After Ferraro makes race a issue as part of the Monster's campaign...

[PITBOS]

I vote agaist Hillary whoever she is up against and that includes the Tin Man. This is scary what the Monster will do to win. I don't care what anyone thinks of me at this point. I feel it to the core - she has no scrupels and can't be trusted in the oval office.

[Konza]

1. I never, never thought she'd run as George Wallace

But I was wrong, I stand corrected after today.

[maddiejoan]

2. Ferraro didn't make race an issue

Axelrod did.

And he waited until today to slam Geraldine over an answer to a posed question

He's running one of the most vile race-baiting campaigns I've ever seen --and all to push Mr. Hopen'Change™ to a nomination.

[SoonerPride]

5. You are wrong

and sadly a racist.

That's the way it is.

You need to seek inner peace.

[maddiejoan]

6. You don't know me

so I'll excuse you.

[rufus dog]

9. Did Axelrod write the text for Geraldine?

A Hillary supporter makes an idiotic statement, then tries to defend it with an idiotic response and is is Axelrod's fault. I am glad you cleared that up. Sounds like Bushspeak to me!

[C_U_L8R]

That's a pretty lame excuse

Geraldine said it. She won't retract it.
And Clinton supports it.

And the Obama campaign did what ? Pointed it out?

There is no excuse for Geraldine Ferraro's racist remarks.
Yes they are truly racist and offensive. And there's no excuse
for Hillary's condoning those thoughts by not firing Ferraro.

Monsters. Both of them.

[Konza]

12. Didn't Make Race an Issue?

WTF planet are you living on?
That was the ENTIRE point of here first attack on Obama.
That Obama wouldn't be here if he was white.
That Obama is only successful because he is black?
And instead of backtracking, she continues to push the race issue, claiming she is now being attacked because, get this, she's white.

How in the hell do you say "Ferraro didn't make race an issue"? Honestly?

[maddiejoan]

13. I'm living on Planet Earth

Thanks.

[Konza]

14. Which part is the question though....

[totodeinhere]

15. Can you be more specific on how Alxelrod is running...

"one of the most vile race-baiting campaigns?" I haven't seen it.

Also, why do you think that those comments made by Geraldine are not racist?

[maddiejoan]

16. Why do you think they are racist?

That's what I have to wonder.

Geraldine Ferraro??? a racist????

Come on.

[totodeinhere]

18. But you didn't answer my question.

You answered with another question, so I still didn't know why you think that Axelrod is running a race bating campaign. If you make a charge like that you should be prepared to back it up.

As far as what Ferraro said goes, it's quite obvious. She is saying that the only reason why Obama is succeeding is because of his race. Never mind his qualifications and never mind the brilliant campaign he has run. That's being dismissive of a black man. She is trying to point out the race issue in an attempt to scare white people into voting against Obama based upon race. And if that's not racist I don't know what is.

So now back to Axelrod.

[maddiejoan]

32. Apparently you are either blind or an ostrich

Obama's campaign has been a race-baiting campaign to smear Hillary Clinton as a racist since he lost New Hampshire.

[totodeinhere]

39. I tried to have a respectful discussion with you and you resort to calling me names.

[Barack_America]

19. Okay. I agree. Let's be fair. Bill did it first.

Gotta be careful about that plagiarism thing these days. So we'll give credit where credit is due...Bill was the first to pull the "race card".

[maddiejoan]

33. yeah? how?

[Barack_America]

37. C'mon Maddiejoan, you were around during SC.

You haven't forgotten this.

I don't see any point in reminding you of something that you know, but have chosen not to accept.


But let's throw out a couple of words to jog your memory...Jesse Jackson.

[maddiejoan]

42. ahh

I thought you said Bill Clinton started it.

it actually started before that with crap like Obama and crews faux outrage at Hillary's MLK and LBJ comment.
The Obama camps INTENTION has been to paint the non-racist Clintons as racists. They've done it all with out of context bullshit
cherry picked and packaged up for guilty little hypocrites who think they are 'color-blind'

but you knew that.

[burythehatchet]

23. freakshow, only sadder

[NightWatcher]

3. and she refuses to fire Ferraro, thus Hillary endorses more racism in this election

Bill did it before South Carolina (predominently African American state)
Gerry did it before Miss (another African American state)
Which Official Hillary surrogate will do it next?


Hillary is not a nice lady

[maddiejoan]

10. Fire her from what exactly?

She holds no real position in Hillary's campaign

AND she actually did it before Ohio, and what everyone believed was the end of Hillary's campaign --Axelrod brought it out today for very specific reasons.

--- to race-bait Obama's way a big win in Mississippi today

[meow mix]

11. racism is part of the kitchen sink...

that much is proven

[L0oniX]

4. Hillarat is standing behind Ferraro'sstatement ...racist monsters at large. n/t

[annie1]

22. are you an obama supporter? he fired powers for saying what you just said...

so why would you repeat what he finds clearly reprehensible?

[ariesgem]

7. God, I hope the super delegates revolt against her at the convention.

I just heard on KO that the Clinton campaign are planning to milk this for all it's worth to cater to the redneck vote.

[neverforget]

8. Hillary is trying to win the white vote in PA btw Pittsburgh and Philadelphia

I am appalled at the tone of the Hillary campaign. I thought we were all Democrats? I guess not when all that matters is winning.

[Medusa]

17. BINGO

They are pretty backwards in that middle part of PA---and they will eat this shit up. She knows she has got to have a huge win in PA to justify staying in this race and she'll do it by any means necessary. There is no longer any doubt in my mind that what Ferraro said was well-coached and straight from the inner sanctum of HillaryLand.

[annie1]

20. wrong. that election is weeks away. and she has them now anyway.

[Medusa]

27. She doesn't "have" them until election day

and they cast a vote for her. :eyes:

[OzarkDem]

21. Welcome to DU

:eyes:

[Hippo_Tron]

24. Geraldine Ferraro isn't running

[burythehatchet]

26. She is acting on behalf of someone who is.

[Hippo_Tron]

30. I'm gonna give the Hillary camp a new cycle to see if they distance themselves from this...

Before I make any further comments.

[burythehatchet]

34. Are you aware that she said exactly the same thing about Jesse Jackson years ago?

[Hippo_Tron]

35. Yup, and I'm not a big fan of Ferraro

I'm also an Obama supporter. But again for the sake of party unity I want to give Hillary another news cycle to denounce and reject Ferraro.

[AZBlue]

29. She's on Clinton's staff. Or do comments by staff members suddenly no longer count?

[Hippo_Tron]

31. I don't think she's affiliated with Clinton any more than she has endorsed her

But as I just said I expect Clinton to distance herself from these comments. I'm going to give her a day to do so before I make up my mind on the subject.

[AZBlue]

36. Ferraro's on Clinton's finance committee

If she's going to distance herself from it, she'd better hurry. She's already lost some integrity just by the delay.

[Johnny__Motown]

25. Welcome to DU, and to how I have been feeling for months now (although I would not vote for McCain)

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

28. We get it. You're scum.

[Metric System]

38. Funny, I'd say the same about your cult leader.

[eridani]

40. That is seriously stupid. Tin Man would be a disaster

The most conservative Dem would be better.

[QC]

41. The original poster is no longer with us. n/t

[against all enemies]

43. She's the political Tanya Harding.

[depakid]

44. "I don't care what anyone thinks of me at this point."

That's probably a good thing....