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Senior official in Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration says governor has told top staff he doesn't plan to resign over racist photo despite intense pressure to step down.

 

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He should go an apologize no matter what party he’s on . But they should all be treated the same,even Trump

He should stay. He’s doing good work for the people.

Please report on his racist policies for the compressor station at Union Hill weareallunionhill

If Northam was a Republican, he would have been escorted out of the building days ago. Different rules for Democrats.

Good.

Trump 2020

Coonman lives another day. Shameful.

He's a natural to join the Republican party, they're all totally cool with that sort of thing.

Of course the racist Democrat Party is okay with a racist as Governor of Virginia. At least they are not hiding it now and their racism is out and open for everybody to see...

ResignRalph

_Politics This is who the Establishment Democrats wanted during the primaries. Turns out that their Governor is racist and their Lt. Gov. Is a sex offender. Call a snap election!

Leave our virginia alone! Our virginia so far so good!

Everyone knows, the lefty thought police crumble, when they face someone that tells them what they can do with themselves...🖕🖕🏿

VirginiaIsForCriminals DemoncratHypocrits

Lol, that’s because he’s drunk on power. Unless the state police walk him off the property I told people last week this dude wasn’t going anywhere.

Impeach.

The Klan always protects its own

Good bring all this theee ring circus is to the 2020 elections. This will be fun.

Bold strategy, Cotton let’s see if it pays off for him.

Of course he won't step away. I'm sure something else will turn up.

I think until every high school and college year book that had such pictures is exposed he should stay in office

He may not have the option if public acts with swift measures.

_Politics Good. Face of TheDemocrats party going into 2020, Governor Coonman McKKK and his sidekick Rapey mcrapeface.

_Politics I agree with that. It's just a yearbook photo.

_Politics What must be done to push this ugly racist out of office? Democrats are hypocrites. They really do not want him to resign. But if he was a Republican they would raging to high heaven to boot him out. Double standard!

Democrat Governor must resign.

texyellowdogdem Has he done anything illegal....Leave it to the voters to decide, including a recall if they're that mad, not the GOP and Russian hit teams

Double standard much?

Why would he resign? This way he keeps a paycheck and all of his government benefits. They’ll eventually impeach or do a recall to get him out which will cost taxpayers a fortune.

_Politics So, he doesn’t want to be aborted? He wants to make it full term? He wants to live after the full term is completed? Ok, so he doesn’t want to be “innorthamcided?” SMH FoxNews

So there's a RACIST DEMOCRAT IN A HIGH OFFICE refusing to step down, it's like he's saying black people deal with it.

Why would he step down. He represents himself not the electorate.

_Politics Completely unacceptable. He must resign.

The dems have Turned the Whittaker hearing into a Freak Show. Their Contentious, Hateful Demeanor is Appalling.

“This is some weird shit”

_Politics Doing it Republican style by doubling down and not quitting

This should be interesting. He really needs to work on his personal story. Be honest and sincere and detail his personal evolution. If he can't or won't do that, he will not survive. If he can't do that, he doesn't deserve to survive.

As much as I don't particularly like him or his politics, I respect him for not stepping down for something so small & when done was common and seemingly not done in malice. I bet many of the ppl mad at him have done something similar as a teenager.

_Politics Another Democratic hypocrite

If you go back to 1968 my entire Catholic HS class is screwed. It was very different times.

_Politics DebraMessing don’t ignore this!!

when a person is young and foolish they make bad judgments what have you accomplished as a politician for the people of Virginia matters

IMO Northam needs to resign; swear in Fairfax; appoint a woman (prefer WOC) as Lt Gov; then Fairfax resign ascending newly apt Lt Gov to Governor. Problem solved.

Is there anyone pure enough to be elected to office anymore?

Well it seems like everybody in VA government is questionable, so does replacing him do any good?

Good

DemocRatsAreRacist

How about resigning for not telling the truth once confronted.

No different than the other side.

Good, he should stay. He hasn't committed any crimes and the poor taste photo was over 30 years ago. It says nothing about who he is now.

Determination is (how you say?) hair spraying that damned horse fly until it drops.

Sadly, GovernorVA is serving himself instead of the people by whom he was elected.

Finally a democrat with republican cojones.

Why should he?

Hate the sin, but given the circumstance this is a good decision.

Like he has a choice. The audacity.

clarencehilljr Virginia is now for losers, not lovers, anymore!!!! This guy is a clown, but then again, so are his two underlings!!!!

So glad I’m from the North. We may have our quirks, but putting on shoe polish and clowning it up isn’t one of them. At least nobody I know.

It's 2019. The democratic party offers you three choices for their leadership in the Commonwealth of Virginia: -Blackface/klan robe wearing infanticide-pusher -Double rapist (or more perhaps) -ANOTHER blackface wearing white guy (the AG). These are the best Dems in the state?!

Then force the Trump adminstration to resign. There problem solved.

Good. That officially ends the 'Race' card hysteria. Northam, Behar, Kimmel all keeping their jobs. They'll need a new Victim card to play from here on out.

Having a bad week, Dr Northam? Just moonwalk it off.

Dude can pretend that he's not actually in a picture, on his yearbook page. Whatever. Why TF are we pretending blackface is the worst part of this picture? Why isn't this man explaining why someone's lynching someone on his yearbook page? Well?

“Everybody’s got a plan until they get punched in the face.” - M. Tyson

Maybe if you asked him to “moonwalk himself out of office”, it might be more acceptable. Worth a try!

He should find a suitable replacement for Lt Gov & then leave if he is determined to be a fool for party.

Heres a guy that doesn't know what's good for himself.

The governor the lieutenant governor need to resign Secretary of State should appoint a Democrat as the tenant governor and then resign himself we have to keep our integrity otherwise how can we complain about the other side having none that would bring us down to their level

He's acting like Jimmy Kimmel, who blackfaced Karl Malone, and they both still have jobs.

Why shouldn't he? Both parties are dominated by white supremacists. It's why we drop non stop bombs on countries full of brown people.

not a wise move. He needs to resign in the best interests of the state and its people

I saw a meme that describes this perfectly. Isn't it interesting that he's trying to survive to his full term. 🤔 Some of you will get it.

Where is the Democratic Party on this racist issue? Do the rules only apply to Conservative Republicans? He should be required to resign. Why not?

So step up step step step down, Closet racists are ruinin' your town. Step up step step step down, Governor Northam wears a hate crown.

This guy sanctioned the murder of newborns. It’s insane the thing keeping democrats awake at night is instead a decades old racist costume.

Can someone please trip him? Maybe falling down will inspire him.

He'll get burned out from fighting.

Why would he resign he is a modern day KKK member. Instead of sheet he hides behind democrats ideology. Dems destroyed every city they run. Factoid

This isn’t going to end well, is it ?

He’s staying because the focus is off him & shifted towards Lt. Gov. Fairfax just as he planned. And with all of the blackface pics coming out it’s now acceptable behavior.

Nope. Not ok. Resign now.

Vote out the bum

Trump has set the precedence of this type of behavior being 'acceptable ' while holding an office. It is NOT acceptable and this guy should resign.

Where are all the virtue-signaling businesses threatening to disassociate with Virginia until this man resigns?

That’s because he knows if he stalls long enough he’ll get a free pass from the Democrats just ask Keith Ellison

Just like Democrats they won’t let go of power even with this type of backlash

The statement was issued by his spokeman..mister Al Jolson

GovernorVA Your white male privilege and entitlement are showing through your black shoe polish. You do know you're not VA's savior right?

So he either did black face or wore a KKK sheet decades ago. and for that he should be punished today? Progressives are a nasty group to run with. What's next? Re-education camps for anyone who disagrees with them?

how will he make this up to his colorful constituents...

DEMOCRATS ARE THE PARTY OF RACISM AND RAPE

Then someone needs to give Megan Kelly her job back, damn it.

Good. People made mistakes when they were young. Doesn’t mean that’s the person they are today or who they’ve grown into. Quit living in the past. Look to the future.

What choice is left?!?

Jimmy Kimmel not resigning either

He's finished. There is no room in future politics for privileged white men. The future of politics is female and multi-hued.

If he stepped down, the next two in line would have to step down.

Ok, so the Left thinks blackface is cool. Can't wait to hear what Spike Lee has to say on this...

Infanticide is what he should step down for

There is no racist photo. There is a photo that has now been deemed racist 40 years after the fact. I hope all of the critics have never done anything 40 years ago that today is held to different standards. Grow up.

None of them are going to resign because democratic politicians dont actually care about racism or sexual abuse past using them as political weapons. Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton welcome you all into the club.

As Democrats, we're supposed to be the Party that's hostile against racism. We Northam refuses to resign - impeach.

Liberals never fail to disappoint

How about the fact he thinks post term abortions are an option? That’s why he should resign.

So where is the lynch mob? Kavanaugh was destroyed in the media and politicians with 0 evidence. How can the democrats stand for this? LiberalHypocrisy

Democrats are hypocrites

Nothing to see here, just another cheap politician who doesn't give a damn about the people he 'represents', their opinion, or their best interests.

I'm a Dem and I say he has to go. Why are we allowing him to stay?

He shouldn’t, people being so sensitive these days.

ResignRalph

Please don't....let the left each other up....the Dems are proving President Trump's point by the way they are acting

What a POS!!! PLEASEEEEE LEAVE!

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