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Title: Obama Ferraro Race Flap Roils Race
Post by: Dos Equis on March 12, 2008, 12:34:35 PM

Geraldine Ferraro on Obama:

"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. 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."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/11/obama-ferraro-race-flap-r_n_91047.html

Title: Re: Obama Ferraro Race Flap Roils Race
Post by: 240 is Back on March 12, 2008, 01:02:33 PM

she said something similar in 88 about Jesse jackson.

Title: Re: Obama Ferraro Race Flap Roils Race
Post by: Dos Equis on March 12, 2008, 03:51:02 PM

Fired.  http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/12/ferraro.comments/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Title: Re: Obama Ferraro Race Flap Roils Race
Post by: Tre on March 12, 2008, 07:33:05 PM

For the most part, I'm really proud of the fact that, no matter what happens, *most* people in the national spotlight have not made their campaign about race or gender.  As I've followed it, only Ferraro, Bill Clinton, and the governor of Pennsylvania have chosen to display their race-baiting ignorance.  Oh, some of the 'leaders' in the Latino community have done so, too, but they're not important.