What about addressing it before it comes out? (Reply #3)

In the discussion thread: Not Excusing Northam, but I Have A Question [View all]

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 01:28 PM

oberliner (58,724 posts)

3. What about addressing it before it comes out?

If he had acknowledged the existence of the photo when he first got into politics and talked about how awful it was and how much he has learned and grown since then, perhaps the reaction would be different.

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

42 replies	Author	Time	Post
Not Excusing Northam, but I Have A Question [View all]	ProudLib72	Feb 2019	OP
NAACP President - Northam should've disclosed past to everyone and not had a gotcha moment. The sin	uponit7771	Feb 2019	#1
I think Effie had a good point about his campaign team failing on this account	ProudLib72	Feb 2019	#5
THIS! n/t	malaise	Feb 2019	#18
The opposition reseach failed also.	riversedge	Feb 2019	#26
For that matter, so did the Lt. Gov's people, or else why did he agree	Baltimike	Feb 2019	#28
Good point.	riversedge	Feb 2019	#39
I think he knew and I think they knew	Docreed2003	Feb 2019	#30
I totally buy that it wasn't remembered (as something that was abhorrent)	ProudLib72	Feb 2019	#31
That's very true too	Docreed2003	Feb 2019	#32
No, you cannot absolve yourself. You make a racist comment or action, you are a racist. Period.	MadDAsHell	Feb 2019	#2
So Johnson and Byrd should be shunned?	tymorial	Feb 2019	#29
Absolutely they should be shunned. No, you cannot "fix" being a racist. Nt	MadDAsHell	Feb 2019	#40
What about addressing it before it comes out?	oberliner	Feb 2019	#3
No they'd still bring it up	underpants	Feb 2019	#6
No, that's not quite true.	EffieBlack	Feb 2019	#10
Great point	oberliner	Feb 2019	#11
Unfortunately I think Northam is still arrogant	MaryMagdaline	Feb 2019	#16
I never saw or heard Democrats attack him for his past..	whathehell	Feb 2019	#33
I don't disagree with you	ProudLib72	Feb 2019	#13
Had he talked about his images or	garagedoor	Feb 2019	#4
Is his present mindset similar to his past mindset?	ProudLib72	Feb 2019	#17
As my 7 year old little cousin would say	garagedoor	Feb 2019	#20
Recommended, and an excellent question.	guillaumeb	Feb 2019	#7
He could have brought it up himself, expressed shame for it, talked about how he evolved and grew	EffieBlack	Feb 2019	#8
I think we may be getting at the crux of the issue here	ProudLib72	Feb 2019	#15
...	spicysista	Feb 2019	#9
Ask Hillary Clinton.	Ms. Toad	Feb 2019	#22
My standard of measurment is this.....	spicysista	Feb 2019	#23
You raised the issue of a spouse and infidelity. All I did was to respond to it.	Ms. Toad	Feb 2019	#35
Right, not to a specific couple or example.... as a rhetorical device.	spicysista	Feb 2019	#36
When you use a rhetorical device as a means of illustrating the point that disclosure is better	Ms. Toad	Feb 2019	#37
Oh I see the error....	spicysista	Feb 2019	#38
It depends.	WhiskeyGrinder	Feb 2019	#12
I don't see the humility and ownership in his actual statements	ProudLib72	Feb 2019	#19
That's a question each candidate must ask and answer for him or herself.	MineralMan	Feb 2019	#14
So did he forget about this picture or intentionally not mention it?	Buckeyeblue	Feb 2019	#21
Kind of weaselly	ProudLib72	Feb 2019	#24
I very much doubt he "forgot" about the picture -- We are talking	whathehell	Feb 2019	#34
I have no idea what pictures of me exist in my high school yearbook from 1987.	X_Digger	Feb 2019	#41
You are not, I presume, running for governor	whathehell	Feb 2019	#42
I'm in favor of full disclosure. If the person has a long history of such behavior, then find	pnwmom	Feb 2019	#25
Not a direct answer, but think of Senator Robert Byrd of WV.	elleng	Feb 2019	#27

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.