Saturday, February 2, 2019

VA Gov Ralph Northam now says he's not in THAT picture.

Wow, that's some story, Democrat Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam.

Friday: Ralph apologizes for the picture, admits he's one of the two but doesn't specify if he's the KKK member or the one in Blackface. He says he won't resign.

Saturday, today: Ralph apologizes on his Twitter page. Ralph says it's NOT him in the picture and that yesterday was the first time he's ever seen that 1984 yearbook. He admits using shoe polish for Blackface in 1984 when he won a dance contest dressed as pop icon Michael Jackson. He maintains he will not resign as governor.

Tomorrow?... Northam tells us: "I have beautiful, ocean-front property, for sale at very reasonable market prices, on the sandy beaches of Kansas."

Anyone believing this guy?

CBS News (today): Northam says it's not him in the pic as either Blackface or KKK.

Yesterday, USA MacPaper: Northam apologizes for being in picture.

Daily Mail (today): Northam admits Blackface for Michael Jackson.


It's understandable any one of us might look back at a family event or other such photo from 1984, which was over two-hundred years ago, and not recall it, but then upon seeing it, remembering it.

But I tend to think that, short of medically-diagnosed memory loss, one would recall if they dressed as a KKK'er, Blackface or one of the Village People. Not that easy to forget; maybe that's just me.

I have difficulty with someone acknowledging something, apologizing for their part in it, saying they're going to work hard to repair the damage, saying they won't resign and then saying, now that I think about it, "that's not me in the picture."

So...will Northam remain in the gubernatorial office or will his term be...aborted? Comments / thoughts / tauntings...?

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