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New York Times: "It Just Went Poof"


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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/virginia-scandal-northam-fairfax.html

This is the strange, suspended state of Virginia politics, just two months after scandal after scandal seemed to be devouring the state’s government from the top down.

In the space of a week in early February, the public was stunned by revelations about each of the three highest statewide elected officials, all Democrats: the racist photo in the governor’s yearbook; accusations of sexual assault against the lieutenant governor; and the attorney general’s appearance in blackface at a party in college. Protesters and news crews swarmed the Statehouse. Calls for resignations came from fellow Virginia Democrats, Republicans and even 2020 presidential candidates.

And then? “It just went poof,” said Natalie Draper, a librarian sitting in the back of a coffeehouse last week in Richmond. “It’s like it never happened.”

 

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Was this expected? Totally, luckily I have receipts :reductive:

 

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uo111

In the age of trump, taking responsibility for your actions is a thing of the past. :shrug:

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JustAnother
9 minutes ago, uo111 said:

In the age of trump, taking responsibility for your actions is a thing of the past. :shrug:

In the world of politics... was that really ever a thing? :laughga:

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LordEnigma
16 minutes ago, uo111 said:

In the age of trump, taking responsibility for your actions is a thing of the past. :shrug:

I don’t think this is just in the Trump era tbh

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weed
8 minutes ago, Maleficent said:

the hypocrisy of the left is ridiculous 

"Alt right, then" I screamed

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uo111
6 minutes ago, JustAnother said:

In the world of politics... was that really ever a thing? :laughga:

 

Just now, Alexander Levi said:

I don’t think this is just in the Trump era tbh

y'all right, everything is the same as it's always been, nothing is different.

#trump2020

 

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JustAnother
1 minute ago, uo111 said:

 

y'all right, everything is the same as it's always been, nothing is different.

#trump2020

 

Not here for you sarcasm. You made a wrong statement and we called you out for it. Own up or don’t respond. 

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LordEnigma
6 minutes ago, uo111 said:

 

y'all right, everything is the same as it's always been, nothing is different.

#trump2020

 

How does that even correlate? I was challenging your view a little bit and you act like I support trump. :huntyga:

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Morphine Prince
34 minutes ago, uo111 said:

In the age of trump, taking responsibility for your actions is a thing of the past. :shrug:

Yup. Politicians have always been like this but Trump has made it so much worse. 

The bar is so low now, people get away with anything. No accountability. 

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ltlmnstr

It disappeared because the media couldn't making more money off it.

And honestly, it was a photo from the past and they apologized for it.

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ltlmnstr
6 minutes ago, Gov Hooka said:

it's honestly disconcerting how no one cares anymore

People do still care. It's just the news cycle changes like every 15 minutes so our attention is divided. Like what even happened in February to bury this topic?

(just remembered the shutdown and how it affected airports) 

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uo111
13 minutes ago, JustAnother said:

Not here for you sarcasm. You made a wrong statement and we called you out for it. Own up or don’t respond. 

Wait what? You literally suggested it’s always been like this. Did you forget???

11 minutes ago, Alexander Levi said:

How does that even correlate? I was challenging your view a little bit and you act like I support trump. :huntyga:

Claiming that all politicians are unscrupulous is a conservative talking point used to excuse whatever they do. So, yea, it’s pretty annoying to excuse poor behavior because “hurr durr all politicians are like this.” Which is clearly not true but again, in this day and age no one seems to care.

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Babel

It just went Poof” - Lady Gaga’s career when queen of the universe Ava Max came into the scene. Facts. 

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