER who I generally Blue_true Feb 2019 #34

Disagree. This is an issue about which we must be passionate or our country will not change. McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #95

K&R SammyWinstonJack Feb 2019 #13

Thank you Nancy Waterman Feb 2019 #15

K & R SunSeeker Feb 2019 #16

NO. Northam's REAL OPPONENTS are Republicans and their agents Hortensis Feb 2019 #19

I Waited For Rev. William Barber To Weigh In DallasNE Feb 2019 #23

Yes, Reverind Barber did call for a chance for redemption. Blue_true Feb 2019 #35

It's what I have been trying to scream at these stupid networks pdsimdars Feb 2019 #25

Agree. The polls showed that Republicans had much spooky3 Feb 2019 #44

A Modern Day Lyn***** RAAD2 Feb 2019 #26

So, after growing up around blacks and being "never really a racist" Northam then put on blackface Empowerer Feb 2019 #97

I thought Northam was supposed to get a pass because he was an innocent product of a racist culture EffieBlack Feb 2019 #29

Blind Ambition? DallasNE Feb 2019 #40

I have experience in that area. Blue_true Feb 2019 #41

Shhhhhh, don't upset their applecart. Afromania Feb 2019 #52

Still stuck on one picture bitterross Feb 2019 #77

That article did change my mind about the issue when I read it this morning frazzled Feb 2019 #31

If 58% of Black Virginians say let him stay CanonRay Feb 2019 #33

If he's such a saint, why would he say "intentured servants" instead of "slaves" apnu Feb 2019 #38

As was pointed out in threads here at DU, spooky3 Feb 2019 #45

Which is of course, cherry-picking a term LanternWaste Feb 2019 #59

His reference was to when the country first formed. Blue_true Feb 2019 #47

Whites, especially children who lost Ilsa Feb 2019 #56

And Northam was talking about them? FiveGoodMen Feb 2019 #61

Wipe the slate clean. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2019 #39

Northam's Action, Signing Medicaid Expansion into Law, Will Save Many Lives dlk Feb 2019 #43

He provided free or low cost medical care to POC well before he got into politics. Blue_true Feb 2019 #49

The whole article is literally the "black friends" cover wellst0nev0ter Feb 2019 #46

The Eastern Shore is its only world underpants Feb 2019 #51

My post asked for due diligence bobnicewander Feb 2019 #55

58% of black Virginians want him to stay in office ... kwassa Feb 2019 #60

It's not possible for a person to be different IRL than a picture implies they are CTAtheist Feb 2019 #64

But, but, his e-mails... I mean that one single picture bitterross Feb 2019 #76

"I'm not racist, some of my best friends are black" Clash City Rocker Feb 2019 #78

Sen Robert Byrd was in the KKK. He went on to become one of the nation's most liberal politicians. McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #94

And "segregation now segregation forever" George Wallace eventually denounced segregation. McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #96