Geraldine Ferraro: Heretic? Or Realist?
I'm no fan of Geraldine Ferraro. Anyone who reads this blog (is there anyone still out there? :) ) will know that reflexively. She was a token selection for the vice-presidency because of her gender and was surely unqualified beyond that. But, nonetheless, she was a major party nominee for the second-highest office in these United States of America. And she's opened her mouth on a sensitive topic so we should investigage. Let's do so.
Ferraro, a Clinton operative, has commented that Barack Obama has only ascended to the precipice of the presidency because he's black, and that if he were a white man with his same credentials he would be merely an afterthought (see Mike Huckabee). Is there validity to such a statement? Is Ferraro a racist? How should we treat such a statement in today's America?
It's a sad commentary in America that someone who voices a legitimate opinion would be shouted down as a racist and forced to leave her post in the Clinton campaign. Now, I'm not sad that the Clinton campaign is crumbling, but as a staunch supporter of free speech I have a HUGE problem with what happened to Ferraro. She is not a racist, and her comments, while provocative, are not even remotely inappropriate or racist. The fact of the matter is that Ferraro's comments are TRUE!
Barack Obama is a political hack who surfs on the waves of the farthest reaches of the left wing. His voting record is consistently apprised to be the most liberal in the Senate. He supports not only partial-birth abortion but the abomination of infanticide (discussed in an earlier post). He's a supporter of oppressively high taxes. He doesn't support the US military, and in that regard he is hoping for an actively pressing for an American defeat in Iraq. This man is not only a hack but he isn't even remotely qualified to be president of the United States of America.
So how does he find himself on the cusp? Well, there are a few reasons. First, he is an extremely gifted and deceptive speaker. His eloquent dialogue preaching unity cloaks a dangerous liberal ideology that would make Karl Marx giggle with glee. Second, he's a favorite of the left. Third, he's black. Sorry, but it's true. The left believes in identity politics; there is just no disputing this. To have a polished, poised African-American candidate for the presidency excites the left even more than a woman senator like Hillary Clinton. And it's not racist to say it. It's just the sad fact of the liberal faction of American politics.
Ferraro was forced to resign, and that's sad. Despite being a sympathy pick for the vice-presidency, I personally believe her to be a woman of character and integrity. And she is certainly not a racist. What she is, simply, is the latest victim of the buzzsaw of the liberal machine that chews up those that dare dissent. For this, we are all the poorer.
Ferraro, a Clinton operative, has commented that Barack Obama has only ascended to the precipice of the presidency because he's black, and that if he were a white man with his same credentials he would be merely an afterthought (see Mike Huckabee). Is there validity to such a statement? Is Ferraro a racist? How should we treat such a statement in today's America?
It's a sad commentary in America that someone who voices a legitimate opinion would be shouted down as a racist and forced to leave her post in the Clinton campaign. Now, I'm not sad that the Clinton campaign is crumbling, but as a staunch supporter of free speech I have a HUGE problem with what happened to Ferraro. She is not a racist, and her comments, while provocative, are not even remotely inappropriate or racist. The fact of the matter is that Ferraro's comments are TRUE!
Barack Obama is a political hack who surfs on the waves of the farthest reaches of the left wing. His voting record is consistently apprised to be the most liberal in the Senate. He supports not only partial-birth abortion but the abomination of infanticide (discussed in an earlier post). He's a supporter of oppressively high taxes. He doesn't support the US military, and in that regard he is hoping for an actively pressing for an American defeat in Iraq. This man is not only a hack but he isn't even remotely qualified to be president of the United States of America.
So how does he find himself on the cusp? Well, there are a few reasons. First, he is an extremely gifted and deceptive speaker. His eloquent dialogue preaching unity cloaks a dangerous liberal ideology that would make Karl Marx giggle with glee. Second, he's a favorite of the left. Third, he's black. Sorry, but it's true. The left believes in identity politics; there is just no disputing this. To have a polished, poised African-American candidate for the presidency excites the left even more than a woman senator like Hillary Clinton. And it's not racist to say it. It's just the sad fact of the liberal faction of American politics.
Ferraro was forced to resign, and that's sad. Despite being a sympathy pick for the vice-presidency, I personally believe her to be a woman of character and integrity. And she is certainly not a racist. What she is, simply, is the latest victim of the buzzsaw of the liberal machine that chews up those that dare dissent. For this, we are all the poorer.
posted by The Rock | 8:51 PM
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