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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Mon Feb 4, 2019, 08:54 AM Feb 2019

Photo of Mitch McConnell in Front of a Confederate Flag Resurfaces Amid Northam Yearbook Controversy [View all]

By ALEJANDRO DE LA GARZA February 3, 2019

In the midst of the ongoing controversy over a racist photograph on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page, a photograph of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) posing in front of a Confederate flag is making the rounds on social media.

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http://time.com/5519534/mitch-mcconnell-confederate-flag-northam-yearbook/

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Photo of Mitch McConnell in Front of a Confederate Flag Resurfaces Amid Northam Yearbook Controversy [View all] workinclasszero Feb 2019 OP

wonder what the Russian botsphere thinks about this? Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #1

They think its just fine cause that's how the GOP/Russia rolls workinclasszero Feb 2019 #6

Kick and rec. Kingofalldems Feb 2019 #2

Goose meet gander. Ninga Feb 2019 #3

I've seen this photo at least 100 times, in the last couple of years on Twitter. dewsgirl Feb 2019 #4

Remember the pile of commentators saying he should resign because of it? lostnfound Feb 2019 #5

Which Dem will be 1st to call on McConnell to resign? DeminPennswoods Feb 2019 #7

Yeah, that'll never happen dhol82 Feb 2019 #8

It should. Harris, Booker et al should be asked DeminPennswoods Feb 2019 #12

I totally agree. dhol82 Feb 2019 #14

Little Mitchy was just a boy jayschool2013 Feb 2019 #23

Not one peep. dewsgirl Feb 2019 #24

kentucky remained loyal to the Union joe_stampingbull Feb 2019 #9

No one has mentioned that Trump's dad was a KKK member. Timmygoat Feb 2019 #10

And not one Republican will care... TCJ70 Feb 2019 #11

The Slave Flag is clearly beyond racist --- Oh and how about the VJ grabber and creep? Dorn Feb 2019 #13

This is not a problem for the GOP progressoid Feb 2019 #15

IOKIYAR aeromanKC Feb 2019 #16

if this could take him down bdamomma Feb 2019 #17

If Dems kept up the outrage the way ReTHUGs do malaise Feb 2019 #19

+10,000. But Republicans are aided and abetted by powerful lostnfound Feb 2019 #20

Rachel Maddow is #1 at Prime Time malaise Feb 2019 #21

Not all that long ago kskiska Feb 2019 #18

Isn't that the group also known as The Uptown Klan? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #22