....he DEFINITELY wouldn't be where he is right now! Much like how Hillary probably wouldn't be where she is had she not married Bill Clinton...
Geraldine Ferraro has said that Obama would not be in the privileged position he is currently in now if he was anything but a black man...Because everybody knows being a black man in America is one of the most privileged types of people one can be ::rolls eyes::
Here's the article:
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/geraldine_ferraro_if_obama_was.html
Let's be 100% real...Geraldine Ferraro has totally lost her mind with this comment. Yes, she was the first woman to be a serious presidential candidate when she was chosen to run for VP in '84, but one could, and should, argue that the same argument she's making about Obama could be made about her run as well. Ferraro had less experience in politics than Obama does now, she received the benefit of being the 'stand-out' candidate because she was a woman, and she was no better qualified for her position then than Obama is now. So what exactly is she talking about?
Boy, when things don't go right for the Democrats, the race/gender/class card seems to get played with the absolute quickness. This really smacks of the old saying that Democrats really don't do anything for black people because they know black people will vote for them anyway.
Maybe if I change my affiliation, they'll decide my vote is worth fighting for again.
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Yeah I agree I think this statement is a hasty generalization that ignores Obama's qualifications. He might be somewhat "inexperienced” but he does have a Harvard Law Degree and was elected to be a Senator for a reason. There are a host of arguments supporting why he is an effective candidate, regardless of his race.
I look at it this way: no president in US history would have gotten as far as they did if they weren't white males. AFTER we deal with THAT reality, we can begin to discuss the unfair advantages of Obama's token blackness. *Rolls Eyes*
I belive that quality shoudl be completely irrelvant to race, or gender. However, when a minority has triumphed we should celebrate considering we are a democratic nation.
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