How would Northam know that shoe polish doesn't come off easily? How would Northam know that shoe polish doesn't come off easily if he didn't use it on his face before? Liar liar pants on fire! Time to go. "I had the shoes, I had a glove, and I used just a little bit of shoe polish to put under my -- or on my -- cheeks," he said. "And the reason I used a very little bit is because, I don't know if anybody's ever tried that, but you cannot get shoe polish off."  https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/politics/northam-racist-yearbook-photo/index.html