ralph northam. [ applause ]. >> good morning, it's a tremendous village to be with you today. thank you for the kind introduction, is to share this date with you and thank you for your leadership in virginia. it's also good to see our lieutenant governor justin fairfax. thank you for being here, and to all of our legislators, thank you for your attendance this morning and thank you for your leadership in virginia. as was said , i served as lieutenant governor, and that gave me at deep appreciation for the history of the senate as part of the general assembly. i appreciate general normans service in the senate. i am privileged to be here with him and all you commemorating such important events in our state and our country's his three. we are gathered here this morning at the spot where 400 years ago, representative democracy began on this continent. we look back across these 400 years as the colony of jamestown it's hard to imagine what life is like in that colony. jamestown was an experiment that me

ivernor ralph northam and have known one another for many years and we share a common alma mater, which happens to be one of the outstanding universities in the commonwealth of virginia. sometimes known as virginia military institute. our professional interests took us in different directions in life. governor northam went on to be recognized as a skilled pediatric neurologist serving our country as a doctor as i struggled to be a humble small-town country lawyer. our careers circled back toward each other in cause of publicly elected service. in some respects, that follows a pattern that began 400 years ago at jamestown. then, everyone knew each other, for better or for worse. they knew each other's strengths, habits, inclinations, all of the attributes that go into the human character and shape of our personal conduct. think vmi did a world of good for both of us. everyone gets to show -- gets shoved into a same space great discipline is imposed upon you. begin to realize human , asership takes many forms do human ideas. democracy, you must work out your differences, having workable s

and that guilt could only be by giving ralph northam more power.ecause that's what it is always about. always. it's about power. when you make a mistake, it means you are a sinner, and you must be damned. you probably don't have enough diversity in your office says don lemon. when they screw up. it's society's fault. meaning it's your fault. so they have got you coming and going. pretty nice, actually. it's a good trick. being woke means never having to say you are sorry. dave rubin hosts the reuben report on youtube and probably one of the world's reigning expert on sanctimony and a great opponent of sanctimony to his great credit and he joins us tonight. what's the lesson here of justin trudeau? >> you really cleaned that intro up at the last second. thank you for that. well, first off, oh, the web we weave when we call everyone alleys racist. look, your intro there was absolutely on point, tucker. no one really thinks at this very moment that justin trudeau is a racist. >> tucker: right. >> but why the rules that the woke left, that the progress

why is ralph northam still governor of virginia by their rules? by marbles, not by yours, by their rules. and that's what we have to start figuring out, how are we going to play this game instead of always reacting to a? >> tucker: maybe the deeper question --ee i will leave you n this, i'm interested to what your response is, why do we allow hypocrites to make our rules you met why are we obeying their rules when they clearly have no moral authority to make them? >> will look, that's a great question and the real reality of it is that with the left has done is set up a bunch of fake rules by people who never played by those rules in their own life. and i say this as someone -- i was aiv progressive, so i know what this thing is, right? and they set these roles up and they will tell you you're a racist your homophobe and you are a bigot and all of these things and it's not true. these accusations are actually starting to crumble because we are often seeing that they are the ones for the racists and bigots, they are the ones that right now are obse

2017 gubernatorial race got more cane than bob mcdonald, 10 , any governor before, except for ralph northam. 400,000 more virginians out to the polls than ever voted for a governor before because they were scared that gillespie would be chasing little brown kids around and pickup trucks. issues withtham's the blackface scandal and issues with the, does that resonate into a campaign nationwide? will, especially with certain candidates. they have all avoided the governor and lieutenant governor very carefully. we are term limited, so he can only run for one term. that theyu will see avoid governor northam quite handily. >> talk about the issues. you talk to people every day when it comes to this upcoming campaign. what are the issues people are most concerned about? >> is the economy. most now, we are seeing on streets, the economy doing well. if you watch the media, they .eep saying, we could as if we learned nothing from lawrence o'donnell. it just leading into a news --ry with if this is true, it is not journalism. even a talk show host knows that, but we seem to be leading into this with

own black face standle and we talked about privileged up bringing in canada does not parallel ralph northam'sringing inni va. trudeau is in middle of tight campaign all the more reason for canadian prime minister to toss and turn tonight. that's final five we'll see you late tomorrow after baseball. turn inor the morning crew 4 baseball. turn inor the morning crew 4 a.m. please go to bed [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] announcer: t: ay on "tmz" -- haok. so, prince harry, meghan markle, walk into a bar and -- who wants to finh that? >> and prince harrf orders a couplepints. harvey: did meghan drink?in >> meghan did not drk. harvey: do women get resentfulin when guys start drking after es woman g birth? kelly: the woman can start drinking. i had a drink inpi the hosl. kelly: you push a babyft away? your vagina and tell me you can't have a drink. >> nick jonas turned 27 and priyanka rend out soldier field. hevan: they played a touc football game and called it the jonas ball. >> it sounds awesome. harvey: it's a cool thing to do. evan: you pauldn't want

on behalf the commemoration, i want to extend our genuine appreciation appearance of governor ralph northam, my friend, the officer of the senate, who tries to keep me in order, unsuccessfully, justin fairfax and the attorney general of the marknwealth of virginia, herroin. we have a number of representatives here, including gentleman from bedford at newman.g area, steve i want to thank all the legacy groups that are here. saw one ladyut, i from the dar, who is certainly looking very patriotic, that we need to extend our appreciation. i want to thank all of the members of the general assembly here.e and with that, and the appropriate benediction we just reverend, we will now adjourn and continue the commemoration activities over at the jamestown settlement. i thank all of you for being here. [applause] >> this year marks the 4ndth anniversary of the general in jamestown which established general government in the colony. thisan watch more about anniversary on the american history tv website at c-span.org/history. >> this weekend on american tv, shakespeare enthusiast michael evans discusses

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after it was revealed that she had one black face in college this came after virginia governor ralph northam was almost 4 to step down after photos of his medical school yearbook showed him in black face and it's not just politicians see right here fashion label gucci had. to pull this water from his collection falling complains that it resembled blackface yeah isn't racism just so fashionable also now the flip side of the argument is these things happened many decades ago they were students when this happened is it fair to hold these politicians to account now i absolutely think it is it is specially in the case of trudeau he was born in the seventy's he is 47 today he was not a product of the sekret geishas fifty's and sixty's the way friends and i view and or north of were right he came of age when brought a king was beaten to a pulp in l.a. he knows what racism looks like and so when he decided to wear the brown face as a 29 year old teacher at that we had already entered the 21st century to say that he didn't consider racist at the time it's either frankly ignorant or disingenuous and i

after it was revealed that she had one black face in college this came after virginia governor ralph northam we'll see in a little bit was almost forced to step down after this photo emerged of. you know from his medical school yearbook that showed him in black face next to a guy in cuckoo's lambro and it's not just politicians we see right here fashionable gucci had to pull this water from his collection falling complains that it resemble blackface so it's very deeply entrenched in white culture so the gucci ridiculousness aside you're talking about events that occurred decades ago so the question will be asked are we right is it fair to judge actions from 10203040 years ago by today's standards well it's a question that keeps popping up every time we see one of the senses says and i think especially in the case of joe who is only 47 like he was born a seventies he was not a product of the segregationist fifty's or sixty's the way that and an i.v. or northam or trudeau came of age when rodney king was beaten to a pulp by police in l.a. he knows what racism looks like when he decided to wear

she had won a black face in college beginning of the year the same happened to virginia governor ralph northam. after a photo of his medical school yearbook showed him in black face and we see that here and it's not just politicians fashion label gucci had to pull this weather from its collection following complaints that it resembled a blackface. almost like you're trying to make racism schick it's not great a lot of these politicians on the flip side the argument has been made that these politicians were students when this happened so many many decades and this is just coming out now should they still be held to account well i think especially in the case of trudeau absolutely he's 47 unlike northam who came of age in the fifty's and sixty's he came of age when rodney king was beaten to a pulp by police he knows what racism looks like so i think for him to claim ignorance on this. it's looks disingenuous and if it's a clear and i don't know what's better frankly it's a tricky political situation to be in certainly cater to the reporter thank you so much thank you so much 3 months of pro-demo

it was revealed that she had worn black face in college the same happened to virginia governor ralph northam earlier this year after a photo of his medical school yearbook showed him a black face and it's not just politicians right it's fashionable gucci for instance that had to pull this weather from his collection falling complaints that it resembled a blackface yes making racism fashionable so now on the flip side there's an argument that these politicians for instance and justin trudeau this was many decades ago when they did this which doesn't make it acceptable certainly but should they be held to account now. i absolutely think they should i mean especially in trudeau's case he is 47 he was not a product of the secretary just fifty's and sixty's the way the maybe an ivy or north of were trudeau came of age when rodney king was beaten to a pulp by police in the way he knows what racism looks like. and when he decides where that brown face as a 29 year old teacher at that we had already entered the 21st century and so to say that he didn't consider it racist at the time to me frankly ei

400th anniversary of the first africans in virginia beginning with remarks by virginia governor ralph northammark warner and tim kaine and virginia house of delegates speaker kirkland cox. curator karen sherry shares stories about individuals who led favorable educated freed people and apart in abolitionist john brown's raid in harpers ferry. and the history behind the smithsonian institution african-american museum in washington dc. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c- span 3. >>> american history tv products are now available at the new c-span online store. go to c-span store.org to see what is new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >>> next on american history tv catholic university of america religion and culture professor william dinges compares the early 19th century transcendentalism and 1960s counterculture movement. the smithsonian associates hosted this event. >>> william dinges is a professor of religious studies in the religion and culture program in the school of theology and religious studies

we want to recognize, governor ralph northam. i want to thank them for the efforts and achievements with justice and reconciliation. as an example, some of you may not be aware of. and number of us have a major problem with an arched down the street. is called the jefferson davis memorial arch. it's designated as historic. it is not historic. is a deliberate act of defiance by daughters of the confederacy. we wanted it down before we had this today. the governor used his power to come down one morning and took every letter off the art and if any of you want to see the letters, they are in the museum. help yourself. it didn't belong here. i will also want to call out some friends at the national level. former governors and senators mark warner and tim kane. there done such a terrific job. and a couple of other friends in congress, bobby scott who represents this area as delays a lawyer. also the education and labor committee. she is the chair of the congressional black caucus. at the national level. she is also chair of the africa

. >> reporter: and in february, virginia governor ralph northam apoll jieds then denied he wore blackin one and in a ku klux klan robe. northam refused to step down despite public pressure. trudeau offering another. >> i didn't think it was racist at the time but now i realize it was something racist to do. and i'm deeply sorry. >> and of course more confessions here for the prime minister. also admitted that during high school he was impersonating harry belafonte and did black face there at a high school concert. we have an october 21st election. the issue here is authenticity. he put himself out there as someone who is inclusive. this is his political brand. and voters everywhere do not like that. do not present yourself as one thing. you know, one thing he didn't answer was when were you going to tell us about this? because he never said that he forgot this happened. he just didn't tell anyone that it happened for many years now. >> a tough re-election just got tougher for him. paula, thank you very much. >>> we're getting new details this morning about what former national securit

. >> virginia governor ralph northam admitted then denied being in this photo from his 1984 medical schoolok showing a person in black face and another in a ku klux klan robe. >> it's definitely not me. >> northam refused to step down despite public pressure. trudeau is facing those calls. when pressed on whether that could happen, the prime minister offering yet another apology. >> i didn't think it was racist at the time but now i recognize it was something racist to do. i'm deeply sorry. >> we're expecting more acts of contrition from the prime minister who will speak in three hours from now. i have to say there's at least one other incident of this that has now emerged. i say at least -- i think the issue here is that the apologies were blunt, they were swift. it will remain to be seen if his constituency, his own base forgives him. at this point in time, he's staked a political brandon being the inclusive prime minister. >> paula, it's great to have you here. you know everything about canadian politics. he's so close to -- right up against, about a month away. >> the polls neck and ne

i thought that ralph northam should resign.hat was because his nickname was coon man in year book. it wasn't because he had donned black face in that photo even though there's a good argument that he was the one in the kkk robe. i don't think that's acceptable in our politics. >> let's talk about that. because canadian politics are not american politics. what i have curiosity about, the calculus on racist behavior in canadian politics. he's liberal. it's not the same thing as an american liberal. you talk about a layering of behavior with northam. let's talk about it with trudeau. i look down to say this. i want to get it right. so on the third incident, might have been the second actually, "when i was in high school, i dressed up at a talent show and sank dao with abdulmutallmakeup" you're right. he's 47 now. he was teaching at a private school when he wore black face, this is many incidents. i don't know what the calculus is. his opponent will leverage it for sure. >> we have the video of the third incident now that we were j

alabama governor kay ivey, ralph northam. me and a contributing op-ed writer for the "new york times." paula, there's also, bring us up to speed, a third instance of trudeau wearing dark makeup. i mean, is there more to come? is there a sense from him to campaign? what is this? >> that is the question. what we're waiting for. right? for him to speak. the first thing everyone asks him. the issue, his own liberal party confirmed that video you see now is in fact another incident. the issue here erica, people want to understand that this wasn't when he was a teenager. into adulthood. they want to understand exactly how much is this about systemic racism that he, quite frankly, didn't understand. not good judgment, obviously. also the fact that his political brand is of inclusiveness. in fact, erica, he would always tell me, i don't want to talk about tolerance. tolerance is too reductive. we need to embrace diversity. whether women's right, indigenous rights or anything else he wanted to be the poster boy. that's why in particul

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g govern governor ralph northam and his attorney general admitting they have had a black face. you made of his apology tour? >> as a white person, i'm not in the business of telling people of color how they should feel about anything. my point being, i find brown face offensive. i find it racist. i find it unacceptable. but what i think about it i think is -- shouldn't be the most important thing in this conversation. it's what people of color think about it. if you turn on a canadian television today and radio, you're seeing a really deep conversation. i think you're seeing the second wave already of this conversation around institutional racism in canada. there is an incredible amount of racism in canada. often people have this idea of canada. i know when i tell people a.m. canadian, i think it's a perfect eutopia. there's deep, deep roots of racism. >> so this has brought that to the forefront. >> absolutely. we're having these deep -- i mean, i actually went to high school in justin trudeau's area before he was elected. there are a lot of underserved communities. it wasn't

i think this is different than the ralph northam situation in virginia where you had the kkk outfit -omething different in the united states than brownface means in canada. >> right, absolutely, right, and i just kind of feel like where do we draw the line with this? is this something that should end his career? you know, no. but because of things i just listed and other domestic issues in canada, this is going to hurt him there. but his record has been good on civil rights there in canada from what i understand. >> david, i know you want to weigh in but i just want to play this because he said it wasn't his first time doing something like this. watch. >> when i was in high school, i dressed up at a talent show and sang "day-o" with -- with makeup on. >> so what do you think, david? >> so i agree with tara, don, that context matters and that this is not just like the governor northam situation. there was no one in that picture next to him in a kkk hood. that being said, i still think it is pretty egregious if for no other reason than, you know, this wasn't ancient history. this is 200

on friday we feature the 400th anniversary of the first africans in virginia beginning by ralph northam. the cureuate tort shares stories about individuals who led slave revolts and took part in john brown's raid on harpers r ferry. then the history behind the african-american hmuseum in washington, d.c. >>> this is the story of how this whole new economy was built. it was one of public and private partnership in many ways. ways that are sometimes unseen and so this was i think the story is a really great way to get into that. >> the university of washington history professor discusses her book "the

it's almost sympathy and he is going to play the ralph northam playbook at this point.e weekend we will not hear a thing about this moving forward. >> tucker: it's pretty weird. i mean, i try not to be too judgey because i'm not a progressive. i try to pull back and remember how flawed i am. but at least three instances of blackface and then dressed up in a turban like george harrison outside the hut. it's all very weird like who does that? what is this? what's wrong with him? >> that's the thing, right? most other people that were flagged for wearing blackface like a ted danson, for instance or a jimmy kimmel or tom hanks, they only did it once. in this case, this guy is a repeat offender. i know for halloween i try to be a different character every year just to mix things up. but the fact that he keeps going back to these sort of things reveals a weird person. i can't put any other finger on it. no question about it. and what can you say? i mean, again, i think that he gets a pass here because that seems to be the pattern that we have seen here at this point. and i ca

. >> jesse: that was in 18984 ralph northam and this is in 2001. the situation is a little differential. what do you think have you trudeau and some of these highlanhollywood celebrities. actors in black face always the most vocal people when accusing other people of being racist. can you accuse someone of being a racist if you wear black face? i don't think you can. >> mike: it was amazing to watch the media congress few and then i might have done dao. seriously you did the banana song? crazy. he wasn't even done apologizing and don lemon on cnn isn't that nice he? apologized. trump would never apologize. it was insane. trump could come out of a burning building carrying orphans they would be like why did you start the fire and what's with the black on the face, donald. the trudeau thing, there is more coming. i guarantee there is more coming. >> dana: how many times do you dress up as an adult. >> exactly. buddy dresses up like a woman halloween and does it next halloween. >> jesse: there is a thing there. >> he thinks of himself as canada's bara

. >> reporter: virginia governor ralph northam was accused of wearing black face in this photo from the 1980s. he talked about the controversy with gayle king in february. >> the man you're looking at and talking to right now is not who i was. >> reporter: as a leader on the international stage, trudeau says his focus now is moving forward. >> i think what is important is that, yes, people get challenged on mistakes they've made in the past. that they recognize those mistakes and pledge to do better. that's what we expect of people. >> reporter: in a statement, conservative party and official opposition later andrew sheer said trudeau is not fit to govern. when asked by reporters if he would resign from office, trudeau did not offer a direct response. i think that it would be interesting, you know what you've done, you know what pictures you've taken. if people would come out ahead of this stuff, you had almost 20 years to say, let me talk about this now. >> exactly right. >> i made a mistake. >> it makes it worse when people find it. >> i hope others are listening thinking, you know, j

justin trudeau is canada's ralph northam. we'll see how his party deals with this.good question. speaking of people on the left, beto o'rourke is certainly on the left. he made quite a splash a week ago, how they will come for certain conditions. here he is in the last day or so, taking guns is a-okay for nation's founders. >> you listen to justice antonin scalia, not the most liberal justice who served on the supreme court and even he found there is no absolute guarranty under the second amendment. that the government has a power to regulate those kinds of weapons that are extraordinarily unusual or deadly. steve: does he have that right? >> okay. first off he is completely wrong what scalia was writing. i written about this. i wrote about it in ply first book, hands off my gun, i wrote it about an discuss the it on radio extensively. he gave a speech later on where he was talking a little bit about it, commonly owned weapons which the ar-15, any kind of really semiautomatic, 3356 firearm that is something that is commonly owned. perhaps using a head axe wouldn't b

400th anniversary of the first africans in regina, beginning with remarks by virginia governor ralph northam. senators mike warner and tim kaine. curator karen sherry share stories about individuals who lead slave revolts, educated fellow free people and took part in abolitionist john brown's raid on harpers ferry. then the history behind the smithsonian institution's african-american museum in washington, dc. enjoy american history tv this weekend every weekend on c- span3. >>> american history tv products are now available at the new c- span online store. go to c-spanstore.org to see what is new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >>> this year marks the 50th anniversary of the woodstock music festival. back in 2009, book tv covered a talk with the cofounder of the festival, michael lang, who reflected on the execution of the concert that took place on max yasgur's farm in upstate new york. now, from our archives, here is michael laying on woodstock. >>> it is wonderful for us to be here, in a state where we feel the spirit of woodstock so well. i have to say,