I totally buy that it wasn't remembered (as something that was abhorrent) (Reply #31)

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Response to Docreed2003 (Reply #30)

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:47 PM

ProudLib72 (17,984 posts)

31. I totally buy that it wasn't remembered (as something that was abhorrent)

I buy that it was remembered as "just a silly, stupid thing he did", nothing else to say about, time to move on. And that's part of the problem: he and his team did not recognize how appalling the behavior was.

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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

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