Northam on Peers Who Called Him ‘Coonman’: ‘I Don’t Know Their Motives or Intent’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT virginiaans from ░░░░░░░░ walk of life about ░░░░░░░░ we can fight even ░░░░░░░░ to build the Virginia ░░░░░░░░ they deserve Before I ░░░░░░░░ questions I want to ░░░░░░░░ this opportunity to apologize ░░░░░░░░ the many people who ░░░░░░░░ been hurt by this ░░░░░░░░ and mistakes that I ░░░░░░░░ made in the past ░░░░░░░░ m ready to earn ░░░░░░░░ forgiveness and I m ░░░░░░░░ to begin today Thank ░░░░░░░░ and I look forward ░░░░░░░░ your questions You re ░░░░░░░░ that you had no ░░░░░░░░ that this photo was ░░░░░░░░ it surfaced 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ The photo in the ░░░░░░░░ yearbook Yes That s ░░░░░░░░ I was in the ░░░░░░░░ States army while medical ░░░░░░░░ I knew where I ░░░░░░░░ going upon graduation from ░░░░░░░░ school I was doing ░░░░░░░░ out of the I ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ preparation of the yearbook ░░░░░░░░ did I buy one ░░░░░░░░ so this was the ░░░░░░░░ time yesterday evening was ░░░░░░░░ first time I saw ░░░░░░░░ photo It was shocking ░░░░░░░░ it was horrific reporter ░░░░░░░░ do you account for ░░░░░░░░ of your nicknames listed ░░░░░░░░ the yearbook in 1981 ░░░░░░░░ NORTHAM My main nickname ░░░░░░░░ high school and college ░░░░░░░░ goose When my voice ░░░░░░░░ changing I would change ░░░░░░░░ octave There were two ░░░░░░░░ that I can recollect ░░░░░░░░ were year ahead of ░░░░░░░░ that called me coonman ░░░░░░░░ don t know their ░░░░░░░░ or intent I know ░░░░░░░░ they are That was ░░░░░░░░ extent of that It ░░░░░░░░ up in the yearbook ░░░░░░░░ I regret that Before ░░░░░░░░ spoke you had almost ░░░░░░░░ entire democratic establishment calling ░░░░░░░░ your resignation saying what ░░░░░░░░ your response to that ░░░░░░░░ think we ve done ░░░░░░░░ great job over the ░░░░░░░░ year We worked on ░░░░░░░░ lot of the challenges ░░░░░░░░ I just outlined This ░░░░░░░░ hurt a lot of ░░░░░░░░ It s hurt a ░░░░░░░░ of people in our