And the hits just keep on coming…

The 1981 yearbook for the Virginia Military Institute, page 90, lists Gov. Ralph Northam’s nickname as “Coonman”:

The Virginia Military Institute's yearbooks are digitally archived online, for anyone who wants to see this for themselves. This is from 1981 and it is on page 90.https://t.co/vOvHQ9q6Oe https://t.co/RB5MXfBmmq — Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) February 1, 2019

We should also note he went by “Goose,” we assume after the character in “Top Gun” and not as in, “his goose is cooked as a politician.” Via @ComfortablySmug:

Remember when smirks were bad, too?

That smirk alone DQs him — Brandon Finnigan (@B_M_Finnigan) February 1, 2019

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For some reason, Gov. Northam's office is not responding to inquiries from the press https://t.co/dhGgDg9bqo — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 1, 2019

Future headline: 'Conservatives pounce on photo of Governor in blackface or Klan hood' https://t.co/pct4xL4uCU — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 1, 2019