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oldsoftie

(12,410 posts)
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:46 PM Feb 2019

Democrat Virginia Governor Ralph Northam now DENIES he is one of two men in a racist 1984 yearbook p

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Source: DailyMailUK

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam now denies appearing in a racist photograph that he on Friday apologized for, and claims he can prove it wasn't him.

The 59-year-old from Nassawadox has done a complete about face after apologizing for being in a picture of people wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and blackface, Portsmouth Democrat Senator Louise Lucas learned during a private conversation.

An insider said Northam was willing to use facial recognition technology to prove he doesn't appear in the offending picture.

The Democratic party tweeted Saturday morning: 'We made the decision to let Governor Northam do the correct thing and resign this morning - we have gotten word he will not do so this morning.





Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6660879/Democrat-Virginia-Governor-DENIES-hes-racist-yearbook-picture-featuring-blackface-KKK-robe.html



Well, at least he didnt go with the "I was hacked" excuse so popular these days.
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Democrat Virginia Governor Ralph Northam now DENIES he is one of two men in a racist 1984 yearbook p (Original Post) oldsoftie Feb 2019 OP
WTF?!?! This can't be for real, but I hope so. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #1
Denies that one time it was him, Presser, "I wore blackface, just not that time" Baclava Feb 2019 #24
Well at least the DU will have hundreds of thread trashing him . . . Iliyah Feb 2019 #2
Conversation. Called it. underpants Feb 2019 #3
So, if it wasn't him... regnaD kciN Feb 2019 #4
"willing to use facial recognition" - SO IOW HE'S THE ONE IN THE CLAN HOOD !!!!!!!! groundloop Feb 2019 #5
I didn't buy my yearbook either RussBLib Feb 2019 #6
The 'coonman' thing is his biggest problem rpannier Feb 2019 #11
But wouldn't YOU have said it YESTERDAY? I know I would have. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #26
Why didn't he say this yesterday? yardwork Feb 2019 #7
And why did he say yesterday it was him? Iggo Feb 2019 #21
Please just resign and go away n/t ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #8
Well videohead5 Feb 2019 #9
Which one is he not? marble falls Feb 2019 #10
The one with the face, I guess. Iggo Feb 2019 #22
He screwed up either way. I can not believe he thought this was going to fly. marble falls Feb 2019 #25
'COONMAN' gonna fight it? I guess he has that right Baclava Feb 2019 #12
WTF? IronLionZion Feb 2019 #15
Does that mean he's wearing the hood? (nt) Recursion Feb 2019 #13
He's the Gov of Virginia - let the people of Virginia decide PERIOD. nt End Of The Road Feb 2019 #14
I'm Pretty Sure They Already Have . . He Needs To Resign. OldManTarHeel Feb 2019 #17
He says he won't resign. Let Virginia voters start the RECALL. Nt End Of The Road Feb 2019 #23
On twitter there are posted more pictures from the med school yearbook... Historic NY Feb 2019 #16
It's incredible the editors of the med school yearbook allowed this kind of garbage to begin with. Pisces Feb 2019 #18
Exactly. iluvtennis Feb 2019 #19
You know, I was perfectly willing to let the whole thing slide provided he did not do anything cstanleytech Feb 2019 #20
good for him AlexSFCA Feb 2019 #27
I admit. I was wrong. vlyons Feb 2019 #28
Locking ... Yonnie3 Feb 2019 #29

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,110 posts)
1. WTF?!?! This can't be for real, but I hope so.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:47 PM
Feb 2019
 

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
24. Denies that one time it was him, Presser, "I wore blackface, just not that time"
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:27 PM
Feb 2019

" I dressed up as Michael Jackson and put a little shoe polish on my cheeks."

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. Well at least the DU will have hundreds of thread trashing him . . .
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:48 PM
Feb 2019

Demanding him to resign, et al.,

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
4. So, if it wasn't him...
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:54 PM
Feb 2019

...did he pick that photo to appear in his half-page, or did someone on the yearbook staff do it without his permission? Because, if he chose the photo to appear as part of his display, I’m not sure it matters whether he’s in the picture or not.

Also, why wasn’t this his first official reaction, instead of coming a day later, after his “apology” didn’t play well? My immediate suspicion is that he knows he did appear in such photos at least on some occasions, and so “admitted” it before examining the photo and realizing this particular one wasn’t of him.

Also, he now needs to explain what the “coonman” reference in a previous yearbook was about.

groundloop

(11,488 posts)
5. "willing to use facial recognition" - SO IOW HE'S THE ONE IN THE CLAN HOOD !!!!!!!!
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:55 PM
Feb 2019

He's digging his own grave.

RussBLib

(8,984 posts)
6. I didn't buy my yearbook either
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:08 PM
Feb 2019

He's got plausible deniability, unless something else crazy comes out.

Don't rush to judgement.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
11. The 'coonman' thing is his biggest problem
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:25 PM
Feb 2019

CBS News uncovered a page from Northam's yearbook at the Virginia Military Institute that had nicknames listed underneath his name. One of them was "Coonman," a racial slur.

link:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ralph-northams-yearbook-page-shows-man-in-kkk-costume-and-another-apparently-in-blackface/

oldsoftie

(12,410 posts)
26. But wouldn't YOU have said it YESTERDAY? I know I would have.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:33 PM
Feb 2019

yardwork

(61,417 posts)
7. Why didn't he say this yesterday?
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:09 PM
Feb 2019

Iggo

(47,487 posts)
21. And why did he say yesterday it was him?
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:19 PM
Feb 2019

Answer: It's him.

ZeroSomeBrains

(638 posts)
8. Please just resign and go away n/t
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:10 PM
Feb 2019

videohead5

(2,150 posts)
9. Well
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:11 PM
Feb 2019

If it's not him he should have some classmates to come forward and back him up. I doubt whoever is in the photo will ever come forward.

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
10. Which one is he not?
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:20 PM
Feb 2019

Iggo

(47,487 posts)
22. The one with the face, I guess.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:20 PM
Feb 2019

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
25. He screwed up either way. I can not believe he thought this was going to fly.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:28 PM
Feb 2019
 

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
12. 'COONMAN' gonna fight it? I guess he has that right
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:29 PM
Feb 2019

IronLionZion

(45,258 posts)
15. WTF?
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:53 PM
Feb 2019

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
13. Does that mean he's wearing the hood? (nt)
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:38 PM
Feb 2019

End Of The Road

(1,397 posts)
14. He's the Gov of Virginia - let the people of Virginia decide PERIOD. nt
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:48 PM
Feb 2019

OldManTarHeel

(435 posts)
17. I'm Pretty Sure They Already Have . . He Needs To Resign.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:56 PM
Feb 2019

Legislative black caucus statement:

"We just finished meeting with the Governor. We fully appreciate all that he has contributed to our Commonwealth. But given what was revealed today, it is clear he can no longer effectively serve as governor. It is time for him to resign, so that Virginia can begin the process of healing."

End Of The Road

(1,397 posts)
23. He says he won't resign. Let Virginia voters start the RECALL. Nt
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:23 PM
Feb 2019

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
16. On twitter there are posted more pictures from the med school yearbook...
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:55 PM
Feb 2019

oddly enough it seems to be lots of mixed pictures of people in black face, perhaps another color and stripes and dressing in drag

Pisces

(5,592 posts)
18. It's incredible the editors of the med school yearbook allowed this kind of garbage to begin with.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 04:58 PM
Feb 2019

iluvtennis

(19,757 posts)
19. Exactly.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:11 PM
Feb 2019

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
20. You know, I was perfectly willing to let the whole thing slide provided he did not do anything
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:13 PM
Feb 2019

that could be considered racists since then but this pretty much now has me leaning in the other direction because if it was not him then why did he not say so in the first place?

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)
27. good for him
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:36 PM
Feb 2019

I’m glad he is standing up for himself and for his constituents. I wish Franken would have had more guts and not resign. Everyone deserves to be evaluated on their job performance. My understanding that his policies and rhetoric were never racist. Dem party did the right thing to ask him to resign but the choice is his and I respect it and glad that he is willing to continue.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
28. I admit. I was wrong.
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:38 PM
Feb 2019

This morning, I was ready to forgive this guy. But now, his statements are just getting stupid. In his apology, he said that he took full responsibility. Now, he says it wasn't him. But implies he blackfaced another time? WHAT kind of excuse it that? A crappy one, that's what.

There is no way, he would have forgotten such an episode in his yearbook. Either he did, it or he didn't. There is no 3rd position about it. If he was innocent, he would have been yelling holy-moly from the rafters from the gitgo. This bullshit trying to save his ass with really very stupid comments tells me, he needs to go. He makes bad decisions and has bad judgement.

Nuff said.

Yonnie3

(17,376 posts)
29. Locking ...
Sat Feb 2, 2019, 05:44 PM
Feb 2019

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