VA Gov Northam blackface photo

I was raised in Northern California in a suburb of San Francisco.

 

I think that says more about how far others need to come. I think the same could have been said after Senator Franken stepped down (and... I was one of the first to call for Franken to step down). Though I'd prefer to not worry how others carry themselves.

 

Sorry, after starting this thread I've stepped away dealing with a few health issues. But to bring myself back to speed, I still think Northam should step down. I understand its not a fair measure of who he appears to be today. So it may not be fair. But some things we do in the past can be so important that they effect us throughout our lives. I'd put standing in blackface, or wearing a KKK costume would fall in that category.

If it wasn't a big thing... if VA voters knew of the picture would they have voted for him? They know now. Allow the state to move forward with the current Lt. Governor ascend to the governorship to help the state (and Democratic party in VA) heal and move on. And hopefully Northam can recover from this and continue to work on roving he is the man not in the pictures.

 

This article from the time of the election reports on why gillespie was criticized for his more trump-like stances (which as you will see, reflected changes in earlier gillespie positions). I know perino is trying to make political hay while the sun is shining and only politicize one side of this... not a surprise.

https://newrepublic.com/article/145186/ed-gillespie-became-trumpist

 

The extent y'all want to attack CNN. If they did refer to him as a republican I am sure it was a mistake and I'd be shocked if a few minutes later they didn't call that out and apologize for the error, which I am also sure the partisan attackers didn't report on. Its clear in all the reporting he is a Democrat. And fox news has made similar errors in the past... suspect your outrage missed those.

 

I respect your position. And I am a big believer of redemption. Yet unfortunately, a few things in life do disqualify you when it comes to governmental leadership roles. I'd put this on that list. Is it fair to Northam, his family and supporters? No. In another post I asked the question... if it wasn't serious, would Virginians have voted for him if they knew before the election? I suspect some might, but most wouldn't.

Its not fair to Northam, who seems a good man (who had one huge lapse of judgement) and likely would have been a good governor, and the redemptive story might have been a good one for all involved. But unfortunately, in fairness to all the people of Virginia, I still think he should step down.

 

I guess in small part, fairness in that this information wasn't available when they made their decisions, but I actually meant the larger "in fairness", since the decision may not seem fair to the governor to ask him to step down, and I was meaning its was more important to consider the people of Virginia that the one person (the governor).

 

I wasn't clear enough... I meant making a decision based on whether it was fair or not to Northam, versus making a decision based on whether it was fair or not to all the people of Virginia. I was meaning "the good of the many versus of the good of the one or few." I guess "fair" might confuse that a bit, but I was leading in with the idea that it may not seem fair to Northam that he lose his position based on this event.