Gov. Northam has released a statement .... but there's more. Not good.

[underpants]

"Earlier today, a website published a photograph of me from my 1984 medical school yearbook in a costume that is clearly racist and offensive. I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for the hurt that decision caused then and now. This behavior is not in keeping with who I am today and the values I have fought for throughout my career in the military, in medicine, and in public service. But I want to be clear, I understand how this decision shakes Virginians’ faith in that commitment. I recognize that it will take time and serious effort to heal the damage this conduct has caused. I am ready to do that important work. The first step is to offer my sincerest apology and to state my absolute commitment to living up to the expectations Virginians set for me when they elected me to be their Governor.”

A second photo from Northam’s 1981 Virginia Military Institute has begun being shared online with one of Northam’s nicknames listed as “Coonman.”



http://www.nbc12.com/2019/02/01/picture-northam-yearbook-page-shows-people-blackface-kkk-robe/

[CurtEastPoint]

1. If he resigns, the Lt. Gov would succeed him, I am guessing. THIS would be justice:

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

[underpants]

5. Not to jump ahead BUT... Va Govs can't serve successive terms

They can't be elected twice in a row. IF Northam resigns and Fairfax becomes Governor, he has NOT been elected Governor yet. He could serve 6 years especially given how blue Virginia has turned (and the candidates the Va GOP keeps putting up).

Lt. Gov and Attorney General are traditionally stepping stones to a run for Governor. Ex-Govs are "rainmakers" as Larry Sabato calls them. They get immediately hired as lobbyist by large law firms in the state and are set for life.

[Sneederbunk]

2. Apparently VA Repugs not very good at opposition research.

[John Fante]

3. They must have forgot that racism is widely considered a bad quality.

[peacefrogman]

4. His statement was good. Shaking head about second revelation with the nickname.