Comments on: Just Words? Clinton Camp Uses Obama's To Defuse Race Comments

[stephameme]

I agree with the comment made from Ferraro. People just don''t like to hear the truth & when it comes out they look for an out. She hit the nail on the head. I am a Black Woman & I know what she said is true as does Obama & Hillary (but she''s smart enough not to say it). Hillary wouldn''t have as many votes if she was a man, but because there are so many women who would just love to have a "Woman President" then she has the votes. Also Obama has the same advantage he''s representing the black race. There are people thatwill vote for him just because he''s black. I have heard it myself as well as women say they''re voting for Hillary because she''s a woman. This is not any different if the candidates were from states that have never had an Presidential candidate & they were all men. Most likely the people from that state will vote for that representative because he is a first from their hometown state. So they all need to accept their advantages & disadvantages & accept them for what they are. This is why I have not voted early because I was going for Obama but after the statement he made today he''s slowly loosing me comment after comment. He could have easily said "Yes, I may have received some votes because of the color of my skin but I would hope the majority of my votes are for ME & what I represent" and like Ferraro said they both should be happy for who they are. But I would like to see them both in office. Now that would be a first....

[ngrimes1]

I am an Black American I happen to agree with Geraldine Ferraro. I think Black American is voting for Barack just because of his race. He is not qualified for the position and if he wins the nomination for the first time in my life I will not be voting democratic. Nikita Grimes Columbus, ohio

[awenshok]

So, what''s more fun...watching femino-racists duke it out on the left or faith-based righties shun people of color?

[thecrown4u]

You have to give it to Hillary, I didn''t think she knew what a kitchen sink was, let alone how to throw one. America loves to hate the "race card," after all, blacks and half blacks always use it as an excuse for receiving unfair reverse discrimination advantages. You see it all the time in the affirmative action hires which blacks get in such huge numbers that it displaces millions of better qualified whites.

I find it hard to believe that white America hasn''t caught on to this unfair advantage before. Look at the Gulf coast and how those blacks have gotten such preferential treatment since Katrina. Geraldine Ferraro has a right to be mad that this uppity young black man has the temerity to think he has earned the right to be the President of the most powerful nation in the world.

Just who the devil does he think he is? I''m sick and tired of welfare queens and pimps intruding on the workings of things which they clearly don''t understand. Stand up for White Women Geraldine! You go girl! Hillary, you should have been president before that no account husband of yours anyway. Right???

[zzfaraday]

Ferraro is only pointing out the obvious that plenty of people have said. Obama is just doing an eye for an eye over the Power incident. I recall that it was ok for some woman distorting Clinton''s message to be to vote for her because she''s a woman. Now someone says that people vote for Obama because he''s a black man, all of a sudden that''s racist. Oh, please! That''s nothing but fact, get over it!

[lordmi]

That is because Clintons ARE in Dirt. And this is their direction to lead.
Do You believe she will bring jobs?
She is FOR POWER for her, and promises - they are for You, if You will believe, not thiking. When You will understand - it all from Dirt for Dirt by Dirt.

we all are the dirt for her to step on.

So clear.
Open Your eyes and think - it does not hurt.

[fjstratford]

Enough already! Obama seems to cry racist everytime he wants to get out of a tight situation. Like now - he has to prove that he will follow through on Iraq after Power said that he wouldnt; he has to prove that he means well with the NAFTA issue; plus the Rezko trial and Nadhmi Auchi issue is unfolding.

He is using racism to divert people''s attention from his lies on NAFTA, Iraq, Rezko.

Sadly, Democrats accomodate him every time... no exceptions. And then those he maligns get stuck with a charge that is false but takes time to defend.

Enough!

If Obama keeps this up, half the Democratic Party will be accused as "racists" before the primary ends. See here:

Obama used "racism" when people raised his cocaine use. Obama raised "racism" if we say his middle name. Now he says its racism if we mention that "90% of the black votes - the same race as him? Is Obama going to control our words, our thoughts and our actions by threatening "racism" on the whole country?

Ridiculous.

[fjstratford]

Enough already! Obama seems to cry racist everytime he wants to get out of a tight situation. Like now - he has to prove that he will follow through on Iraq after Power said that he wouldnt; he has to prove that he means well with the NAFTA issue; plus the Rezko trial and Nadhmi Auchi issue is unfolding.

He is using racism to divert people''s attention from his lies on NAFTA, Iraq, Rezko.

Sadly, Democrats accomodate him every time... no exceptions. And then those he maligns get stuck with a charge that is false but takes time to defend.

Enough!

If Obama keeps this up, half the Democratic Party will be accused as "racists" before the primary ends. See here:

Obama used "racism" when people raised his cocaine use. Obama raised "racism" if we say his middle name. Now he says its racism if we mention that "90% of the black votes - the same race as him? Is Obama going to control our words, our thoughts and our actions by threatening "racism" on the whole country?

Ridiculous.

[flreason]

I''m having a hard time believing that the equality that I worked for in the 60s and 70s (civil rights and equal rights for women) has produced women who can somehow justify racist rhetoric. We are all diminished when we allow this kind of trash talk to go unchallenged, much less to try to justify it. No amount of past prejudice can justify using the same tactics on others that were historically used to demean us. Hillary Clinton''s campaign seems to have degenerated into a stereotype of the charges that used to be leveled at feminists. This Democratic campaign should be a civil discourse, not character assassination and half-truths. Equality shouldn''t mean adopting the worst tactics of our past oppressors.

[flreason]

There is a big difference between the Obama campaign and Hillary''s. When one of his advisors made a statement that was considered over the top, she resigned. Not only did Ferraro not resign, the Clinton campaign made only a half-hearted show of objecting to her statement. Clearly she has Hillary''s blessing as her surrogate.

I have now lost all respect for Hillary Clinton. She seems to think she is entitled to the Presidency. As such, she also feels entitled to do or say anything to accomplish that end, without any repercussions. We''ve already suffered through nearly eight years of that kind of self-centered arrogance. The U.S. cannot afford another petty tyrant as President.