Northam’s Press Conference Was… Something Else

This man just keeps digging that hole, doesn’t he?

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam claims he was “unaware” of what was on his yearbook page and saw the racist photo for the first time yesterday: “I believe then and now that I am not either of the people in that photo” pic.twitter.com/74mCeoTx3N

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 2, 2019

So um… was it him or NOT?

While Northam maintains he is neither individual in the racist photo that surfaced yesterday, he says he remembers putting on blackface for a different occasion: “I look back now and regret that I did not understand the harmful legacy of an action like that” pic.twitter.com/tcJoW8sCo7

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 2, 2019

HAHAHAHAHAHA. YEAH, OK, RALPH. WHATEVER YOU SAY.

Gov. Northam says he cannot in “good conscience” take the “easier” path by resigning: “The person I was is not the man I am today. I am asking for the opportunity to earn your forgiveness” pic.twitter.com/3JZmF8g4NP

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 2, 2019

LOLOLOLOLOLOL.

He simply OWES IT TO THE PEOPLE not to resign, y’all. He’s doing it OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART.

To sum it all up:

“That’s the wrong blackface photo of me!” -Ralph Northam, politician?

— Krister Johnson (@KristerJohnson) February 2, 2019

Virginia Gov. Northam says “There is no way I have ever been in a KKK uniform.” But reminder, the governor has said he wore blackface in an attempt to look like Michael Jackson for a dance contest.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) February 2, 2019

A convincing argument, for sure. /sarc

And um… about that “coonman” thing?

Virginia Gov. Northam says one of his nicknames was “coonman” and that he regrets that being used.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) February 2, 2019

Northam asked about the nickname “Coonman” and pivots to being called “Goose” instead… blames it on just two people who called him that and it somehow got in the yearbook.

That’s totally believable.

— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) February 2, 2019

Is it?

Basically what he’s getting at is the yearbook staff really, really sucked.

Northam says he still doesn’t have a copy of the yearbook, but was told that mistakes were sometimes made in the yearbook layout.

— Sarah McCammon (@sarahmccammon) February 2, 2019

Northam says he did submit the other three photos in the yearbook spread, but not the blackface one. Wonders aloud if there was a mixup.

— Sarah McCammon (@sarahmccammon) February 2, 2019

Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) says he’s “not going to speculate or hypothesize” how a photo of a guy in blackface and a KKK uniform would “mistakenly” end up on his yearbook page.

— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) February 2, 2019

I’m sorry…. is ANYONE buying this?!?!?

Raise your hands!

ANYONE? ANYONE AT ALL?