"Separately, Hillary campaign manager Maggie Williams went in the other direction, suggesting in a statement that the Obama camp was playing the race card by criticizing Ferraro's remarks, which is hardly a rejection, obviously."

Reeks of Rove...

Howard Fineman gets it...Watch Olbermann

Disgusting

The Clintons, after tonight, need to win 64% of delegates in every state.

If the frog is on the fence post, the last dog is about to die

Hillary's campaign is flip-flopping on rejecting racism. Who's in charge Maggie or Wolfbreath?

Hillary disagrees.
Maggie says Obama is playing the race card.
Wolfson rejects Ferraro's remarks but not her cash.

(from Ben Smith's blog) from April 15, 1988's Washington Post, an old quote from Geraldine Ferraro:

"If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race"

If Hillary does not fire her or ask her to leave her campaign, she will be ruined. She will then be associated with racism as McCain has with anti-catholic and anti-jewish bigotry. She cannot just say that they do not agree with this point of view. I mean come on. Remember politics 101 says that sometimes political gaffes sometimes can be the obvious truth, of which you cannot speak of. It would be exactly the same as if Obama came out and said Hillary is where she is today because of her husband. Everyone knows it but it is so bad to say because it is below the belt. BTW it was just announced by msnbc that Obama got blacks 9 to 1. Wonder if this had any effect on this?

How can you reject those comments, but then accuse Obama of playing the race card. It makes no sense.

We are watching the Clinton Legacy go down the drain right before our eyes...

"Barbara Bush, when asked what she thought of Ferraro said she couldn't respond, however, the word she was thinking of rhymes with "rich"[10]. Later that evening Mrs. Bush called Ferraro to apologize for allegedly calling her a "witch"."
- Wikipedia

Maybe she's just a loudmout jerk?

Also I thought this b---- word was a taboo for feminists? Nice hypocrisy.

From Ben Smith at Politico:

A Ferraro flashback

"If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race," she said.

Really. The cite is an April 15, 1988 Washington Post story (byline: Howard Kurtz), available only on Nexis.

Here's the full context:

Placid of demeanor but pointed in his rhetoric, Jackson struck out repeatedly today against those who suggest his race has been an asset in the campaign. President Reagan suggested Tuesday that people don't ask Jackson tough questions because of his race. And former representative Geraldine A. Ferraro (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that because of his "radical" views, "if Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race."

Asked about this at a campaign stop in Buffalo, Jackson at first seemed ready to pounce fiercely on his critics. But then he stopped, took a breath, and said quietly, "Millions of Americans have a point of view different from" Ferraro's.

Discussing the same point in Washington, Jackson said, "We campaigned across the South . . . without a single catcall or boo. It was not until we got North to New York that we began to hear this from Koch, President Reagan and then Mrs. Ferraro . . . . Some people are making hysteria while I'm making history."

Umm, Greg, that was a pretty odd way to recount what Clinton said. Here's the full quote from the source you cited:

"I do not agree with that. It is regrettable that any of our supporters on both sides, because we’ve both had that experience, say things that kind of veer off into the personal. We ought to keep this on the issues. There are differences between us. There are differences between our approaches on health care, on energy, on our experience, on our results that we’ve produced for people. That’s what this campaign should be about.

Granting that what she said was ungrammatical, it still does not equate to what your parsing implies: "...she does 'not agree' with what Ferraro said and added that it's 'regrettable' that supporters on 'both sides' say such stuff."

Clinton didn't suggest that both sides use race baiting language. She was obviously referring to the Power flap and the Monster comment. Why break up what she said in a misleading way? Odd... or maybe just sloppy.

Wolfy is Client # 10.

Ferraro :

"I'm on Hillary's finance committee. I've done a fundraiser for her here at my firm. And I went and worked the phone banks before Super Tuesday. I have to tell you, this is a very emotional campaign for me,"

Wolfson's response:

Ms. Ferraro is speaking for herself. We have made clear that we reject her remarks.

Speaking for herself?
Who is this fool trying to fool?

Geraldine Ferraro is comparing her selection to be the VP candidate to where Senator Obama is today, and claiming that she was only the VP candidate because she is a Woman, and that Senator Obama is only where he is because he is a black man.

Here is the difference, and it is a huge one.

Voters did not elect Geraldine Ferraro into the VP slot. She did not run in any primaries, so yes she got picked without having to earn it.

Senator Obama has had to run a fifty state national campaign and earn ever vote and delegate that he has obtained. He started out as a huge underdog against a very tough slate of opponents, including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton who was dominating all the polls.

He earned every vote that he has received.
No one ever got to cast a vote to make Geraldine Ferraro the VP candidate.

Geraldine Ferraro, you race baiting creep, you were the one who got special treatment because of your gender.
Senator Obama has had to work his way to the top and earn every vote along the way. He is a great American, and you are disgraceful failure. Shut up and go away.

GMan08, I think it's clear enough from Greg's synopsis that he isn't trying to say HRC says both sides are race-baiting, just that both sides get trashy with each other.

I think going for the racist vote helps Clinton in PA and so she is going for it! It's a new, unforgivable low. I was thrilled to see Nancy Pelosi's comments - now there is a fellow Italian woman I can be proud of!

I think Hillary's response to this was fine. They can't really fire her since she's just a supporter. Still, I'd like to see every company she's associated with cut ties with her (including Fox News, though that's unlikely)

Let's all take a step back, for a second.

Look at the bigger picture.

Ferraro is saying:

a) Obama is black. He gets the black vote.
b) Hillary is a female. She gets the female vote.

I, myself, being a white woman over 40 who lives with and loves a black man, should really be torn, I suppose.

So why is it that I've been an Obama supporter and campaign donor for a year, and why is it that I voted for Obama in the NY primaries in Westchester County?

Does this mean I am not a real American woman?

Ok, I have been sick of the clintons since the 90's, but I am really sick of them now. Really, really.

This statement says it all:

Separately, Hillary campaign manager Maggie Williams went in the other direction, suggesting in a statement that the Obama camp was playing the race card by criticizing Ferraro's remarks, which is hardly a rejection, obviously.

How can anybody with a brain support these monsters? They are monsters and could care less about people, the country and the democratic party. All they care about is their own self aggrandizement.

If we have to have a woman nominee to satisfy the feminists and women in the party who are so bent on a woman regardles of the fact that the woman is a lying, disgusting animal, I hereby nominate Nancy Pelosi for President. Pelosi would make a great president, as would obama. Clinton would be pathetic even if she got that far, which she wouldn't. Pelosi for President!!!!! That would be a compromise, with obama as VP. That would shake up the country and I guarantee that obama would be her VP.

One other point, where in the f*ck has this woman been for over 20 years?????? I can't believe that anyone pays attention to her. This is a total joke.

I'll also say, I was skeptical of the Obama campaign's decision to call shenanigans on this but I think it has worked in exposing the dark underbelly of the Clintion playbook.

Here's another gem from the Faux interview- she basically threatens not to raise money for Obama if he is the nominee. Is this a joke?! Has she never heard of the Internet? Is it because of people like this that Clinton has been behind in fundraising?

Turn the page, Democrats, let's start a new chapter in American History.

It is sad that it is now confirmed that Geraldine Ferraro is a racist.

It is sad that SHE USED THE SAME WORDS AGAINST JESSE JACKSON in 1988 and joined Koch, Ronald Reagan in diminishing Jackson's candidacy.

It is sad that she made these comments ON FOX NEWS, and went back to defend herself again on FOX NEWS.

It is sad that Maggie Williams, the devil's advocate, fervently defended her.

It is sad that Hillary Clinton has refused to show some spine.

It is a shame that this is coming from Democrats, NOT Republicans.

It is a pity that majority of Hillary Clinton supporters and voters are racists .... yes .... racists.

It is unfortunate that what we never knew about Geraldine Ferraro, may be what we don't know about Hillary Clinton.

The full story is here:
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/BUSTED_Ferraro_made_SAME_racist_comment_about_Jesse_Jackson

I am a snark addict, but this is just sad. This is not what the Democratic party--at least in theory--is supposed to be about. Congrats to Obama on Ole Miss.

Now is the time, Unpledged Superdelegates (yeah, I'm looking at you) to take a stand.

Do you approve of Ms. Ferraro's rhetoric and its place in the Democratic party, or do you denounce and reject it?

Yeah, I'm looking at you. Time to pi$$ or get off the pot.

Free publicity. Hillary must be woefully short of cash.

I don't know what the policy on censorship is here, but can I be the first to say: Geraldine Ferraro, Go Fuck Yourself.

Nice excuse Wolfson--learning from McCain and Hagee, huh?

Maybe Roger Stone was right about Hillary all along...and her proxy female attack dog.

Fiona Apple (Not in Love lyrics):

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Became dialogue as a diagram of a play for blood
Took a vacation, my palate got clean
Now I can taste your ag