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Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh Did

by campaignmonitor, Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:08:45 AM EST

When Rush Limbaugh publicly implied that a football player was only in his quarterback slot because of his race, Wesley Clark, called on him to be fired. Limbaugh resigned:

George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN and ABC Sports, issued the following response: "We accept his resignation and regret the circumstances surrounding this. We believe that he took the appropriate action to resolve this matter expeditiously."

The comments referenced by Limbaugh came during Sunday's pregame show when the conservative talk show host offered the opinion that McNabb wasn't as good as the media perceived him to be. "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well,'' Limbaugh said. "There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."

Negative reaction did not come immediately. But on Tuesday, McNabb told the Philadelphia Daily News: "It's sad that you've got to go to skin color. I thought we were through with that whole deal." From there, the firestorm spread quickly. Democratic presidential candidates Wesley Clark, Howard Dean and Rev. Al Sharpton called for ESPN to fire Limbaugh. Others in both political and athletic circles also lashed out at Limbaugh's comments.

So when, one wonders, will Clintonite Clark call for Ferraro to be fired from her campaign position?

Or is Rush Limbaugh now held to a higher standard than Geraldine Ferraro?

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Tags: Hillary Clinton, Ethics, Geraldine Ferraro, Inappropriate Remarks (all tags)

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Re: Ferraro Should Resign (none / 0)

Here is the thing though...,she has NO position within the Clinton campaign. What would she resign from?

However, I would say, that IF...IF she were in a position with the campaign, she should be booted exeditiously.

He that lives upon hope, will die fasting. -Ben Franklin

by TxDem08 on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:14:00 AM EST

Re: Ferraro Should Resign (2.00 / 1)

Ferraro sits on Hillary's finance committee. As was noted yesterday, one of Obama's LGBT committee members resigned for ill-advised comments. He also wasn't paid but he resigned and apologized. Double standard much?

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:20:29 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign (none / 0)

It is an un-paid and non-advisory role that does not have any hands on or input into the campaign. Would I have her get as far away as I could get her from my campaign? Hell yes. But, Clinton has already said she rejects and denounces Ferraro's comments and she has no role in the campaign, to be fired from.

So, how would she resign?

He that lives upon hope, will die fasting. -Ben Franklin

by TxDem08 on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 02:37:37 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

91% of black voters in MS voted for the black candidate. This is conclusive proof of racism on the part of Hillary Clinton.

"TX,OH,PA,KY,IN,WV,PR,MI & FL !"

by Thomas J Jefferson on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:14:13 AM EST

Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (2.00 / 1)

and exit polls showed 20% of white OH voters used skin color to pick Clinton over Obama.

It evens out.

by zonk on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:57:43 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

And 90% of African Americans voted for Gore in 2000. 88% for Kerry in 2004. I was not aware that those two were black, but now that you mention it, it makes a lot of sense. African Americans main criterion is how black a candidate is, while white voters make rational choices based on the economy.

Thank you for your insight.

by Meng Bomin on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:04:29 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

oh I see,

Your'e right.

THAT IS EXACTLY THE SAME!

how dense of me!

"TX,OH,PA,KY,IN,WV,PR,MI & FL !"

by Thomas J Jefferson on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:46:10 PM EST
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Resign from what? (none / 0)

Geraldine Ferraro isn't on the Clinton payroll.

Geraldine Ferraro isn't an informal (or formal advisor) to Sen. Clinton.

What exactly is she resigning from?

If this is the standard we're now using, then I call on every Obama supporter has ever said a disparaging word about Sen. Clinton to resign as well.

by andrewalker08 on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:17:47 AM EST

Re: Resign from what? (none / 0)

Ferraro sits on Hillary's finance committee. As was noted yesterday, one of Obama's LGBT committee members resigned for ill-advised comments. He also wasn't paid but he resigned and apologized. Double standard much?

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:20:36 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

Look what she said was wrong but i can tell you that these are conversations a lot of women especially those that are supporting Hillary Clinton and view her as an icon are having on a daily basis.

We get the point she is making albeit in a wrong way.

There is a double standard for Hillary Clinton in the media and they are in the tank for Obama that much is clear .

Women are never the frontrunners or insiders.

However if the Obama camp continues to try and make Geraldine Ferraro , the first women on a presidential ticket into Clinton's farakahn it would backfire on him.

Word to the wise , you have had your moment of outrage , let it go before you get burned by it.

Ferraro is a trail blazer to many women especially in the democratic party.

She was wrong by saying what she said , although many people get the point she is making , but she is no louis farakhan.

Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.

by lori on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:25:43 AM EST

Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

Oh c'mon now. Noone is saying she's Farrakhan, for God's sake! If she went out and played the routine pity card that Hillary is so in love with and said "women are NEVER frontrunners!", that would be fine. She said that Obama would never be in his position now if he were white. That's a big difference and I am not accusing her of being racist, just making remarks that try to keep painting Obama as the black candidate.

By the way, by your logic, Ferraro could say anything because she is a trail blazer? Blech.

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:29:56 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

maybe you didn't read my comment ,

go back and read it , I said she was wrong in what she said.

However don't think those conversations are not going on.

She is a very well admired woman and if Obama is wise he would know not to push this thing too far.

Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.

by lori on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:34:17 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

Tell me how you think, then, how people are trying to paint her as Farrakhan? That is beyond the pale and inappropriate.

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:35:38 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

" Farakhan's moment "

- Maybe I should make it simpler .

Obama's supporters and his campaign surrogates have been pointing to what she said about Louis Farakahn and his anti semitic crap at the debate and why she is not holding herself to the same standard and firing Ferraro.

Essentially trying to paint her as racist , just the same way Bill and Hillary Clinton were painted as racist.

Words like Iraq position is a fairy tale is racist , words like Inexperienced are now racist.

Frankly this whole thing is getting very worrisome for me.

Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.

by lori on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:42:35 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

Your statement "Essentially trying to paint her as racist, just the same way Bill and Hillary Clinton were painted as racist" is patently inaccurate - stop drinking the Kool-Aid and eating the Talking Points. Everyone would generally agree that Bill, Hillary and Geraldine are all probably not racists and have done good things for civil rights. HOWEVER, people are complaining that they are making calculated statements that, by repetition and the baiting of the Obama campaign into making an issue of the statements, painting Obama as the "black candidate" and therefore making voters who might be somewhat racist think twice about voting for him. THIS is the complaint. Stop throwing red herrings like Farrakhan and "you're just calling her a racist around". It's inaccurate. Period.

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:48:43 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

Maybe you should put down the Kool aide , I am sure even if Tim Russert flashed a stack of papers in front of Obama at a debate pointing out that the Obama campaign had been pushing the racial angle prior to South Carolina and Obama said his campaign was wrong , you would still not believe it.

Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.

by lori on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:52:09 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

Nice way to avoid the argument. Classy.

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:54:34 AM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

By accussing me of drinking the Kool Aid , you essentially signaled a shut down of any meaningful argument.

obama's surrogate have had a strategy of using race regardless of who it hurts because they know the media would play along , don't think people are blind to that.

When Obama went to Mississipi and said it was the clinton camp that leaked the muslim picture to drudge even with no evidence ,it just made me flinch.

A lot of people are at their wits end with all of this .

So when people point out the despicable way in which race has been used , you can either accuse them of drinking the kool aid or totally ignore it.

How do you explain Jesse Jackson Jr . going on Msnbc and saying okay now we are going to South Carolina and she didn't cry for victims of Katrina , analyze the tears .

If that is not blatant race baiting I don't know what is.

Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.

by lori on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:03:43 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

I love that you can say these two things with a straight face: "[Obama's campaign] [has] had a strategy of using race regardless of who it hurts because they know the media would play along , don't think people are blind to that." Um, you seriously can't think that Obama's camp has made anywhere near the number of racially inflammatory statements as the Clinton campaign in this election? "When Obama went to Mississipi and said it was the clinton camp that leaked the muslim picture to drudge even with no evidence ,it just made me flinch." There indeed was evidence. Drudge said it came from the Clinton campaign. When Clinton came out and denied it, Obama took her at her word

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:09:22 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

I never though i would see the day democrats would start citing drudge as proof.

So I am supposed to believe drudge.

He took her at her word , then went to Mississipi and accused her of leaking it , weeks after.

And you don't see anything wrong with that ?

Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.

by lori on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:14:47 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

So now "no evidence" has changed to "bad evidence", in your mind? I love how you shift the goal posts.

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:24:01 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

I don't think its worthwhile wasting my spare time on this conversation.

Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.

by lori on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:28:23 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (2.00 / 1)

Wait, why did Samantha Powers have to resign again? Was everythign she said cool because "a lot of people think its true"?

by Socraticsilence on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:17:58 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

No, she unfortunately made inappropriate comments and resigned. This diary is about Ferraro.

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:23:05 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

Which is my point exactly, I was attacking Lori's excuse, not you.

by Socraticsilence on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:34:23 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

No, she's not Farrakhan but I would compare her to Maxim or Samantha Powers, both of whom were forced to resign. Also, could you please explain to me the truth in her remarks, I mean I understand and believe the part aobut misogyny in the media, its the part about Obama being black and that making it easier than if he were white that seems a bit odd (and a lot like the add Jesse Helms ran aobut Minorities taking white jobs), I mean there have been 3 black Senators in the history of the United States(and I believe 3 Black governors total as well-- 4 today), so I'm having a hard time seeing this supposed advantage-- is it just that Black males are so horrible that even with the deck stack to help them they can't get elected or what?
Note: in comparison there have been 36 Female Senators (still not representative obviously, but a little bit still 12 times as many)

by Socraticsilence on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:16:19 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

Good point.

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:24:57 PM EST
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Re: No, But JJJ Should (none / 0)

Cry me a river. Stay on the issue. If you want to talk about JJJ, go post a diary on it.

"There's something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power. People who don't want the meeting to end."

by campaignmonitor on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 11:55:12 AM EST

Re: No, But JJJ Should (none / 0)

Unbelievable.

It's like the Clinton supporters seem to think that they can just turn the tables, accuse Obama of being racist for being offended by her comments, and everything is going to work out for her.

It isn't. These sorts of comments don't fly in today's society. They are not polite, no matter how you feel about the truth of them. I watched the cable news tear Ferraro and Hillary up about this all last night, and it isn't going to go away anytime soon.

by Cycloptichorn on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:19:02 PM EST

Re: No, But JJJ Should (none / 0)

I watched the cable news tear Ferraro and Hillary up about this all last night, and it isn't going to go away anytime soon.

- what's new.

The public is already aware of the so called " Cable News " and its objectivity with regards to the elections.

I heard Keith Olbermann would do one of those crappy special comments on the Clinton campaign , frankly i am surprised he hadn't done it earlier , he clearly had been itching to do it.

He would probably call on her to drop out.

Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.

by lori on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:26:03 PM EST
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Re: No, But JJJ Should (none / 0)

He probably will. And she should - she is so far behind in pledged delegates, she CANNOT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE UP.

As someone pointed out at Andrew Sullivan today - if Clinton won PA by the 19 points that the last poll showed, which we all know isn't going to happen, then she would gain somewhere around a 14 delegate advantage. She CANNOT catch Obama, or even come close to catching him, in the remaining contests.

Her only hope is to change the rules somehow. The idea that hundreds of super-delegates are going abandon Obama at the convention is a joke. They will not.

Your opinion of cable news is immaterial; it still drives opinion and stories. It will not be good for Hillary to continue allowing her surrogate to lash out using these racial attacks.

by Cycloptichorn on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 01:32:23 PM EST
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Re: Ferraro Should Resign, Just Like Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

KO`s special comment will only put an even bigger wedge in the party.But what the hell, it`s good for ratings,right.

Wisdom Is The Reward For Listening Over A Lifetime

by gunner on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 04:43:16 PM EST

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