Geraldine Ferraro's comments: "If Obama was a white man..."

Wowwwwww... I guess GF can say this because she's not a white man. It still seems risky to me, but what do I know? The Clintons are accurate calculators.

Clinton campaign finance committee member, former vice presidential candidate, and former Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-NY, told the Daily Breeze of Torrance, Ca., that, "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."

Of Clinton, Ferraro said that the press "has been uniquely hard on her. It's been a very sexist media. Some just don't like her. The others have gotten caught up in the Obama campaign."

"I was reading an article that said young Republicans are out there campaigning for Obama because they believe he's going to be able to put an end to partisanship. Dear God! Anyone that has worked in the Congress knows that for over 200 years this country has had partisanship - that's the way our country is."

I suppose that this rings true with most people, especially the first sentence. The line about "He happens to be very lucky to be who he is," is absolutely silly and plays on envy, but it probably elicits mindless head-nods from the mindless audience.

Maybe Hillary is playing a game of "I-dare-you-cross-this-line" and she is hoping he hops into a gender-bait tank and drives straight toward her race-bait tank. I must admit that the ensuing game of chicken would be satisfying to watch and I would route for neither one to swerve.

Hat Tip: the Snob.