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mr_lebowski

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26. I'd like to hear a bit more detail about what was going on at the time
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 10:28 PM
Feb 2019

1) Did he CHOOSE this to be in the yearbook?
2) Does he have some semblance of a reasonable excuse such as 'my GF and I were invited to a costume party earlier in the day, and being poor graduate students, had to just look around for what we had available that was free. We had shoe polish and sheets, and thought it would be funny to go as Black Person and KKK member as a couple. Obviously this was a terrible idea, etc, etc.

And then I'd also like to hear what his record has been like on Black issues.

1984 Virginia is WORLDS AWAY from 2019.

I remember Gene Wilder in blackface in a major movie called Silver Streak not THAT long before 1984. Does everyone look back and think Wilder was racist? People simply didn't have the same sensibility about blackface in 1984. It wasn't 'automatically racist' like it is now. I'm not saying that Blacks may not have been offended by it for the last 100 years ... for all I know they were ... but 'everyone didn't know that' ... at the time.

Also ... did Roy Moore ... bow out?

Did Gym Jeffries or whatever his name is ... bow out?

Those were CRIMES, and Republicans circled the wagons and didn't crucify their own.

The sting of Franken bowing out so easily on such flimsy shit still stings for me.

If there's more proof he's racist, then YES, he needs to step down. I'm not making that call ... OVER THIS.

In fact, as it stands at this moment, I'm still at hell no. Go ahead and say I don't 'support AA' or whatever. If this made fun of asians, or gays, or women, or whatever, it would be the same answer from me. It was 1984 in Virginia. 25 years old. He's now 60. Been in politics a WHILE. What's his record?

Not enough information yet. Lunabell Feb 2019 #1
This is it. We NEED to know more as human beings Hortensis Feb 2019 #32
While the VA GOP came just short of calling Kathy Tran a ***k? RandySF Feb 2019 #2
Looking forward to Governor Justin Fairfax! nt greyl Feb 2019 #3
No until it fits a pattern of behavior. Mistakes are human, but he's got 35 years since Rainbow Droid Feb 2019 #4
Right, I don't give Republicans the benefit of the doubt because they support racist people uponit7771 Feb 2019 #6
I voted No, but I expect if he doesn't get early support from African American groups in Virginia, OnDoutside Feb 2019 #5
African American Legislative Caucus has called on him to step down... brooklynite Feb 2019 #30
And followed up by Warren etc, so that's probably it so. OnDoutside Feb 2019 #31
his overall record should be looked at JI7 Feb 2019 #7
Only after Virginia Republican Chair Resigns RandySF Feb 2019 #8
He confirmed it's him, IMO he should resign. Agschmid Feb 2019 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #14
Does him staying in office hurt us in 2020/2021 in VA? SaschaHM Feb 2019 #10
It will hurt in 2019 (legislative elections), 2020 and 2021 elections.... 4139 Feb 2019 #29
It's hard angrychair Feb 2019 #11
I don't want him to, but it could potentially really damage him if he runs for re-election. bearsfootball516 Feb 2019 #12
He can't run 2021. His next chance for "re-election" would be 2025. SaschaHM Feb 2019 #13
One term only governors in Virginia. NutmegYankee Feb 2019 #15
Yup. Justin Fairfax will make a great candidate in 2021. roamer65 Feb 2019 #16
Thanks for this poll. rogue emissary Feb 2019 #17
This DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #18
Wtf rogue emissary Feb 2019 #20
DU went to bat for Bill Maher when he said House N-word. SaschaHM Feb 2019 #19
I remember and they continue to support his islamophobia. rogue emissary Feb 2019 #21
No, "DU" did not. There are more socially conservative Hortensis Feb 2019 #33
Most liberals believes that people can change NutmegYankee Feb 2019 #23
Yes. Sounds like the environment there was not exactly Hortensis Feb 2019 #34
If he doesn't Fox noise/hate radio will have a field day workinclasszero Feb 2019 #22
I hate to say it Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #24
Literally just learning about this, and yes, the pics are disturbing & disappointing. ecstatic Feb 2019 #25
I'd like to hear a bit more detail about what was going on at the time mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #26
I think it is up to the populous of Virgina, and I have no doubt he will hear from them in no still_one Feb 2019 #27
This! VA elected him and it's up to them to choose the path forward n/t Blaukraut Feb 2019 #28
Nature Vs Nurture PuraVidaDreamin Feb 2019 #35
I voted no. I don't believe in giving someone basically the professional "death penalty" over a Midwestern Democrat Feb 2019 #36
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