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Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday?

by slinkerwink, Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:01:48 PM EST

Geraldine Ferraro Praises Barack Obama In a Speech Yesterday

RENO - Ex-Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro praised the Nevada Women's Fund on Tuesday for using their resources to help young women overcome adversity in the same way Barack Obama beat long odds to become his party's presidential nominee.

"I want a fairer country for women and girls - black, white, yellow or brown, I don't care what color. And I'm not going to stop pushing. You women are empowered to help make that happen," Ferraro told about 1,000 people at the nonprofit group's 17th annual "Salute to Women of Achievement."

"Last year at this time, when Sen. Obama announced for the presidency, people white and black alike said, 'You can't do it. This country is not ready for a black man to be nominated president of the United States,"'she said.

"Well, he said, 'Yes, we can.' And he didn't wait for someone to give it to him, he worked hard and he earned the nomination," said the former New York congresswoman, who became the first woman on a major party's presidential ticket as Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984.

"And now today, the Nevada Women's Fund and your honorees' devotion to fairness, you are also saying, 'Yes, we can.' And I have no doubt that together, we will be successful."

I think I just heard the clouds part rather noisily, and with an angelic choir singing their praises.

I'm guessing Senator Clinton got to Geraldine Ferraro in this instance. I

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by slinkerwink on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:02:02 PM EST

Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (2.00 / 2)

she is a great woman and a well respected one at that , despite the efforts of some folks who try to say otherwise who should know better.

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by lori on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:08:32 PM EST

she should know better. (none / 0)

regardless of her intentions she worded things very badly with her comments during the primary.

by DawnG on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 11:13:32 PM EST
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somewhat mild... (none / 0)

She didn't word things poorly. She was wrong... and depressingly so.

Good people can be wrong sometimes... even often... and then turn around and be right, or wrong, again.

by Casuist on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:29:13 AM EST
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Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (none / 0)

We will just have to disagree. She is a racist who behaved despicably in the primary.

by rf7777 on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:20:57 AM EST
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Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (none / 0)

You won't see me forgiving her either.

Just like I never forgave Papa Bush or Cheney for voting against civil rights.

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by CrushTheGOP2008 on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 04:57:17 PM EST
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Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (2.00 / 3)

I know these people are good Democrats. I just wish the rhetoric hadn't gotten so heated during the primary.

by Skaje on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:11:22 PM EST

Must be the pod people. (2.00 / 1)

Someone should do some serious investigating and see if Kodos and/or Kang were nearby when she gave this speech...

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by mistersite on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:12:58 PM EST

Re: Must be the pod people. (none / 0)

Please justify or retract your TR, zerosumgame.

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by mistersite on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 11:00:24 PM EST
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Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (2.00 / 3)

Huh. Maybe this party will come together after all.

by rfahey22 on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:17:33 PM EST

Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (2.00 / 1)

Wouldn't it be funny if Obama tapped Ferraro to be his VP?

by IncognitoErgoSum on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:19:39 PM EST

Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (none / 0)

Yes, it would indeed be funny.

Impeach Bush and Cheney.

by urban shocker on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:35:15 PM EST
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Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (2.00 / 2)

no you just bought into the hype and spin that's all

by zerosumgame on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:24:48 PM EST

Again, sometimes Obama folk need to (1.00 / 0)

just STFU, let folks vent, let folks be hesitant, and let time heal all wounds. Most dem.s WILL come home - - if you leave them alone and stop the gratuitous "did you hear about Gina Gershon" comments.
FWIW, in the interim, do we STILL need Aravosis and Sullivan posting daily Clinton slams ???

John McCain says he would stay in Iraq for 100 years? That's crazy talk!

by kosnomore on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:38:06 PM EST

Re: Again, sometimes Obama folk need to (none / 0)

I have tried to make that point..

Some would say because Hillary Clinton said this , then her supporters must toe the line.

Why not just let each individual come to his/her own decision.

At the end of the day , odds are they would line up where Clinton is , and if some don't its their choice.

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 Jun 11, 2008 at 10:42:03 PM EST
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Re: Again, sometimes Obama folk need to (none / 0)

I agree with your assessment of Aravosis, but Sullivan is not, nor has ever been, a Democrat. So how does what he says have anything to do with Democrats unifying for the General against McCain?

by oneangryslav on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 11:22:28 PM EST
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Sullivan's a major Obama supporter (1.00 / 0)

, gets fed stuff from them 24/7, one phone call from Axelrod, and he backs off the Hillary slams. Right?

John McCain says he would stay in Iraq for 100 years? That's crazy talk!

by kosnomore on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 05:19:05 PM EST
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Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (none / 0)

man oh man.

times be a changing.

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by alyssa chaos on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:39:39 PM EST

Why a Question Mark? (none / 0)

She was treated like Andrew Sullivan actually deserved to be treated.

Barack Obama is my President. He'll be yours, too.

by Jeter on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:39:54 PM EST

Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (2.00 / 1)

Hooooooly crap. She actually said he 'earned the nomination'. Absolutely fantastic.

This was the ONE Clinton surrogate that I believed had completely gone off the rails and would be bashing Obama until the end of time. Everyone else made sense in one way or another, but when I heard Ferraro speak about how lucky Obama was to be black I truly thought she had lost her mind.

If Geraldine Ferraro can come on board, ANYBODY can.

by EvilAsh on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 10:46:32 PM EST

Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (none / 0)

Welcome back Geraldine!

by Searching For Pericles on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 11:10:01 PM EST

Great News! (none / 0)

by ObamaGurl08 on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 11:11:03 PM EST

Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (none / 0)

That woman is disgusting. I have no doubt that the only reason she made these comments is due to Hillary telling her to cool the rhetoric and "fall in line."

by highgrade on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 11:59:14 PM EST

Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (none / 0)

Thankfully many folks know how to process new information as they come in as shown by comments on the post by former critics.

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by lori on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:03:46 AM EST
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Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (2.00 / 1)

Ferraro got a really raw deal from the media and the Obama blogs and most Obama suppoters know it and counted on it. This was and remains the biggest turnoff of the "clean" campaign, embodying the expression "will do anything to get elected."

by SophieL on Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 11:59:48 PM EST

nobody held a gun to her head (none / 0)

and forced her to say ridiculous things. She said stupid things. She got criticized. That's about it. If that was a big turnoff for you I recommend tiddlywinks rather than politics.

by JJE on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:08:36 AM EST
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Re: nobody held a gun to her head (none / 0)

What did she say in particular that you found ridiculous?

by SophieL on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:32:19 AM EST
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Re: nobody held a gun to her head (2.00 / 1)

"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," Ferraro told California's "Daily Breeze" newspaper. "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.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/03/11/ politics/horserace/entry3925257.shtml

"Every time that campaign is upset about something, they call it racist," she said. "I will not be discriminated against because I'm white. If they think they're going to shut up Geraldine Ferraro with that kind of stuff, they don't know me."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/us/pol itics/12campaign.html

by Casuist on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:38:56 AM EST
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Re: nobody held a gun to her head (2.00 / 1)

Interesting that we can see exactly the same thing and come to completely different conclusions.

by SophieL on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 07:14:59 AM EST
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she deserved: (none / 0)

exactly what she got. She condoned a point of view of subtle institutional racism that should be excused by NO ONE... including supporters of Senator Clinton who respect the accomplishments she has made in spite of being a woman rather than because she was a woman. Ferraro was wrong, and then proceeded to dig herself a larger hole. She is welcome back, and it doesn't mean she is a bad person... but forgiving her by revisionist history won't fly.

by Casuist on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:34:06 AM EST
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Re: she deserved: (2.00 / 1)

We will disagree.

You have no knowledge of Ferraro and her work. Character assassination should not be taken lightly, no matter what the cause.

We will disagree for a long time.

by SophieL on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:36:49 AM EST
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logical fallacy... (2.00 / 0)

namely...

I can acknowledge everything good about Ferraro and still call her blatantly wrong on her statements concerning Obama and his campaign referenced above. I haven't attacked her character at all... her STATEMENTS were wrong and indefensible.

by Casuist on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:41:07 AM EST
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Re: Rude Obamabots (1.00 / 1)

I've been an avid supporter of Obama for months, I have sent some money to his campaign and everything... BUT

If people around here don't stop the snarky comments and childish teasing, I will vote for McCain in November, and I'll make my wife and daughters vote for him, too!

Stop the Snark!

by xdem on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:27:35 AM EST

Re: Geraldine Ferraro Praises Obama Yesterday? (1.00 / 1)

Such a smart woman said such a stupid statement.

I'm glad she's back.

No way. No how. No McCain!

by spacemanspiff on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:38:40 AM EST

A broken watch. . . (none / 0)

tells the right time twice a day.

by shalca on Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 02:56:50 AM EST

HA! (none / 0)

"I think I just heard the clouds part rather noisily, and with an angelic choir singing their praises."

that's awesome. i am really glad to hear geraldine saying this.