# Finally, a political issue that really is black and white! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 10, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470 "2021-09-10T16:35:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470/1 "2021-09-10T16:35:23Z")
So, apparently some zebras are on the loose in Maryland, and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has issued a statement that she has nothing to do with it. Which seems like an odd statement to make, to me. The DC delegate to congress isn’t the first person I think of when pondering who might be responsible for zebras that have escaped confinement. > **[Eleanor Holmes Norton Denies Freeing Maryland Zebras - Washingtonian](https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/09/10/eleanor-holmes-norton-denies-freeing-maryland-zebras/)** > > DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton would like to make one thing clear: She had nothing to do with the zebras that have been on the run in Maryland for the past week. The zebras reportedly got out last weekend, "a period of time during which I was... ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470/2 "2021-09-10T16:39:43Z")
I came in thinking this would be about tax breaks for nuns. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470/3 "2021-09-10T16:47:03Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has issued a statement that she has nothing to do with it. While we’re clearing the air, let it be known I had nothing to do with any and all zebras currently in the news, including but certainly not limited to those loose in Maryland. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470/4 "2021-09-10T20:03:40Z")
Aw, c’mon, we all KNOW she did it. She should just own it. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470/5 "2021-09-10T21:40:57Z")
So, sometimes when you hear hoof beats, it actually IS zebras. ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470/6 "2021-09-10T21:43:48Z")
Why would she deny it if she’s not responsible? This is highly suspicious. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-political-issue-that-really-is-black-and-white/950470/7 "2021-09-12T11:02:27Z")
> [@Otto von Bismarck](#): > > Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. From a political operator who knew his zwiebels