Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Oof

It was really exciting when my Dad came and got me out of sixth grade to go down the the courthouse plaza and see Geraldine Ferraro speaking as a vice-presidential candidate. But lordie that memory sure has been eclipsed by her making an ass out of herself, saying that Obama is only having the success he is having because he is black.

Kevin Drum says it better than me:

"Implicit in Ferraro's statement is the idea that if Obama were a charismatic young white guy, there's no way he'd be getting any attention. And that's just plain crackers. Charismatic young John F. Kennedy won the presidency in 1960. His brother, charismatic young Robert F. Kennedy, attracted huge support in 1968 and might have become president as well if he hadn't been assassinated. Charismatic young Gary Hart nearly stole the 1984 Democratic nomination from Walter Mondale. And charismatic young Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992."

And then when people get angry at here, its racism. Yeah. Awesome.

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