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    (snip)"Former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro today defended a remark she made to the Daily Breeze last week, in which she suggested that Sen. Barack Obama would not be where he is if he were white.

    In an interview with the Breeze, Ferraro said, "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."

    The comment was picked up by political blogs and cable news shows across the country. The Obama campaign held a conference call today to denounce the remark, and Obama surrogates urged Sen. Hillary Clinton to repudiate it.

    In a follow-up interview today, Ferraro said her company had been deluged with vicious e-mail messages accusing her of racism.

    But far from backing off from her initial remark, Ferraro defended it and elaborated on it.

    "Any time anybody does anything that in any way pulls this campaign down and says let's address reality and the problems we're facing in this world, you're accused of being racist, so you have to shut up," Ferraro said. "Racism works in two different directions. I really think they're attacking me because I'm white. How's that?"

    Susan Rice, an Obama adviser, called on Clinton to repudiate the remark in an appearance today on MSNBC.

    "That is a really outrageous and offensive comment," Rice said. "I think if Sen. Clinton is serious about putting an end to statements that have racial implications, that diminish Barack Obama because he's an African-American man, then she ought to really repudiate this comment, and make it clear there is no place in her campaign for people who say this kind of thing."

    Ferraro has held one fund-raiser for Clinton.

    In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton distanced herself from Ferraro's initial remark.

    "I do not agree with that," she said. "It is regrettable that any of our supporters on both sides, because we've both had that experience, say things that kind of veer off into the personal. We ought to keep this on the issues."

    Ferraro, who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1984, spoke to the Breeze in advance of an appearance at the Armstrong Theatre in Torrance on Sunday night. The comment initially ran on D6 of the newspaper Friday, but drew significant attention after the story was picked up by Raw Story and other online news outlets.

    Ferraro said she was simply stating an obvious truth, as seen in exit polls that show Obama taking as much as 80 percent of the black vote in the Democratic primaries.

    "In all honesty, do you think that if he were a white male, there would be a reason for the black community to get excited for a historic first?" Ferraro said. "Am I pointing out something that doesn't exist?"

    Obama campaign manager David Axelrod called Ferraro's comments part of an "insidious pattern" of remarks from Clinton supporters that have drawn attention to Obama's race."(snip)

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    Default Re: Obama the beneficiary of racial preference ...

    Yeah, all that preferential treatment for black men in our national presidental selection process is really wearing on me. It's crazy. I mean, that's why we've had so many black presidents, right? Just ask President Jackson and President Sharpton. Sheesh, what do we have to do to have a non-black president? I long for the days of white presidents.

    Thank goodness for brave women like Geraldine Ferraro to speak truth to power!

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    PPS: Melonie, why did you have to start two threads about this? Just curious.
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    If Obama was really not qualified for President, Ferraro should have commented on his weaknesses in leadership ability. Instead, she has to turn it into a race thing?

    She thinks that the only reason why she was a VP candidate is because she was female and not at all qualified for the position. Just because she feels this way about her own abilities, now she is projecting to Obama. Any comments made by her are in my "ignore" category from here on out.


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    Obama benefited from preference, but it wasn't because of race. He was CFR anointed a long while ago.


    Obama is plenty qualified to be lead crook.

    What race is he anyway?

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    Default Re: Obama the beneficiary of racial preference ...

    geraldine ferraro was a token candidate with mondale.

    the ticket lost 49 states.

    smells like envy...

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    Default Re: Obama the beneficiary of racial preference ...

    the point of this story was actually about the potential new depths that Hilary's campaign is willing to stoop in order to torpedo Barack Obama. If you didn't know already, Geraldine is an advisor to Hilary's campaign !

    also, the double thread post was the result of a mistake

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pan Dah View Post
    Not any more, lol.

    Just like the former staffers who resigned after circulating the 'Obama is a Muslim' emails.

    You have to wonder exactly how deep her reserve of kamikazes is...
    The answer is how many ever staff members she has... Just furthers the idea that she'll do anything...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sh0t View Post

    What race is he anyway?
    I hear he's in the Presidential race.


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    Default Re: Obama the beneficiary of racial preference ...

    It's sad that people still talk about a black president or a woman president in this day and age. Why can't people just worry about choosing the best person for the job (or at least the person who will cause the least amount of damage)?

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    Default Re: Obama the beneficiary of racial preference ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Bob_Loblaw View Post
    It's sad that people still talk about a black president or a woman president in this day and age. Why can't people just worry about choosing the best person for the job (or at least the person who will cause the least amount of damage)?
    I don't think that has ever happened... If it has then it wasn't in the last 70 years... Money and constant media attention have shifted politics into a "popularity contest" as much as anything else.

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    Default Re: Obama the beneficiary of racial preference ...

    If they really wanted to be popular, they should add "more hot dog days" to their agenda. That line always worked in school when we were voting for class presidents.

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    ^^^ the modern equivalent is called 'tax rebate checks', 'welfare checks' etc.

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