Was Ferraro Right?

[rodeodance]

i have always thought she was right. even defended her. yet i came to realize being right didn't count if the timing is off.
in the middle of an already charged primary--it blew up. i wonder if America will ever really is discuss this issue?


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Was Ferraro Right?
By Faye Anderson

Mar 13th 2008 5:22PM

Filed Under: Democrats

In the real world, a gaffe happens when someone is caught in an awkward situation. But it's been said in politics, a "gaffe is when a politician tells the truth."

While Hillary Clinton has apologized for Geraldine Ferraro's racially offensive remark about Barack Obama, Ferraro says "it was a statement of fact, and that's it, nothing more and nothing less."

Political blogger Mickey Kaus thinks Ferraro was right: "She's not arguing that he's where he is because black voters are caught up in identity politics--more the opposite, that white and black voters alike are caught up in the idea of ending identity politics. Nor does she seem to be arguing it's wrong to be at least temporarily "caught up" in this concept. But the concept wouldn't be there if Obama was white."

Kaus observes: "If Obama were white, he wouldn't embody hopes of a post-racial future. Duh! That's part of his appeal. It seems obvious. Why does Obama dispute it? Why isn't Ferraro allowed to acknowledge it?"

[jillan]

1. I don't like what she said, and i can understand why people think it was racist.

But - the media played up the first woman vs the first African American story from the beginning.
If you look at it that way - she was right.

[rodeodance]

2. speaking the media-it was them who approached bo. with kid gloves-afraid

of being labeled racist. The helped him immensely

[saracat]

3. Yeah but she also said it in context of the fact that she never would

have been nominated if she were a woman. Does that make her sexist, against herself? I don't think it was a racist comment and i think it is being used as such but it sounds benign next to Wrights comments.

[jillan]

4. I totally agree - Wright's comments are alot worse than what Geri said.

[BlackVelvet04]

5. that was the point I was trying to make the other night....

I don't really disagree with what she said when it's put in context but it was not something that needed to be said now because it was bound to blow up in Hillary's face.

[Up2Late]

6. Yes! She was right! Why? Because she was talking about THE NEWS MEDIA!

She was talking about the MSM exploiting the Race v. Gender conflict NOT that he's doing well because he's "black" as the MSM has spun this.

It was a SLAM on the MSM, so what did they do? The took the comment out of context and used it against Hillary, just like in the past.

I posted the actual article (from a small Torrence Weekly, that's in the L.A. metro) at this link:

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5045273&mesg_id=5045273>
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