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SaschaHM

(2,897 posts) Fri Feb 1, 2019, 08:28 PM Feb 2019

Here we go again. Democrats wonder why accountability to AA voters exist after begging for our votes

This really isn't a difficult or hard thing. When you cater to and get elected because of a certain crowd, you take on different responsibilities than someone who ran on values counter than that.

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Here we go again. Democrats wonder why accountability to AA voters exist after begging for our votes (Original Post) SaschaHM Feb 2019 OP

Exactly right ajmstpete Feb 2019 #1

Yeah. I think he'll be gone by next week. irisblue Feb 2019 #2

+100 cyclonefence Feb 2019 #3

Exactly. Basement Beat Feb 2019 #4

This argument is the most compelling I've heard Boomer Feb 2019 #5

There is an bubbling underground issue, unknown to many melanine deficient irisblue Feb 2019 #6

And a racist college Boomer Feb 2019 #7

ajmstpete

(23 posts)

1. Exactly right

Reply to SaschaHM (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 08:47 PM

Feb 2019

I totally agree. I live in SW VA, I want him to resign. Let our Lt. Governor take over. We are better than Republicans. Sorry, he knew this was out there. He can be a doctor with this in his past but, not a Democratic Governor in the South. Do we really expect AA, or any democrat for that matter to support him?

irisblue

(34,405 posts)

2. Yeah. I think he'll be gone by next week.

Reply to SaschaHM (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:01 PM

Feb 2019

The VMI yr book and the Med School yr book are too much. His life experiences may have taught him better, snd he may have become better, but this is a freaking massive NO

cyclonefence

(4,886 posts)

3. +100

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:27 PM

Feb 2019

Basement Beat

(659 posts)

4. Exactly.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 11:27 PM

Feb 2019

I'm grateful for an African American segment of this forum. Some of our counterparts just...aren't quite as understanding.

Boomer

(4,266 posts)

5. This argument is the most compelling I've heard

Reply to SaschaHM (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 11:07 AM

Feb 2019

I was wrestling with the whole "this was a long time ago" versus "kick him out" debate until I hit a statement similar to this one: Northam won with the AA vote.

That really put the issue into perspective. Thank you.

irisblue

(34,405 posts)

6. There is an bubbling underground issue, unknown to many melanine deficient

Reply to Boomer (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 01:55 PM

Feb 2019

There is a god awful history of white doctors & POC. Fast examples tuskegee experiment & untreated syphilis, Henrietta Lacks & her stolen cells, used in cancer research, too numerous to talk/tell about WOC & prenatal care & childbirth.
A racist white doctor..
.aw hell no.

Boomer

(4,266 posts)

7. And a racist college

Reply to irisblue (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:08 PM

Feb 2019

It's not only the photo and what that says about two students, but about any organization that considered that photo appropriate for a yearbook. That tells me the entire community around Northam was racist.

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