Old Yearbook Scandals

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Edited February 2, 2019 by Hugo Stiglitz

[Biff Tannen 45761]

Do these people think about their past before they run for public office?  He was 25 for god's sake.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Most skilled politicians do opposition research on themselves so they can get way out ahead of shit like this. 

Apparently, many people dropped the ball with Northam.

[David Dennison 18997]

He gone.

 

[SDG 3319]

No one should give a shit about dumbshit things that happened 30 years ago as long as you didn’t break a law.  Should you have to answer questions? Yeah, but it’s not an indictment.  

[David Dennison 18997]

2 minutes ago, SDG said:

No one should give a shit about dumbshit things that happened 30 years ago as long as you didn’t break a law.  Should you have to answer questions? Yeah, but it’s not an indictment.  

No, it isn't an indictment.

It's also not OK for someone who did this dumbshit thing to be the governor of Virginia. Or anywhere, really. He can stay on if he wants, but he'll be useless politically.

 

[SimonBolivar 10961]

Loving must be getting nervous.

[SDG 3319]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

No, it isn't an indictment.

It's also not OK for someone who did this dumbshit thing to be the governor of Virginia. Or anywhere, really. He can stay on if he wants, but he'll be useless politically.

 

Let the majority decide them. I’m in the it doesn’t move the needle for me camp because no one is sinless except god.  

[Blotto 23632]

Unfortunately Predicit doesnt have odds on whether or not Northam stays in office, because with today's political climate, I dont see him surviving this. I'm guessing that he will spend a week or two apologizing and seeing if he can hang on, but ultimately he will have to resign. Sweet costume bro, hope all the chuckles and high fives were worth it.

[Fudge Nuggets 19242]

Seriously, what the fuck is up with these dipshits?  Do they not think anything they have ever done in their lives; and especially anything they did posing in front of a camera can't come back to haunt them?  Fuck this guy.  Run his ass out today.

[TwiceHorn 31653]

It's insensitive, sure, and wildly so, but it's clearly some sort of costume party.  If someone goes to a costume party as Hitler, does that make them a Nazi sympathizer or anti-Semite?

You can draw the conclusion that he was something of an insensitive clod or troglodyte, but I don't think you can reasonably conclude that he's a racist from that photo.

I think the guy's record for the past 30 years should trump a youthful case of bad taste.

Now, it may be true that he should have oppo'ed himself.  But I dont remember all the stupid shit I may have done 30 years ago, some or a lot of which may have been inconsistent with my real values.

Edited February 2, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[Fudge Nuggets 19242]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

You can draw the conclusion that he was something of an insensitive clod or troglodyte

Which are not exactly stellar qualities one should look for in an elected official, amirite?

[ChickenSandwich 9856]

2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

It's insensitive, sure, and wildly so, but it's clearly some sort of costume party.  If someone goes to a costume party as Hitler, does that make them a Nazi sympathizer or anti-Semite?

You can draw the conclusion that he was something of an insensitive clod or troglodyte, but I don't think you can reasonably conclude that he's a racist from that photo.

I think the guy's record for the past 30 years should trump a youthful case of bad taste.

Holy shit

[TwiceHorn 31653]

1 minute ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Which are not exactly stellar qualities one should look for in an elected official, amirite?

Perhaps not stellar, but certainly common.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

Why is this worse than Robert Byrd actually being a top Ku Klux Klan operative?

Byrd would still be in office and in a top leadership position but for him dying a few years back.  

[A Cellar Honker 19]

I don’t care what this guy did when he was a student.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

He was 25.  It was 1984.  He could have gotten out in front of this at anytime.

He should resign for being a dumbass both then and now.

[TwiceHorn 31653]

3 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

He was 25.  It was 1984.  He could have gotten out in front of this at anytime.

He should resign for being a dumbass both then and now.

Possibly, yes.  I think he should answer for it and he is doing so.  But I am not willing to conclude, from that photo, that he is some type of virulent racist.

The quote and the vette photo are pretty hideous as well.

Edited February 2, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[hobbes2702 13087]

I’m willing to conclude that anyone who is stupid enough to ever wear KKK robes or black face is either a) a racist or b) too stupid to hold office or the more likely c) he is both.

[TwiceHorn 31653]

You have a higher opinion of office holders than I do.  If that's the stupidest thing they did, even while in office, I would be grateful.

 

Just curious, how old were you in 1984?

Edited February 2, 2019 by TwiceHorn

[Biff Tannen 45761]

2 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

I’m willing to conclude that anyone who is stupid enough to ever wear KKK robes or black face is either a) a racist or b) too stupid to hold office or the more likely c) he is both.

/thread

[A Cellar Honker 19]

1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said:

I’m willing to conclude that anyone who is stupid enough to ever wear KKK robes or black face is either a) a racist or b) too stupid to hold office or the more likely c) he is both.

It’s b.  Stupidity is endemic in government.

[cabowabo 4529]

No surprise that the mainstream media is giving this more attention than his comments just a couple of days ago about murdering newborns just minutes after they are born. Fuck this guy.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Him being a racist is irrelevant as to his resignation in my opinion.  Being in a position as powerful as the governor of Virginia and having this in your past is unacceptable and sends the wrong message to those he wishes to serve.

Even if it’s just an innocent costume in jest it’s really hard to get around the horrific political optics of KluKluxKlan member and blackface.

[woohorn 1131]

What was the name of perry's family ranch again?

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

1 minute ago, woohorn said:

What was the name of perry's family ranch again?

Did he win another election after that tidbit emerged?

[hobbes2702 13087]

There’s no innocence or jest in wearing klan robes or black face.

Not disagreeing with you overall Hugo. You’re 100% right however the old “well I didn’t know” doesn’t work. It’s an excuse. Fuck that.

[RDCanecutter 26516]

He shouldn't have done it, but he did.

After he gets run out as Governor, maybe he can get a job somewhere else.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Way down upon the Swanee River.

[bad_teammate 13230]

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

[RDCanecutter 26516]

Just now, bad_teammate said:

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

Nothing reflects better than black Kiwi shoe polish.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

1 minute ago, bad_teammate said:

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

It depends on the truth surrounding the photo.  Like if an investigative journalist went and interviewed old classmates, what would they find? 

[cabowabo 4529]

3 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

Only recoverable if you’re a Democrat. 

[hobbes2702 13087]

3 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

It shouldn’t be. He was 25. That’s an adult. Adults should be held responsible for their actions.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Here we go...

[woohorn 1131]

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

Does it matter which one he was?

[David Dennison 18997]

57 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

No surprise that the mainstream media is giving this more attention than his comments just a couple of days ago about murdering newborns just minutes after they are born. Fuck this guy.

You care about the babies, do you?

[cabowabo 4529]

[/url] Here we go...

For once I agree with one of those goofy looking Castro brothers.

[bad_teammate 13230]

56 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Only recoverable if you’re a Democrat. 

Yeah, because if you remained a Republican that means you didn't actually change.

[Js1 85660]

He has to go. Florida SOS resigned for same. 

[TwiceHorn 31653]

1 hour ago, RDCanecutter said:

Nothing reflects better than black Kiwi shoe polish.

I agree with bad teammate for once.

[BrickHorn 18298]

1 hour ago, bad_teammate said:

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

I gave you shit in the DC Protest thread, but this is a good, reasonable take.  People make mistakes.  The key is to learn from them and to become a better person.  

[TwiceHorn 31653]

4 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

I gave you shit in the DC Protest thread, but this is a good, reasonable take.  People make mistakes.  The key is to learn from them and to become a better person.  

Yep, something to the effect of, "I didn't intend any harm to anyone by my poor choice of costume.  I realize now that it was insensitive and hurtful and that the very insensitivity it reflects characterizes an aspect of the subtle racial inequality that continues to this day.  I am deeply sorry for having participated in that."

Tl; dr, I'm woke, mofos please dont kick me out.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

36 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

People make mistakes.  The key is to learn from them and to become a better person.  

Yeah, but he voted for George W Bush.

Twice.

 

Edited February 2, 2019 by Hugo Stiglitz

[EMAWesome 101]

1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Here we go...

[EMAWesome 101]

1 hour ago, bad_teammate said:

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

Not in this case, this was an inside hit job by the Democrats.  Do you think it is of no coincidence that this photo appears right after his remarks on third trimester abortions?  Those remarks not only made it politically impossible for that bill to pass in Virginia it is going to be too hot of an issue for it to pass in other states now as well.  To the Democratic national political machine that is as much of an unforgivable sin as Vito Corleone's driver setting him up to be whacked at the fruit stand.

[RPM 26382]

2 hours ago, bad_teammate said:

This is recoverable if you handle it right. The right reflective attitude about who you were versus what you are now.

Just ask our Energy Secretary, unless he's away hunting at Niggerhead.

[CO Horn 167]

23 minutes ago, EMAWesome said:

Not in this case, this was an inside hit job by the Democrats.  Do you think it is of no coincidence that this photo appears right after his remarks on third trimester abortions?  Those remarks not only made it politically impossible for that bill to pass in Virginia it is going to be too hot of an issue for it to pass in other states now as well.  To the Democratic national political machine that is as much of an unforgivable sin as Vito Corleone's driver setting him up to be whacked at the fruit stand.

Yeah, right.  That must be it. 

[hobbes2702 13087]

Nah man it was the pedofiles at the pizza shop.

[Crusher 127]

42 minutes ago, EMAWesome said:

Not in this case, this was an inside hit job by the Democrats.  Do you think it is of no coincidence that this photo appears right after his remarks on third trimester abortions?  Those remarks not only made it politically impossible for that bill to pass in Virginia it is going to be too hot of an issue for it to pass in other states now as well.  To the Democratic national political machine that is as much of an unforgivable sin as Vito Corleone's driver setting him up to be whacked at the fruit stand.

Yep. They are eating there own now. Anywhere from 86 to 90 % of Americans have been against third trimester abortions for the last 22 years.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/235469/trimesters-key-abortion-views.aspx

This moron outed himself to a degree that even the favorable media couldn't hide. These 2020 Dem candidates are walking themselves away from this guy like he was covered in radioactive doodoo.

Edited February 2, 2019 by Crusher

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]