Michael Futrell on Doing the Moonwalk: ‘Obviously’ Northam ‘Doesn’t Get It’

>> He could be the ░░░░░░░░ in a matter of ░░░░░░░░ hours Who knows Dan ░░░░░░░░ you very much and ░░░░░░░░ Michael is a former ░░░░░░░░ state delegate and was ░░░░░░░░ first African American to ░░░░░░░░ Stafford county He s ░░░░░░░░ of only 20 current ░░░░░░░░ former black leaders in ░░░░░░░░ commonwealth Mayors NAACP council ░░░░░░░░ calling on him to ░░░░░░░░ Welcome Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for having me today ░░░░░░░░ right You heard the ░░░░░░░░ The latest from the ░░░░░░░░ Richmond is that the ░░░░░░░░ is asking for more ░░░░░░░░ You heard the meeting ░░░░░░░░ It was emotional for ░░░░░░░░ Is he delaying the ░░░░░░░░ Well while I understand ░░░░░░░░ was emotional for him ░░░░░░░░ s also emotional for ░░░░░░░░ rest of us who ░░░░░░░░ the to live through ░░░░░░░░ after walking into the ░░░░░░░░ we found out on ░░░░░░░░ morning I m once ░░░░░░░░ disappointed Not really sure ░░░░░░░░ he s delaying time ░░░░░░░░ has asked for his ░░░░░░░░ at this point and ░░░░░░░░ of the things I ░░░░░░░░ been saying the problem ░░░░░░░░ m running into here ░░░░░░░░ know Ralph Northam I ░░░░░░░░ built a great relationship ░░░░░░░░ with him over the ░░░░░░░░ and the statesman I ░░░░░░░░ him to be And ░░░░░░░░ so many people were ░░░░░░░░ back by this picture ░░░░░░░░ bigger problem we re ░░░░░░░░ into here was how ░░░░░░░░ has responded Like he ░░░░░░░░ his instincts were correct ░░░░░░░░ the beginning It was ░░░░░░░░ I was wrong I ░░░░░░░░ sorry The reports said ░░░░░░░░ was quoing to step ░░░░░░░░ But then after a ░░░░░░░░ of sleep and bad ░░░░░░░░ all of a sudden ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to fight this thing ░░░░░░░░ and only thing he ░░░░░░░░ doing is causing more ░░░░░░░░ to everyone that is ░░░░░░░░ here It s disappointing ░░░░░░░░ the 500 000 people ░░░░░░░░ color who supported him ░░░░░░░░ his election Yes I ░░░░░░░░ Ben last hour saying ░░░░░░░░ are a nation We ░░░░░░░░ to forgive but when ░░░░░░░░ play it one way ░░░░░░░░ think you can play ░░░░░░░░ another the next day ░░░░░░░░ know that ain t ░░░░░░░░ to fly Speaking of ░░░░░░░░ response That news conference ░░░░░░░░ say what you will ░░░░░░░░ the man s judgment ░░░░░░░░ 1984 I know I ░░░░░░░░ that sigh The man ░░░░░░░░ about to moon walk ░░░░░░░░ his wife had not ░░░░░░░░ him If you have ░░░░░░░░ seen this roll it ░░░░░░░░ you still able to ░░░░░░░░ walk Inappropriate My wife ░░░░░░░░ inappropriate circumstances What does ░░░░░░░░ say about the governor ░░░░░░░░ judgment today That obviously ░░░░░░░░ does not get it ░░░░░░░░ fact that this is ░░░░░░░░ joking moment for him ░░░░░░░░ to point back to ░░░░░░░░ fact And I ll ░░░░░░░░ to say that if ░░░░░░░░ were a one off ░░░░░░░░ we would have a ░░░░░░░░ conversation But we have ░░░░░░░░ pattern establisheded We saw ░░░░░░░░ happened in the race ░░░░░░░░ they pulled Justin Fairfax ░░░░░░░░ of the flyers We ░░░░░░░░ where he his favorite ░░░░░░░░ was a slave hoerld ░░░░░░░░ now we have coon ░░░░░░░░ black face and moon ░░░░░░░░ I m not judging ░░░░░░░░ off one individual moment ░░░░░░░░ we re judging is ░░░░░░░░ pattern that has been ░░░░░░░░ and you know again ░░░░░░░░ is my hope that ░░░░░░░░ some point Ralph Northam ░░░░░░░░ the statesman we all ░░░░░░░░ he was and does ░░░░░░░░ s best for the ░░░░░░░░ instead of letting his ░░░░░░░░ prevent him from doing ░░░░░░░░ s right You know ░░░░░░░░ man What about this ░░░░░░░░ of people evolving This ░░░░░░░░ something we heard from ░░░░░░░░ Lieberman on CNN this ░░░░░░░░ This is what he ░░░░░░░░ You re aware of ░░░░░░░░ problems facing the democratic ░░░░░░░░ of Virginia Yeah Ralph ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe he ░░░░░░░░ resign I don t ░░░░░░░░ I mean I think ░░░░░░░░ s a rush to ░░░░░░░░ that is unfair to ░░░░░░░░ One he says he ░░░░░░░░ t in that picture ░░░░░░░░ I think we ought ░░░░░░░░ fairly ask him did ░░░░░░░░ the picture was on ░░░░░░░░ page of the year ░░░░░░░░ then three really ought ░░░░░░░░ be judged in the ░░░░░░░░ of his whole life ░░░░░░░░ of his whole life ░░░░░░░░ there any room for ░░░░░░░░ argument here Here s ░░░░░░░░ thing If Ralph Northam ░░░░░░░░ have stuck with his ░░░░░░░░ instinct and said you ░░░░░░░░ what I m stepping ░░░░░░░░ because I realize that ░░░░░░░░ are so many people ░░░░░░░░ have lost faith in ░░░░░░░░ ability to lead here ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ Justin Fairfax wholeheartedly to ░░░░░░░░ Virginia forward If he ░░░░░░░░ have done that I ░░░░░░░░ have personally taken him ░░░░░░░░ to start the rebuild ░░░░░░░░ m a man of ░░░░░░░░ and I truly believe ░░░░░░░░ you know we do ░░░░░░░░ redemption We have the ░░░░░░░░ to evolve But the ░░░░░░░░ is how do you ░░░░░░░░ when you re in ░░░░░░░░ moment And we ve ░░░░░░░░ right here that the ░░░░░░░░ this continues to drag ░░░░░░░░ the worse it does ░░░░░░░░ just for his legacy ░░░░░░░░ what it does badly ░░░░░░░░ the entire commonwealth of ░░░░░░░░ and I just can ░░░░░░░░ put into words how ░░░░░░░░ I am in this ░░░░░░░░ process Michael thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for coming on ░░░░░░░░ sharing your feelings We ░░░░░░░░ it Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for having me.