going too ferraro
Geraldine Ferraro has stepped down from an honorary post she held in Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign amid a controversy regarding comments she made about Barack Obama. She had stated that the only reason behind Obama’s success is that he is a black man. Ferraro made history as the first woman chosen as a running mate in a presidential election when she was tapped by the Mondale campaign in 1984. However and somehow, she obviously felt bad enough about her credentials to feel that the only reason she was chosen was because she is a woman. How about, she was selected REGARDLESS OF her gender because she was qualified? Or that Obama’s special qualities transcend the racial, uh, inhibitions that are still part of our society? It seems more likely that Ferraro’s intent and comments were designed to put the brakes on the Obama campaign by appealing to the voters who still see people of color in a negative light. That is as suspect as when the news media implies that Obama’s success is tied to record levels of Black support. If record levels of Black support could result in electing someone, wouldn’t Jesse Jackson be president by now? If Obama’s support from all walks of American life is any indication, our country may be ready for it’s first Black President. But as Ms. Ferraro proved, that doesn’t mean racism is dead.
