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Originally Posted by mad_dog  Obama isn't a light weight he reminds me of another man with charisma Bill Clinton. If America could elect a black president it would be a challenge to the world wide anti -Americanism which, whether Americans choose to ignore it or not, has had a huge impact on both Americas soft and hard power. |
Agreed^ but Geraldine Ferraro thinks otherwise:
Ferraro Remarks on Obama Decried
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first female vice presidential candidate and a fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Democrat Barack Obama only achieved his status in the presidential campaign because he's black. The Obama campaign called on Clinton Tuesday to denounce the comments.
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If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," Geraldine Ferraro told the Daily Breeze of Torrance, Calif., in an interview published last Friday. "
And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept."
Ferraro is a former New York congresswoman and was former Vice President Walter Mondale's running mate when he was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1984. She has endorsed Clinton and has been a fundraiser for her campaign.
Obama senior adviser David Axelrod said Ferraro should be removed from her position with the Clinton campaign because of her comments.
The Associated Press: Ferraro Remarks on Obama Decried 
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