Posted on 03/20/2008 6:34:21 PM PDT by jdm
Turnabout is fair play, as Barack Obama and his campaign found out today. Ten days after demanding the resignation of Geraldine Ferraro for her “divisive” comments on race, Ferraro launched another broadside at the Obama campaign. Calling Wright a “racist bigot,” she criticized Obama for his own failure to address divisiveness:
Former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro said today that she objected to the comparison Sen. Barack Obama drew between her and his former pastor in his speech on race relations Tuesday.
In the speech, Obama sought to place the inflammatory remarks of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright in a broader context, in part by placing them on a continuum with Ferraro’s recent remark to the Daily Breeze that Obama is “lucky” to be black.
“To equate what I said with what this racist bigot has said from the pulpit is unbelievable,” Ferraro said today. “He gave a very good speech on race relations, but he did not address the fact that this man is up there spewing hatred.”
On Tuesday, I pointed out the hypocrisy of Obama’s speech when it came to how it handled Ferraro’s comments. While not exactly exhibiting political sense, nothing of what Ferraro said came close to the volcanic demagoguery of Jeremiah Wright. Yet Obama chose to have his campaign go into hyperventilating outrage over Ferraro while excusing the racist and anti-American rhetoric of his pastor, spiritual mentor, and political adviser.
Obama may wish that he hadn’t chased Ferraro out of the Hillary Clinton campaign for another reason other than the obvious hypocrisy. She no longer has to worry about how her speech reflects on Hillary, and so Ferraro is much freer to speak her mind on this issue. Calling Wright a racist bigot may just be the opening stanza for Ferraro, who clearly is not in the mood for reconciliation. Ferraro will keep this story alive in the headlines until Obama backs off of the comparisons and apologizes, or until he winds up losing the nomination for this and other missteps in the controversy.
This isn’t going away. If Ferraro doesn’t get appeased, it may have only just started. (via The Politico)
You go, girl!
I don’t blame her. Obama destroyed her image to save his own, so she has the right to defend herself.
Neil Cavuto talks about her in his book. He holds her in high regard. And I think Hannity also said she is no racist.
H#ll hath no fury like a woman scorned! Geraldine Ferraro has become my favorite dem!
You're still a vile feminist hag, but Go Geraldine!
To compare and make equivalent these relatively innocuous statements that one might have minor disagreement with to the hate speech of the Reverend is racist in and of itself. Yet where is the outrage other than by Ms. Ferraro?
The DNCivil War has gone nuculear!!
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Who knew she had this side to her?
Wright is a racist bigot and those that sat in the congregation, ignorantly bobbing their heads in agreement, are no less racist, and no less worthy of condemnation. Those in the congregation who were not present but knew of the hate speech and did nothing, are complicit in racism and inciting hatred.
Not one of them can stake out a position that differs from a klansman or those who attend klan rallies.
God Bless the first amendment and their right to say what they do - and my right to call these “Christians” lowlife, disgusting subhumans.
The irony is spectacular.
They want credit for getting where they are based on their own efforts, but fight for affirmative action because in whitey America it doesn't matter how good they are so they need affirmative action, but if you imply they got where they are through affirmative action YOU are a jerk for assuming they are a success because of a program THEY fought for.
I am so confused.
Just what is needed is people hitting back loud and proud attacking the racist black propaganda machine.
She has nothing to lose at this point, and much to regain in self esteem for being blackballed.
She demanded her own resignation?
Go Gerry....yeeehawwwwwwwwww.....er..I mean....bwhahahahahahahahaha!
I'm not sure; is that a racist comment, a sexist comment, or both?
;->
Well, maybe not.
Ferraro is used to being one of the heroes of the left, first woman to run for VP . . . and all that.
She isn’t going to take it kindly that Obama tried to throw her under the bus and make her persona non grata to all her liberal friends and admirers, to the extent that she would no loner be welcome on the liberal cocktail party circuit.
She’s been dining out on her women’s lib reputation for years, getting honorary degrees, all sorts of heart-warming stuff. And all of a sudden Obama decides to hurl her into the liberal outer darkness, where there is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.
You go, girl!
Hah!
Leni
lol!
you just added food for thought!
Hell hath no fury like a feminist scorned.
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