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I remember Geralidine Ferraro's candidacy and her comments disappoint me. I hoped for more from her.

And to "Jihad": I know you're not a Muslim (because I am). Stop hiding behind a fake identity to stir up trouble. Everything you said is a bunch of rubbish and you know it.

cindy, ummmm...the caucus results from texas are sooooo NOT officially in. furthermore, due to the overwhelming number of o-blah-blah-blah-ma shenanigans in the caucuses, the results are crap anyway and will most likely be the subject of numerous lawsuits. you obamabots really don't check your facts, do you?

For the people who are saying Obama wouldn't be winning if he wasn't black. He won the states with the whitest populations by big margins Idaho, Utah, Dakota, Maine and so on. The blacks only make up 12% of the population. There is no way he would win even if all of us voted for him. And we obviously aren't, some of us our republican, independent and they are not even being polled because they are outside of the democratic party.

I want to see how Clinton is going to, quoting Governor Spitzer "shuck and jive" out of this one, as well as Governor Spitzers own scandal..lmao

The idiot I'm referring to is George Bush, our current so called president

To Jack Morris – "If there was a white candidate and 85 to 95% whites voted for him, they would be called racist."

Nah, they'd just call him a Republican ^_^

The Black People of our nation has made this all about his color and are trying to live there American dream and that is not the same dream we white people have and it would not be fair to us that we cant live our dream that we have worked for decades for.So lets face it people we have a racist campaign and there is nothing we can rally do about it except VOTE and may the best one win

I am so disappointed in Ms. Ferraro. I was thrilled to vote for the Mondale/Ferraro ticket in 1984. At that time she represented someone who personified the values of the Democratic Party on gender issues. She should be ashamed to allow her gender partisanship push her to base racial divisiveness. Goodbye Geraldine! You have been someone I respected for over 20 years. I suppose, according to your logic, JFK won the presidency because he was Catholic?

my god there are a lot of stupid people out there.

What a joke! I think it's very deserving of this knuckleheads campaign. Acutally both the democrats! It's OK for the liberal media and the democrats to Bash Bush and the Republicans, but when the shoe gets on the other foot, it's a different story. Change will come, hopefully with a someone who "stands for something" and not just when it's popular to. I'm sure in his time Abraham Lincoln wasn't a very popular president. Now the know-it-alls say he is one of our best. Let's learn from our history ...ya think?!

So we know John McCain is trying to re-fight the Vietnam War in Iraq. Now we see Geraldine Ferraro trying to relive her own failed attempts at the vice presidency AND US Senate by pumping up Hillary and bashing anyone who dares stand in her way.

PUHLEEZE!! I'm ashamed to be in the same party as someone who would make such a comment. Go back to whatever you were doing before Hillary's candidacy gave you a chance to live vicariously, Ferraro! And don't think America has forgotten that you were officially criticized by the House Ethics Committee for mishandling your own campaign finances!! Disgusting comment!

GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!

Clinton supporters keep talking about the 80% of blacks voting for OBAMA. but if you look at any other presidential race whites voted 90 to 95% for a white person....we've had 43 white presidents. Wake up.

Someone also needs to tell GF that all the black presidents before OBAMA disagree...and OBAMA is half white so....

And if Geraldine Ferraro wasn't married to a rich, connected businessman and major party contributer, she would have never reached running for the vp spot. Shut up you has been!

I have to agree with her since he doesn';t have a strong track record of voting and doesn't have the experience being only half way through his first Senate term. He is charismatic and a great speaker but change without stating what is changing is not good. Change for the sake of change is not good. And the media has been hesitant to say anything against him for fear of being labeled racist by black leaders. The vote should not be based on color or gender but on the ability to do the job. The Democrats seem to be bringing up the race or gender card more and more.

While voting at my caucus, my own race made me feel like a traitor because I did not vote for Obama.

What's hypocritical of course is that Hilary Clinton is running as a female candidate.

But every time Hilary wins a state, I don't hear Obama's camp dismiss the win with an excuse like "She won just because she's a woman." There are more women than black people, of course.

Obama is not running as a black candidate, but as a candidate that happens to be be black. The Clinton campaign, sadly, keeps trying to bring up race and gender.

This comment is awful. Clinton complains that she's getting treated more harshly by the media than Obama, and hints that it's partly because she's a woman. Yet, this racist comment from her campaign is allowed against Obama. Shame on YOU, Hillary. Just because he's part black doesn't mean that's the reason people are finally excited about the political process again. Remember Jesse Jackson?? Al Sharpton?? Obama just happens to be the right man this time around, regardless of his racial background. Get over these petty attacks and find something with substance to argue about.

It's the Clinton attack machine. Pure and simple. Have someone attack and then have someone say it was not authorized. If you believe that the words were not approved by a Senior person in the Clinton group then I have a bridge to sell you.

I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG BUT I THINK PEOPLE HAVE STARTET THINKING AND HAVE STARTET ASKING QUESTIONS AND THAT^S GOOD..

Every word that the former New York Rep. Geraldine Ferraro said is true. Truth hurts isn’t it? I think the media and Obama campaign is extremely hard and negative on Senator Clinton. If she says he is black, she is a racist. If she exposes his unpopular photos, she is playing low. If she simply doesn’t have time to file the taxes, she is corrupted…

I feel so sorry for Obama for hiring such a bunch of idiot campaign managers, foreign policy advisors… They just didn’t get it. Hillary is preparing this campaign for more than 10 years; you guys would think she is stupid enough to have some financial scandals for the year of presidential election?? Get a grip!!!

I can’t wait to see Obama’s disappointment on April 15th.

Ferraro's comments are, perhaps more than anything else, just rather sad. They demonstrate so completely why her time and the time of those who think as she thinks is past. The remark that she made about "how the country is" is just pure reification, in this instance, treating something produced through human choice as if it were somehow ordained as a natural state of affairs. She implies that we must accept partisanship as the natural state of politics. Do you suppose she would argue for accepting patriarchy as the natural state of gender relations?

for 400 years this country has been lead by white people. All y ou had to do to be a candidate was being white. If you were black, your vote had not always been evident, let alone being a candidate.

Mrs. Clinton had all the money, name recognition, and a former president to run for her. She had the establishment running for her. She squandered this capital on personal and racial attacks on Obama. The lies didn't help her either.

Things are going to get worse for her as many are now processing her sleezy manoeuvers with the Canadians to win Ohio and Texas. Well, it might have been a good win for her, but I predict she is done winning. no one in this country likes her tricks.

I wonder how she and her husband ever got elected in any office given their bagages.

Isn't this a funny thing for a Hillary supporter to say? Because if her last name weren't Clinton, then she wouldn't be a major presidential contender either!

There was a white version of barack obama.

his name was JOHN EDWARDS.

look how that turned out.

I think she is totally right... If he were white and had the experience he has now, noone would consider him.... I think people are voting for him simply for the novilty of having the first black president. I think we should wait for a more qualified canidate. If Obama fails as president our fickle country will never let another black man into office again.

So basically John McCain should be President because he is an old, white man, right? I guess that means Senator Clinton shouldn't be a candidate either because she is a woman, let alone the fact that she is trying to ride her husband's coattails all the way to the White House.

So... the Obama campiagn is now the champion of the status-quo political correctness and the dulling of honesty.

I am a black man, and I totally agree with Ferraro. The Republicans who talk about ending partisanship are only saying that because they want the weaker candidate, Obama, to run against McCain.

I also agree that if Obama was not black he would not have come thus far in the race. To me that is insulting. The people supporting Obama are simply patronizing him.

Why was it that when all the blacks voted for Bill, it was perfectly natural and no one raised an eyebrow.....he's a gifted politician. But when they vote for Obama they must secretly be planning on takin over the country and enslaving all white people?? This is the crap the Hillary people would have you to believe.

Hillary Clinton has spent more time in her entire campaign and debates trying to discredit Obama. The only reason three of us in my family plan to vote for a Democratic candidate is Obama. Should he somehow lose the nomination, we would never vote for her. And as for Ferraro, "Good God" it's time someone tried to change the bipartisan nature of our government. That's the most hopeful message of this entire campaign!

As of 630am this morning, Hillary already said she was aginst these comments.

BUT..ITS TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am in total agreement with Geraldine and do not know why anyone finds that offensive. Race is the driving factor in this race and it seems alright for Obama to use that to his advantage and at the same time criticize anyone else for doing the same

Hillary had at least a 50/50 split with the African American vote before SC
Bill was considered the 1st black president.
The second Obama came onto the sceen African Americans were waiting to find an excuse to jump ship.
90% of African Americans jumped onto Obama's band wagon after SC on a pretexed Bill said something wrong

What would African Americans be saying if 90% of white Woman went for Hillary or 90% of White men went for John Edwards when he was in the race
RACISM I am sure.

I think Hillary or Obama would make great presidents and either would make a great vice president, however do not say 90% of African Americans are voting for Obama because he is the best candidate

i dont see whats wrong with this statement. i'd also implore readers to think about something, as long as thats ok with cnn moderators:

Here in the rest of the world, Obama mania is waning. Increasingly, we find him somewhat arrogant, naive, holier-than-thou, messianic, and really just a typical politician disgusing the inner ego-trip by whooping everybody up and making people believe its about 'Us' and 'We' when it is most definately all about HIM.

Very interesting indeed. I would like to remind Hillary supporters that the AA vote was 2/3 in her favor. Obama was simply not " black enough" to support. What turned the tide? It was race baiting like this from Hillary surrogates, including the former President, that led the migration to Obama. This comment from a party leader is disgusting.

She called it as it is.
If he was white or a woman, he wouldn't made it this far because the media would probably slammed him(her) out of the race or he would not get enough black support to carry him through.

Actually the statement is correct, even if saying it isn't. I have been watching CL's rant and raves, before each and every primary. Not only are they slamming Hillary is every way possible, with horrible posts, and photo-shopped pictures, there are Black people on there posting to Vote for him because he is black, and they are urging all black people to do the same. Because of his color and no other reason.
Racism does go both ways. It's just not talked about when it's towards white people. I believe this election will result in even racism in this country.

What are you doing with my comments? For the past 2 days you have blocked everything I write. Is it because I don't approve of Obama? Fair reporting? I guess an obama supporter is doing the moderating. Anyway, Thank God she said that. We have all wanted to and I'm glad she had the guts to do it.

As a Black woman, I'm not waiting for Sen Clinton to denounce nor rerect Geraldine Ferraro's comments but I am interested in knowing her spin on Peter Paul v Bill Clinton, trial date to be set in a hearing 4/25/08. This trail not only implicates former President Clinton, Sen Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, former DNC chairman Ed Rengel, who's now the governor of Pennslyvania. NO MEDIA COVERAGE ON THIS & this has been going on since her 2000 senate campaign.

CNN, why is it that at the top of the page you have links for "Election Center 2008", "The Political Ticker", "Hillary Clinton", and "John McCain". It's been like this for weeks (maybe longer, but that's when I first noticed). How about putting the candidate who is actually IN THE LEAD on the menu as well?? If there's not enough room, just put one link for "the candidates" and leave it at that.

When was the last time the Clintons campaign had a constructive, honest, sincere message to deliver to the electorate? Can you say "Clintons Fatigue"?

Even in the 21st century you still have deep seeded racial prejudices in this country. In her mind, Obama is not a presidential candidate, but a black presidential candidate which is really unfortunate. Just when I think we have made great progress, a statement like this pops up showing that some people are still stuck in the past. What Obama offers is hope for a change from the way things have been done in Washington. This is his appeal, not his ethnicity. If he were Chinese, Jewish, Latino, or Anglo, he would have my vote. Christians for Obama!!!

My God,

If any White person was talking like Obama we would have already coronated him king.

George Rolff

Oh, and by the way, I'm a white male in his sixties.

Calling this woman an old crow and crazy broad is as sexist as some claim her comments to be racist.
My take on this is that she was commenting on his lack of notable qualities that would make him stand out. I do not think she is racist or the comment is racist. It is a personal opinion and observation.
Obama has charisma and a unique message but does not have outstanding experience to any degree – the fact that he is visibly half African American is what has helped him bring his message and charisma to the forefront of this campaign. I admire the man but would not vote for him at this point in time – maybe later, after he is battled hardened.

"That's just the way the country is!" she says.

Unbelievable. I suppose that's the attitude enslaved people should have had...that's just the way it is (and always will be?).

Or women's right to vote, or right to work and receive a fair wage...what if women had all just given up and said "that's just the way it is! Oh well! Back to the kitchen!"

Talk about out of touch with reality, lady. Out of touch with your own roots.

This is a case of objectivity forgotten and political correctness gone stark raving amok.

I think it's very unfortunate and sad that this man has his credibility and know-how stripped of him just because he is black, that being stated as the reason for his current political fore-runner stance. I wonder if he were a white man and Hillary was in the lead, would Ferraro then say she is only in the lead because she is a woman. I guess when it comes to the political game, it doesn't matter what you've done or what you're doing or plan to do, all it boils down to is what you look like. Ah, America!

Well....

Here in the rest of the world, Obama mania is waning. Increasingly, we find him arrogant, naive, holier-than-thou, creepily messianic, and a typical politician disgusing the inner ego-trip by whooping everybody up and making people believe its about 'Us' and 'We' when it is most definately all about HIM.

Hillary has also benefited from being not the normal white man and she has even stated that her being elected would give girls hopes and dreams. Obama never touches the black thing because he knows he would lose support. The Clintons is such a joke.

I believe that when 80% of one race is voting for a candidate because he is black is accurate but I do not believe that this is the reason white's are supporting Obama – they are supporting Obama because they are idealistic and really believe (as we in th 60's believed) that things can change – well, let's get real – nothing will change in Washington but who is president – everything else will remain the same.

I totally agreed that, The Media just not like Hillary without any real reason, I hear people talk about this issue, it is quite not fair for her.

Hillary should reject and denounce this statement.

Seriously, what if one of Obama's big guns said "A woman could not be a major presidential candidate"? Hillary would fricking HAMMER HIM.

This is ridiculous. I am a black man and no matter how you spin it people like her wont ever except a black man or woman. She says Obama is in this position because he is black. Others say he cant win because he is black. The two statements contradict each other. Which one is it? Being black has nothing to do with the position he is in. Al Sharpton was black and so was Jesse Jackson. Neither of them ever made it this far! Race is not the issue. Its the positive message of turning page of the Politics of old and approaching the country in a different way.

First I'll denounce and reject the comments from my fellow Minnesotan "Hill Supporter from Minnesota." Please, this woman is clearly in the wrong. This is not okay behavior, and I think his winning has to do with a lot more than his race.
And whoever said that there was not a single white face at an Obama rally has obviously never seen one. There are some of the most racial diverse gatherings I have ever seen.
Moving on, Clinto should denounce and reject these comments. Not to is implicitly racist because it implies that those who vote for him, especially African Americans are not informed, which I would say is definitely not true. We wait for your apology Ms. Clinton.

Senator Obama is where he is because he has incredible charisma. He is a very, very special person. And that has NOTHING to do with his pigmentation!!!

Is there any doubt that our drinking water is tainted? I swear people in America are getting dumber by the day. Only in America could the #2 losing candidate for the presidency invite the #1 leader to be her VP. Especially when he isn't supposedly good enough, according to her, to lead the country, but good enough to be the VP...And to add to the fray, we now have Elliott Spitzer and the Ho's and now Ferraro with her racist remarks. Im so glad this election will be won by our youth so we can rid ourselves of this outdated thinking. Go OBAMA !

Thank God for Geraldine Ferraro and Rosie O'Donnel. We need a few tough women to speak out. I think if Baraka Obama wasn't black, this would be a different campaign. On the other hand, having a tough opponent has forced Hillary Clinton to get out from behind her cool shell and show the country her meddle.

Last night on Fox O'Reilly had on some whiney man who complained how terrible it would be to have a woman president because God forbid she would be a voice for women and children. He's probably the type of guy who thinks men shouldn't have to pay child support either.

Truth is that Hillary Clinton wouldn't be a contender if she wasn't Bill Clinton's wife.

How different? white woman -blacK man; Black man- white man; black woman- white woman; black man- black man; black woman- black woman? We Know the media work the discourse very different. Gender and race is in their minds more than in the minds of the candidates.

Get Race out of the race.

Yeah, he's winning because he's black, just like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson led their primaries because they were black... oh wait...

ok, so then it is fair to say that most of hillary's main support is from women because she is a women. If she were a man, she would not have gotten this far and the gloves would have come off for her opponents a long time ago.

nice comment, Shavon.
Thanks.
Everybody should read it again and again and again.

Ferraro is absolutely right !!

Robert, you are right man! I have always said that if I were black, he would get my vote, just because he IS black. 400 years of opperssion and servatude, it is time for Aferica-American(SP) to have their time. As a white man, I understand this. If you can't, then I have no idea what to tell you. It dose not bother me in the slightest that people vote for him soley for that reason. What would we white people do if the situation were backwards, I thought so, get get of your "high horse".
Gezz

Jihad is an idiot and is probably typing his obscene post from one of the Clinton campaign offices.

And why is being Muslim considered a slur???

Ummm...has she forgotten about all those women who voted for women in New Hampshire? Would she really be where she is if she wasn't a woman? What qualifications does she really have? This is all flopped. We're really lucky to be able to vote for people with a different perspective. Nothing wrong with that. These are both smart, capable candidates and we have the privilege of being able to vote for someone that we think might be able to understand our problems and our perspectives. It doesn't seem to be an issue to vote with your group for a qualified candidate. But voting against a qualified candidate just based on race or gender? That's another issue entirely. Ferraro- don't belittle Obama or us. We like what he says, we like his policies, we like his experience. Clinton got to where she is through hard work, perseverence, and her husband's career. We can't be fooled!

And you thought republicans were the racist ones!

Just because black people are voting for Obama does not make this a racial issue. I am sure that if obama was running as a Republican, he would not have 95% of the Black vote. He is getting the votes because he has a plan that all people believe in and he is in a party that identifies with that core constinuents! So what if all black people vote for him, do you think that will get him elected president or help him win the nomination? NO!
All you out there claiming racism because blacks are supporting a black candidate need a CAT scan because that is ridicilous! The Black vote can't carry him to a win in november, obama ia a strong candidate BECAUSE of his appeal to voters not just black ones.
Hillary is losing the black vote because of comments like these. if you all recall it was only 5 mos ago that she was handily beating him in the black vote, then she made dumb comments to seal her fate. Hillary has no one to blame but herself!

In response to Hay Market, maybe you are right. Black folks such as myself are given so much treatment that we get special privilages like excessively longer and harsher prison penalties for the same crimes as white offenders, proprtionaly higher victims of predatory loans, not to mention bias against getting loans in the first place, even with good credit, continued hate crimes, etc. Also I must say this......I do hope you realize that black america was relatively cold to BO in the beginning as we have been generally loyal to the Clintons. Things changed when they played the race card and totally disrepected a portion of their base. Furthermore. I personally support BO not because he is a person of color (because there's no way on earth I would would vote for Condolleza Rice ever!), but because I find him to be refreshingly honest and yes, qualified with good judgment to lead.

It doesn't matter if he's black or not.

First play the race card. If it doesn't work, play the gender card. If that doesn't work, go back to the race card. Brilliantt!!

O8AMA!!

Hate to mention it, but he is. And Robert, he is pulling a substantial percentage of the black vote because of that, and that has nothing to do with disrepect, it is simply the facts of life. It's okay to attack Clinton as former first lady, where she probally obtained more experience in one month married to the President than he did in a year in the political sence of Illionois.

It just so happens that Americans want change this year in the worst possible way, and that we have a first generation American born of a Black (foreign) father and a white (American) mother running against a woman who happens to be a former first lady.

Get over it. Listen to what comes from their mouth of substance and then cast your vote.

If this was someone that supported Obama and was a major fundraiser for him then the Clinton campaign would ask him to " DENOUNCE AND REJECT HER". This is hypocrisy at it's best.

Hillary needs to say that she will not take any money from someone that has these racists beliefs!!!!!

DENOUNCE AND REJECT HILLARY!!!

There are two problems here:
1) GF is trouble–she has been trouble since 1984 when Dems didn't win against Regan and is just trying to get back into the spotlight;
2) What GF said is characteristic of the Hillary campaign that is trying to infuse everything they think is negative into this race.

Between Ferraro and Clinton, I am ashamed to be a woman! Go Barack Go!

JUST remember all you whites VOTED FOR GEORGE BUSH so you are just as responsible for the FAILED IRAQ WAR and the BAD ECONOMY!!!

VOTE FOR CHANGE, BECAUSE YOU NEED IT!!!!

I find it interesting that CNN chooses to put this story as the headliner on its webpage instead of the story setting Clinton straight on her foreign policy record. So much for media bias huh Geraldine?

If Obama was a white man, then the race wouldn't have made it to the March 4th primaries. Hillary would be supporting the Democratic nominee right now so I don't want to hear that he's hear ONLY because he's black. He's here because he represents what the majority of the American people are thirsting for and that's REAL CHANGE in our politics and government!!!!!

Hillary will not do anything there are two standards in this race one for her one for Obama. One wich is old and one which is new. Shame on you Hillary.

Lots of blacks have turned away from Hillary after Bill introduced the Race Card in South Carolina. Bill also used the term "Fairy tale", undermining Obama's ability. He also used the term "Flipping the coin", implying that everything will turn upside down. Now they want Obama as Vice President. Are they having second thoughts about Obama's ability or they are trying to use him to get more votes from the undecided voters? Bill and Hillary, Americans are disillusioned.

Gender is not why Hillary is doing so well, and race is not why Obama is doing so well. Both Hillary and Obama get a sizable boost along racial and gender lines, but that isn't the only thing driving this campaign. They are both exceptional, formidable candidates, who happen to be female and black, respectively. If the historic nature of this race causes more people to vote Democratic in November, I should think supporters of both campaigns would be thrilled.

It's a sure bet that Hillary wouldn't be there if she wasn't a Clinton.Obama lost Ohio and 2/3 of Texas because of remarks from top advisors.We will see what affect this has.

She's right….if Senator Obama was not Black he would not be carrying 80% of the black vote. That's all. And without carrying 80% of the black vote he would not be in this position. So what is to retract on?

If there were not the Oprah's of the world saying to vote for him because he is 'one of them' then perhaps the nomination would not be based on race – but it is and that is the fact of the matter! And if the Black super-delegates weren't being squeezed to change from Clinton to Obama he would not have the super-delegate count he has…to say this is not about race is just flat wrong!

This is precisely why Obama will win Mississippi – anyone checked the percentage of black people in Mississippi lately? Has nothing to do with credentials, experience, or issues – strictly race!

Essentially one race in these United States is having an impact on who will perhaps be the next nominee of the Democratic Party. So, I think there is a flaw in the mindset of the people. Voting for someone just because they are black is foolish….but it is happening in this nomination process.

Truth hurts sometimes, huh Borat?

Hope is just a hope, nothing to grasp on.
I hope I hope the world will go to the senses and stop wars and killings,I might be able to get a better car, I hope the cancer will go away, I hope the global warming will stop.....and so on.
Hope without a plan, and executing the plan is nothing else than just a plain hope. Just a mirage, fata morgana........

We need more than just a hope. We need to do, to have , to deal, to solve.... we all hope for better, there is nothing new on this saying, what makes the difference is to make the plans, and to make these plans work.
Hope, where is the solution to solve the problems? Hope is just a hope, nothing to go by.

Well I think enough said that she disagrees with this comment. It's not her who said it, so what is the big deal? This is just publicly "outed" the same as the primary day of Mississippi, but WHEN was this interview done. And CNN sat on it because....???

This is a case of the media trying to influence voters on voting day. I hope you guys realize what you are doing here, and that you post this.

The media needs to stop trying to influence this election so much. It is making this all personal and I like BOTH Clinton/Obama, or Obama/Clinton tickets, so let's not make them hate each other please!

Whatever Mrs.Ferraro has told is 100% true. I still don't believe why this male dominated media is very high on supporting Obama. I'd blame the media for all these nonsense. WHy you guys are not pampering Obama's Rezko trial,NAFTA wink,Mrs.Powers stroy abt Iraq etc..Don't you media guys this all these are double talks. You guys are spending more time on pampering Hillary and not Obama. He is still enjoying a free ride. She is getting all the hits eventhough she is a woman. She is really THE FIGHTER and TOUGHER.

HILLARY – THE IRON LADY OF AMERICA.

Wow! Geraldine is right! If he were not black, he would not be where he is . White people's feelings of guilt for the years that blacks were left out of power is behind this surge for O. presidential bid. White voters have overlooked better qualified candidates because they want to play catch up. Sorry state of affairs but Geraldine is speaking what we have known all along.

Take that B. O.!

Last week Gloria Steinem, this week Geraldine Ferraro.

Women Hillary's age are sure giving a good showing as to why we may not want her to answer that 3am phone call ...

I would hope Clinton repudiates the remarks personally. Having Wolfson do it for her and immediately give a sharp criticism of Obama would not be good enough.

I concur with Ms. Ferraro. I think there is a level of "white" guilt happening without people realizing it. Everyone wants to seem so progressive in voting for Obama. Demagoguery or articulation does not effectively run a country however, our current administration is testament to that (sans the articulation). If the people of this country would blindfully elect Bush for two terms, it doesn't surprise me they would vote for someone because of media hype and their race and not for experience. It's a shame it looks as if this situation is starting to divide the Democratic party. Even as a life long democrat, I would more than likely not vote for Obama if he was the Democratic candidate. Sadly, I know others who feel the same.

Obama is a good man that is why the people are loving him for his character. Not because he is black mix or white mix.

Please I beg you to watch youtube video, it will make more sense why she is a scam fraud star. Know your presidential candidate fraudulent attitude guys, you should be tired of these kind of politicians making fool of us.
Do YOU want New Life or New Direction? Vote Obama at least he hasn't been corrupt by washington.

I don't quite understand the quote. What was the context? Sounds like the Obama camp is playing the race card again, further alienating the white male voters he would need to win the nomination. The ones he isn't getting now. This is a dangerous card to play....

Think about it this way-If Obama was white, would he be getting 90% of the black vote??? NO probably not...that is what she meant. Everyone knows it's true! I love people who can tell the truth.

Its not about being black...Black people have voted for he white candidate when Jesse Jackson was running...

Black people didn't vote for Al Sharpton...Or would have never voted for Al Sharpton.. Black , White, Hispanic, Asian people, and everyone in between are voting for Obama because he is the right choice..

Obaama 08!!!

Changing Washington.
You can change partisanship to DICTATORSHIP. Not sure that is what I want.

here we go again, another "polytric" by the Clinton administration. Hillary was quick to jump on Obama when one of his supporters referred to her as a monster. Here we go again playing the race card, no matter what Hillary tries, Obama will be president.

OBAMA 08!

Lots of blacks have turned away from Hillary after Bill introduced the Race Card in South Carolina. Bill also used the term "Fairy tale", undermining Obama's ability. He also used the term "Flipping the coin", implying that everything will turn upside down. Now they want Obama as Vice President. Are they having second thoughts about Obama's ability? Bill and Hillary, Americans are disillusioned.

Hilldog!! Loving her blind supporters since 1992!!

This just shows who the type of people that support clinton really are, unintelligent, outlandish, and insecure idiots. This women is moron, and Hillary is a liar, plain and simple. She has based her campaign on her idiot Husbands political playbook,just lie, lie, lie, and make facts up that have no basis in reality; just keep lying your way to the top Hilldog-the country is not going to buy it this time

Maybe Obama plays the race card too much, but then again Clinton lives and dies by the gender card. I swear a large majority of Hilary supporters are woman who feel obligated to support her simply because of her gender. I guess the same can be said about Obama supporters and the race issue. Seriously though, what ever happened to sticking with the issues?

FUNNY how the TRUTH these days gets labeled racist sentiment. And isn't it true Hillary wouldn't be where she is if not for her "CLINTON" last name? Had she been a Rose Law Firm attorney in east-bumble Arkansas, there is no WAY she would have won a Senate seat from New York or been in the Presidential Race.

They both are social opportunists.

To whomever moniters which comments make the board or not I have one question: What are you afraid of? other people on the board who might agree with me or your bosses? You will let someone with "jihad" post a comment but my comment frighten's you or more to the point "the truth" CNN is very much apart of the establishment from my comments, you know what they say: what's done in the dark will soon come to light.

I think she is right and she does not need to apologize. If Obama were white the media would not have been so easy on him, no one would have thought she was inspirational, and he would have been heavily criticized on lack of experience. This is not racism, just like affirmative action is not racism. We have let black students into colleges with much less credentials then white students. This was needed so that a part of our society that was and still is unfairly treated could have a chance. We are doing the same thing for Obama, setting the bar lower so that a black man can become president. Let's admit it and accept it.

So the racism has surfaced again. it hurt Hillary before in SC but I guess her people have not learnt anything. Al Sharpton and Jackson are black but I would never dream of voting for them like I am voting for Obama. Wake up madam Ferraro!

The Clinton campaign has been demeaning and borderline racist from the beginning. First, Bill's comments about Obama in S.C. The comments about Obama's drug use. Then the picture from Kenya. Then offering the VP to Obama when he is ahead. All of this is borderline racist, and demeaning to Obama. Now this? Ferraro is a top fundraiser. I am sure Billiary or at the very least, Wolfson has had this conversation about Obama's race. I am sure she didn't pull it out of thin air! And all Wolfson can say is that they reject these comments. How about an apology? How about finding out how deep these feelings run CNN?

"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"

Dear God, turn the page on these DINOSAURS who just don't get it that this is what has to change.

HILLARY WOULDN'T BE WHERE SHE IS IF IT WASN'T FOR BILL.

This is Pathetic!! THIS IS WHY WE NEED CHANGE THAT WE CAN BELIEVE IN!!!

STAND STRONG FOR CHANGE (OBAMA)

OR

FALL HARD FOR THE SAME (Clinton's)!!

the truth is, there are many racist people here in USA. They had been quiet all of this time, im just glad the true colors of america is starting to come out. And its very sad how many still wants such racism to continue. Obama isn't just about words. And hopefully he will be able to change this sad world called "United" States of America.

Ferraro ,she just put her foot in her mouth...shame on you fat lady....

What the hell is wrong with our country any more? Why do we all of a sudden have to start apologizing for everyone else's comments?

What's wrong with blacks voting for Obama? Please every one else keep your racist comments to yourselves. Geraldine Ferraro has enough skeletons in her closet. She should keep her mouth shut!

How does the "monster" comment that was supposed to be off the record get more traction than these comments from one of Clinton's top advisors?

The problem with her statement isn't so much in that it isn't true, it's that her own candidate is in a similar position. Just as we would expect more of a resume from Obama if he was a white male, Clinton would be no where near the candidacy if she wasn't married to a former president.

Simply put, it's the pot calling the kettle black, for lack of a better phrase.

Would Hillary be a major contender if Bill was not her husband and could not count the eight years of foreign policy "experience" as First Lady?

Also, are we talking about the same black man that she and her supporters claim doesn't have enough experience to be President, BUT has enough experience to be VP??

"Veterans for Obama"

What is this 1960? The fact that this is even being brought up by a Clinton supporter shows the kind of people she has on her side. I am a white male originally from St. Louis. I am an Obama supporter not because he is black but because of what he brings to the table. It is clear to me the only thing Clinton brings to the table is envy and greed. She doesn't care about little states, she just cares about winning. Just another power hungry candidate who will do anything to win. I have been with Obama since he won the seat in the Senate. Hillary is obnoxious, and her husband turns me off more so than Obama's wife. You want to throw stones Mrs Rice then try this on for size. I think Hillary is envious of her husbands fame and is trying to get back at him for cheating on her. I believe it is called "something" envy. Obama 2008!

s.b. March 11th, 2008 10:54 am ET

She is 100% correct.

Not only has Obama been given a free ride because of liberal white guilt and fear of being accused of racism, if he was a woman he would be laughed at and blacks wouldn't be voting for him either.

GOdd for Her. Someone needed to say it!

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She is 100% incorrect.

Not only has Clinton been given a free ride because of liberal male guilt and fear of being accused of sexism, if she was a man she would be laughed at and women wouldn't be voting for her either.

Shame on her. Someone needed to say it!

Posting from Richard Lubowa:

What is wrong with calling a spade a spade.
Why is it that nearly all blacks are voting for Obama if race is not an issue?

Do you have a problem with blacks voting for blacks? Only whites can vote for whites? What planet are you from?

Hillary is a carpetbagger from Arkansas who chose New York to take a political job. She is a magnet for decisiveness. Please tell me why anybody in their right mind would vote for Hillary. She is smart. She thinks she is smarter than everybody else. She manipulates laws and push to the brink of being dishonest. We know what the country will be like for the next 4 years if she is elected. It will be the same as under the last Clinton regime; in country fighting for 4 years.

Before voting for her, I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY 174 CONVICTED FELONS WERE GIVEN PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS THE LAST DAY OF CLINTON ADMINISTRATION.

You people are incredible. Obama isn't here because he is black. Remember also that he's only half black. He's here because of his message, he's here because he's not a Clinton or a Bush. Yes black people support him, so what? How many white people don't support him because he is black? You're so quick to look at one side, you never ponder what is really happen. Are we saying white people are now 100% no racist? That's a hoot. I bet the blacks voting for him offset the whites not (because of racism). Obama is here on his own volition. Anyone that says otherwise is ignorant to the world around them.

Can someone save us from the righteous indignation of WOMEN! Oh, maybe the rest of us women can - these comments from another failed candidate who happens to be a woman are, again, symptomatic of what is wrong with the Clinton campaign and her candidacy. This is about her being a WOMAN, not about her being the better choice. And, unfortunately, she clearly is NOT the better choice – in fact, she really represents more of the same crap – business as usual, status quo, corruption and manipulation. Come on, people - she hasn't been mistreated by the press or observers – she has mistreated HERSELF.

So what!!
If Hilary wasn't a woman, maybe we would have someone that would be more emotionally stable instead of changing a face to every occasion. We don't need the Clintons in the white house again, once is enough. Bill's trying to get in there again. Did anyone know that in country's in Europe they are still ridiculing his actions in the past. They think it is a disgrace, and so do I.

FIrst it was Ex Prez Clitnon with his comments "give me a break!" then it is Ferraro. Shame on YOU TEAM CLINTON. Kinda racist

Mississippi whites should vote for Hillary since all the blacks are voting for Obama. Obama and Hillary have similar agenda and inspite of that all Black are voting for Obama so all white should vote for Hillary. Go Mississippi White get your sister elected !!!

wait. who is this lady again? a Hillary advisor? (suck my teeth).

For Hay Market:

Right...Obama needs special treatment: educated at Columbia and Harvard...editor of the prestigious Harvard Law Review. Yeah...sounds like he can't make it on his own merit.

Hay Market, considering your thinking process-just in case you don't get it, the above paragraph is sarcasm.

CLINTON IS TOO DECIETFUL.SHE WILL SELL THIS COUNTRY

Ferraro's comments are not racist ... they are her opinion and the opinion of many others. Watch the vote in Mississippi today and see if Obama does not get the black vote ... just as he did in South Carolina and the other heavily black populated areas, He carried Missouri because of the black vote in St. Louis. These are facts. Are we to hide our heads in the sand and pretend that being black has not made a difference for him?

Unfortunately, this not the first time Ferraro has brought up race against Obama, she did it back in December of 2007. There is a pattern of racially insensitive comments from the Clinton campaign. Hillary's campaign has a serious a problem. I suggest the Clintons lose Ferraro fast. People aren't supporting Obama because of white guilt and black voters–BULL! They're supporting Obama because he is more qualified than Clinton to be President.

"That's just how it is" isn't a very satisfactory resolution in the argument about partisanship. Why is it that way? What are the benefits? Does it help or hurt our nation? Something simply being as it is has always been a poor excuse of a lazy mind– is it the best for our nation, and if not, how do we make it better?

WOW. As though Clinton would be in her position if she weren't a Clinton, or Ferraro would have been on Mondale's ticket if she weren't a woman. The unfairness quotient is actually worse in both instances! The "uppity black" sentiment is unmistakable.

CNN, why are we even giving these bigots time on the air? They are obviously trying to polarize and divide the country!

even on npr one author said he would go to his grave believing that Obama is in this place because of what he is. not what he stands for.

This doesn't make a lick of sense because as many have pointed out that if most of the candidates wasn't who they were they'd wouldnt be as much of a presidential contender either.

McCain – If he wasnt a war hero.
Obama – If he wasnt black.
Clinton – If she wasnt Bill Clinton's wife.

Take that away from each one of them who do you think would still be here today?

When asked what has he done and people can't answer well maybe it is a race issue kinda. CHANGE hahah he came up the same way with the same people in Washington plus some. He didn't change anything when he had the chance if it was so bad. Drink your koolaid kiddies.

You could say the same thing about Hillary Clinton. IF she were a woman she wouldn't be in this position. She/it is a desperate immoral creature who will do and say anything to get her fix.

Yes, because it was Ferraro's six years in Congress that got her the VP nod....

Who is right and who is wrong? Politics is a dirty business, that's why they call it POLITICS. There is one way to solve all this, and that happens to be your one vote, so make it count. If you don't cast your vote you cannot complain later on.....

Typical hypocrisy of Ferraro and the Clinton camp. If Ferraro were not a woman she would never have been nominated in 1984 and would now be a forgotten nobody. Obama has ideas and substance. That is why he is where he is and persons so strongly support him, rather than more of the same.

Black people are voting for whom they think the most qualified candidate... plain and simple. Obama is the best, most inspiring contender who happens to be bi-racial.

The only think more sickening than this comment is reading some of the HRC supporters who actually agree.

HRC motto: Winning at all costs, including my own party.

It's a shame but it's true

I guess Tiger woods is where he is because he is black....not. Like Obama, he's just plain better(more talented, and works harder to boot) than everyone else.

Where was all the breakdowns of "why" someone voted for someone when it was only "white men" running? So are white's racist because they vote for a white person or is it just "their choice" of who they like?

It is sickening to see all of this.

Black, white, female, male, Geraldine Ferraro told it exactly the way it is. Why should she have to apoligize for that? I am tired of hearing
"apologize" for every other statement either candidate makes which is pure B S!

It's time to hear answers to the problems that face this country from both candidates. I want to hear how they intend to protect America from outsourcing that's bringing this country to its knees. Now the powers that be want to outsource American security. What's next? Having a Chinese national on the ballot for president in 2012? Nothing would surprise me! Everything else comes from China.

truth hurts, stings & no one likes. At the first sight of the truth it's always denied it's place.

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!

Jack Morris___Are you people serious? ALL the presidents were white so, 85% of whites DID vote for them!

This is NOT true. Barack Obama is/was not the first black American running for Prez!! A few have come before him! So its obviously not just because hes black, it must be something else HMM let me think.... Hes the best candidate!!

Are you kidding me! As a previous person mentioned, Jesse Jackson is black and he didn't get our vote, Sharpton is black and he didn't get our vote. It makes no sense to say that 80% of blacks are voting for Obama because he is black. Why don't you say how many white people are voting for Hillary because she is white. All black people don't vote based on race. If that was the case, Hillary wouldn't be getting any black votes at all. Go figure!

What happened to CLinton campaigns "renounce and reject" standard? I guess that only applies to Obama, not her!

If the media has been particularly hard on Hilary, it's probably not because she is a woman. It's because she is a Clinton.

What? I believe she told us the truth!

Why Obama and his supporters fear to hear the truth like they fear to hear their middle name!

The comment was sadly inappropriate to be said. Hillary tell Geraldine to use her brain before opening he mouth. If some one wants to play the poor me, African-American race card let it be Obama.

To the moderator:

Could you email me an explanation for your censorship? That is if you have a reasonable one; which I suspect you don't so I'm not waiting any email from you.

Post my comments.

Well, I can't say Obama's race helps him with white voters, necessarily, but it sure as heck does with African-American voters. You can't tell me that all this rhetoric about change, hope, and ending politics as usual is what resonates so strongly with black voters. I know an Indian-American guy voting for Obama.. why? He thinks race will no longer be a factor with someone of color in the White House. This is EXACTLY why Barack gets his vote which otherwise would have gone to Senator Clinton. Ferraro is telling it like it is.

Here the Dems go again with thier racist remarks. And this from the party of tolerance and equal rights. This is why I can't side with the Dems.

The Dems have painted themselves into a corner with race/gender issue of thier candidates and the whole delegate issue. These two issues will show the party for what and who it really is. They may not win an election for years to come.

Hillary wouldn't be where she is if it were not for Bill and Bill's Spitzer-like behavior. I'll take Obama's reasons anyday. At least they are consrtructive and positive.

HAY MARKET –

that's because you and your circle of friends and family are racists.

the only special treatment blacks receive comes from people like you in the form of hatred. you and people like you still look at and think of blacks as some kind of parasite and its really shamefull and disgusting.

there is no place for racism in America any longer. If you have a problem with that then leave.

I think is honestly one of the worst comments to come out of her campaign

I think this is the pot calling the kettle (no pun intended) black.

The only reason Hillary is where she is is because of following Bill around all these years. Does anyone seriously think she got this far on her own?????

I think Spitzer's wife should take over the job of governor. If Hillary is qualified based on her "experience".......... Spitzer's wife is qualified for his job too.

hey hill supporter from minnesota:

do you even read what you write? you say who would have ever thought that so soon after 9/11 we would have a candidate named obama blah blah. you do realize that this supports the argument that he has OVERCOME the DISADVANTAGES inherent in having a unique name, the disadvantage of being a minority. if being black were an advantage in politics, you'd think there would be more than one african american in the Senate. Give me a break.

there's really no two ways about it: what ferraro said is racism. period. if samantha powers had to resign for calling hillary a monster, ferraro surely must resign for this. end of story.

Would Clinton be where she is if she weren't a woman? I don't think so.

I don't quite get why he wouldn't be in this position "if he was a woman." Isn't Hillary a woman? I guess she's saying that being Black, and a man, he has an edge. Yeah, just look at all the black men who have dominated the Presidency over the decades!
Really dumb comment. Not surprised, however, that an elitist white female is supporting another elitist white female. Or an insider Democrat supporting another insider Democrat.

The Clintons are so pro Black UNTILL they have compitition from a Black person. I want to see OBAMA WIN. I am sick of the two faced. flip floping ARROGANT Hillary. Watch that phony smile disappear from her face when Obama is President and she can not even be ellected dog catcher. Obama please save our country from four more years of the two faced, power hungry, arrogant Clintons.

Obama is inspiring not because he is black, but because he says what I have been wanting politicians to say for as long as I have been politically aware.

Geraldine Ferraro hasn't done anything except to play in old politics (i.e. mud slinging)

Both McCain and Obama are changing the way campaigns are ran forever. Those from the old ways (Clinton/Bush) are frightened that now people will not respond to fear mongering anymore.

Can we change the way politics is ran in this country?

YES WE CAN!

Remember her continued comments on how she won the improtant states and voted supportted by the important people in the campaign. This must be one of those residents she claims is more important that the rest of the country.

To Maya:

Well of course, Hillary was there...she knew that Obama couldn't make it; she'd go miles out of her way for anything if she thought it could somehow make him look bad. Psst! It didn't work.

Tina

You people need to get a life...What she said was absolutely true and there is nothing wrong with it..has it come to this where a person can't even use "black" in their description..She also included "woman", should all women get up in arms...This is rediculous...He is black and people are caught up in it because his white side comes across during his campaining and makes him more electable..That's what it is and there's nothing wrong with it...

Hay Market "But in this country blacks have special treatment, not a big news"

WOW, this is a truly incredible statement. I guess some trailer parks have finally gotten internet access

If this statement was true, we would have had a black president a long time ago. Obama is not the first to run for president.

These people say things and hope all of us are too stupidto think. No on e in the other camps are saying any sexist remarks why don't Clinton backers just stop!!

Jesse JAckson and Al Sharpton was not supported because they were black. So,, this statement is baseless.

As I understand, the Democratic party is supposed to be a big tent for several minorities. How can Barack Obama, who is losing the majority of Hispanic vote, the majority of Asian American votes, the majority of Jewish votes, and the majority of women end up being the nominee of the Democratic party because he is getting 90% of the African-American votes. If the party poohbahs are thinking all these other minorities will just sing Hallelujah and pull the lever for Obama in November, they are deluded.

My advice to the lady: If you are going to make bomb-thrower remarks to the press, at least do so in the proper tense.

...if he WERE white....

Another racist comment from the Hillary camp.

I would say that a) if Hillary were not a woman she would not be a serious contender and b) MOST IMPORTANTLY, if she were not married to Bill, she would still be working at the Rose Law firm.

America is full of idiots.

Unfortunately, they speak the loudest.

Obama and his cultlike followers will destroy what's left of the US...and when Obama screws up, because he doesn't know what in the hell he's doing in the first place; he will have RUINED any chance of another black president.

Go sit on that for awhile.

AFRICA For HILLARY- You are SO majorly uninformed. Please look at the statistics of WHO is voting for WHO in this race.

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I call upon Hillary Clinton to reject AND renounce Geraldine Ferraro.

the biggest genocide in modern times occurred under the watch of President Clinton and his wife Hillary. What have they do for blacks??
poverty did not reduce under his administration, he did not appoint a black as secretary of state, he did not appoint a black as chair of the joint-chiaf of staff, - how many blacks were in his administration? The reality is that George Bush have done more than Bill Clinton ever did for black people and people should not be fooled again.

To Maya:

Well of course, Hillary was there...she knew that Obama couldn't make it; she'd go miles out of her way for anything if she thought it could somehow make him look bad. Psst! It didn't work.

Tina

It is true that Obama is getting over 80% of the black vote. I'm not sure if they truly believe he would be the best President or if he is getting their vote because he's black. Regardless, didn't Obama's campaign call Hillary a "monster."? Who are they to be critical of these comments so soon after they just attacked Hillary.

The truth hurts

He will not win the general election period. The fact that his dad was from africa and black has nothing to do with it. is too bad...

I am not a racist, nor do I have racist ideas, but you have to look at reality with Obama getting 80% of the African-American vote when many who vote for him cannot name one bill that he has introduced in congress nor any part of his candidacy platform.

I loved Bill Clinton until this race began. I never cared much for Hillary but didn't think she was a bad candidate. I just preferred Obama's message.

The Clintons have no shame and will say whatever they can to win. Black aren't voting for OBAMA because he is black but because he is the BEST Candidate. The election has nothing to do with being a woman or being black.

As hard as it is for Hillary to Believe we just DON'T want her as our President.

Go Obama/Edwards '08!

She is right. Look at the disproportionate African American vote for Obama.

What else is new, judging a book by its cover. Something the HRC supporters have become very accustomed to. He is mixed by the way, his father left when he was 2, and he was raised by his white mother and grandparents. Not that race should play an issue, but unfortunately in 2008, 45 years after King's "I have a dream" speech, a lot of individuals still speak ignorantly and haven't learned a darn thing. It's sad that we cannot get over the racial divide in this country, as we cannot accomplish near as much with that divide. Maybe someday.

Betcha $10.00 the moderator wont print this!!

If the "Super" delegates and DNC cannot see that Hillary Clinton is going to destroy our Democratic Party with her antics such as touting our opponets worthyness for one, it is truely just a sad day in America!!

What happened to morals!! The fact they are sitting back and letting this happen is just beyond reason.

Please stand up, if this plays out for months just to end up at this point again in 3 months it will be devestating.

IT IS TRUE PEOPLE!!! Barack has won ever democratic African-American majority state. Mississippi will be next. Over 35% of the democratic base in Miss. is African-American. He has won almost every caucus state, which I have seen for myself, and the reason .... you guessed it (heavily favored by african americans). This is reality America. However, this is a non-issue. Move on.

sure black folks can vote any way they want. But if white folks were voting against Barack in a 90/10 split, that sure would be telling wouldn't it. Man I can see the outrage now, how we would all be racist and just voting for the white woman. Racism goes both ways

Ferraro says that Republicans are campaigning for Obama because they believe "he'll put an end to partisanship". She then says that's BS and that government has always run on partisanship.

Get a clue – THAT is exactly what is wrong with the same old Dems. Do I think partisanship will be gone if Obama wins? No, but he seems likely to take step in that direction, at least in comparison to Hilary or McCain.

It will probably take decades, but so did equality for women, people of color...

Slick, yes who cares – that's the hypocrity of it all – but people do care! Yes, Ferraro is right, dont think Obama can change 200 years of politics with just 'WORDS AND SPEECHES" – but Ameicans are so shallow – thats how an Asian look at you. And yes, Obama is lucky to have his skin black.

Ferraro's just stating the obvious. 90% black voted for Obama in those states. if he isn't black, would he get 90% black votes? if he doesn't get 90% black votes, would he be ahead? you don't see 90% white voted for Clinton, or 90% women voted for her. if you vote for someone because of the skin color, that's racism, period. Ferraro is right on the mark.

There's one point many people are missing:

Black people did not vote for Al Sharpton when he ran for president in 2004. We did not vote for Carol Mosely Braun either in 2004. We voted for John Kerry, a white, Irish senator because we believed he was the best man for the job.

Why is it that all our presidents can be white males and everyone says they got their jobs based on qualifications (LOL), but the second ONE, single black man gets the nomination everyone says he gets it because of race? Sounds like Ms. Ferraro is bitter because her candidate is losing...and maybe a few of you are as well?

And while Susan Rice was giving examples on MSNBC's Morning Moe about Obama's experience on senate foreign relations MSNBC ran clips of Hillary on the campaign trail. Not one clip of Obama campaigning.
So what media bias is she talking about.

Ferraro is playing the race card and its repulsive that she would stoop so low.

Shame on Geraldine!!!!!!

The Clinton campaign "disagrees with her remarks." That's it!! No rejecting or denouncing? Just a weak little "disagree[ment]!" The hypocrisy of her campaign is ridiculous.

No, the turht is that Hillary is just what everyone was warning about, she is a polarizing individual. People like myself, 32, white, and an Obama supporter simply won't vote for her. I fear a McCain Presidency but will stay home if Hillary manages to steal the nomination and run against him. She will not receive my vote. Period.

just one point aout the partisimship part at the end, george washingotn said in his farewell speech that politicla parties would be the death of the united states.

A whole lot of people would not be were they are had they not been white. Including her.

To all of you who even suggest a comparison between Ms. Ferraro and Farrakhan please go read and learn who Farrakhan is first: what has he said and what an overt antisemite and racist he is.
Then, think again.

This is an obvious plant by the Clintons again to minimize Obama before an election w/ a Black majority. The Clintons have turned this whole thing into a circus. I almost hope she wins the nomination and loses miserably to Mccain in November so she can wither away like the wicked witch on the Wizard of Oz that the house fell on!

Hillary would be absolutely UNKNOWN today on the national level had she not married the serial womanizer that she did ... I lost a good deal of respect for her as she repeatedly played the dual role of the victim and enabler. I do not see her as a positive role model for self-respecting women and with the kind of campaign she has been running, what little respect I had for her is completely gone.

Ferraro is simply an idiot and puts feminism ahead of humanism in a very ugly racial sort of way … fortunately, she and many like her are relics of the past!

Who care what that "never was has been" is saying...

Sen. Clinton, yours, my dear, is a political implosion: backer after backer; friend after friend.

Gideon, revisited.

Nothing like someone from the past to try and take us back to the past!

And just how stupid do they think Americans are. They can't even figure out who is ahead in this race. Most Americans know that 1535 is a greater number than 1424. Who wants a president who can't count?
Black or White!

Funny that Gerry Ferraro, who only got nominated for Vice President in 1984 because she is a woman, says that Obama only got where he is because he is black. Mrs. Clinton also only got where she is– United States Senator from New York and major presidential candidate, because of whom she married. I am offended by this and I am a Clinton supporter.

You know one thing gets me... Just because Obama is HALF kenyon, does his hertiage of anything else even matter??? As I being a mixed child have a sense of both communities, families and origins, but what I hate about these comments are that his black kenyon side is only reflected by what is seen by his tone, and not more of his upbringing...I believe other Black members have run for president before with little promise....Why do we reject what his hope is doing? Because no matter how we look at it, negative campaigning gets the best of our human nature I guess : /

Geraldine Ferraro is a washed up has been... like Billary Clinton will be next year at this time. I am not for Barack Obama because he is black. I think he is the one who will bring about change in our depleted and ruined government... both here and abroad.

I am a white Democrat and far from the moral majority... but I will never vote to put Bill Clinton back in the White House he disgraced. If Hillary had divorced him ten years ago, I would be supporting her now. If she is our party's nominee, I will vote Republican against her. Truly.

Why are my comments not being posted. Two of my comments have beeing waiting moderation for the last hour. CNN is so bias of Hillary Clinton. This is not a racist statement made by her this morning. Some would love to try and twist it to be just like they tried on Bill Clinton in South Carolina. ALOT of HYPE

She's only speaking what Hillary has already shown by her behavior in this campaign. She is furious and so are a lot of white women, that this black man is winning over her. How dare he?! How dare America?! Let this happen.

Disgusting that we still think that way.

Obama wouldn't have gotten this far, if he didn't have something to offer this country, and that has nothing to do with the color of your skin!

uhhh....she's right.

I love the last qoute about partsianship and how it's inconcievable to think that the government should or will ever be bi-partisian. Typical of what the current politicians stand for and what Hiliary's campaign stands for. Come november her campaign is going to be all about democrats and nothing else.

OBAMA, cause he's an independent in disguise....

The truth hurts, does it not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the first time I've ever agreed with anything Geraldine Ferraro has said.

To JDC, yes, they see it. That is why the black electorate has voted overwhelmingly for BO.

Sure, there are plenty of reasons to choose Obama over Hillary, if you don't consider any of their respective accomplishments in the senate, even if you control for her time spent there. Obama could run on being a best selling author! That qualifies him enough. It's true that no female or other racial candidate could make it this far without a resume, or one as thin as his. He's running on charisma, not reality.

lets face reality whenever she is behind in the polls the gender card is played...it happened in NH and 3AM phone card

She is the master at playing this card very well!

Mark my word, she will play it again to win PA!!

I think this just goes to show how desperate the Clinton campaign is getting! It would be funny if it weren’t so PATHETIC!!! They’ve been so busy working at tarring and feathering Obama’s campaign, his ideas and character...and yet...he’s still in the lead!

I have faith that the majority of Americans are intelligent, thinking people – they are not deceived by these cheep tactics. For Same Hilary!...For Same!

OBAMA 2008!

There's a lot of truth to Ferarro's comment. In our relentless quest to avoid offending anyone in this campaign, I truly believe a lot of Obama's status as a "teflon candidate" really is based on race. Like it or not, race AND gender are the two most remarkable – and historic – facets of the Democratic primaries.

Just like Steve King's comments the statements are offensive but more importantly they are INCORRECT and thats what we should focus on.
When Obama started his campaign it seemed like his greatest achievement would be being the first black candidate with an excellent shot at the presidency. When the campaign ends, the greatest achievement will be that the race achievement will be significant but completely overshadowed by everything else he and his campaign have achieved.

Actually, if Senator Obama was seen as a White Man(His mother was a white woman) He would have the nomination locked up by now. He would have swept both Ohio and Texas except for those voters who would never vote for a black person.

please tell Barack to hire back samantha mo, it's ok for her to have an opinion on Hillary just like gerraldine has her opinion brushed off like it's not biased
shame on Hillary!!

Wait until the general election. Do you think John McCain and the republicans will treat Obama with kid gloves?

As an African American, I strongly agree! Most African Americans did not back him until they whtie America accpepted him. Most African Americans have not ideas as to a clearly policy difference, they are voting for him because he is seen as a viable black candidate.

Who cares what color skin a person has! He is taking the high road unlike them and will win regardless of what they do or say. Obama is the next President! Some whites are just in denial. I'm not.

OBAMA 08 +12

The lady is so wrong. 80% of Black folks in America is not voting for Senator Obama just because he is Black people! CHANGE! Complete CHANGE! No more Bush Clinton Bush Clinton in the with white house. Enough! Can't Black folks just vote with out people saying we are doing it just because he is Black. Please dont disrespect us like that. We have a brain also THANK YOU!
We have been voting for white candidates all our lives. So what we are voting for Obama. So What! Its not racist. He is just the better person for the job! Period!

Well , i am an African male , the fact that almost all black people voted and worked like mad for Obama , i am wondering why is that happening !!! i think she is right in what all what she said.. I call upon my fellow blacks to kindly just shun the race emotions before it is too late ..

Yea right, the truth hurts buddy!

I also wonder if Mrs. Clinton will denounce and reject this abject commentary.

Such hypocrisy!

The Clinton campaign demanded that an unpaid Obama advisor be "fired" for calling Sen. Clinton a "monster" (which is probably one of the more gentler things she has been called).

Now they won't do the same for Ferraro's crazy, offensive remarks.

Shame on you, Hillary! Shame on you!

Ferraro is absolutely right, in our family and friends circle we talk about it all the time, she just said publicly what people know all way around. With so poor resume and qualities BO would not stand a chance if he would be white. But in this country balcks have special treatment, not a big news

How about having Clinton "denounce" and "reject" the comment?

I have heard in the past few days, that in every state, during the democratic primary 80% to 85% of the Black vote has been for Barack Obama. So...based on that information, I would say that her comment was correct. He has other support yes, and Im sure some of those 80 to 85% are voting for him because they believe him to be the best candidate but to deny that some of his votes are not based on his race is not facing reality. I wish people would quit shooting the messenger and start paying attention to the message. Judge words by their merit not of how they make you feel.

Some people know how to set things back 100 years just by opening their mouth. Just like there are folk that don't like Hilliary, some don't like Obama. Hilliary is the one touting her "experience", her "toughness"......deal with it.

This man has every right to run for the Presidency as Hilliary.

Since when stating the truth is negative campaign? This country has been buried so deep in political correctness and nobody dares to speak the truth and what they said in family gathering or to friends in public. This is really hypocritic and contradictory to freedom of speech!

Take a white male junior Senator and run him for president and how special he would be treated by the press - that would be the real test.

There's ignorant people in the world. Get over it. What's sad is that this actually made the news. Where's those tax returns???

I was reading this article and could not believe what the old man in the picture was saying. Wow.

If Hillary doesn't denounce and reject Ferraro's racist comments, she is causing divisiveness within the Democratic Party that may never ever heal.

Why is it that the truth about Obama, is always considered a lie, or
racist? But when a lie is told about Hillary it's called the truth?

There are plenty of reasons to choose Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton without considering gender. We'll never see gender equality as long as every rejection of a candidate (who happens to be female) is blamed on sexism.

Why is the comment wrong. If there was a white candidate and 85 to 95% whites voted for him, they would be called racist. But in this case if blacks are voting overwhelmingly for a black candidate it is not racism? Go figure.
Obama is black when is contesting in the south and a white when he is contesting in the north. If anyone speaks the truth they are immediately called a racist.

Funny, I remember Clinton telling Obama he must stand up against Farrakhan's endorsement; which he did. But when the shoe is on the other foot, and one of Clinton's backers says something clearly racist... (crickets chirping) no comment. Clinton... Wow, you are something else. First you endorse McCain. Then you are chatting it up about running a Dream Ticket with you as Pres (even though you are behind Obama in all categories; namely DELEGATE COUNT), talking of your ability to groom Obama into a good leader. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Then this... it just keeps getting better and better. Clinton is going to lose. Sad thing for her, is that she's LOSING BADLY.

What is wrong with calling a spade a spade.
Why is it that nearly all blacks are voting for Obama if race is not an issue?

Yeah... black folks have such cushy positions in America. At the top of the socio-economic ladder, ruling board rooms and universities, awesome political clout. They've got it so made....

What a hump.

315 days till the end of the Bush administration.

What Ticket was Ferraro on in 1988?

I know she's not all that attractive, but confusing her with Lloyd Bentsen seems a bit of a stretch.

Unfortunate comment. But I would hope that comments such as the fake "CampaignHillary" do not fan the flames and make this into something bigger than it needs to be. Bill Clinton did many great things for minorities and Hillary Clinton's policies will also. Hillary also has much experience with helping women and children and she is embracing gender issues. I'm still not clear if Obama is embracing AA issues and I would think that he should to some extent, given his support. I am not alone in believing this. It is disturbing that he skipped Tavis Smiley's State of the Black Union since he was too busy campaigning. Hillary was there.

So her counter to the media being sexist is to be racist? Well then I guess she believes if she were a man and her being placed on the 1984 ticket to be VP wouldn't have been a big deal. The fact that Obama is African-American and White, which so many people seem to ignore, doesn't take away the fact that he is educated, a State Senator, charismatic and an amazing speaker. His race, both of them, adds to who he is and it's not the only thing he is. Her statements degrade him, her and all women and minorities. The fact that all Clinton's campaign had to say is we disagree with her statements when someone calling Hillary Clinton a monster cost her job with the Obama campaign goes to show you exactly what kind of person Senator Clinton is and what kind of campaign she is running.

well its true he would not be a major contender if he was not black..did you see the picture on msnbc of Obama at a rally not one white person in the pic....He plays and uses his skin color whenever he can get away with it which seems like all the time

Hillary wouldn't be where she is ...if it wasn't for her husband being a former President!

Now any remaining Black Super delegates on Hillary's pledged card should jump ship, if they have any dignity or self pride

would the votes be there for him if....?

there are many doubts I have about Obama. His qualifications moreover anything. Nothing has impressed me, and almost to the point of I think Edwards would be better and more qualified but lost out because he wasn't "different".

i don't believe it should be taken negatively. Just as women are excited about Hillary, so should African Americans be proud.

we are soooooooooooo sensitive.

Hmmm now this is a funny VERY funny comment….because I’ve always stated that “Hillary wouldn’t be a major contender for the presidential slot if her last name wasn’t CLINTON”…lets not forget….Al Sharpton is black..ran for president….Jesse is black….ran for president……and wasn’t there a African American female that ran for president in 2004????...wonder why the “black magic” didn’t work for them. LMAO!

I have lost all the respect I had for Ferraro. But she is right about one
thig about Hillary........WE JUST DON'T LIKE HER.

I can be sure that had Hillary not married Bill Clinton, she would not have been Hillary Clinton today in any race.

This is getting ridiculous.
How can I trust my country to this bunch of fools?

She needs to both reject and denounce this nonsense forthwith. But she won't because she lacks the fundamental judgement necessary in a leader.

Shows who the REAL racists are. Can't blacks see this???

»»»ENOUGH of Clintons in the White House!...Hillary "Annoying" Clinton is NOT good enough to be President.NO MORE Clintons i the White House!...ENOUGH!!...»»Go Obama!...Go John McCain.

She misses the days when Barack was just 3/5ths a human being. We need the Clintons out of politics for good.

She is 100% correct.

JFK was a senator for 14 years, a war hero and grew up in the Parliaments of Europe, between WWi and WWII.

Not only has Obama been given a free ride because of liberal white guilt and fear of being accused of racism, if he was a woman he would be laughed at and blacks wouldn't be voting for him either.

GOdd for Her. Someone needed to say it!

So, sexism isn't OK, but racism is?

I honestly think the whole race and gender thing has been blow out of context by the media and who ever else feeds off this crap. The Clintons have done alot for African Americans unlike our so called represenatives (Jackson/Sharpton) who only speak on our behalf when it benefits them getting the spot light!! Hillary is not a racist and never has been. Her campaign has stated they do NOT agree with Ferraro remarks that is all they can do, she is a supporter not a advisor or spokesman for Hillary's camp.

That old crow doesn't merit a response. She can be overlooked, just like she was as VP candidate. As much as I don't like Hillary, who cares what GF has to say?

She is right! The media is so biased towards Hillary. Although I am not Hillary nor Obama's supporter, I agree that Obama will not have this kind of momentum if he were a white man or woman! The history will tell that! Dear God, please help America!

By the name of Allah and Muslim prays bama will be nominated by DNC and America's next President!
The Muslims in Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Iran, Somalia where he has his picture taken with his turban, Endonesia where he used to live and etc. will dance on the streets the day he becomes President and Obama presidency will be the end of Israel's power in the Middle East!

How is Clinton still getting away with saying she won TX? After the caucus votes are tallied in he beat her. Why is the media not all over this? Right now winning the two big states "TX and Ohio" is about all she has going for her – and that's a lie. Shouldn't somebody call her on this?

"...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."

Sad, this is what is wrong with the Clinton mindset – that the way things have been is the way things will always have to be. The attraction of Obama is a hope that things can be better in the future, whereas Clinton represents a continuation of the divisive status quo.

Ms. Farraro's comments are as ridiculous as the notion that Sen. Obama should be No. 2 on the Democratic ticket. If Barack Obama were a a 46 year-old white man, this nomination would have been sewn up on February 5. Billary would have dropped out on February 6 and we'd be planning an inauguration already. A Black man getting unfairly favorable treatment in American politics? HA! That's rich!

Ferraro is right and it's about time someone addressed reality. Who in the democratic party thought, so soon after 911, we would be ready for someone called Obama and on top of that, a little known candidate to those outside of the Washington beltway. I go with what's been tested and by that I mean someone known from years of work within the party, not someone Kerry, Dashel, and Kennedy promote because he is African American and no history outside of Chicago.

Thanks, Ms. Ferraro and don’t apologize. If 80% of African Americans are voting for Obama because he's black and have said so, then how can this primary not be about race?

If an Obama advisor resigned (and apologized) after her "monster" remark in reference to Clinton, then Ferraro should do the same. Clinton goes on the attack mode when negative comments are being thrown at her, but blows off anthing her own people do.

Obama's position has nothing to do with the race card, but everything to do with people wanting change. America doesn't want another Clinton era; they want Obama-and not because he is bi-racial.

"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,”

Riiiiight. I was reading an article that said Republicans were voting for Hillary in Ohio to give McCain a shot at the White House.

Racist !! The country moved away from these old idea.

If the "monster" comment forced an advisor out so should this.

HRC should repudiate, reject, and denounce the comment.

Doesn't anyone understand that the more people try to throw the 'race' or 'gender' card down, the more we perpetuate that inequality? Ughh this is frustrating.

Why is it that if someone from Obama camp said Hillary is a monster she needs to resign, but when someone from Clinton's camp made a more offensive racist remark, nothing happens?????

I think the media is too soft on Hillary just because she complaint you guys are too hard on her???!!! If she is nominated and the media is at her like they are now doing with Bush, who is she going to whine to???

Obama carries the message of hope for this country and, after the past 7 years debacle, we need to have hope in our future and right now that requires change. Elderly women fear change more than anything and that is where her racist comment stems from.

But what has me wondering is what Hillary's take is on Spitzer? Maybe she should offer the VP spot to him?

Sorry to tell you all but, its true. He is black and that is why he is doing as well as he is. If he was white, he would have been gone a long time ago.

Let' see racist Ferrakahn and separatist church leader vs. geraldine ferraro...which is worse? hmmmmmmmmmmm...

If this keeps up the Republicans will win.

Why doesn't Hillary reject and condemn this remark and Ferraro's support? I mean, after all, she isn't a racist... as far as I know.

Clinton wouldn't be where she is now if she hadn't been married to Bill, Just because there has been partisianship for 200 years doesn't mean it can't be changed. The country can change and improve with Obama.

Hillary folks do you see a pattern here???? Hillary's wins are in the BIG DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE STATES. People that work for her are the politicians that are OLD TIME DEMOCRATS (as in this case). Other than a woman being in the Presidential position where could you possibly see change in WASHINGTON policies. Do you really think that by Hillary winning the same big DEMOCRATIC States is inclusive??? A democrat will win them anyway. The issue is that the Democrats have lost THE SMALL STATES repeatedly and then lose by small margins in BIG states. I am insulted that Senator Clinton has gotten her OLD CRONNIES together and have tried to STOP a new movement in this party...............You ask the OBAMA people step back and see what is going on...........I would ask that you HILLARY PEOPLE do the same and make your vote(the one thing of value left that we all have) and make it count. Stop squandering the rest of our futures with you narrow vision and frivilous uninformed voting!!!

The Clinton campaign sickens me... Dn't hold your breath for them to reject this racist comment... These people will stoop to anything to get elected...

They did not reject Bob Johnson... They did not reject Stephanie Tubbs Jones.... They will not reject Ferraro...

I pray Penna wakes up to the reality of the Clinton hypocracy...

I think the comment has merit, since Obama has no substance. His claims of change are arrogant and naive. His voting record is disgraceful and I mean his votes as present. How can he say he represents anything, when he doesn't even have the guts to stand up and vote. He is not qualified> Hillary is where she is because of her reocrd and that she has only missed 27% of the votes in Congress compared to the other Presidential candidates who have missed significantly more votes. Where are their priorities as Senators??? Oh yeh, they care about themselves more than their constituents they supposedly represent.

I think she is completely right. The only reason people are fired up about this is because she is saying what they are too afraid to.

Now you wonder why her presidential campaign is in such shamble. She has a knack in surrounding herself with people who are out of touch with reality Spitzer, Shaheen, Wolfson, McAullife, Rendell, now her, I guess they're pushing the victim card again.

People really like people like themselves.

Thank God for McCain, he looks better & better by the day.

Sadly, this "race" should not be about race, but you can't ignore that "it" has been happening. "It" has been all over media reports ever since South Carolina's spotlight in the primaries.

Obama does not ignore "it" and seems to count on "it", even courting and protecting "it" in particulary "it" oriented areas.

But... a big SHAME on anyone who even dares to mention "it".

Maybe we don't like to hear "it", and maybe we should all continue to keep "it" under the rug, thereby continuing this charade.

I happen to think Ms. Ferraro is entitled to her opinion, and she is voicing something that many are thinking, but do not dare say.

Oh, and I'm thinking the Obama camp should also be upset that Ms. Ferraro is has maligned men with her statement – or are they only just concerned about the "it" part because it suits their purposes?

Only Bill and Hillary show the only "color" they respect, namely their "true colors".

Opportunist, unsincere and venal - all the way to the White House to sell pardons wholesale!

Obama is where he is at because he is a self-made man who has catputed the imagination of the nation. The only reason Hillary is where she is at is because she married Bill. Just like the only reason W is president is because his daddy was president.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE WHO DOESN'T GET IT. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DO NOT WANT PARTISAN POLITICS IN WASHINGTON ANYMORE!!!!!!! WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE THE ONE'S THAT LOSE. THIS IS WHY OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN IS SO SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE SOMEONE IS FINALLY SAYING WHAT WE WANT TO HERE. WE WANT TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS MS. FERRARO. IF HE WAS A WHITE MAN RUNNING THE SAME CAMPAIGN AS OBAMA HE WOULD HAVE LEFT HILLARY IN THE DUST BY NOW.

AND NO I AM NOT BEING NAIVE THAT OBAMA WILL CHANGE WASHINGTON BUT IT IS A START AT LEAST.

Does anyone still care about the issues? What happenned to them?Maybe the debates showed the candidates have similar ideas, but it would be great to hear more about how they plan to deliver on their promises. All we hear now is this distracting noise.

Sometimes i think prominent people who support a candidate should entirely avoid giving any interviews because comments like these could end up ruining your candidate's chances of being elected. Just declare your support and then shut up!

Why doesn't Hillary reject and condem this remark and Ferraro's support? I mean, after all, she isn't a racist... as far as I know.

I think she has a point. He has 75% of the african american vote because he is african american. The numbers don't lie. Ask yourself this question....if he was white, would his percentage among african americans be so high?? Whenever did louis farahkan (or whatever his name is) endorse a nominee besides this time??? If the answer is never, then why this time??? Because obama is african american. I'm not racist at all, but the numbers don't lie......

Go Obama!

Yeah Hillary, reject and denounce these comments!

Yet another surrogate playing the race card... desperate times, desperate measures.

Finally it comes out in living color, no side comments, no backroom chatter. Her campaign strategy has finally come full circle. What a racist and dispicable strategy. This comment is the worst i have seen yet and they wont reject this comment, they will run with it. Clinton, even if you did win the nomination, I wouldnt vote for you. If you do win, i will register as an independent for the rest of my life and never come back to this party. You have definitely lost the black vote with this one. Try winning in november without it!

I agree with her and admire her to dare say it. Some people are playing the race card. Obama is one of these people.
Support Hillary.

t'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. Wake up America, ANYONE can be racist!

It was wrong of her to say that. The campaign disagrees with it, perhaps they need to go further.

That said, PLENTY of Obama supporters here have shown that sexism is alive and well, so think carefully if you are one of them before you criticize. At times I've come here and have had a hard time I'm reading a CNN blog in the USA. It amazes me what some people will write and how much hate they allow to flow from themselves. The same goes for hatefilled comments from Clinton supporters. People should expect more from each other. I do.

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?

Some people need to feel important. This agains shows a deep division that is happening inside the Democratic Party. Folks need to realize the Republicans are not just going to hand over the keys. It is time for the SuperDelegates to end the rhetoric and begin to unite the Democratic Party.

.Former New York Rep. Geraldine Ferraro's comment is tragic and regretful. Birds of the same feathers fly together. The Clinton's are getting desperate. OBAMA ALL THE WAY! CHANGE IS INEVITABLE

When 9 of 10 African Americans are voting for Barack Obama – what does that tell you? Who is racist and who isn't? Does the media make any comment, other than African Americans are part of Obama's base? NO, of course they don't.

White voters are not voting this way. Women are not voting this way.

Clinton is a contender because she is the wife of Bill Clinton. George Bush is president because he is the scion of the Bush family. In contrast, Obama did not make it this far due to family connections. Love him or loathe him, acknowledge that fact Hillary.

now the racism is back yoohoooo

go hillary iam proud of you... and she is keeping the party together yeahhhhhhhhhhhh

Obama 08

She ought to be fired as an advisor. Fair is fair. If calling Hillary a monster is grounds for dismissal, then THIS certainly is. Ball's in your court, Hillary.

hahaha
of all people to be making such criticism, coming from her it is most surprising. if she were not a woman, she would not have been nominated for VP in 1984 and no one today would even remember her (Mondale planned to choose a woman or minority in that election, which he was bound to lose)

She is exactly the kind of congress Obama is trying to change. Its been that way for 200 years, so lets not change it, Right. Its time to change our country. We have had this problem for far too long. We need to be united as a country, not divided. Old politics vs. New politics. Lets go Barack. we need to change the way it is and has been. She is a has been.

YES WE CAN.

OBAMA 08!!!!

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.

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

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?"

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.

how vile

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

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!

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

Why is this uncategorized under Barack or Hillary?

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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!!!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

Why is this considered racist?

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.

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.

Another reason why we never elected this idiot!

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!

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.

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!!

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.

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.....

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.

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.

..She should know better....get her out

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

Ferrarro is just a bitter woman.

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!

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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 ?

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.

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!

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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!

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.

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.

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.

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

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!

HILLARY SHOULD BE ASHAME OF HER CAMP

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.

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

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.

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?

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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....

Any time the media questions Clinton it's sexist...

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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...

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.

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.

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!

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 !

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?

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.

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"!!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!!!!

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).

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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......

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Sheesh. What century is she stuck in!?

If I was Hillary I would repudiate this statement ASAP.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!!!!

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

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!!!!!

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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

WHAT A LOSER, LITERALLY

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!

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.

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.

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

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!!!

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!!!

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

Obama '08

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.

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

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.

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????

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.

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??

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?

Will Hillary both "renounce AND reject" this?

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.

One can't repudiate the truth.

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.

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

What a disgusting comment.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

SHAME SHAME SHAME CLINTON SHAME

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.

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!

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!

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

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

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

Good Grief. Someone Muzzle these supporters and Surrogates!

Hillary 2008!

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.

“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.

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

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!

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.