Have to love the withering and witty criticism from a former candidate herself, who did so much to aid her ticket's success in 1988. Don't pay this crazy broad any mind.

After signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, LBJ lamented to his closest advisors that "we have lost the south forever." The one voting block that the democratic party had left in the south was the African American community. Now, thanks to Hillary and her racist campaign, you can count African Americans out!

…aaaaaaand here comes the HRC supporters excuses in 4…3…2…1…

“Dear God! Anyone that has worked in the Congress knows that for over 200 years this country has had partisanship - that's the way our country is."

Uhm, is that how our country should be?

Ok, now I understand why the eldery are not voting for Obama. They dont believe we can put this country back on track. Well, the younger generation says: YES WE CAN.

First thing to ask is this a TRUE statement. I think so. If it had been just her and John Edwards she would have blown him away. THIS IS SO TRUE.

Good Grief. Someone Muzzle these supporters and Surrogates!

Hillary 2008!

Howard the punk should reject and denouce her comments and ask her to resign.

They disagree with the comments, but do they "reject and denounce" them?

RESPONDING TO CapaignHillary:

How can you count African Americans out? My gosh they are all voting for Obama. Them and the young people who are caught up in this Obama machine. They are elated now, but if they nominate him god help us.

Hillary 08

Way to play the gender card and race card at the same time. Hey maybe your huge backer Spitzer can come help the campaign some more like his appearance on the Daily Show!

These sort of simple minded comments are exactly why people like Obama b/c he's trying to change the way our politics work by not feeding into the partisanship. And…..people don't like HRC b/c they don't like the Clintons! It has nothing to do with her being a woman! She's married to an adulterer, her husband talks too much and she plays too many childish games in the media. WAKE UP FERRARO! HRC's campaign is delusional!

Its views like this that will not allow for a bright future. If people never made a movement for change we would not be an independent country even voting for a president. Granted changes in attitude don't occur overnight, they all have to start somewhere. I am tired of hearing things like this from people who have been inside the system for long tenures and are dedicated to it. Obama has been in the system for a short period of time and thats enough to know there are some changes that could be made to the system in a positive manner.

Talk about a campaign that will do anything, say anything to win.

SHAME SHAME SHAME CLINTON SHAME

From the view of the voters, both Clinton and Obama are good candidates for the presidental position, since their vote numbers are too close to call. Then the responsibility of superdelegates is to choose one to win the General Election. Therefore, superdelegates must use their judgment to choose the electable candidate as a nominee for winning the General Election.
I think that experience and ability of Hillary Clinton are important in beating McCain.
It is hard to imagine that inexperienced Obama can be chosen to solve the current mess created by Bush in THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Hillary should DENOUNCE and REJECT these comments immediately, oh that's right the same rules don't apply to her!

Americans are not that stupid. We don't support people just becuase of their color or ethnicity. If anything, this would cause for less support. Barack Obama is the right man for the job, and will lead our country much further than Clinton could ever imagine.

This race for the Dem nomination is gonna go down to the last vote.

BUT I'm especially interested in seeing how Florida and Michigan revote and propell Clinton into the lead. Those two states are key here. Barack has a lead without Two crucial states which is not a valid LEAD in my book.

I and alot of others agree with Geradines' comments. He would not be where he is if he weren't black. Oprah would not have ever campagined for him if he were not black. He would not have won all those predominately black states if he were not black. MLK would never have been mentioned if he were not black. I have a dream, would never have been mentioned. Black delegates would not be strong armed into switching to Obama if he were not black. Sorry, just the facts.

Its comments like Ferraro's that Obama is fighting against…I didn't realize she was so ignorant.

Well I guess that means that the only reason Hillary is were she is, is because she is a woman.

What a disgusting comment.

Seriously? This woman completely discounts the fact that Barack Obama is an intelligent, Harvard Law graduate with years of local and national experience in the politicaly system and a plan that is 90% the same as his contender. The fact that he is charismatic and motivational is why he has such a following, not because he is Black. Comments like this leave a bad taste in the mouths of ALL Americans, regardless of race.

One can't repudiate the truth.

People! It's time to realize HILLIARY CLINTON IS BURNING THE HOUSE DOWN! Since she isn't likely to win ( by any honest means) she's determined to take the WHOLE DEMOCRAT PARTY DOWN WITH HER. It's way past time to dump this woman and her "issues" and move on to rebuilding our country. Really, she and her buddy Geraldine need to take a long vacation away from sane people.

Will Hillary both "renounce AND reject" this?

And how much press would Hillary have ever gotten if she weren't a woman and the wife of a former president?

And as a young republican who thinks that Obama can reach across party lines and at least ease the bitterness that seems to exist in congress between the two parties, I take offense to her implication that I am naive.

Also, the "that's the way our country is" comment coming from the first woman to be on a major presidential ticket is rather amusing. Our President/VP has always been a white male, and too bad for anyone else cuz "that's just the way our country is" right Geraldine?

Give me a break. The clinton clan just seeks scapegoats because they will lose. Here is a short collection of the most stupid comments:

1. Caucasus are unfair.
2. The media are so unfair
3. Obama is black.
4. What's next??

Another ill advised comment by the clinton campaign. For a party that prides itself on diversity and inclusion, they're sure showing signs of the opposite.

why is it so hard for people to accept this fact. it is true, not racist. what is racist is the 90% african americans voting for barack. tell me…is that not racist????

So Ferraro is playing the "He wouldn't be here if he wasn't black." card, and playing the "He wouldn't be there if he was a woman" card… doesn't this seem at all contradictory?

Clearly Clinton has some top-notch fund-raisers.

Not that it is any surprise, given their penchant for misinformation.

Let me close by saying Hillary Clinton isn't a Muslim… as far as *I* know.

Count AA out? Out of what? They're going Republican??? Give me a break.

I doubt that she will denounce or reject this attack. She still hasn't denounced the comments made about blacks by the Latino Civil Rights Leader in Texas.
Spitzer now Ferraro, gotta love those politicians from NY, no wonder she decided to become a Senator for N.Y. Her political games fall right in place with N.Y. politics.

The more things change, the more things remain the same.

Obama '08

Ugh. Here we go again with Clinton supporters denigrating Obama over his race. Their campaign is truly disgusting.

Also… the democratic party would like to thank Geraldine Ferraro… for nothing.

Let's throw the full weight of our party behind changing this kind of entrenched us-versus-them mentality that permeates Washington. Let's finally bring the nation together to solve our problems with the kind of hope and change we all still believe is possible in politics.

Let's do it together America!

OBAMA '08!!!

Hillary is not telling the truth. She has not discussed anything with Barak Obama. Another instance of Hillary doing and saying anything to get elected! SHAME ON YOU HILLARY!!!

Senile. I looked that word up in the dictionary the other day. And guess whos face I found next to that word.

The Clinton campaign is desperate. Obama is where he is because he has worked hard and the people have willed it. Despite having the kitchen sink thrown at him, he is still on top. The more Hillary's campaign disparages his experience and accomplishments ( yes, he has much ), the less likely it is I will vote for her if she wins the nomination. To think I defended Pres Clinton and Hillary throughout their WH years.. GOBAMA 08.

OH PLEASE!!!!! This woman is so full of herself, its NASTY!!! She FAILS to mention the fact that Clinton would be OUT of the race by now if She was NOT a Woman. Considering the fact that women make up he majority (56%) of the democratic party, I'd say that her gender has carried her a long way in this race. Then, when you add the fact that she has constantly been playing THE SYMPATHY CARD and expects the rules to somehow NOT apply to her, you get a pretty good idea where her success comes from, barring the fact that her last name is Clinton.

He is the one running behind his race. Tell me something new. Everyone can sit there and talk about how Hillary is only where she is today because of her husband, but no one can say that Obama is where he is today because of his race? Hey, the truth is the truth. His race has helped him in this campaign and everyone is OK w/ that just as everyone has been OK w/ the sexist remarks targeted at Hillary for the past 3 decades…………talk about being a Hypocrite!

WHAT A LOSER, LITERALLY

why on earth shoud that be repudiated? It's true isnt it?

"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept."

I bet Obama never counted himself "lucky" to be a black man in the United States. I bet he didnt know that he got into Columbia and Harvard because he is a Black Man. He became editor and chief of the most read and heralded law review because he is a Black Man.

I've heard people make the affirmative action arguement in education BUT never in politics. The first candidate that people the JUST see a Black man, now they are trying to relegate him to JUST a black man and tap into inate prejudices that suprisingly have yet to show there faces.

This is low… I expected it from the likes of republican but not my own party.

Racist. Its so sad to see racisim in this day and age. People like that should be prosecuted. They really should. I wish the very people who are racist go through the tough times the african american people went though and then I'd like to ask them how does it feel.

People don't like Hillary because she flip flops. She is not decisive. She will do anything to win. I am sure she will stoop to a new low. She represents the same ol dirty politics of the past. Obama will change all this. Thats why he is in the spot light.

This is a way of the clinton campaign to attract attention. How pathetic!
Everybody know your true colors Hillary. You are finished.

Both Ferraro and Ed Rendell, who are Clinton supporters, have both said the same thing about Obama. America does NOT accept any type of racist remarks. PERIOD!!! Hillary will need to DENOUNCE & REJECT their comments. More importantly, they both should be fired from her campaign or else any rejection will be meaningless!!!

This pretty much sums up the Clinton party “over 200 years this country has had partisanship - that's the way our country is."

The Clintons are divisive and will bring the same old people doing the same old politics and making sure that America doesn’t come together.

Also, Ferraro admits that Obama is bringing people together.

Hillary Clinton and her group do whatever it takes to win the nomination. It could be harmful to the Democtratic party in November. However, they don't care at this point. Because of the way she runs her campaign, both Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton are becoming more vulnerable, when Republicans start their attacks. She already has provided them too much materials…such as the Red Phone call ad.

Hillary is such a disgrace. The democrat party should reject and denounce her.

FERRARA has not credibility who cares what she thinks.
She should not be where she is if she were not white.

THE RACIST DEMOCRATS are showing their TRUE COLORS!

OBAMA 2008!!!!!

HillBilly won't you fire her?
You were the same one that jumped on Obama's back to fire Powers after she made an unfortunate comment, so why won't you do the same?
Shame on you Hillary.
Actually Ferraro made a good point for Obama quote "I was reading an article that said young Republicans are out there campaigning for Obama because they believe he's going to be able to put an end to partisanship,” she added. “Dear God! Anyone that has worked in the Congress knows that for over 200 years this country has had partisanship - that's the way our country is."
This is exactly what Obama has been talking about - that Hillary is very partisan and will champion the same old divisive politics.
Thanks Ferraro for showing america the real Clinton.
Obama '08

Duh! She is ABSOLUTELY right.
Martin Luther King said we have to judge people based on the content of their character NOT the color of their skin. And it IS VERY difficult. If it wasn't difficult Martin Luther King would not have asked to do it it.
Clinton does not have a monopoly on the women vote. In some states it is 60-40 or 56-44 or 50-50 (wisconsin).
He DOES have a monopoly on the african american vote by a LARGE CONSISTENT amount. 8-2 or 9-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's crazy!!!!

The Democratic Party need african americans to win, and they are really showing the party colors now

….i am beginning to see consistency in her campaign: say and do anything to win…

Hillary MUST DENOUNCE, REPUDIATE AND REJECT Geraldine Ferraro. She is a member of the Clinton Campaign and utters such comments. SHAME ON YOU HILLARY. Shame on you and the media for now pushing to have HIllary be Obama's VP. After the things she and her camp have said and done about and to Obama she would do good to run for VP of the local dog catcher. Give up the race and go home

I agree completely……..his popularity is linked to his being black. If he were running strictly on his record of political achievements and contributions, he would have been dropped from the race and news a long time ago.
A terrible reason for this country to consider a candidate.
In any event, no need for apologies for telling it like it is.

We're waiting on the Clinton camp to cut-off ties with Ferraro. Con on don't delay. Wouldn't want the public to think there's a double-standard between the two campaigns. By the way, still waiting on Wolfson's resignation for the Ken Starr remarks, but I'm sure that'll happen any day now.

Look . I am a hillary supporter, but CNN is smarter than this.

Just like Obama sayiing yesterday that Clinton 'hoodwinked' her on the African outfit photo……

So is this REVERSE RACISM ploy. Clinton campaign will 'disagree' but Hillary herself wont say anything until the voting is closed.

Hoping to score as much white vote as possible hopefully.

and if it were not for the fact that you are women, Hillary and Geraldine, you would be where you are either. just a stupid comment by a lady I thought better of at one time. maybe she needs to resign like the Obama supporter did this week. along with that hypocrite Spitzer. so we see our Dem party is no better than the GOP.

HILLARY benefits much more from the gender based woman vote as OBAMA does from the race based black support. As weall know, there are more women then afro-americans.

By the way: Geraldine Ferraro has shown how little the VP matters in a Presidential election (at least, if the president is not old enough, as it was/is in the vase of REAGAN and McCAIN.

TOM

I am so tired of all these calls to "denounce and reject" statements from everybody and there mother! All of this political correctness is horible. There is a difference from what a ramdom supporter says and what a campagin staffer or advisor says. I'm a Obama supporter, but who cares what Ferraro thinks? I care about what the candidates think!

Obama '08

It is sad that whenever someone mentions Obama's race, and is not that race themselves, they are immediately called a racist.

Sheesh. What century is she stuck in!?

If I was Hillary I would repudiate this statement ASAP.

Clinton should fire her for a racist comment such as that.

Here we go again! When your down and almost out, use the race issue. I am white, 64 years old and I don't care what color Barack Obama is, he is refreshing, smart, articulate and does NOT carry the race card with him on the campaign trail. So sad that Hillary and her crew have to stoop so low. It has really put a bad taste in my mouth that this woman could go to such extremes to become President. It also has surely hurt the democratic party. If she cannot play fair, then she does not deserve to be our next President.

Americans this is the time for everybody to wake up and fight to retrieve our national pride once again,America of all,has come to be a world target of all evils,propelled by G.W.Bush who has the same evil mind that i found out in Rodham Clinton,a woman who knows and calls a fellow being and politician a man with a poor background and pretends she loves the million of people with poor backgrounds.

It will be interesting to see what happens to the African American vote if Hillary snakes the nomination from Obama. If that happens, and I were an African American Democrat, I'd probably walk away from the party too.

how is this racist? I mean I get that she is belittling his accomplishments, however many there are, but its not racist. The obama camp is making a bigger deal out of it than it really is.

I think these statements reflect the candidate these folk support. The Clintons thought they were Black for a while when they were in the South looking for votes, we even got a southern accent from Hillary. I think this lady Geraldine Ferraro is speaking what she believes and it is a reflection on how we still a pretty racisit and divided country. Obamas adviser resigned because she said Clinton was a monster, a pretty undescriptive, everyday comment, lets see if Clinton DENOUNCES and/or REJECTS Ferraros comments……

Your kidden me right?? lol Sounds like something an ignorant person would say.

Right. It has nothing to do with the fact that he didn't vote for the war, he wants to minimize partisanship, he's against lobbyists in washington, his history is practically scandal free, he's an amazing speaker, he brings people hope for our country, he is a great personality, and he is determined to get things done and change our country…

Yeah, right, it has nothing to do with that. It's just that he's black. Jesus.

Last year people were saying he didn't stand a chance because he was black, and now it's the reason he's beating Hillary? Amazing. Absolutely mind blowing.

All I can say is I was raising A family when the Clintons were in I did well I was able to send my kids good schools.We never lacked for anything because there were good jobs A good future.I am retired now thank God no major health problems but I carry medicare and A small suplement,I do ok.I want to say the Clintons can do A good job again she is well trained to what she stands for vote for the best Hiliary.

Does the Clinton Campaign have any brains at all? The African American bloc is crucial to her winning the nomination, the presidency, the senate and house seats in the south and urban areas.

The Clintons, if they are on any ticket, can kiss that bloc good bye. The Democrats need to dump the Clintons before they take the whole party down with them!

Clinton should fire her for a racist comment such as that. The state of New York seems to be in disaaray!!!!

What a foolish statement. Would she admit that the only reason Hillary is in the position she is today is because she is female and Bill Clinton's wife.

I guess Hillary is going to "Reject" & "Denounce" Ferraro's comments. Yeah, right!

And who will be the next Clinton lap-dog to say the devisive things HRC can't say herself?

Years ago, I was a Geraldine Ferraro supporter. I was estatic when she was selected to run as Vice President. Now, however, I find Ms. Ferraro's comments about Senator Obama disgusting and if Hillary doesn't repudiate those words, then she is just as racist as Ms. Ferraro.

How awful for this country that so many citizens still cannot see the person, only the skin color.

Come on Hillary, you got to make a move here. You flip out because someone called you a "monster". Oh no, a third grade insult. Yet, you haven't came out against this comment yet? (Letting little Howard disagree with it is nothing). What are you waiting for?

She's half right. If Obama was white, this campaign would be a lot easier for him….

-16% of Ohio admitted race mattered primarily in their vote and voted Hillary….

-NOW says that those who don't vote for Hillary are betraying their own gender which is ironic because they are indirectly telling women to not think for themselves which in term is how women have been oppressed for thousands of years.

-No one would question him being a Muslim if he was white

-No one would have compared him to Jesse Jackson if he was white

-80% of African Americans voting for him wouldn't be a problem if he was white. (90% voted for Bill Clinton).

Since Clinton was so persistant about Obama REJECTING AND DECOUNCING such negative and racist comments, making the point that Obama did not do enough to reject farrakhan, then Clinton needs to REJCET AND DENOUCNE this woman! I am personally offended and outraged, that because he is black, he somehow gets a special treartment.

Is she suggesting that there is no way that Obama is naturally smart, and deserving to run as president? how insulting, and racist!!!!!

Another reason to nominate Obama. The only way Hillary can win the nomination is through a back room deal at the convention in Denver. Good luck trying to convince African-American voters to go along with your ticket, especially in light of increasingly frequent comments like Ferraro's coming from Camp Hillary. All it took for Bush to win the popular vote in 2004 was a 5% shift in the African-American vote. And if you don't think that McCain is going to exploit Ferraro's gaffe in the General Election, you're foolish.

I think Hillary can count a lot more blocks out now.

Their campaign found Rezko a threat - what about Spitzer?

And voters voice? All her remarks about voters in Florida and Michigan sounds distorted because of her "dream ticket" issue. She simply don't care about the voters voice unless the voters choose her.

Sure , we've had partisanship in Congress for over 200 years. We've had racisim for a couple hundred years, too.
Shame on Geraldine Ferraro for perpetuating it. Shame, shame.

Poor Gerry…Poor little Hillary. C'mon. If the press wanted to be hard on Hillary they would be asking very pointed questions about her refusal to cooperate on supplying her 2005, 2006 tax retuns, ther refusal to release the papers from the Clinton Library , asking how she was able to earn almost $12M last year, and how is it that Bill is in Eastern Europe and the Middle East only days before his friends and charitable donors secure multi-million dollar contracts in oil? And, how is it that the Clinton's net worth has gone from approx $1.7M in 1999 to almost $50M in 2007??????

Oh and how about all the earmarks in Congress …I believe 212 (according to the Wall street Journal) in just this past year worth billions to $$ to the recipients? Is any one checking to see if these folks just happen to be some big donors or supporters of Hillary? This is a woman who is an agent of change????? I don't think so.

Please Geraldine. get a grip and face realty. If Hillary didn't do controversial things, no one would be asking her anything at all. She is mouthy, obnoxious, demeaning and deserves MUCH closer scrutiny that she is getting.

what she said is not racial. black people say things such as this all the time. she was being honest. he is more popular because he is black. that is why he has most of the black vote. he has not accomplished anything so the only thing he is known for is being the first black candidate to go this far and giving good speeches. if she apologizes then jesse jackson and sharpton has a lot to apologize for. this is america "Freedom fo Speech"!!!

If Barack were a white man, wouldn't he be like John Edwards in 2004 but with more experience in elected office? Last time I checked, Edwards did pretty good. He came in 2nd to a decorated war hero who had 20 years in the Senate and still ended up being the VP nominee.

LETS TURN THIS QUESTION AROUND AND ASK IF HILLARY CLINTON WAS NOT A WOMAN AND THE WIFE OF A EX-PRESIDENT WOULD SHE EVEN BE IN THE RUNNING?

When are you older people going to learn? I am older than most of you senior citizens, and I have learned the younger generation are much smarter and far more informed than we ever were.
I will vote for Obama, not because he is black,but because I am white!
Just once before I leave this world, I would like to see the words,"All men are created equal" actually mean something !

OMG! 24 years ago she chaired the Democratic Party platform committee. I spoke before her and at the time, thought she was great. Apparently, during the last two decades, her brain has shrivelled up. What a racist! Denounce and Reject, Hillary! Denounce and reject!

This election is historic. These racist remarks to injure Obama - seem cruel now - and are cruel and insulting to Americans. The payback will be time and history in that the stench of having the tag of "racist " to those who participate in this type of fear tactic, forever recorded - long after this election is over.

Bill-ary's campaign has become quite obnoxious. She is condescending to claim she's "won" the nomination and that Barack has already lost and will accept VP. Bill-ary is doing all she can to demean Barack's message and integrity in the process bringing her own into question.

I have to agree. I do not think Obama would have gotten as far as he has, if he had been Latino or Caucasian.

Be honest he would not have gotten the "African American" vote.

I am a German-Jew, Irish, French, Cherokee Indian and English, so what am I to call myself?

I call myself an American, and so should the rest of the americans…

Apparently Obamabots don't believe in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Stop drinking the Kool-Aid.

Clinton/Powell'08

Yes She Will

EXCUSE ME? THE ARTICLE SAID FUNDRAISER. IT WAS A FUNDRAISER THAT MADE THAT REMARK.

NOT HER CAMPAIGN ADVISOR, NOT BILL, NOT HILLARY.

HOW IS HILLARY SUDDENLY A RACSIST "Campaign Hillary"?

Where is the loyalty from the African- American community towards the Clintons? What has Barack done for the AFrican-American community as a whole?

Everyone keeps saying he has won more states, but he has won mostly remote Republican states…..where no minorities live.

How is he going to keep playing "Mr. Nice guy, Mr. I'm not really a politician when The republicans untie Karl Rove from the dog pin and chase him all the way back to Illinois?

HE WON'T MAKE IT PEOPLE!

I don't think you can blame the comments themselves on Hillary, but I agree that comments like this have no place in our political discourse.

CNN, why is it the only thing you guys published regarding Obama is always either one sided or right out bias? It is so Obivous CNN detest Obama and continue to asist Hiliary Clinton in her ugly attacts on Obama. Even some of your commentators are guilty of this same dirty old politics. The purpose is to slenderize Obama instead of lifting his candidacy up.

Why haven't you guys reported that Obama won "Texas"? You were so eager to give Texas to Hiliary and now she is threaten to sue because you said she won. The truth of the matter is Obama won the caucus vote which puts his delegate count ahead of Hiliarys' count for Texas.

When Obama won Mississippi and Wyomi, you guys barely said anything about it. Just because Hiliary think these are small states and their votes don't count, doesn't mean that the news media should adhere to this ridiculous rhetoric.

I'm going to switch over to MSNBC and I think others will see this one sided news reporting and do likewise.

Any time the media questions Clinton it's sexist…

Any time the media questions Obama, it's "vetting"…

I used to have incredible respect for Sen. Clinton. But the way she and her advisors/aids are running her campaign has left me disgusted. Essentially, their tactic is to kill hope. I am very close to a decision that if Hillary wins the nomination after her campaign tactics, I will quit the democratic party and become an independent. Never thought I would feel this way….

but Ferraro is right- its not good or bad- just a fact. anyone else with such little to no experience would not even be contender!

There is a change in generations. Ferraro is the old guard. Her cynical outlook on politics needs to go. Just because it has "always been that way" doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't change! I am a white, middle aged woman. By all rights I should be for Hillary but I am not. I want a different kind of politics and a new way of thinking. Hillary is just more of the same.

Wow!!! I heard about her comment and thought that she was half-baked because some of the women who may vote for Hillary are black women. Yes, Ms. Powers resigned, Mrs. Ferraro should also resign. Mostly, for her ignorance. She obviously didn't realize that centuries have change since she last ran for office.

I'm not surprised… Obama has come out swinging, but he is showing a side of him that is not consistent with "Change" and continue to harm is campaign.

By taking this approach, both Hillary and MCcain can sit back and watch a bad train wreck. Obama will bring himself down. He just does not get it.

here comes the race card again some people can bear to see a good guy make good ! sad!sad!sad! so so sad! now the sink is not enough throw the concrate!
i belive their policy is burn the village to save the village? dah!

This is really unfortunate. I remember actually getting misty-eyed and rooting for Mondale/Ferraro when they ran in 1984. Now this.

This is disgraceful. When can we expect Ms. Ferraro to resign her position on the Clinton finance committee and apologize to Senator Obama? When can we expect Senator Clinton to "reject and denounce" her support?

Why is it that to voice our opinions about race is so hard. I think there is an underlying current of racism going on but I don't know if it's white or black.

Think about it.

Ferraro's comment is unfounded. I think she does not understand the Obama game. Senator Obama, although he is African American, is a product of mainstream USA culture. He was brought up by his mother and war-veteran grand father and grand mother, who were all from mainstream USA. A culture one is brought up in reflects and influences one's perspective, much more than one's color. Obama is from mainstream USA culture through and through, color is secondary. It's literally impossible to alienate Senator Obama from the mainstream USA. He hugely benefits from the culture he was brought in.

President Clinton helped him on the other side. The President played the race card and in doing so garnered African Americans support for Obama. The Clinton campaign have themselves to blame for losing the strong support Hillary had among African Americans before President Clinton destroyed it.

Thus, it's extremely difficult to put Senator Obama in one box like Ferraro tried to do. There lies Clinton campaign failure. He transcends the divide in the USA. Senator Obama belongs to different domains of America. That is why he garners support from different corners

Here it goes again with old politics playing back in the filed. This old people always think old and they need to change themselves. The message is one and one -"CHANGE". This message is in the heart of every American and Barack has that message.

Old politicians are not ready for change yet, being balck or white is not a problem.

HILLARY SHOULD BE ASHAME OF HER CAMP

How people, lets not distort the facts in favour of political correctness.

While most folks don't want to acknowledge this. Obama is only 1/4 black. In fact he has more white cultural background. Yet he goes to great lengths to identify himself as an African-American, which is totally fine.

It is this identity that propels the African-American community to disproportionately vote for him. Without this base of support the figures clearly show that he would have been knocked out of the contest a long while back.

It's unfortunate that voting in some way is long racial lines, and folks might not like to hear it, especially not from the aid of a white female candidate. But those ARE the facts.
So get over it!

Geraldine Ferarro has no comment!!! Ms. Ferarro, how about you retract your statement, apologize to Barack and his family, and apologize to the nation for injecting racism into the election process. I have never been so disappointed in a DNC member as I have been in Ms. Ferarro. She shoudl immediately be stripped of all her DNC accolades. She should not be allowed to be a super delegate (hopefully she is not) and for that matter, she should not be allowed to be at the convention in Denver in any form. Racism in this day and age should not be tolerated.

As for Ms. Clinton, she should get off the fence and put down the polls and move quick to not only denounce and reject Ferarro's statements and endorsement, but also work to move Ferarro from the any power position. Oh, since the Clinton Campaign does not seem to do anything except for their own benefit, let me make this point clear. If they do not move quickly to ostracize this racist, Hillary Clinton can forget the African American Vote, the Latino vote, etc.

Racism and racists in any form should not be tolerated.

In 1984, she didn't have anything good to say, so we didn't vote for her. Now she still did not have anything to say.
These are the people who want to divide this country racially. especially the Clinton campaign.

Obama want to lift this county up and Hilary and Co wants to bring this county down.

What a shame.

SHAME ON YOU HILARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just go to NYTimes
( 3-11-08 ) and read how she used The famous red phone to play the race card.
Clinton ,all this would hunt you in your political career.

What is she talking about…plenty of black americans have run for president and didn't get far because they weren't strong candidates.

Obama is in this position because he's the best choice and younger voters across races don't have the same prejudices of their parents and grandparents. If Gore was running, he'd likely win.
But given the choices we have and the job Bush has done…it is clear most people don't want an establishment candidate.

I just watched the YOUTUBE Peter Paul Documentary. Everyone thinking about voting for Hillary should watch.

This woman has more baggage than you can imagine. Please do yourself a favor and watch. As an educated voter you should watch.

This is why I just am truly tired of the Clintons in general. She is never responsible for comments made by her campaign staff. Wolfson is not enough. The candidate herself must renounce and reject these comments because they are hatemongering in reverse. Senator Obama is who he. If Mrs. Clinton were not the first lady to President Clinton NO ONE would be paying attention to her. It is the sum of the parts that makes a person who they are as a candidate to try and say it is race why he is a candidate is ridiculous. In fact this country has proven time and time again to the several African American candidates that have run for president that their race has been no gaurentee or attraction for the nation. This type of race dividing garbage needs to be put exactly where it needs to be… not in the public discourse. Clinton should come out and reject and renounce. But I highly doubt that she will be so judicious, just, or ethical.

OBAMA 08!

Wow okay didn't like Mrs. Ferraro back then and couldn't like her less now. This is not the first time that the Clinton camp has made racial comments. I am very disapointed in the whole thing, and in both of the Clintons. I liked Hillary not so much anymore too many games, she is not without scandal and double talk herself.

I believe the true difference between Obama and Hillary are very clear if you watch and listen with an open mind and heart.

Hillary wants to be president because she feels it is her birthright somehow, she wants to be judges by he success and claims constantly that she is the one running for president, but at every turn she touts what Bill has done. Whatever. She doens't want to be president because she wants to do good she wants the power that Bill took away from her.

Obama on the other hand wants to be president because he knows that is where he can make the most effective change period, there is no other agenda that much is clear.

This was not Hillary saying it. It was someone not even in her campaing, she can not help stop her supporters from making stupid comments. And FYI The Clintons could be anything but racist, they are NOT! Eventhough she lost the black vote, she still went to NO for the black convention and Obama was not even there. Stop blaming her for everything and Obama does not even want the support of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

Clinton won't repudiate any comments that cast doubt on Obama in any context. She is an old-school politician who takes anything she can get… Obama is a politician for the new era we need to initiate in this country. Honesty, hard work, and a great record in the Senate are the reasons Obama is a candidate (the leading candidate, incidentally) — and I don't appreciate this woman's implications that I am easily duped — which is the accusation leveled against all Obama supporters… it's getting really old.

Wow. Can Hillary's campaign get any more racist?

How disgraceful and racist of Ferraro! More of Clinton's race baiting efforts! If Hillary gets the nomination, this Democrat is voting for McCain!

Oh, stop it you two! Hillary isn't racist at all and you know it. And you Matt, you use the word broad on Hillary. Don't you think that is a bit sexist? You Obama supporters have little couth or charm. It seems that you desire to have equality and fairness but the words out of your mouths are anything but fair.
Whine whine whine is what Obama and his out of touch supporters do the best. Poor lunch box kids, watched too many cartoons and didn't get enough nurturing, sob, sob.

“Dear God! Anyone that has worked in the Congress knows that for over 200 years this country has had partisanship - that's the way our country is."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yeah I wonder how she would have felt people said the same thing about women not being able to vote. "That's the way our country is… deal with it." Society evolves ONLY when people challenge the status quo…. only when someone has the balls (or ovaries) to stand up and declare that "the way it is" is no longer acceptable. With her attitude, it's clear why she supports Hillary Clinton.

The hypocrisy is amazing. And coming from a woman who was VP candidate ONLY because she was a woman. The democrats made this bed, now it's time to lie in it.

Come on, doesn't any one want to see the truth.
When the truth is spoken the person gets beat up for it. I totally agee with Geraldine Ferraro.

like I said, but it's true. So do we ignore the pink elephant in the living room? Kinda hard, don't you think?

Hey Geraldine…..go back to the past and just fade away…..your sooo old news and and sooo old!

So wait. Let me get this straight.

Sam Power makes an accurate remark about Clinton's nasty politics and willingness to say and do anything to get elected and goes so far as to quit to save face whilst this woman spouts blatant racism and all the Clinton camp can do is say they "disagree" with what she has to say? Huh?

Or how about the whole Clinton camp stands around shrugging their shoulders and pointing at one another when the garb photo was splashed out with a clearly negative (and ethnocentric) implication? And Canada clearly states it was Clinton that contacted them regarding the pandering in Ohio about NAFTA and it goes overlooked as well?

I don't understand the double standards at all. It's mind boggling.

John McCain was enough of a gentleman to personally make a statement condemning Bill Cunningham's remarks against Obama, and yet all that Clinton can offer is Wolfson remarking that the campaign disagrees with Geraldine Ferraro's remarks?

If Hillary is such a fighter then let's see a little backbone — let her personally make a statement condemning Ferraro's racist remarks. In fact, let's hear her "denounce and reject" any further support from Ferraro!

Immagine Obama's campaign declaring that Sen. Clinton wouldn't be where she is now if her skin wasn't white and she wasn't a woman - WOW!

So what? We all have a right to say what we feel like, and no-one should be REPUDIATED for that! Enough already!!!! Please move on to something more constructive.

No one can control what his/her supporters can say or do. They do speak their minds, intentionally or not. A monster and a lucky black dude, anything else from the high profile elites ?

Enough is enough. When you have a tumor, you cut it out, right? Well, the Democratic party has a big tumor, and her name is Hillary Clinton. She is threatening the stability and unity of the party all for the sake of her power. It seems increasingly evident that the only way for her to win the nomination would be to steal it. And she has the nerve to offer the VP slot to the frontrunner.

Hillary has a chance to bow out with grace and dignity and guarantee that she is a party leader for the rest of her life. Instead of taking that change, she is poised to destroy the party.

When Mrs. and Mr. Clinton started to "trash talk" about Mr. Obama, about his religion and his race, they opened this negative talk and they seemed to welcome it. It is all about throwing the kitchen sink. If Hillary makes it obvious that she will do and say anything to win, she welcomes other people to do it also. This is her fault. Hillary needs to close the gate on people say such negative things and reject their support.

I am proud to support Obama.

I seem to remember she got into a flap back in 1988 with a remark to the effect that "that's how Italian men are" or some such. Or am I thinking of something else?

There goes Hillary again trying to have it both ways. She blasts Barack Obama for not denoucing certain endorsements yet she and her surrogates continue to race bait. Hillary, you cannot have it both ways. In this age of YouTube, blogs and 24 hour news outlets, this will not die in one news cycle. "Woman Up" repudiate, denounce and distance yourself from these comments forcefully like the fighter you claim to be or your have lost this woman's vote. Better, yet…if you love NY so much, run for Governor of NY. I heard a spot is opening up.

Why should she repudiate the comment? It's a fact. It is only because he represents blacks that he has gotten as far as he has. He doesn't have any experience to do the job. We know most of the people that were running for the position. This guy suddenly shows up on the scene and wants a piece of the pie. It's not fair. Hillary Clinton has worked very hard to get where she has gotten. He should wait his turn. This election has just been handed to him on a silver platter while he has never done anything significant to help the American people. Hillary, on the other hand, has been working hard for years to help others. What has America come to? People are so sick and tired of the war that they are gullable voters.

During this whole contest there have been racial undertones from the Clinton campaign, and I find it surprising that this doesn't bother her supporters. And the best Wolfson can come up with was "the campaign disagrees with her remarks"? Why can't people see what this campaign really is about, it's about Hillary and NOT the American people!

Obama '08
YES WE CAN!

Ferrarro is just a bitter woman.

How can Hillary and he campaign force Powers to drop her role with the Obama camp and NOT force one of their own out? Doesnt seem like they truely disrespect the comment.
Typical Hillary

..She should know better….get her out

And if Hillary was not a woman would she be in her position? What if her last name was not Clinton? Who knows. These type of questions are irrelevant. How about looking at the candidates, their qualities, their positions, and their ability to lead. The Clinton campaign does not understand that Americans are SICK of these type of politics. Obama represents hope and change, it's not about race or anything else.

These are not Hillary's comments or her campaign staff's comments. Her campaign spokesman has already said the campaign disagrees. That's enough right there.

Why should Hillary respond personally when all the media will do is find some way to twist around her comment into something she didn't say?

Be fair and objective.

Of course, she and her campaign should repudiate Ferraro's comment, which is somehow a racist one. But Hillary will not do it, we know the kind of arrogant person she is…..

Thats really messed up, she ought to flat out "reject" her support after that type of comment. Thats far FAR worse than even the person that called Clinton a "monster". Gotta love the closet racists who just pretend to be ok with civil rights too.

Should we linked Hillary's surrogate's comments to her own beliefs like her campaign does to Obama?? Karma always has a way of rearing it's ugly head!!

I guess Hillary believes that it has nothing to do with the fact that she ran a poor campaign or it has nothing to do with the fact that people are looking for something new and Obama represents that. She believes it only has to do with the fact that Obama is a BLACK MAN!! Way to go Hillary. You keep giving us more than enough reason to vote for Obama!!

Ferraro: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept."
Sounds to me like an updated version of "Wait your turn, BOY". If it had been uttered by anyone else the (justifible) outrage would be lead story news.

This contest has shown people's true colors and divided this country in the worst way. A. Harrison, I agree…put a muzzle on them already!

Obama 08!

Another reason why we never elected this idiot!

Is this the same woman, who wanted to be Vice President. Wow!. And to think that these poeple have an open mind. A racist always a racist. Ferraro just showed us who she really is.

I find it funny that the second Obama's race is attacked, the public goes into this frenzy when no one evens blinks an eye when Sen. Clinton's gender is made the butt of jokes. It's a double standard, and I don't understand why we can't just look at their qualifications. Because, if you did, I think everyone would be voting for Clinton instead of this man with hardly the experience she has. Ferraro's right… this has been a sexist media.

Why is this considered racist?

Here's another concept for you Ms. Ferraro…because of the circus that is the Democratic Party, esp. in this Presidential election, maybe the Oval office will remain with the Republicans!

Of course you would prefer that everyone be "caught up" in the Clinton campaign… it's election time, the voters should be caught up somewhere lady!

"He happens to be very lucky to be who he is." I'm not an Obama supporter, but that's not much nicer than Samantha saying Mrs. Clinton is a "monster". Anyway you look at it, it's a bit racist!

"Some just don't like her. " I'm definitely not a Clinton supporter… but at least you got that right!

Your comment "Don't pay this crazy broad any mind" just proved that Geraldine Ferraro's concern about sexism is true and warranted. I can clearly tell by your comments that you have no respect for women, especially elderly women.

You're a disgrace to the human race. Forgive me. I jumped hastily to a conclusion by calling you human.

Gloria Steinem and now Geraldine Ferraro…. good role models for American women? Not a chance! I am happy to see young women everywhere, beneficiaries of the sexual revolution of the 60s are using their minds to vote for Obama. Todays (young) women are smart, successful and pragmatic. They vote for the best candidate, Barack Obama, and do not vote with tribal mentalities like Gloria and Geraldine. Give it a rest Ferraro…. oh yah and you should apologize too. You are racist.

Another Clinton joke! Who does Geraldine Ferraro think she is? If she had not been a woman in 1984, there isn't a way in the world she would have gotten the VP nomination from Walter Mondale. She was an obscure Congresswoman, and typically for the Democrats, the worst choice for VP…an Eagleton, Lieberman type of bad choice. She did nothing for Mondale but cost him votes, and not because she was a woman, but because she was a not very bright, lousy candidate. She helped give us four more years of Reagan, the Iran Contra matter, and many more divisions in this country. If she had had 5% of Barack Obama's brain, Mondale might have had a chance. She has been a bitter person ever since, as evidenced by this latest comment. It is time for her to exit the political stage, and the fact she is a superdelegate is testimony why they shouldn't have a vote. If you check out the breakdown of superdelegates, Obama and Clinton are about even between Senators, Congressman, and Governors…Clinton's entire lead consists of members of the Democratic National Committee, like Ferraro…this is the evil of the system stacked against Obama. Ferraro…you are done, exit stage.

I do not think she will repudiate anyone for any undecent comments because this is the way she is. Desides, the Clinton camp is willing to do any unthinkable things to win this nomination. It is jus ashame to see how far she can go. Fortunately, Obama is clean!

"crazy broad"????? — thank you for confirming the point about sexism being alive and well.

You could take that one step further and say the only reason Hillary is where she is, is because she's Bill's wife.

I hope that she will come out to both "Denounce" and "Reject" Ferraro and her inapporpriate and racist remarks. She should send a strong message by asking Ferraro to resign.

Good grief is right! The surrogates and supporters are getting the campaigners into more hot water than the candidates themselves!

Is that what we are going to hear every day if Barrack is nominated and maybe becomes president? HIs constant crap about racism while his supports are the most sexist people that I have heard, including Obama. Equaility is not only about race you little minds and zero souls.

Hillary better fire her. Barack dismissed one of his advisors for less, unless monsterism is worse than racism???

Of course Hillary is going to suggest a " Dream Ticket" She's clung to the coat tails of her impeached husband as far as they'll take her. Now the Obama train is flying by and she is grasp for his coat tails… The new rails of success and Hillary knows she's on the wrong track!

No Mail-In Voting in FL - It's against our state law. Don't count our delegates as Howard Dean has said - FL broke the rules. We need to replace our legislature as a penalty to them.

With so many racist comments coming from HRC's campaign, as a black man myself I call upon all the black leaders who are still supporting this campaign to denounce the comment and force HRC to denounce and reject this stupid woman who thinks that a Harvard graduate cannot be in that position, mind you Obama is 50/50 half white …half black … I can see that this woman still leaves in the past. the world have changed partisanship wouldn't help anymore. It's crucial that America comes together to fight all the bad spirits of terror

The Clinton campaign has played the 'suttle' race card from the beginning and you're a fool if you think otherwise. As a white male who actively worked to get Bill Clinton elected in the 1991 campaign season, I can honestly say, ENOUGH OF THE CLINTONS. This campaign has been a nasty, dirty, lying, cheating campaign from the get-go and only proves that its time for a changing of the guards. The era of the Bush/Clintons needs to come to a screeching hault. I'd just as soon vote for McCain than have four years of Clinton back in the Whitehouse.

Ferraro's comments only echo the realitiy of a Hillary win. STATUS QUO. Let's get rid of these idiots and move on to a better way of doing things and more importantly a new American prospective. Hillary's desire to get the nomination has forced her into showing her true colors and charater. Can you say desperate???!!! The hypocrisy is overwhelming me!!

GO OBAMA!!!

If Hillary Clinton doesn't want to appear as a HUGE hypocrite she should "denounce and reject" these statements or risk never getting another black vote ever

Bigotry. Well, I wonder if Hillary Clinton will feel no shame to become the nominee under that shadow - check out the brilliant Op Ed piece in the New York Times today: "The Red Phone in Black and White."

This is the second time that supporters of Hillary have been racist! Remember that older Latino woman in Texas? And it took Hillary a full day to come out and "reject and denounce" her comment, as I recall.
Tsk. Tsk, Hillary!

We all know that the African American community has gotten more to vote this Presidential primary than ever before and that WHITES and BLACKS are coming out for him with many making a statement that if we vote an African American man into the White House that other countries will look and see that we are becoming more diverse. So why is this now considered a racist comment. Talk about the Obama team grasping at straws. Now it seems that Obamas campaign is just like all other Washington political campaigns, twisting peoples words. He is sounding more like Sharpton and Jackson with their racism remarks all the time if someone disagrees with them.

Will Hillary reject and denounce her remarks I don't think so
this is way worse than the monster remark

Pretty sure everyone agrees with this. As sickeing as it is I know many many Republicans that are supporting Obama in the primary because they are scared they can't beat Hillary in the general.

Give me a bleeping break! Hillary is not a racist. Ridiculous. The first and last cry of any African American who loses to a white is always racism. But when entire black communities vote for the black man just because he is black and gives a good speech, everyone is too freaked out over some misplaced sense of white guilt to point out the racist elements there.

Regardless, this is more about sex than race. We were all socialized as male and female long before we were aware of the color of our skin. So all you race card junkies…get over yourselves.

Senator Clinton, is this your plan for getting big numbers in the Pennsylvania primary? Ms. Ferraro didn't want to be reached for comment because, she knew that was bull when she said it. But on the other hand, if this was something the Clinton Campaign wanted her to do. That's loyalty, big time! Golly Gee Hillary, just how many stupidly loyal supporter remarks do you need to smear an opponent?

Between Ferrarro and Spitzer, this should give America a good idea of the Clinton clique that seeks office.

At what point is somebody going to point out that Hillary's dirty campaigning has caused the pro-Obama supporters and moderate Republicans to despise her, such that Hillary is unelectable in the general election?

Some day America will elect a woman president, but it will not be Hillary with all of her dirty tricks and dirty baggage.

Why is this uncategorized under Barack or Hillary?

MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't forget, HRC: it's not "reject" — it's "reject AND denounce."

Between this and Howard Wolfson's "Obama's not ready now but could be by the convention" (great! then we'll nominate him for President…at the convention), I have to suspect the Clinton campaign's donut budget has been reallocated to a liquor store!

My GAWD who does Ferraro think she is - "telling the truth like it is" shame on her!!

how vile

Personally, after that arrogant comment he made, I dislike him even more. I hate to say I might just have to go with a Republican if Hillary doesn't get nominated. I don't like his competitiveness and superbia. That takes away from anything good he might represent, including but not limited to being a Democrat.

It's amazing that the same blacks who called Bill their "first black president" has turned on him, why? Because of their open-hearted support of Obama, a man who is not even fully black, but wants to be "the first black president." I guess black people can't be racist either? Michelle Obama and Jesse Jackson, among others, make statements daily about how blacks should back Obama because he is black…but that isn't racism. By the way CNN, Ferrarro never called Obama 'black', she said 'not white'. Please read carefully before you post things like this. Thanks.

Texas Republicans give Hillary the primary "VICTORY" in Texas. Amazing how this is not on the radar anywhere. How come nobody talks about this big "victory?"

Where are the results of Texas Caucus?? It is strange that we do not here anything at all

Funny how you can only support Obama by being sexist. It's completely inconceivable to dislike Clinton for any other reason than misogyny.

I wonder what it would be like if Obama had surrogates running around saying the only reason he isn't steamrolling Clinton is because the press and country are racist.

It's time for sexists in this country to start realizing the country would have no problem voting for a woman for president, just not THIS woman. Everyone knew she had too much baggage and ill will coming in and we all know she can't win the general election.

hahaha
of all peopl