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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:53 AM Original message |
Geraldine Ferraro is scared to death . . . |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ferraro isnt scared, she's irrelevant. She failed 23 years ago |
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Forrest Greene (946 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
158. And She Wouldn't Be Where She Is |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:33 AM Response to Reply #158 |
214. AND female |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #214 |
221. Yes, Connonym. |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #214 |
248. It was a timely statement... |
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countmyvote4real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
190. It amazes me how often the first reply gets it right. Anything beyond is spin. n/t |
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countmyvote4real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
191. It amazes me how often the first reply gets it right. Anything beyond is spin. n/t |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
194. Let's just not go there with the insults |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #194 |
234. Yes. I agree with the OP, except the conclusion is unwarranted. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #234 |
236. Does anyone ever watch the interview - Ferraro isn't racist and just spoke Demographic truth |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #236 |
242. The Democratic Party did not put Obama where he is because of a fad. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #242 |
247. Demographic remarks that are truth are now racist? |
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GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. Great post |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. people like Obama? Honestly, you don't hear yourself |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I'm a woman. I feel completely |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
40. You dare to call Geraldine Ferraro a racist? You may be female |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I'm a white woman who dares to call Geraldine Ferraro a racist. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
175. With Ferraro it should be "if the sheet fits...." n/t |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
179. I think its fairer to say she said remarks which are clearly racist in tone |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:58 AM Response to Reply #179 |
208. Except this is not the first time she has said this |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #208 |
238. the Dems fall in love with a concept point is raised by many - Ferraro has no resentment of |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
237. the shoe does not fit - and a life history proves that fact - Ferraro is no racist |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. And you don't respect my g gg grandmother! |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #48 |
106. bless your family. it pains me tremendously to see people use |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #106 |
147. rougevalley ~ I wish America could care like you do |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #147 |
189. I grew up a fairly privileged white girl. I remember my father telling |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:58 AM Response to Reply #189 |
197. I didn't grow up privileged, and I want to thank your father. |
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Forrest Greene (946 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #189 |
250. One Of The Things I'm Proudest Of My Father |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:47 AM Response to Reply #106 |
196. I guess I'm living in a 'sundown town' too |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #106 |
228. I remember "sundown laws" too. |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #48 |
192. *big BIG hug* |
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artemisia1 (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:40 AM Response to Reply #192 |
215. You have my respect. /nt. |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #215 |
253. thank you. |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:57 AM Response to Reply #48 |
207. Hell YES!!! |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #48 |
240. K&R for this thread and your post n/t |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #40 |
49. One hopes that your grasp of logic is more evident in your work than it is here. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. you always know just what to say |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #49 |
76. Man do I enjoy your post....Nail. Head. Great post |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #49 |
91. Simple & straightforward point |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #49 |
239. NOT mutually incompatible concepts - but in this case racist is not true |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #40 |
59. I dare call her a racist. A bitter old racist asshole who needs to STFU and go away. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. She's a throw-back to another time.. and she needs to STFU |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. I agree with that--it's both a generational and gender thing. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #65 |
97. It's a stupidity thing actually -- |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #59 |
92. I've begun wondering if she isn't merely hyper-feminist.. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #92 |
108. neither is mutually exclusive. I prefer to believe that she's smart |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #108 |
124. Yeah, the theory doesn't hold-up under the least scrutiny |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #92 |
150. It's a pattern. She said it in 1988. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #150 |
252. Yeah, the historical pattern, along with her aggressive resignation statement ... |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #40 |
73. first it sounded racist, then when we learned it might be calculated |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
88. I don't know if Ferraro is a racist, but she is using race in an unseemly way |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #88 |
114. If you can say it, you mean it. You are it. I remember a speech |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #114 |
120. Stoking racism is just as bad as being a racist |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #120 |
241. I agree - and that's why Obama playing the race card turns off people |
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EmilyAnne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
93. I'm a gay white woman who dares to call Geraldine Ferraro a racist. I want no part of the bullshit |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
103. for christsake, those who 'stood the slings and arrows' should |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
105. Please. |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
195. As I read it, she didn't call Ferraro a racist. |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:02 AM Response to Reply #40 |
210. It is that exact same attitude that would enable sexism in minority ethnic groups |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:02 AM Response to Reply #40 |
219. Logic? |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:34 AM Response to Reply #40 |
225. Geraldine probably understands sexism but her statement about Obama |
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Levgreee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
141. SHAME ON YOU CALI!!!11!! |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. One suspects from the name that the OP is female. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
94. Dare you coin the phrase "matronising"? n/t |
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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Too bad Ferraro's son was such a druggie... |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
95. Over-the-top/line. And I certainly would want my preferred candidate ... |
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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #95 |
125. Over the top;? I think NOT! |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
199. I call foul on that comment |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I am a woman and I am very disappointed in both |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
75. I believe it was a calculated effort to divide the vote in Mississippi and then PA |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #75 |
98. Yes, you are correct. |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 06:13 AM Response to Reply #98 |
217. Not o sure the SC comment can be labeled as rascism |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #217 |
254. I thought the SC comment was racist because he compared |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #254 |
258. And I think that was the case |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #75 |
100. Yeppers. Make racism an issue in the race and re-brand Obama as the black candidate... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #75 |
127. Deleted message |
ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:08 AM Response to Reply #127 |
200. Enough already! |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:10 AM Response to Reply #75 |
211. Unfortunately |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Effie can lecture this woman if she wants |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
38. Closed? I've seen from both sides ... traditional and liberated |
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Usrename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
84. From the OP: |
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Still-ill (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
110. Wow, you cant be serious |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
164. And what of 'people like Hillary'? |
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ksquire (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
170. true -- obama is the most talented political leader of this generation |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
232. Obstacles? |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. Ferraro is a strong women who will not be bullied. Simple as that. |
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thevoiceofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. She is demented |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Name calling a respected Democrat!!. |
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Araxen (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. She is a racist |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. more demeaning comments directed at a Democrat. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #26 |
69. hey, Ferraro's comments were demeaning too |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. Of course nothing Geraldine and Hilary do or say bother Rodeo, dance prancer..she defends them to |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
113. Ferraro wears her racism proudly |
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Medusa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. She's no longer respected by the mainstream of the Democratic party |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. You make as ASSumption when you say she is no longer respected by the " the mainstream of the Democ |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
53. Here, copy this |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I will not waste resourses copying slime related to Ferraro. You are duped |
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D23MIURG23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #55 |
218. What, because racist cryptofascists don't look out for one another? |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
132. I wrote something similar on my blog this morning |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
104. I believe David Duke's been trying to get through to her offices ... |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. I don't respect her. |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Respected? Respect is earned, and her racist comment did her no justice. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Add to that "Mob connected" |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. G. Ferraro is an intelligent woman who has achiements based on her own merits. bringing |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I'll type it again. |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. the premise of your argument is wrong. Therefore the rest of you comments |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I really feel sorry for folks who can't read the writing on the wall. |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #44 |
54. more nonsence. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Would you like for me to type it again? |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #56 |
70. No need. To me this thread is flamebait now and your posts contribute to that. |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #36 |
80. Pssst...she's a little challenged...notice the continuous copying and pasting of |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 04:18 AM Response to Reply #80 |
216. My theory on rodeodance's copying of what s/he sees as the most offensive posts |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
153. She spoke at my college in 1988, and she belittled Jesse Jackson |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
71. I was just about to type that. I remember when I was still in Jersey that |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
122. Ooohhh juicy gossip! |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #27 |
201. I don't know whether Geraldine Ferraro wants to go there, but I don't |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
29. A "formerly" respected Democrat. |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
30. OMG! Call the FBI. "Name calling a respected Democrat!!" |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
31. *Should* she be respected after saying things like this (and in light of her 1988 remarks)? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #31 |
47. No. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
68. I don't respect her |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
121. no one is immune to criticism when they earn it. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
128. If you believe the Democratic party should cater to racists like Ferraro, that's just fucked up... |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
193. When did she become respected? |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:12 AM Original message |
Ferrarro's racism is a sign of weakness, not strength |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Farraro is a racist who is also hurting women and children. Shame on her. |
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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Ferraro is obviously a hate monger. Of course she won't |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Just out of curiosity, what would you do if your boss called you into the office..... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
58. So making a racist remark is standing up to bullying now? |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
77. You believing she's strong doesn't mean she can't be seen as a racist too |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
102. I don't think anyone is saying that racists are wallflowers or patsies. |
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InAbLuEsTaTe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
130. Stupid and belligerent - deadly combination. |
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JackORoses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
131. ferraro is as filthy as the trash coming out of her mouth |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. Ferraro's scared she might have to close her sweatshop. |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
8. Thank You for That Thoughtful Analysis |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
9. Ferraro will not be Hoodwinked like the robe-kissing followers |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
23. I doubt very much if a racist like Ferrarro has the strength to reflect on her failings |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
32. Ferraro said the same thing she said about Obama in '88 when talking about Jesse Jackson. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Kissing which robe?? Metaphor or what? |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
13. it is a troubling when you see our true barometer reading... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
17. The word of the day is entitlement. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
25. I posted a similar thread, although not 1/100th as elegant as yours. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
34. Perfect post |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
37. In reality, we know that we would have been here A LONG TIME AGO if we WEREN'T black. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
41. I agree. Very good post. k&r. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
42. It is hard to believe that this somehow threatens her! |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
74. Aging |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #74 |
157. Aging? |
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treehuggnlibrul (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:45 AM Response to Reply #42 |
231. Nah. She just sees change coming. |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
45. "RESERVED FOR WHITES ONLY" |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
46. k/r Excellent post. |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
50. Excellent piece. This should be in a major newspaper. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #50 |
82. Thanks, Jen |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #82 |
160. I agree |
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yourguide (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
51. Is it possible to be "stupid to death" instead of scared to death? |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
57. Nice post |
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chiffon (527 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
60. This is an excellent analysis and a truly cogent post. |
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Emillereid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
61. Excellent post - thanks. As a white woman, what I hear from the Hillary supporters |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
62. Spot on OP. 10/10. Well said. |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
64. she is not afraid - believe it |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
66. I've said it before, I'll say it again. |
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NYDem Observer (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
67. Excellent Thread |
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NDambi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
72. "Most blacks - including me - who have benefitted from affirmative action are used to this dynamic." |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:30 AM Response to Reply #72 |
205. You know, it is never called 'affirmative action'... |
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LibertyorDeath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
79. Ferraro is amoral Scum |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
81. Kicked and Recommended! |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
83. A great, thoughtful post. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
85. Thank you my sister! |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #85 |
181. Indeed. You might want to bold that "institutional" part |
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Usrename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
86. I see it exactly the way you describe it. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
87. Why don't they just start calling him a nigger and get it over with! |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Major! |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
90. Isn't Ferraro most easily shown to be a fool ... |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
96. If you say Ferraro is a racist, you don't understand what she is saying |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #96 |
101. I understand perfectly what she is saying - |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #101 |
116. i didnt say i agreed or disagreed, yet you call me racist? kinda detracts from your credibility |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #116 |
133. you didn't have to because it comes through in your post |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. I am part-african american.... 0.o |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #96 |
109. Stop with the attempts offer bullshit excuses for a clearly racist statement. |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #109 |
115. yes i did... and wow, you people are so blinded... |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #115 |
126. Good grief! I did not call you a racist. Do you read before you post? |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #126 |
136. I dont think that she was being anti-african american... aka racist. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #115 |
144. She is doing it for political reasons, THC |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #96 |
117. Her remarks came off as patronizing... |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #117 |
135. I dont disagree with you, but I am do disagree that she is a "racist" or anti-african american... |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #135 |
166. Her remarks were based on the assumption that... |
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monarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #96 |
167. Well said!! |
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AnarchoFreeThinker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
99. excellent... |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
107. I am honored to kick & recommend this very important commentary. |
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NoBorders (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
111. Yep. And she keeps plowing ahead. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
112. Excellent post!!! |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
118. Very well put. K and R |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
119. Deleted message |
powergirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
123. Fabulous post - you have articulated the problem of Ferraro's words |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
129. k&r for the truth. this argument is undeniable. n/t |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
137. CLASSIC, WONDERFUL post--Reminds me of Robert Jensen's famous "White Privilege" essay: |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #137 |
138. Thanks. And thanks for posting this EXCELLENT essay! |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. I wholeheartedly think YOUR post is much better written than Jensen's essay |
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mojowork_n (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:22 AM Response to Reply #138 |
204. There's another great essay on the same subject that deserves a link |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #137 |
184. I've often wished that white privilege was something that could just be taken off-- |
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Blarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
140. good post. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
142. It reads: "MEN ONLY." |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. Except for one small item you overlooked, Obama never dissed Hillary for being a woman. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #143 |
149. Actions speak louder than his words.... |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #149 |
154. Hillary is a WarMongering asshole has shown the world she does not deserve political office. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #154 |
177. Sure hope you feel the same way about |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:18 AM Response to Reply #177 |
202. lol. That is a pretty sexist and insulting post. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #202 |
251. choke on it. twit. |
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ampad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
145. Thank you Effie |
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Utopian Leftist (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
146. Amazing post! |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
148. Kicked and recommended. Frigging beautiful post. |
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Rockholm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
151. Obama is getting the attention because he is black. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:32 PM Original message |
Wait a minute, you're proving something other than what you think you are. |
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mojowork_n (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
169. I'm really disappointed to see you write that. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #169 |
187. I did read it. I think it was well written. |
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mojowork_n (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:59 AM Response to Reply #187 |
209. You could start by following the link in post 204 |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
227. You've never believed it? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #227 |
249. I've never believed that a black person could not be president. |
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gsplfnk (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
152. If so, then Hillary should be scared to death. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
155. That... is an excellent and insightful post. Thank you for it! nt |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
156. thanks, Effie. Love reading your stuff. k&R. nt |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
159. k&r |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
161. Ferraro was correct in one thing only, and that is that BHO would not be himself were he not from |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
162. Beautiful. |
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ginchinchili (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
163. She's not scared, she's pissed off. |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
165. Racism runs very deep in this country. It's there just under the surface. It's called tribalism |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
168. This is as well written a piece as I have ever seen here. |
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milkyway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
171. Great post...but I thought that a black man had all the advantages in presidential campaigns, |
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mojowork_n (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
172. Probing deeper into "Me, First," and the real lesson for the General Election |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
173. What is sad about both Ferraro and Hillary is they got where they are bec of husbands and money |
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aasleka (465 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
174. I have always been an advocate for fair treatment whether it be a woman |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
176. Another KICK for one of the most meaningful, well-written posts I've read in 7 years on this forum. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #176 |
178. agreed. Great post. K&R |
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Singular73 (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
180. As someone on MSNBC said a few days back |
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penguin7 (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
182. I just hope Obama can win |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #182 |
233. You can look at it like this. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
183. She faces serious health challenges, and I respect her stamina in the face |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #183 |
185. The incredible shrinking woman-Geraldine Ferraro....I've lost so much respect for SEVERAL people |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #185 |
186. Hi, Rowdyboy. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #186 |
188. Truly, I liked Gerry Ferraro WAY more than Walter Mondale in 1984.... |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #186 |
226. This may not have been HRC's idea. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #226 |
230. It's possible that GF did this of her own accord, but she was, until yesterday, |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
198. Ferraro is really old and outdated, I am afraid. She just look good for a granny. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:30 AM Response to Reply #198 |
224. You said |
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Iwillnevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
203. My question to Geraldine Ferraro would be |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
206. Geraldine Ferraro is a has-been |
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williesgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
212. I'm white and couldn't agree w/you more. She sickens me. Rec'd |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:29 AM Response to Original message |
213. Thank you for this wonderful insight |
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treehuggnlibrul (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
220. EXACTLY so. Beautiful post. K&R nt |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
222. Thank you for this thread, Effie. |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
223. The shift in dynamic shold be celebrated andI am proud of America for it. BUT Obama did do it on .. |
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Unite 08 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
229. The same old pages out of Bush's book. |
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ORDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
235. K&R Thanks n/t |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
243. Poem for Ferraro and her defenders: For a Lady I Know by Countee Cullen |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
244. There are whites who have wanted someone to break through the |
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indimuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
245. “The reason she’s a U.S. senator, the reason she’s a candidate for president, |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
246. I'm a white man, and I agree with you 100%! |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
255. Great post Effie |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
256. That was absolutely beautiful!!!!!! I don't think anyone could lay it out any better. |
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From The Left (670 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
257. She's Old and Stuck in a Time Warp. She's 25 Years Behind the Curve |
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