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DallasNE

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40. Blind Ambition?

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 01:37 PM

Feb 2019

I hear what you are saying and it is very troubling for Northam. I'm not saying that Northam is a John Dean but Dean was given an opportunity for redemption after he realized that what he was engaged in was not part of who he was or his upbringing. He did it in a very public way. Northam kept quiet but he too reversed direction. Also see my post about Rev. William Barber and his response to the situation.

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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