Geraldine Ferarro lets her emotions do the talking

cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 01:11 PM

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As the only woman ever to be selected by a major political party for the position of vice president of the United States, Geraldine Ferraro is uniquely suited to comment on the political events of the day.

An outspoken advocate for women's issues and a staunch supporter of presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, Ferraro will offer her views on the state of the nation and the race for the White House at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Armstrong Theatre of the Torrance Cultural Arts Center Theatre in Torrance. The program is part of the American Perspectives series...

...When the subject turned to Obama, Clinton's rival for the Democratic Party nomination, Ferraro's comments took on a decidedly bitter edge.

"I think what America feels about a woman becoming president takes a very secondary place to Obama's campaign - to a kind of campaign that it would be hard for anyone to run against," she said. "For one thing, you have the press, which has been uniquely hard on her. It's been a very sexist media. Some just don't like her. The others have gotten caught up in the Obama campaign.

"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," she continued. "And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept." Ferraro does not buy the notion of Obama as the great reconciler.

Oh that's gonna leave a scar...

dabateman · #2 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cnredd

Geraldine Ferarro lets her emotions do the talking

Oh that's gonna leave a scar...

We can only hope. You can say a great many things about Barack Obama, but he has EARNED his votes. They weren't bought or taken for granted by the Clinton machine.

saltwn · #3 (**permalink**) 03-14-2008, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cnredd

Geraldine Ferarro lets her emotions do the talking

Oh that's gonna leave a scar...

Of honesty.

cnredd · #4 (**permalink**) 03-14-2008, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by saltwn

Of honesty.

Of course, but don't say that out loud...

New rule of the '08 elections - "Mention race, and you are immediately a racist."...

I think from here on out, anytime a reporter mentions race, a candidate and their campaign staff should be allowed to legally plead the fifth amendment...

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