FERRARO attacks Obama in her resignation letter to HRC

[yourguide]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Ferraro_steps_down.html#comments



Dear Hillary –


I am stepping down from your finance committee so I can speak for myself and you can continue to speak for yourself about what is at stake in this campaign.

The Obama campaign is attacking me to hurt you.

I won't let that happen.

Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do to make this a better world for my children and grandchildren.

You have my deep admiration and respect.

Gerry


So she says a bunch of nasty racist garbage then states that Obama is attacking her. Wow she is a friggin mess.

[rndmprsn]

1. what a load of shit...

but i expect nothing less from the status quo.

[yourguide]

5. this takes the cake.

[jgraz]

2. Klassy with a K

:puke:

[Forrest Greene]

45. With Three Ks n/t

[jgraz]

47. Ouch.

:spray:

[polichick]

3. Where's the apology???

The Obama campaign is attacking her MY ASS!

[rndmprsn]

20. whine whine whine...victims victims victims....drama drama drama

shrill hill/calamity clinton vs no shock barack/no drama obama

the choice is that easy...

[tabatha]

4. Nasty, bitchy as usual.

I'll say it again - she's a harridan.

[Political Heretic]

6. She is a Jackass.

No reason to get into a debate about the b-word - I don't need it. Gender-neutral jackass works just fine.

[sniffa]

7. You stay classy Jellybean

and go fuck yourself.

[Name removed]

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[depakid]

9. Well, anyone who's not blind and deaf can see that people are going after her to get Hillary

That's the gist of what she said, and all you have to do is read any of a dozen threads right here to see it going on!

[annie1]

58. well said.

[book_worm]

10. this from a person who used the same language to dismiss Jesse Jackson in '88

obviously she has a problem with strong African-American candidates for the presidency.

[AtomicKitten]

11. This demented PsyOps crap from the Clinton Camp is becoming tiresome.

[Bucky]

19. "PsyOps"?

Acting like a nincompoop automatically disqualifies one as a psy-ops operative. The practice of psychological warfare doesn't not include throwing oneself under the bus.

[AtomicKitten]

48. I guess I was giving them too much credit.

thanks for the reality check ;)

[Bucky]

12. Don't be so thin skinned.

All she says is "The Obama campaign is attacking me to hurt you." This is an inaccurate assessment, but not exactly what I'd call an attack on Obama. It's a shame people are getting bitter about this contest. It'll all be forgotten by mid September.

[Malikshah]

13. Where is Barack Obama mentioned?

The campaign is referred to. You know, the likes of many on this board.

Stop with the lies.

Unless that's what folks want-- more lies.

[liberalhistorian]

25. The Clinton campaign should know all

about lies and dirty tricks. Indeed, they could write a book.

[Malikshah]

36. That's helpful to the Democratic Presidential Nominee whoever they may be

....

Thanks so much for your support... NOT.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

38. Um....

the people on this board (in general) aren't part of any campaign. By campaign, she's talking about Obama and the people who work directly for him.

[Malikshah]

51. Really... oh, wait a minute, you're for real. *wipes tear*

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[eissa]

I'm embarrassed for her

The only person who made this an issue and prolonged it, negatively hurting her candidate's campaign, is Ferraro.

[NJSecularist]

14. As I expected, she's attempting to go down as a victim.

Instead of admitting that she made a mistake.

[Oilwellian]

15. If you look at the video clips of her...

she claims she's being attacked by the Obama campaign with nasty emails, threatening phone calls & the like. I doubt they're doing that. I can see thousands of Obama supporters voicing their outrage over her racist remarks and it's interesting they're trying to attribute it to the Obama campaign instead. Sorry Gerry, we see right through it.

[ecstatic]

16. Wow! Who orchestrated that circus? So she goes out swinging,

with absolutely no dignity left. Oooh the scary black guy chased me away but stay strong sister! :eyes: More racial innuendo.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

17. So, basically, Ferraro resigning so she can continue to slime Obama without hurting Hillary . . .

who's giving Ferraro her marching orders. How kind of her.

[NYCGirl]

18. After reading that, I have to say I really appreciate Samantha Powers. NT

[Independent-Voter]

21. Keepin' Klassy for Klinton!

[Danger Mouse]

22. You could, you know, admit that your comments were wrong.

But NOOOO, why on earth would you do something like THAT?

[Texas Hill Country]

23. it is true! omg are you all sheep? seriously???

[liberalhistorian]

24. The Obama campaign is not "attacking" poor little Gerry,

it's simply pointing out some realities. Like who the fuck gives a shit what this washed-up, corrupt loser has to say? And who really HAS cared for many years now? More than half the people in this country don't even know who the hell she is, and many in the other half barely remember and don't give a shit.

And this innocent victim routine is really disgusting. Innocent victim, my ass. She pulled the same shit in 1988, saying that Jesse Jackson wouldn't be running if he weren't black and now she's pulling the same shit here. Racist bitch. As if an African-American couldn't have any qualifications, as if people don't have the capacity to think for themselves, they're just voting 'cause he's black. Yeah, right. Fucking loser.

And, why don't we ever hear her complain that Hillary is only running 'cause she's a woman? Of course we won't hear that from her. I personally know of several women who are voting for her simply because she's a woman and they "want to see a woman president before I die."

Go back to the plantation, Gerry, no one gives a shit what you think. And the Clinton campaign continues with its pathetic, see-through attempts to deliberately inject race into things, they keep hoping it will stick. But they love to scream sexism at every single fucking opportunity. Fucking hypocrite losers.

[yardwork]

33. Great rant!

:thumbsup:

[melody]

26. Yes, it's Obama's fault because she's a racist jerk

That's fair.

[XemaSab]

55. If he wasn't black there wouldn't be a problem. He totally started this.

/sarcasm

[melody]

59. How dare he be born black ... honestly n/t

[BeyondGeography]

27. A bitter old loser

right up to the end. What a third-rate talent you are, Gerry.

Bye, bye! :hi:

[jlake]

28. Geraldine Ferraro speaks for me.

She said NOTHING wrong -- and everything was factual.
Sad that she is now a victim of the Obama Express.

[yourguide]

29. Werent you leaving?

Didnt you have some dramatic goodbye post a few days ago? We cant miss you if you dont go.

[superduperfarleft]

32. Did Rush speak for you when he said the same thing about Donovan McNabb? n/t

[jlake]

34. I don't follow the volley ball and I don't know what Rush said.

[superduperfarleft]

35. Of course not. n/t

[yourguide]

40. Werent you leaving?

didnt you have some dramatic departing post like 2 days ago?

[jlake]

41. It was 4 days ago.... just checking in while I'm on a break.

DU is like crack.

[yourguide]

43. ROFL...I hear you.

[Mooney]

49. For me it's more like huffing patio sealant.

It makes me very very dizzy and nauseous, but I keep coming back.

[yardwork]

30. Echoes of Ferraro's excuses when her husband and son got in trouble.

Each time, Geraldine Ferraro said that "the press" or "my enemies" were trying to "hurt" her by "attacking" her husband/son. Neither time did she or the family acknowledge any personal fault.

[davidinalameda]

42. is the state of denial close to New York

[yardwork]

50. Nah, I think it's just her. There are jerks everywhere in the country.

[Johnny__Motown]

31. Delusional, (here is a link to the interview so you can hear exactly what she said)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fqL_sm0J8jc


Near the end of the interview, she does not think it was racist but I do (and so did the guy doing the interview).

[Faygo Kid]

37. Delusional nails it exactly. Nuts is another way to put it.

She claims she was "celebrating" Barack's African-American roots?

WTF? She's nuts. She's ready for her close-up, Mr. DeMille.

[bunnies]

39. Another female "victim"

And these are supposed to be feminists? Please. This kind of shit makes women look pathetic. Poor, poor little victim. Poor girl.

[Forrest Greene]

44. It Stinks On Ice n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

46. Even if you buy Ferraro's insane notion

that being black is lucky for a political candidate, how is that Obama's fault? If she actually believed what she is saying, she would blame the media, not Obama for something he cannot do anything about.

[NorthernSpy]

52. looks like Clinton blinked...

Some of her supers probably read her the riot act.

[rodeodance]

53. You only have to look here on DU-she is right. attack GF and hurt Hillary.

The Obama campaign is attacking me to hurt you.

[Orangepeel]

54. Wow. She's a little bit around the bend.

jeeze.

[DearAbby]

56. Martyr complex ....no?

:nopity: The Obama campaign is attacking me to hurt you. :nopity:


:cry: I won't let that happen. :cry:


Ladies and Gentlemen, I am proud to present this award to Ms. Ferraro




:applause:

Alex, May I have "biggest racists in America" for $500, please? :evilgrin:

[annie1]

57. :(. it seemed at least a very honest letter. i don't like what ferrari said but the...

letter is pretty much true, they are going after GF for campaign reasons. she's right.

[alteredstate]

62. How did they go after "Ferrari"?

Can you supply proof of their attacks?

[JerseygirlCT]

60. Another really big disappointment

Especially remembering the pride I had in her VP nomination ...

She shows herself to be totally lacking in class or grace. How sad that her career ends like this.

[Scurrilous]

61. K & R

:kick:

[GeorgeGist]

63. So now she admits that ...

she wasn't speaking for herself. Then who was she speaking for?

[Barack_America]

64. She's lashing out right now.

In the near future she's going to be hit with the unmistakable understanding that she harbors racist beliefs. This letter, to me at least, reads a lot more like a psyche trying to protect itself. She can't possibly be racist, so it must be everybody else's fault.

I've no doubt that in due time we'll hear a real apology from her.