Former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro is supporting Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. In a conversation with a reporter, she indicated that Barack Obama has gotten as far as he has because of his race. The controversial remarks led Ferraro to her resignation from Clinton's campaign.
Ferraro's Comment:
"I think what America feels about a woman becoming president takes a very secondary place to Obama's campaign - to a kind of campaign that it would be hard for anyone to run against...For one thing, you have the press, which has been uniquely hard on her. It's been a very sexist media. Some just don't like her. The others have gotten caught up in the Obama campaign. If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position...And if he was a woman (of any color) 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."
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Ferraro Says Obama Winning Because He's Black News and Blogs
- YouTube Video: Geraldine Ferraro: Obama's Winning Because He's Not White!(Time: 4:57)
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gingrich: 'Ferraro's remark was silly, childish - and true' (March 14, 2008)
- Slate: Playing the Racist Card (March 14, 2008)
- MSNBC Video: Keith Olbermann on Ferraro (Time: 9:48)
- CNN.com: Ferraro steps down from Clinton campaign (March 12, 2008)
- "I am stepping down from your finance committee so I can speak for myself and you can continue to speak for yourself about what is at stake in this campaign," Ferraro wrote in a letter to Clinton. "The Obama campaign is attacking me to hurt you. I won't let that happen."
- Los Angeles Times: Ferraro 'absolutely not' apologetic on Obama remarks (March 12, 2008)
- Ferraro: "I was talking about historic candidacies. In 1984, if my name were Gerald Ferraro...I would never have been chosen as the vice president."
- ABC News: Ferraro: Taken Out of Context (Time: 6:22)
- ABC News: Clinton Reacts to Ferraro Slur (March 12, 2008)
- Topix.net: Geraldine Ferraro
- Google News: Ferraro Says Obama Winning Because He's Black
- Google Blog Search: Ferraro Says Obama Winning Because He's Black
- TIME: Obama Camp Keeps Up Pressure on Ferraro Comment with Conference Call (March 11, 2008)
- Talking Points Memo: Top Obama Adviser: Hillary Must Remove Ferraro From Campaign (March 11, 2008)
- Horserace (CBS): Ferraro: Obama "Very Lucky To Be Who He Is" (March 11, 2008)
- Caucus (New York Times): Obama Aide Criticizes Ferraro Comments (March 11, 2008)
- Politico: Disagreeing with Ferraro (March 10, 2008)
- Daily Breeze: Geraldine Ferraro Lets Her Emotions Do the Talking (March 7, 2008)
