Obama fury over Clinton backer Ferraro's race remark

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[GeorgiaDawg32]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Barack Obama's White House campaign lashed out in fury Tuesday after a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter attributed his stunning march through US politics to his race.

Obama aide Susan Rice called for Clinton to fire Geraldine Ferraro, the only woman yet to run on a major party's presidential ticket, after her comments Friday to a Los Angeles newspaper.

"That's a really outrageous and offensive comment," Rice said on MSNBC television after Ferraro, who sits on Clinton's finance committee, had said: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position."

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Throw stones at her until she’s dead.

[Brilliant]

Does anyone really think that Obama would be in the middle of the Dem Presidential race if he were a white man? Of course not!

A white man could not be nominated in this Democratic Party.

[Sleeping Freeper]

Well if Hillary doesn't fire her, then it shows Obama was willing to take action against a rouge staffer and Hillary won't... Advantage Obama?? This PC stuff is getting ridiculous.

[Oldexpat]

I guess Ferraro is a expert on idenity policitics. The only reason she was on the ballot was because she was a woman. It sure wasn’t because of her family lineage.

[Oldexpat]

I guess Ferraro is a expert on idenity policitics. The only reason she was on the ballot was because she was a woman. It sure wasn’t because of her family lineage.

[BallyBill]

Mr. Obama, we call that “Swiftboating”. It means telling an uncomfortable truth about a Democrat.

[KingSnorky]

A gangster’s moll attacking Rezko’s lapdog. Too funny.

[kimoajax]

The Obama camp’s over-reaction proves Geraldine Ferraro’s central point - he is where he is because of liberal guilt and their fixated with race politics.

[griswold3]

This is just unreal!
These ‘defenders’ of BHO, are doing him NO favor. Just shows how petty they all are!

[pjd]

I think the best reply would have been, "Now there's a case of the pot calling the kettle black!"

[Miss Didi]

In the old days, every headline read, “Clinton blasts...” Now it's, “Obama demands...” Enough already with these two.

[D-fendr]

John Edwards had no comment.

[hinckley buzzard]

The Obama campaign is making overreaction an art form.

Just don't depict him in a disparaging cartoon. They might riot in the streets and call for your head.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

The true bigotry of the liberal democrats is rising to the surface. But I have to agree, in addition to Obama going far because he is part black, the only reason Hillary is a senator is because of Bill Clinton. What other credentials does she offer??

[Appleby]

John Edwards has sent them both cards in case they wish to sue anybody.

[Miss Didi]

And what would happen if Obama’s camp said something like, “Well, the ONLY reason Hillary is running for president is because she was married to Bill. Not because she did such a fine job as a senator.”

I believe Chrissy Matthews already did and had to apologize.

[Miss Didi]

Spot One

Spot Two

Spot Three

[tflabo]

Lets get Samantha Power vs. Geraldine Ferarro into the wrestling ring. Winner gets to pick 10 superdelegates.....

Golly Gee.... I LOVEs a good rat fight...

[Appleby]

In the south we say “If you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that howls is the one that got hit.”

[Billg64]

Hillary is not going to bend over at the alter of Obama and apologize like Mccain does.