Virginia Governor Ralph Northam was busted for a medical school yearbook photo that showed a man in blackface standing next to a dude in KKK garb. He denied being either man in the photo, but admitted he wore blackface in a Michael Jackson dance contest that he won by “moonwalking.” Because he doesn’t quite get how damage control works, his apology tour has him questioning whether slavery was all that bad. Following this strategy to save his ass, he will soon detail the positive aspects of segregation and the fun side of lynching.
Northam was on Face the Nation on Sunday in an attempt to stave off the cries for his resignation. First, he tried to explain that he has to stay in office because he’s the only one who can help the state recover from his racism.
“Virginia needs someone that can heal. There’s no better person to do that than a doctor. Virginia also needs someone who is strong, who has empathy, who has courage and who has a moral compass. And that’s why I’m not going anywhere. I have learned from this,” said Northam.
And to prove his empathy, courage, and moral compass, he followed up with this:
“But we’re in a unique opportunity now. Again, the 400 year anniversary of the history, whether it be good or bad, in Virginia to make some impactful changes,” Northam said.
Interviewer Gail King kind of looked at Northam like he’s out of his mind and asked for some clarity to that 400 year anniversary thing.
“Of slavery in this country?” King asked.
“Yes,” replied Northam.
And just in case you aren’t sure that Northam was talking about slavery, earlier in the interview he talked about the 400th anniversary of the first “indentured servant” in Virginia and Kind had to correct him by calling it slavery.
“In 1690, the first indentured servants from Africa arrived,” said Northam.
“Also known as slavery,” King injected.
“Yeah,” Northam agreed.
Putting this all together, Northam just said that he’s not certain that slavery was bad. He literally said “whether it be good or bad.” I know that Northam is a democrat, the party behind slavery, segregation, and every other racist thing in this country’s history, but the general consensus these days is that slavery be bad.
The amazing thing is that King, who is black, sat there as Northam said slavery may not have been a bad thing with zero reaction. She didn’t offer a follow-up question like “are you f*cking serious?” nor did she make any attempt to further correct him.
It actually got worse because later in the show King was talking to the Face the Nation host and said she felt Northam was anguished by his own racism and sincere in his apology. Now do Trump.
If Northam was a Republican, no way in hell would CBS give him a softball interview like this and then attempt to repair his public image. This isn’t even a case of “what if” because the liberal media still can’t let go of President Trump’s “very fine people on both sides” statement. The only difference is that Northam said there are very fine people on both sides of slavery.
It’s a good thing Northam has that friendly liberal media on his side, because this damage control plan of his is ridiculous even by Democratic Party standards. In reaction to getting caught in blackface he said, “That picture on my yearbook page wasn’t me, but I did blackface another time.” To answer calls for his resignation he said, “I’m staying because only I can stop the racism I created.” When asked why he shouldn’t resign he replied, “Because of my courage and moral compass, and also I’m not quite sure slavery was a bad thing.”
Seriously, show me a conservative who could get away with any of that.
