This week there was outrage when a
photo of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam came out that showed him in
blackface or a KKK costume. He has gone back and forth on if he is
either person in the photo. For me it doesn't matter if he is in the
photo, what concerns me are the calls for him to resign. The photo
was taken 35 years ago while he was in college. I've been told it was
a party and the theme was to come as something offensive.
I've spent a lot of time on twitter
speaking out in his defense, not because I believe he is a good man,
but because I've seen no evidence that he is currently a racist. The
fact democrats elected him to office would suggest they didn't
believe him to be a racist. I have no idea if he is or isn't so I
must assume he isn't based on his record.
