Geraldine Ferraro isn't a racist, just honest

I'm with Earl that Geraldine Ferraro should get a merit badge, though I think she should get it into not being cowed to back down from her comments from an interview with DN-sister paper the Daily Breeze yesterday.

I'm hip to the Obama thing, but I'm tired of his campaign crying "racism" every time someone makes a statement pointing out the obvious. I'm sure that if he's the nominee, there will be amble opportunity to protest real racism from the not-too-colorful GOP. Besides, of course Obama's ethnicity has something to his success -- that's an honest observation, not a slur. And many think it's a factor in a good way. This nation is becoming increasingly non-white and there's a sense that it's time for a less-than-white leader who can understand and lead a new America of people from all over the world, not the old one which was run by wealthy middle-aged white men.

Here's what she said:

"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. 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."

She thought it, she said it, and now, she's not going to be cowed into taking apologizing.

Far from backing off from her initial remark, Ferraro defended it and elaborated on it.

"Any time anybody does anything that in any way pulls this campaign down and says let's address reality and the problems we're facing in this world, you're accused of being racist, so you have to shut up," Ferraro said. "Racism works in two different directions. I really think they're attacking me because I'm white. How's that?"

Wow! Imagine if she had only become VP way back when. Instead of maligning her, the Obama campaign should recruit this strong woman.

And let's not even talk about the much more prevalent sexism at work in this race. And credit to Hillary Clinton for not harping on it, though it's evident to any woman closely observing the race.