Lazarus
03-14-2008, 07:23 PM
Geraldine Ferraro stepped down from Hillary Clinton's finance committee
this week after Barack Obama's presidential campaign objected to comments
made by the former congresswoman and 1984 vice presidential candidate. To
the surprise of nearly everyone, the offending statement was actually quite
perceptive: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position,"
Ferraro said. "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." To which The Wall Street Journal responded,
"Her remarks reveal little more than a firm grasp of the obvious... There is
no disputing that Mr. Obama's skin color has been a political boon for him
to date." Yet the avowedly "post-racial" Obama campaign decided to dispute
it anyway by playing the race card, resulting in Ferraro's resignation.
In the same "controversial" interview, Ferraro made another statement that
again demonstrated uncommon insight: "I was reading an article that said
young Republicans are out there campaigning for Obama because they believe
he's going to be able to put an end to partisanship. Dear God! Anyone that
has worked in the Congress knows that for over 200 years this country has
had partisanship---that's the way our country is." Against all odds, it
seems that the truth becomes a Democrat's ally only when said Democrat is
losing to another Democrat.
:gerg:
this week after Barack Obama's presidential campaign objected to comments
made by the former congresswoman and 1984 vice presidential candidate. To
the surprise of nearly everyone, the offending statement was actually quite
perceptive: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position,"
Ferraro said. "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." To which The Wall Street Journal responded,
"Her remarks reveal little more than a firm grasp of the obvious... There is
no disputing that Mr. Obama's skin color has been a political boon for him
to date." Yet the avowedly "post-racial" Obama campaign decided to dispute
it anyway by playing the race card, resulting in Ferraro's resignation.
In the same "controversial" interview, Ferraro made another statement that
again demonstrated uncommon insight: "I was reading an article that said
young Republicans are out there campaigning for Obama because they believe
he's going to be able to put an end to partisanship. Dear God! Anyone that
has worked in the Congress knows that for over 200 years this country has
had partisanship---that's the way our country is." Against all odds, it
seems that the truth becomes a Democrat's ally only when said Democrat is
losing to another Democrat.
:gerg: