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Post by teach4u on Feb 1, 2019 23:51:26 GMT
Since people have shared the Covington kids pictures (or pictures of students assumed to be them/mistaken for them) and harsh judgement passed, I wonder what the thought of the VA Governor (while in high school ) having been found in both KKK robes and black face is. I wonder if the same people that judge people's as racist because they are conservative will feel the same of this clown?
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 1, 2019 23:56:29 GMT
I didn't get to read the full article because I started getting crappy spam redirects, but I saw enough to be horrified and disgusted.
If you're hoping that the liberal Peas here are going to try and somehow justify this just because the guy is a Democrat, you are sadly mistaken. Liberal Peas should be and WILL be equally disgusted whether the fool is a Democrat or a Republican.
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Post by StephDRebel on Feb 2, 2019 0:00:05 GMT
I think that behavior like that is repulsive and it has nothing to do with political party.
Do you believe that people only have a problem with racist Republicans vs racists in general?
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Post by teach4u on Feb 2, 2019 0:02:41 GMT
Ummm, no I'm not looking for any one to justify unjustifiable behavior. I find it interesting that any potential case of a conservative is shared multiple times. Sometimes the story hasn't been verified and later discredited. I was interested that no one brought this case up since any and all conservatives in similar situations are ripped up one side and down another, with cause.
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Post by mustlovecats on Feb 2, 2019 0:03:54 GMT
I am horrified.
I contributed to his campaign and voted for him with enthusiasm. I found him to be an excellent candidate, he has good policies on a number of essential issues for me, so this is deeply disturbing to me.
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Post by Mystie on Feb 2, 2019 0:07:48 GMT
It wasn't high school, it was med school. Inexcusable. And I voted for him.
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Post by Mystie on Feb 2, 2019 0:11:13 GMT
Ummm, no I'm not looking for any one to justify unjustifiable behavior. I find it interesting that any potential case of a conservative is shared multiple times. Sometimes the story hasn't been verified and later discredited. I was interested that no one brought this case up since any and all conservatives in similar situations are ripped up one side and down another, with cause. FFS, it's been in the news just a couple of hours. I saw it on CNN about twenty minutes ago. Sorry we're not as speedy as you believe we should be.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Feb 2, 2019 0:17:07 GMT
I voted for him and he needs to resign. Tonight.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Feb 2, 2019 0:17:32 GMT
Ummm, no I'm not looking for any one to justify unjustifiable behavior. I find it interesting that any potential case of a conservative is shared multiple times. Sometimes the story hasn't been verified and later discredited. I was interested that no one brought this case up since any and all conservatives in similar situations are ripped up one side and down another, with cause. Why did you change your name Sammel/oldpeanewname?
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Feb 2, 2019 0:29:39 GMT
He should resign, today.
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Post by elaine on Feb 2, 2019 0:31:25 GMT
I voted for him and I think that he needs to resign. As soon as possible. There is no excusing away those pictures and what mindset they represent.
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Post by Merge on Feb 2, 2019 0:33:36 GMT
It's disgusting. Sorry I was taking a nap and cleaning the house and didn't post about it quickly enough for you.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Feb 2, 2019 0:41:21 GMT
Ummm, no I'm not looking for any one to justify unjustifiable behavior. I find it interesting that any potential case of a conservative is shared multiple times. Sometimes the story hasn't been verified and later discredited. I was interested that no one brought this case up since any and all conservatives in similar situations are ripped up one side and down another, with cause. Ummmmm...try starting your own thread if you have something to say. It’s not the responsibility of the liberal peas to figure out what conservatives want to discuss and create threads for them. It’s hilarious that conservatives will make sanctimonious comments on the lack of “attention” to Democratic “scandals” (threads) not started by the liberal peas, yet NO conservative will start threads over the crap that the Republicans are dishing out, dealing, hurting the USA over on an almost daily basis, and instead they respond with the false equivalencies and apologist rhetoric. His behavior/actions were disgusting and disgraceful. Black face is offensive. It was then and still is now. On the Facebook feeds that I’ve seen in the last hour or two, conservatives are defending him with the “boys will be boys/college days/it was a theme day at school” nonsense.
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Post by Merge on Feb 2, 2019 0:42:37 GMT
Democrats in recent times always fall on their swords over things like this and encourage other Democrats to do so. Republicans double down on their "youthful indiscretion" defense.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 0:46:53 GMT
Did he disavow it and is has he apologized profusely for his idiotic behavior?
Yes??
See the difference??!?!
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Post by J u l e e on Feb 2, 2019 0:47:01 GMT
Ummm, no I'm not looking for any one to justify unjustifiable behavior. I find it interesting that any potential case of a conservative is shared multiple times. Sometimes the story hasn't been verified and later discredited. I was interested that no one brought this case up since any and all conservatives in similar situations are ripped up one side and down another, with cause. I'm confused by this gotcha. I thought the narrative from conservatives on black face was that it was all in fun, part of a costume, or participating in a theme day. If it was downplayed as boys being boys at CovCath, why are you expecting it to be called out at all?
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 2, 2019 0:51:04 GMT
1984??? Seriously, it's hard to wrap my head around this page being published in a yearbook even if some idiot proposed it. Disgusting.
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Post by elaine on Feb 2, 2019 0:53:43 GMT
1984??? Seriously, it's hard to wrap my head around this page being published in a yearbook even if some idiot proposed it. Disgusting. I know. It is jaw-droppingly surprising and disappointing beyond belief. And these were all young adults - not high schoolers. All should have known better. I certainly did in college in 1984. I’m disgusted along with you.
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Post by Merge on Feb 2, 2019 0:56:02 GMT
1984??? Seriously, it's hard to wrap my head around this page being published in a yearbook even if some idiot proposed it. Disgusting. I know. It is jaw-droppingly surprising and disappointing beyond belief. And these were all young adults - not high schoolers. All should have known better. I certainly did in college in 1984. I’m disgusted with you. And in the medical community ... people of science, supposedly. Even in 1984 (I was all of 11 years old) we knew that was very wrong.
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Post by femalebusiness on Feb 2, 2019 1:15:49 GMT
If this was done during the '50s or '60s unfortunately no one would have thought a thing about it back then and I probably wouldn't be so harsh. Things have changed and conciousness has been raised since then. Women were also belittled back then and I wouldn't hold those attitudes against anyone who has today grown and changed their attitude. HOWEVER, he wore black face in the '80s so fuck him. Everyone who had a drop of intelligence knew it was unexceptable in the '80s. He absolutely should be kicked out of office. That is who he is. No excuse for that type of racism and no one who pulled that crap should be holding public office. His apology is way too little, way too late.
As for the repubs like the OP who think Democrats wouldn't condem him, they are just projecting their own spineless lack of calling out assholes in their own party. Leftys don't put up with that crap from anyone, even in their own party.
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Post by sassyangel on Feb 2, 2019 2:42:35 GMT
1984??? Seriously, it's hard to wrap my head around this page being published in a yearbook even if some idiot proposed it. Disgusting. I'm a bit shocked by that too. I'm also shocked something in a easily found yearbook, wasn't bought up during the time he was running for office. Normally stuff like that gets dug up, at that time. It is pretty gross.
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Post by redhead32 on Feb 2, 2019 2:46:35 GMT
I guess this didn't go the way the OP was expecting.
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Post by elaine on Feb 2, 2019 2:58:45 GMT
I guess this didn't go the way the OP was expecting. That is why she is also flinging poop on the other thread about the same topic, trying to get some fighting outraged response from the democrats soundly denouncing Northam. It is like watching a 3-4 year old toddler on the playground itching for a fight, stumbling from playgroup to playgroup trying to get someone, anyone, to fight with her. And the rhetoric keeps building and getting more outrageous in hopes that someone will finally cave and take the bait and fights with her.
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Post by redhead32 on Feb 2, 2019 3:02:54 GMT
I guess this didn't go the way the OP was expecting. That is why she is also flinging poop on the other thread about the same topic, trying to get some fighting outraged response from the democrats soundly denouncing Northam. It is like watching a 3-4 year old toddler on the playground itching for a fight, stumbling from playgroup to playgroup trying to get someone, anyone, to fight with her. And the rhetoric keeps building and getting more outrageous in hopes that someone will finally cave and take the bait and fights with her. Well, poop. I haven't been around much lately, and I totally took the "Northam wants to kill live babies" bait. Bad on me. I get crabby when people either 1) can't read and comprehend facts or 2) ignore facts and rely on right wing extremist "news" sites.
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Post by sassyangel on Feb 2, 2019 3:06:01 GMT
That is why she is also flinging poop on the other thread about the same topic, trying to get some fighting outraged response from the democrats soundly denouncing Northam. It is like watching a 3-4 year old toddler on the playground itching for a fight, stumbling from playgroup to playgroup trying to get someone, anyone, to fight with her. And the rhetoric keeps building and getting more outrageous in hopes that someone will finally cave and take the bait and fights with her. Well, poop. I haven't been around much lately, and I totally took the "Northam wants to kill live babies" bait. Bad on me. I get crabby when people either 1) can't read and comprehend facts or 2) ignore facts and rely on right wing extremist "news" sites. Yeah that was clearly bait. If you have a SHRED of reading comprehension ability - then you know that he said nothing of the sort. I already had to back out of a thread on Facebook this week about complete misinformation about the New York abortion legislation.
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Post by elaine on Feb 2, 2019 3:10:25 GMT
That is why she is also flinging poop on the other thread about the same topic, trying to get some fighting outraged response from the democrats soundly denouncing Northam. It is like watching a 3-4 year old toddler on the playground itching for a fight, stumbling from playgroup to playgroup trying to get someone, anyone, to fight with her. And the rhetoric keeps building and getting more outrageous in hopes that someone will finally cave and take the bait and fights with her. Well, poop. I haven't been around much lately, and I totally took the "Northam wants to kill live babies" bait. Bad on me. I get crabby when people either 1) can't read and comprehend facts or 2) ignore facts and rely on right wing extremist "news" sites. I hear you. When “teach4u” didn’t get the full-fledged word-twisting/boyswill-be-boys/crappy excuses she would have gotten from many on the right about a GOP governor or Supreme Court Nominee in a similar spot, she needed to ramp up the crap on her side to try and get the responses she was craving. Almost like a junky. Transparent and pitiful actually.
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Post by auntkelly on Feb 2, 2019 3:11:48 GMT
1984??? Seriously, it's hard to wrap my head around this page being published in a yearbook even if some idiot proposed it. Disgusting. I agree! i went to law school in 1984-87. There is no way this picture would have been published in the yearbook. All hell would have broken loose.
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 2, 2019 3:15:02 GMT
Since people have shared the Covington kids pictures (or pictures of students assumed to be them/mistaken for them) and harsh judgement passed, I wonder what the thought of the VA Governor (while in high school ) having been found in both KKK robes and black face is. I wonder if the same people that judge people's as racist because they are conservative will feel the same of this clown?
In your hast to post, some of your facts are fake news. This happened in medical school and I haven't seen it confirmed whether he was in black face OR the KKK robes (he's definitely not both, at least in the yearbook photo). IMHO, it is worse that it happened in medical school than high school and the costumes are equally reprehensible. It floors me that this happened in 1984. If we really want change to happen past behavior has to have consequences.
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Post by AmandaA on Feb 2, 2019 3:17:26 GMT
Just out of curiosity, have I missed the op’s thread about Steve King 🤔 Surely she is equally upset about his behavior and would like to “discuss”.
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Post by redhead32 on Feb 2, 2019 3:17:28 GMT
Well, poop. I haven't been around much lately, and I totally took the "Northam wants to kill live babies" bait. Bad on me. I get crabby when people either 1) can't read and comprehend facts or 2) ignore facts and rely on right wing extremist "news" sites. Yeah that was clearly bait. If you have a SHRED of reading comprehension ability - then you know that he said nothing of the sort. I already had to back out of a thread on Facebook this week about complete misinformation about the New York abortion legislation. Ditto. And I'm sure there is a group of prayer warriors fighting for my soul as we speak, since I am a baby killer who wants hard decisions to be made between a woman and her doctor (even though I'm actually prolife and just want old white men to stop trying to make personal decisions for women). I'm sort of gutted that this is probably going to be the defining issue of the next presidential election, and will likely lead to Trump's reelection.
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