The latest buzz in the US presidential race is the comment made by Geraldine Ferraro, (depicted above), a high level campaign aid in the Clinton camp. She denounces Obama's success claiming he got where he is because of his skin color. It is classical desperate rhetoric from someone in a loosing position. The full quote was:
“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."
So she’s saying that were he a white man, he wouldn’t be in his current position, and were he a black woman, he would neither. In the first part or her comment, she is referring to Obama’s relative lack of experience. If a white man with the same amount of experience would run, he wouldn’t be elected. But wasn’t John F Kennedy equally inexperienced. In the second part of her comment she argues that it would not be possible for a black female candidate to be this successful. At least that’s how I interpret it, and how else can you? And that is just sad. Even though Hillary has publicly denounced the comments from Ferrraro, you can’t help wondering if this isn’t a conscious “cheap shot” from her side to try to undermine Obama’s momentum.
Anyway, this is the third “slip-up” from the Clinton camp. Firstly they used a picture of Obama (or O’bama as I like to call him when we’re approaching S:t Patrick’s day) in an African garb to try and convince people he had Muslim beliefs, (and would therefore be the devil himself). Secondly, Hillary was quoted saying republican candidate John McCain would make a better president than Obama, now that says a whole lot more about Hillary’s beliefs and values than it does about Obama’s competence. And now this, 3 strikes and you’re out. Man I wish I could vote. Just a thought, since the politics of the white house has such an impact on the entire world, wouldn’t it be fair to let the whole world vote in the US presidential elections?
To come back to the title of this post, experienced or not, where would Hillary be, had she not been the wife of someone who turned out to become president?
“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."
So she’s saying that were he a white man, he wouldn’t be in his current position, and were he a black woman, he would neither. In the first part or her comment, she is referring to Obama’s relative lack of experience. If a white man with the same amount of experience would run, he wouldn’t be elected. But wasn’t John F Kennedy equally inexperienced. In the second part of her comment she argues that it would not be possible for a black female candidate to be this successful. At least that’s how I interpret it, and how else can you? And that is just sad. Even though Hillary has publicly denounced the comments from Ferrraro, you can’t help wondering if this isn’t a conscious “cheap shot” from her side to try to undermine Obama’s momentum.
Anyway, this is the third “slip-up” from the Clinton camp. Firstly they used a picture of Obama (or O’bama as I like to call him when we’re approaching S:t Patrick’s day) in an African garb to try and convince people he had Muslim beliefs, (and would therefore be the devil himself). Secondly, Hillary was quoted saying republican candidate John McCain would make a better president than Obama, now that says a whole lot more about Hillary’s beliefs and values than it does about Obama’s competence. And now this, 3 strikes and you’re out. Man I wish I could vote. Just a thought, since the politics of the white house has such an impact on the entire world, wouldn’t it be fair to let the whole world vote in the US presidential elections?
To come back to the title of this post, experienced or not, where would Hillary be, had she not been the wife of someone who turned out to become president?
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