Moore writes: "Virginia Democrats have learned what centerism [sic] and moderation got them. A hood and some shoe polish."

By Michael Moore, Michael Moore's Facebook Page

06 February 19

n Virginia’s 2017 Democratic primary for Governor, Democratic voters were convinced to vote for the “moderate” Democrat, Ralph Northam — because, as a “moderate,” he could “pick up Republican votes.” Democratic voters were told to reject the progressive candidate, Tom Perriello, a fearless Dem congressman backed by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Now Virginia Democrats have learned what centerism and moderation got them. A hood & some shoe polish.

Progressives win. Women win. Moderates lose (or, are simply losers). Believing you need an older, middle-of-the-road white guy to win elections is what you think if you are a Republican — or are stuck in the 20th century.

Democrats in Virginia brought this on themselves. The only sane one in the room at that bizarro press conference yesterday was the woman standing beside Northam at the podium — his wife. When he admitted to doing just “a little” blackface at a Michael Jackson dance contest which he won AFTER he graduated medical school at the age of 26, a reporter in the room asked him if he could still “moondance.” He paused for a moment with a look on his face that signaled he was considering the request to bust a move for those gathered — only to have his wife gently grab his arm and tell him that would be “inappropriate.”

The only move Northam can make now to save his career is to switch parties. Declare himself a Virginian Republican — the party that would not pass the bill recognizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday unless the weekend also officially honored Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Which it now does. Each year in Virginia the King weekend in January begins on Friday with a day off (and with ceremonies that Gov. Northam attended 2 weeks ago) praising Lee, the Confederacy and the genocidal General Stonewall Jackson. That in the Age of Trump Ralph Northam believes he can get away with blatantly telling everyone, “That’s not ME in the picture! On MY yearbook page! With MY quote underneath the photo! And I have no idea why MY nickname in school was ‘Coon-Man’! And you should not mix up this photo of ‘someone’ in blackface with ME in blackface a few months later at a dance contest — which MY new black friend Seth now tells me is racist and I’m sorry...” — Northam’s belief that the Big Lie can work for him because it works for Trump is further proof that Democrats who try to be Republican-lite will always fail miserably. To be Trump, to get away with it, you have to lie 30 times a day. a nonstop barrage of falsehoods that spray the electorate with so many rounds of bullshit that the lesser-formed brains just give in and buy the whole package.

Northam’s lame 43-minutes of alternate facts was all any of us needed to remind ourselves we need to get progressive candidates running NOW (including primarying these useless “moderate” Dems) for 2020 — women, young people, people of color who are the REAL DEAL and who will win because 60%+ of the American people now take the progressive position on everything from health care to climate change to taxing the rich. Every community has an AOC (or 10 AOCs!), and whoever she is where you live, you should be encouraging her to run. There’s no better project to start on Super Bowl Sunday than this one. Call up the women (and a few decent guys) you know, meet somewhere while the dudes are watching the game (2 out of every 3 white guys who voted, voted for Trump), and keep this progressive revolution speeding forward! No. More. Northams. Moderation kills.