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  • A Ferraro flashback ("if Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race.")

    03/12/2008 4:48:48 AM PDT · by COUNTrecount · 22 replies · 783+ views
    Politico ^ | Mar.12 ,2008 | Ben Smith
    "If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race," she said. Really. The cite is an April 15, 1988 Washington Post story (byline: Howard Kurtz), available only on Nexis. Here's the full context: Placid of demeanor but pointed in his rhetoric, Jackson struck out repeatedly today against those who suggest his race has been an asset in the campaign. President Reagan suggested Tuesday that people don't ask Jackson tough questions because of his race. And former representative Geraldine A. Ferraro (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that because of his "radical" views, "if Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't...