Holy Crap. This is definitely NOT excellent news for Hillary.

"I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message."

A strong case can be made that Obama would have risen just as fast, and possibly faster, had he been white -- contrary to Ferraro's moronic statement. People forget that Obama's 46, not 36. He's got every bit as much raw brain power as Bill Clinton, and, I would argue, more skill as a speaker and "stumper" than Bill had as a candidate. Bill was a year younger than Obama when Bill first ran. White guys with Obama's talents are often recruited for statewide offices as entry-level elected positions, not state legislature positions. Had he been a white Harvard Law Review president with oratorical skills to die for, his trajectory might have been state attorney general (Bill's first elected office), then governor, then presidential candidate. Obama had to start his electoral career in a state senate district with a high African American population, because no money people would bet on a black statewide candidate. People often forget the stunning fact that, since Reconstruction, only 3 blacks have been elected to governorships and only 3 blacks have been elected to the US Senate. So please stop stoking race resentment, Ms. Ferraro. You have become a monster.

Here is her radio interview where she lashes out at Obama, it is MUCH WORSE than how it reads:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqL_sm0J8jc

I really think they're attacking me because I'm white. How's that?"

Just my two cents: this is going to be pretty popular among a segment of the white population in Pennsylvania....So Geraldine, I think, is going to ultimately do some good for Clinton.

In terms of votes, that is.

On the flip side, it will probably be a pyrrhic victory. Geraldine should probably stop giving any more interviews, because she's alienating more and more of the Democratic base with these interviews.

Don't antagonize me. "They're" attacking me because I'm white.

I guess I can wait for the "We all know how those people are" to be next up in the comment line.

But, according to some other reader, Geraldine Ferraro is a "national treasure", and anyone who doesn't appreciate this is just a sexist bastard.

That's some card playing, if you ask me.

Wow.

This is really red meat, conservative talk radio stuff right here. I mean, you hear crap like, "whites are actually the most discriminated against people in the country," coming out of Republicans all the time. But something like this from a Democrat? Wow.

There isn't a group out there that's been more loyal to the Democratic party than African Americans. Does Howard Dean really want to risk losing them over Hillary's kitchen sink strategy? Does Nancy Pelosi, or Harry Reid, for that matter?

My email to this foolish woman.

Subject: Please resign from the Clinton campaign
To: gferraro@hfgcg.com

Mrs. Ferraro,

I am a lifelong Democrat. I voted for you and Walter Mondale back in 1984 as I have for every Democratic candidate for president in my lifetime. I am white. I urge you to step down from the Clinton campaign because, with all due respect ma'm, you are a race baiting jerk. Get out now before you do more damage to our party and our nominee whoever that eventually becomes.

Sincerely,

Mark Garrity

"Any time anybody does anything that in any way pulls this campaign down and says let's address reality and the problems we're facing in this world, you're accused of being racist, so you have to shut up."

how is saying, "barack obama is lucky because he's black" adressing the issues and problems we face in this world?

C'mon geraldine, don't change the subject and pretend you're being criticized for a policy critique or something.

you're being "attacked" because you said something incredibly stupid and incredibly insensitive.

i have to wonder, seeing as how hillary is DEFENDING her, if this isn't part of the "kitchen sink" strategy.

Could somebody please explain to me how this is a good idea? I mean, it might be a good idea in PA, but what happens if Hillary does kneecap Obama and get to the general. How does she expect to win if the black Dems stay home? It's not like she has such great appeal to independents...

This is obviously being orchestrated by the campaign. I think there are too many people have no idea how toxic Ferraro's comments are. For the last 30 years every successful black professional has had to hear how he is only successful because of his race and not because of his talents. If these tactics are successful I really cannot see how these people could ever support any white democrat.

These accusations have come from less successful white coworkers who carry these feelings as deep resentments even when they insist that they are not racist. These resentments will deepen during economic downturns.

The Hillary campaign is now reminding all of these insecure white workers of low economic status that Obama is just another one of thse black people who have taken their jobs. Unfortunately, this politics of resentment will likely be effective.
Obama has already attracted most of the highly educated and more enlightened democrats so this particularly nasty tactic may not cause any backlash among Hillary's remaining supporters. However, if there are still some of you out there, please do not go along with these tactics, let her know that you will not support this kind of race mongering..

So, when did Geraldine turn into Lisa Lampanelli?

This woman is an embarassment -- first Spitzer and now Ferraro. I simply cannot deal with another Democrat gone really, really, really bad. We got our basic sex addict. Now we got our basic racist.
Thank goodness this woman no longer holds office.

Yes, Geraldine, that's it, it is because you are white and has nothing to do with being in a club with Barbara Bush. Re Katrina refugees "They really are better off now aren't they".

Seriously though, Obama needs to let the media take this and he needs to just let it go. He needs to take the high road on this.

Agreed. This will resonate nicely with uneducated whites in PA, just as it would in Ohio. It's nasty, divisive stuff, but it is effective politics in the short-term .

There are some people who really believe black people have it easy in this country, even though they are much more likely to be poor, to be the victims of crime, to live in bad neighborhoods, to attend lousy schools, to die young, to lack medical insurance, etc. Those people will believe that Obama is winning because he is black ---- nevermind his obvious and undeniably superior political skills.

Looks like the news cycle is shifting.

aw, jeez. I barely remember her run for Pres, but I've got about no respect for her right now

"how's that?" nah-nah-nee-boo-boo

how's it gonna feel to be irrelevant when the world wakes up to the truth that Hillary has lost?

OK, that's it --

Gore, Richardson, Edwards, time to step up!

BHO has responded to her statements - now move on! The longer this spat drags out will not be good for him. This is yet another attempt by the Clinton campaign to blacken him up - coinciding with the MS primary. How rich!

Ha ha - Mark Garrity is one of the 3 people who voted for Fritz & Tits!

The Billary McBush campaign runs like a old race-baiting 1920's
monster bash complete with white hoodies.

This is beyond words. Hillary is a "MONSTER".

I will never vote for a CLINTON again. BTW, I sold my tickets
for a trip on the "CLINTANIC" long ago. I would rather travel
on a slave ship.

God Help America!

The Clinton's never cared about African Americans. They only cared about their votes, and the opportunity to use them as props in their campaign commericals.

People only think the Clinton's cared about African Americans because, in comparison to the honest racists in the Republican Party, they looked humane and compassionate.

But what, honestly, did the Clintons ever do for the African American community - or any other community except the bankers on Wall Street. Don't forget that it was Gore, not Clinton, that flew into New Orleans to help get the wounded out.

My guess is that Hillary is running to be the first "Latino" President the same way that Clinton became the first "Black" President.

Funny that Hillary's interest in Latino's developed just as they became an influential voting block.

To paraphrase Kanye West, "Hillary Clinton doesn't care about black people."

Is Ferraro retarded?!?

I mean, did I really hear her say that Obama [you know, the 55 million dollar man!], would need her help to raise money?!?

Don't be silly, Geraldine. They're attacking you because you're a woman.

Ed Rendell won't be stepping up. Don't forget that he encouraged this by stating whites in his state might be inclined to vote for Hillary BECAUSE she's white. I don't believe for a minute that the Clinton campaign is tamping this Ferraro stuff down...it was aware of what she'd say (she was no doubt calling in and whining about the "sexism" and "racism") and it all works to their benefit to try to turn all this on Obama. Rendell showed them the way....

As Barack Obama would say "it's the math".

It is possible to count up all the states he has won, calculate the percentage of black voters who voted for him in each of those states and check, numerically, whether Geraldine Ferraro is correct.

So why don't we do so?

Gosh, because it is soooooo much easier to cry racism instead!!

So much of the focus is on Obama being black. He's half black and half white.

It's interesting how so many people, not just the open racists, the Clinton supporters, but the media and even his own supporters focus solely on his appearance and characterize him as "African American." Obviously he doesn't run from that characterization, and I believe he discussed in his book how he accepted that's how he would be considered. But he doesn't run from being half white either, yet no one even thinks about it.

So when Ferraro turns this into a black versus white issue, it's not nearly as simple as that, is it? But then racism is all about oversimplification.

wtf?

This is the trick. Hillary et al are looking for this in Penn. next month. I live in Milwaukee, a blue city in a blue state, home of the Progressive Party, etc etc etc. Milwaukee is one of the more racist places you will find. It's consistently one of the most segregated cities and the inhabitants (or rather, the people who don't live there) don't talk about race.

This is the SAME deal. Appeal to white men who think that they are denied what they deserve because of black privilege. Ride on that support and call it the "base". if hillary wins, this will TRULY be a Nixonian turn in the party, and a self-destructive one as well.

Where's that straight jacket when you need it?

http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2008/03/geraldine-ferraro-if-i-had-brain.html#links

I'm sorry but the woman is an idiot.

Perhaps it's a good thing she was never elected vice president.

Hmmmm. Appeals my link got taken by the link monster.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/181704.php

there.

Oh my god I can't believe this woman doesn't shut up. She just digs the whole deeper every time she talks.

Ferrarokhan, anyone?

Seriously, this woman is around the bend. I am not a Clinton supporter, as anyone who reads here knows. I have already expressed doubts about being able to cast a vote for Clinton in the event she somehow overcomes basic arithmetic and seizes the nomination. If Ferraro is not fired immediately and publicly, and renounced by Clinton herself (no surrogates this time, Hillary, you have to do it) I promise I will actively work against Clinton in the general, and I can and will bring others with me.

Racism of this sort has no place whatsoever in the Democratic Party.

If she really thinks people are attacking her "because she's white" she is in dire need of professional help. She is being attacked, justifiably, because her statements are outright racist.

Geraldine, have a nice big cup of STFU. Now.

Can't we all just get along?

The Clinton campaign is shameless, and keeps putting forward surrogates to make bigoted comments and then pretends not to be responsible.

This nation needs to move beyond the Clintons. We do not need more of the this hate-filled Bush-Clinton partisan warfare and the politics of the division and destruction.

Hillary is no leader. Her campaign is in chaos. All it has is dishonest negativism.

She has lost her freaking mind. My dad started to get all racist when he when senile, too.

Where do you work, dude? It sounds a little scary.

"Geraldine Ferraro knew what she was saying. She was telling that particular group: what you believe is alright. That black guy is not qualified and he does not deserve to be where he is. That message was targeted to those older white women. Ferraro is a very successful attorney. She does not go around making statements in an unpremeditated and unplanned manner. She crafted the message, and the Clinton camp picked her to deliver it because she fits the profile of those the message is targeted to have an impact on."

Technically, Hillary fits your profile, too. Just sayin'

Scarcasm requires Irony.

Just watched the video and she's clearly a liar.

She tries to pretend she's not a partisan in this race when she so obviously is (attacking Obama's life story and being on Hillary finance committee).

Horrendous attacks? Pah-lease. You're raising money for the candidate of horrendous attacks, all the while making such attacks yourself.

It's simply disgusting and makes me ashamed.

This woman has truly lost it now, if she ever had it in the first place.

Well it good we are getting this all out the way now. Please let all the racist people black, white, hispanic, Asian please step foward now. Today is your day. Come on let of the stem. White is underattack.

Obama will net at least 7 delegates tonight. For those of you counting at home, that'll erase all of Hillary's gains she made in OH and RI.

Congratulations, Geraldine.

You've just become the left wing answer to Anne Coulter.

Which raises a disturbing question: if this is a campaign tactic, can we expect an HRC surrogate to go on Fox, a new surrogate once a week, between now and 4/22 to stoke the race issue, again and again? And, can it go on that long without the adults in the party intervening?

Read the actual interview - she leaves us with this thought: "Sexism is a bigger problem," Ferraro argued. "It's OK to be sexist in some people's minds. It's not OK to be racist."

Huh? Is she actually inferring that it should be OK to be racist? (i'm only half joking.)

Ugh. What a cow. (FYI - Lest this should be misinterpreted as sexism, I'm pretty sure Hastert was a cow as well.) Only now am I happy we didn't have to live at least four years with this one working in the White House.

Geraldine Ferraro echoes the emerging Hillary line that it's the Obama camp that's played the race card in this dust-up

Greg, what's your basis for how this is an "emerging Hillary line"? If you're still on the Maggie Williams thing, that's not at all what she said. There's no reason to think that Ferraro isn't completely off the rails flapping her own lips with her own agenda. Not everything that happens in a campaign is orchestrated by the candidate and her key staff from the top down.

We the thinking people of the world call bs on Ferraro. She brought race in to it AGAIN with her first comments and then calles racisim on the Obama people when the point it out. B Mother Effint S!!!! When I first heard this I was shocked. Some of these Hillary People have left the building. WTF@!?!

The reporting tonight is great so far. CNN gave Obama the Texas caucus WINNER logo, and has changed Texas to a 2-color state. And MSNBC just reported the Texas caucus win AND the 8-delegate swing in CA.

Good stuff.

I'm ashamed that I ever voted for Ferraro. What a horrible legacy for the first woman on a presidential ticket. I listened to the interview via the youtube link someone gave above. Her tone of voice, her calling that cretin John Gibson "sweetie" (and he almost sounded sane next to her), her ridiculous claims -- it was truly disgusting.

Thanks Maxwd, You're dead on.

Race COST Obama 12.9% of the vote in Ohio.

"One-fifth of white Ohio voters said race was an important issue to their vote, and those who did voted three in four for Clinton."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23473864/

(scroll down to the inset exit poll box)

Ohio population 86% white (wikipedia) 0.86 x 0.2 x 0.75 = 0.129

Ferraro, and for that matter the Clintons, should be tossed out of the Democratic Party for exploiting racial division.

WMO is right on. I know, my family tends to be of the urban working class, Catholic, resenting balck people type. I'm sure my aunt is reading Ferraros comments and nodding her head.

Marginal Player, has it occured to you that just a few weeks ago, as reported by Josh, both Clinton supporters and Obama supporters were happy with each other until the Clintons went on their scorched-earth campaign? Obviously not.

Hillary Clinton is a racist.

Period.

I'm tempted to say Hillary just jumped the shark, again. But, how can a candidate that's already lost any legitimate chance at the nomination jump a shark that's already been jumped. Unless she's jump roping the shark. Yeah, that works.

"Any time anybody does anything that in any way pulls this campaign down and says let's address reality and the problems we're facing in this world, you're accused of being racist..."

Was claiming that the main reason Obama has achieved the success he has was because of the color of his skin addressing the problems we're facing in this world? GF is full of it. She got caught making a dismissive statement about race.

But, I understand her point: would Obama get 60-80% of the black vote in some states if he were white? No. But then, can we also say - without being sexist - that Clinton has had as much success as she has because she's a woman? How much of her vote has come from women voting for her simply because she's female? You can't have it both ways, ladies (and gents).

Just to add my two cents to what some others have already posted, it seems to me Ferraro's statements are as strategic as they are racist inasmuch as she seems to be deliberately goading Obama into some sort of reaction that can then be plugged into the racial stereotype of the angry black man attacking old white woman. Clinton's follow-up statement which drew a false equivalence between the personal attacks of the two campaigns, combined with Maggie William's statement attacking Obama's condemnation of Ferraro's remarks as having somehow violated his pledge not to engage in negative attacks (go figure), suggests to me that all of this is intentional.

As Howard Fineman just suggested on Olbermann, perhaps this is intended for the white racist vote in PA.

It's amazing. I got the sense that this old f*ck is a freak from Taylor Marsh school when I heard her on NPR couple months ago; But to saying Obama's success has to do with his color is bizzare.

I think they know there is nothing between now and PA, and nothing to loose. Let's play the race card with this old f*ck from the past and see if it would make the difference.

I've now gone from being pleased that Edwards influenced the race so much to being disappointed that the campaign has lost so much substance since he left it to now simply wanting to cry.

Just an afterthought. It seems to me that Clinton may be prepared to write off whatever media hit she garners form this latest race baiting (Olbermann has pledged a Special Comment tomorrow) given that she's already laid claim to being the perpetual victim of media bias.

Get your tivo ready: Special Comment from Olbermann on this tomorrow. If tonight's show was any indication, he's going to tear Hillary a new one for this bullshit.

She's Done.

Throughout the entire primary she's been trying to convince everyone, voters & especially superd's, that she's the better candidate. She's been trying ever so hard to show this and has stayed in the race, expecting some revelation that would lead all of us to the conclusion that Obama is clearly unelectable.

Ironically, the reverse has now happened. This is that moment. Hillary Clinton is now, and probably will forever be, completely unelectable. If today was planned in anyway, it was a completely, and universally - Insane. This might garner the racist vote somewhere, but for the rest of the nation, democrat, republican, voter, delegate, superd, whatever... she is now done. No one, no public official is ever going to endorse her now. She may stay in the race, still determined as ever, and may actually get a lot of votes still. But she's done. It's over.

(Also, did anyone catch Pellosi on tv today. She was asked about the Dream-ticket idea by NECN, and she dismissed saying, something along the lines of, The Clinton Administration detroyed that when she endorsed McCain over another Democrat. Sounded pretty pissed off. Sounded, like an almost endorsement of Obama. Sounded like what a lot of the superd's are probably thinking as well.)

Clinton is done. (And so are her secret hopes of McCain08 and Clinton2012.)

Is Ms. Ferraro actually a black man trapped in a white woman's body?

If so, it's all going according to plan.

This is indeed good news for Mrs. Clinton.

Ms Ferraro.. YOU said the ONLY reason Obama wouldn't be doing as good as he is is because he's black. Well, I guess you're right because that's why, Shirley Chisholm(a black woman), Jesse Jackson(a black man), Carolyn Mosley-Braun(a black woman) and Al Sharpton(a black man)all won the presidency because they were all black! So whatever logic you used to come to the conclusion that you did makes you either dumb or a racist! I'll leave it up to you and to those who agree with you to select whichever one.

I'm attacking you, Geraldine, cause you're a batty old fool who is patently wrong on the facts of the matter, deeply confused about your own sense of entitlement, and harmful to public civil discourse. I want you to go away in the same way I would want a drunken lout to leave my daughter's wedding reception. Not to inject race into it, but my driver's license says I am caucasian, but I can't help it, I was born that way.

One of the basic reasons for why I support Obama is that he is a black man running for President, not as a black candidate, but simply as a candidate. He gets that a significant portion of this country has moved beyond the concepts that have ruled this country. Concepts of age, sex, race, religion, etc. His message is one of unifying rather than dividing. It is a simple, but powerful concept that plays to the better aspects of human nature.

It seems like so much of what Clinton and her supporters are trying to do is drag the campaign back into the muck, to play to the worst aspects of human nature. Ferraro's comments are simply idiotic. She's being attacked because she's white? Hello, maybe she's being attacked because she revealed she's a racist. She needs to be put out to pasture.

Kos has a history of Ferraro's race baiting over on his site. Seems to be part and parcel of who she is. Sad

What's the big deal? It's not like she said something really bad, y'know, like calling Obama a 'monster.'

cdemorsella - ...an unbridled personal ambition...

Yeah I know what an unbridled personal ambition is. It's getting elected to the Senate and announcing a run for the presidency a year later. Don't you think that displays a greed and lust for power?

By definition, anyone that runs for prez must have an unbridled personal ambition. It's been called 'fire in the belly' too and it's nothing new. And yes...Obama has it. (Ferraro is right)

She's right because I had the "In" typed but stopped before typing "spades" since it hit me that reflexive race card playing supporters would immediately post their outrage concerning my {{racial slur}} even tho it only meant what it normally means...ie without question...beyond doubt.

I believe Ferraro is correct in what she says.

Stop Hilary's cynical strategies - how can she not immediately, with sincerity and enthusiasm, reject this nonsense. BTW, was Hillary editor of her law school law review? Did Barack get elected to office on the shirtails (skirts) of Michelle? Give be a break, Hilary. Kitchen Sink? More like a Garbage Disposal.

Maybe there's a generational divide thing going on here.

I used to work for an older gentleman and we would often discuss politics and current events. He often claimed that I hate(d) George W. Bush. I tried to explain that I did not hate the man, but disagreed with him. There is a huge difference between hating/attacking someone and disagreeing with them.

I disagree with Mr. Bush, the Clintons and Mrs. Ferraro, but I don't hate them. I disagree with their policies and their judgement. Their respective race or gender are irrelevant, despite the Clinton/Rove efforts to convince the electorate otherwise.

The older generations seem to be comfortable with these divisive political tactics -- maybe not because they like it -- but because it's what they know. But this is a political style from the past, and some of us are trying to move forward and shed the thick crusty shell that weighs us down and keeps us separate from others.

The Clintons and Ms. Ferraro are political operatives from the past. It's time to move in a new direction, which is what Mr. Obama is trying to do. The Clintons have an ankle each, trying to drag Mr. Obama back into the mud they wallow in.

We have work to do; the politics of fear are counter-productive to that process and serve only the purposes of the Clintons and their ambitions. Mr. Obama inspires me to move forward and do the necessary work.

jpod wrote:
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Hillary Clinton is now, and probably will forever be, completely unelectable. If today was planned in anyway, it was a completely, and universally - Insane. This might garner the racist vote somewhere, but for the rest of the nation, democrat, republican, voter, delegate, superd, whatever... she is now done.
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I hardly think this is planned ... the Clinton campaign must be dying to muzzle her. I think. No doubt the Clinton campaign wants to "blacken" Obama however they can, but do they really want to make Clinton the candidate of the loony racist wing of the Democratic party? Does she think she -- or any Democrat -- can win in November without the support of African-American voters?

Edwards, Gore, Richardson -- Pelosi and Brazile have the guts to speak up about this kind of foolishness. You should too!

Meanwhile, Obama is positioning himself as the candidate of the Democrats who hope and believe that America can live up to its ideals.

Let's compare the size of the pools within the Democratic party membership (or among the superdelegates): loony racists vs. patriotic idealists. I'm liking Obama's chances.

Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton demonstrate that some women have not yet learned what men have known for centuries; not every fight has to be to the death. Men fight until one man bests the other, and then they shake hands with the ranking established and both winner and looser go away to fight other battles. Most woman, certainly women with a grounding in sports, know this, too. But for Hillary and Geraldine every fight is to the death and surrender is not an option. Out of weakness they dare not let their opponent live. They are rabid, all claws and teeth, a threat to themselves, the Democratic party, and the entire world.

...another excerpt.

From NEXIS: The Associated Press April 14, 1988, Thursday, AM cycle Ferraro: Jackson Won't Be Democratic Nominee LENGTH: 192 words DATELINE: AMHERST, N.Y. Former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro says Jesse Jackson won't be the party's presidential nominee and wouldn't be in the race if he were white. Speaking Wednesday at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Ferraro credited Jackson for "grabbing the imagination of the public" and said he is "telling people the things we want to hear, but he won't be able to deliver what he is promising." ***WOW, DOES THAT EVER SOUND FAMILIAR! A Jackson supporter attending the speech took quick exception to Ferraro's remarks. "I think your comments here today are extremely, extremely dangerous and I abhor you for saying something like that," said Samuel Herbert, a former candidate for Erie County Executive. "I will not let you get away with that," Ferraro responded. "You may abhor what I've said, but I have spoken the truth. ... looking at the numbers, he will not have enough delegates. He will not even have a majority of delegates that are chosen." ***OKAY

Sorry, Geraldine.

They're attacking what you said because it's racist, plain and simple. It doesn't matter what color the skin (or the gender for that matter) of the idiot who said it.

btw, I don't think Ferraro's from the Deep South, FWIW.

V.
Texas

I don't believe Geraldine Ferarro is a racist. She said what lots of Democrats are thinking. When you see African Americans voting 80 to 90% for a guy who has only been in the Senate for 3 years, what do you think a lot of us privately believe? Sen. Obama has many good qualities, but he is on the thin side of experience when you look at past Presidential candidates. I and many others think he is likely benefitting from some blacks voting for him because he is black. Not all, but a good many.

And what annoys a lot of us is that the media keeps saying that maybe the whites, the Hispanics, the women, the Asians are all racist because they are not voting for Obama in huge numbers. But they never explore the obvious counterargument--that maybe it's the African-American community in this election that is demonstrating the most racism. Sen. Obama and Clinton agree on many issues. When you see such overwhelming support for someone with such limited experience in public life, it makes you wonder, why he would be garnering 80-90% support in one community--with a career in the state Senate and 3 years in the Senate. In 2004, John Edwards, who also had a short Senate record and was a great speaker ended up losing decisively to Kerry because of his lack of experience. If not for Sen. Obama's overwhelming African-American support, I believe he would have suffered the same fate.

And before the Obama supporters start calling me a racist---I'm not. I've voted Democratic in every election. I'm a liberal. I've studied, volunteered and worked on issues of poverty/urban policy. I've voted for many African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and other candidates. I'm no racist and neither are many of the Democrats not supporting Sen. Obama. And if we keep getting called racists whenever someone raises legitimate issues about Sen. Obama, don't be surprised (if Obama should be the nominee) when John McCain trounces him the general election. It is very offensive to be called a racist when you're not. Sen. Obama and his supporters should remember this.

Sen. Obama has many good qualities, but he is on the thin side of experience when you look at past Presidential candidates.

He's got more elected experience then Hillary.

And what annoys a lot of us is that the media keeps saying that maybe the whites, the Hispanics, the women, the Asians are all racist because they are not voting for Obama in huge numbers.

Are you kidding? The media hardly ever says this, and when they do they're talking about Hispanics mostly

But they never explore the obvious counterargument--that maybe it's the African-American community in this election that is demonstrating the most racism

Oh please. It couldn't have anything to do with the outrageous statements from Bill and Others on her campaign? She was polling very well before those comments.

It is very offensive to be called a racist when you're not. Sen. Obama and his supporters should remember this.

If you don't want to be called a racist, then don't say things like Obama is only doing well because he's black, etc.

Democratsrule, it's actually the Clinton campaign and Governor Rendell who keep arguing that Latinos/as/whitefolks "aren't ready" to vote for a black man. Fortunately for Obama and for America, by and large that hasn't turned out to be true.

Clinton seems to be adopting the Giuliani strategy: stigmatize the blacks and ignore the small states in hopes of winning the voters who really count. (It worked so well for him.)

Of the African-Americans who vote in general elections, over 90% vote Democratic. Middle- and upper-middle-class African-Americans -- the ones most likely to vote -- are the ones who so often hear our achievements degraded as the products of illegitimate affirmative action programs that benefit unqualified blacks. It seems the Clinton campaign thinks she can win a GE without black voters' support. I doubt that many superdelegates share that view.

CLINTONS/FERRARO 2008

Just try and get an old white lady vote now, Mr. Obama!

This is great news for the Clintons.