Gov. Northam D-Va. in Blackface?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...er_Robert_Byrd

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Originally Posted by whell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...er_Robert_Byrd

Conservatives' favorite way to shift the conversation away from their abiding support of racism/racists. You are probably unaware that the GOP candidate for Senate in the last election, Corey Stewart, is still to this day an outspoken, proud racist in the mold of your Trumpenfuhrer.

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Originally Posted by finnbow

Conservatives' favorite way to shift the conversation away from their abiding support of racism/racists. You are probably unaware that the GOP candidate for Senate in the last election, Corey Stewart, is still to this day an outspoken, proud racist in the mold of your Trumpenfuhrer.

I love how our resident idiot goes quiet for months, during dozens of Repube scandals, and the shutdown of government by his dear leader, but suddenly pops out of his groundhog hole to post a diversion. Such an ass.

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Originally Posted by Chicks

I love how our resident idiot goes quiet for months, during dozens of Repube scandals, and the shutdown of government by his dear leader, but suddenly pops out of his groundhog hole to post a diversion. Such an ass.

Busiest time of year at work. Been away for a while. But I see your vapid approach hasn't changed much.

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Originally Posted by whell

Busiest time of year at work. Been away for a while. But I see your vapid approach hasn't changed much.

And you are as clueless and disgustingly ignorant as ever. Look forward to lots of laughs at your stupidity.

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Originally Posted by finnbow

Conservatives' favorite way to shift the conversation away from their abiding support of racism/racists. You are probably unaware that the GOP candidate for Senate in the last election, Corey Stewart, is still to this day an outspoken, proud racist in the mold of your Trumpenfuhrer.

Actually, I was right on topic - Democrats who like KKK costumes. But speaking of deflection, there's no better tactician than you, and here you are right on schedule changing the topic to Trump. You've not lost your predictable style either.

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Originally Posted by whell

Actually, I was right on topic - Democrats who like KKK costumes. But speaking of deflection, there's no better tactician than you, and here you are right on schedule changing the topic to Trump. You've not lost your predictable style either.

You're too much of a cultist to realize that you and your fellow MAGAMorons have no moral standing to criticize anyone for racism, misogyny, greed, corruption, dishonesty, narcissism, juvenile behavior ...

As for Robert Byrd, the only thing that really distinguishes him from other well-known Dixiecrats (e.g., Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms) was that he didn't switch to the GOP when it embraced institutional racism. In other words, he reformed himself whereas the Dixiecrats who became Republicans didn't. In 2005 he said, "I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times ... and I don't mind apologizing over and over again. I can't erase what happened."

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Originally Posted by finnbow

In other words, he reformed himself whereas the Dixiecrats who became Republicans didn't. In 2005 he said, "I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times ... and I don't mind apologizing over and over again. I can't erase what happened."

So, what's the difference here? Byrd was forgiven for ACTUALLY BEING IN THE KLAN. Northam has apologized for being in a photo - either dressed in KKK garb or blackface we're not sure. Byrd - it could be argued - engaged in far worse than Northam, and Obama called him a true champion and "a voice of principle and reason."

Byrd's name still appears on myriad buildings in his honor, and Northam is on the verge of being thrown under a bus.

Things that make you go hmmmmm.....

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Originally Posted by whell

So, what's the difference here? Byrd was forgiven for ACTUALLY BEING IN THE KLAN. Northam has apologized for being in a photo - either dressed in KKK garb or blackface we're not sure. Byrd - it could be argued - engaged in far worse than Northam, and Obama called him a true champion and "a voice of principle and reason."

Byrd's name still appears on myriad buildings in his honor, and Northam is on the verge of being thrown under a bus.

Things that make you go hmmmmm.....

Again, as a dedicated MAGAMoron, you have no standing to judge anyone else's morality or actions/standing on racism - period. That said, I think the Democrats' reaction to Northam, as was true with Al Franken, is largely driven by their outspoken and righteous abhorrence of Trump's racism and misogyny. It puts them in a difficult spot to criticize Trump's present-day rampant racism/misogyny while seemingly tolerating it on their side (notwithstanding the fact that Northam's and Franken's transgressions occurred before they went into public service, whereas Trump's (or Steve King's or Corey Stewart's) continue to this day).

In effect, they threw Franken and Northam under the bus in order to maintain the moral high ground in their criticism of Trump's myriad racist and misogynistic transgressions (the moral high ground that you lack in your criticism of the long-deceased Byrd's actions from decades ago). They're aware that it would appear hypocritical to criticize Trump's racism and misogyny, unlike you who is ignorantly unaware of how hypocritical it appears to praise all things Trump while criticizing others whose faults pale in comparison to his.

Sorry, Republicans. You can’t call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass.

Speaking of GOP hypocrisy, the Virginia GOP, who called on Northam to resign, previously accused him of betraying his heritage for supporting Confederate monument removal.

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Originally Posted by finnbow

That said, I think the Democrats' reaction to Northam, as was true with Al Franken, is largely driven by their outspoken and righteous abhorrence of Trump's racism and misogyny.

In effect, they threw Franken and Northam under the bus in order to maintain the moral high ground in their criticism of Trump's myriad racist and misogynistic transgressions (the moral high ground that you lack in your criticism of the long-deceased Byrd's actions from decades ago).

Well, thanks for stating clearly that if Trump wasn't in office, the Northam story would be little more than a non-issue.