From the Telegraph: Ferraro: A salutary tale for Republicans

[madfloridian]

The Telegraph UK gives a warning to Republicans, using Geraldine Ferraro as its subject.

Frankly it bothers me not at all considering her attacks on Dean and Obama on Fox News today.

Geraldine Ferraro: A salutary tale for Republicans

The last female vice-presidential candidate was a disastrous campaigner and the Democratic ticket was defeated in a landslide by Ronald Reagan.



Geraldine Ferraro: 'There are a lot of women who are disaffected by how Hillary was treated' Photo: GETTY IMAGES

A disgruntled supporter of Senator Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primary, Mrs Ferraro wrote on Friday: 'Without Hillary being the nominee it's really quite equally as important. There are a lot of women who are disaffected by how Hillary was treated by the media, by how she was treated by the Obama campaign … not speaking up when sexism raised its ugly head in the media."

However amid the enthusiasm among Republicans about the boldness shown by Senator John McCain in choosing Mrs Palin as his running mate, Mrs Ferraro provides a salutary tale.

Her excitable comments, submitted on a Fox News blog, and her claims during the primary that Senator Barack Obama's popularity was down to his skin colour, showed the ungainliness that marked her campaign 24 years ago.

And they have a great quote from Jim Clyburn:

Jim Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in Congress, recalled her on Friday as "a disaster as a running mate".

He told ETV Radio in his home state South Carolina: "As a campaigner, she was absolutely awful. And so I just think that it is very risky for McCain to do this, but it may be all he has left."

Someone needs to have a little chat with Geraldine.

[madfloridian]

1. Clyburn is right : " it may be all he has left."

Even with the media pumping him up...McCain has little left.

[TexasObserver]

2. unless she's gone completely senile, there's no excuse for Gerri Ferraro's latest

[madfloridian]

7. No excuse.

The Clintons did what they needed to do at convention. Ferraro is making things worse.

[TexasObserver]

8. Yeah, I was pleased with Bill and Hill.

Ferraro must be desperate for work.

[CitizenPatriot]

3. oh, so sad. how low.

we're all in this together - women, men, black, white, young old.....why would she make it about that? what a cruelly ignorant thing to say.

obama is loved for his message and the truth of it carries it far and wide. Sorry, Geraldine, but ugliness of heart isn't as compelling. it's not about skin.

[madfloridian]

4. I wonder why she is doing this?

Who is behind her? Or is it just monetary?

[CitizenPatriot]

5. no idea, but it's disappointing...nt

[madfloridian]

6. It's like it is very deliberate.

A former VP candidate should not have her head turned so much by money...if indeed that is the reason.