Geraldine, the laundry called. Your sheets are ready.

Oh, my...with every word, with every speech, it gets worse. Geraldine does not speak for many women I know - and never has. You do not get ahead as a minority by slamming another minority. Shame on her. She does "her candidate" no good at all. And this is polarizing and the worst possible image for women who consider themselves feminists. It is what keeps us from moving forward.

She fails to mention, if Bill Clinton had not been president, Hillary might not be where she is either....any might not have been elected as NY Senator.

I can't understand why she is constantly putting her foot in her mouth. She talks about how Obama is only a serious candidate because he is black but Hilary is a serious candidate because she is Bill's Wife. Let's be serious here if they weren't married she wouldn't even be on the scene. Not to mention she is riding the wave of potentially being the first woman president. Now I don't think her comments are racist but they are uncalled for. It makes it seem as if she feels minorities only succeed through hand outs which not always the case.

She's off her rocker, no question.
But Obama is doing well despite the fact that he is a black man in my opinion. If he were an ordinary politician like Edwards or Kerry he might not have made it this far. Obama is that 1 in a million kind of politician that is inspirational, transformative, brilliant, charismatic. He moves people to tears when he speaks - I don't know how but speaking from experience - he does. And it has nothing to do with his race.

Clinton, apparently desperate for the much coveted racist vote, has done far too little to distance herself from this maniac. I hope that the numbers of voters to whom her repellant ideas appeal are in decline after continued exposure. I also hope there were some better examples of feminism at Bryant's summit.

Why is it so hard for Democrats and other Americans to admit and articulate how the "the country is caught up in the concept." There is a phenomena unique to our time in history and our culture that makes Obama so apealing to so many. A big part of of that appeal is his skin color and the associated implications it has for our sense of American identity.

Ferraro honestly notes that she was selected to run for vice presidency because she was a woman. At that time that was important but if anyone would have said that publically they would have been attacked as well.

Is it so hard to look in the mirror and admit that Obamas race does matter? It matters so much and a big part of that is that so many people dont want to believe it matters. We all want to live in the utopia when race will not matter but we do not live there yet. Not admitting that and accepting the vital importance of Obamas blackness is more racist than what Feraro said. Indeed we do have a lot longer way to go.

She's right, and all the people who think otherwise are either idiots or support Obama. Same goes for Hillary and the fact that she is a woman. It is a pity that Obama supporters are showing that they are in fact, not ready for change and cannot even stomach the thought of a discussion about race without using the racist card. She made her comments and they are not racist and if they are we have just added about 100 million Americans to the list of racists. They say this is not about race...when up to 90% black people support Obama? Did millions of black people suddenly see he is far more experienced and a better candidate than Clinton? I find that a bit hard to believe.

I agree that she is off base with her comments. However, I have one response for "Trudy". Since when are women considered a minority. Last time I checked, we were the majority in this country.

Geraldine should choose her words more carefully. Although she may be right, as are some of the other commenters who said Clinton is only where she is because she is Bill's husband, the reality of this situation is that Gerry should have known those comments were going to create a firestorm. If I were her, which I am not, I would be noting the church that Sen. Obama attends and has supported for 20 years. That is where you'll find real evidence of racism.

Gail, what? I said nothing about minorities or majorities. I think you have my post confused with Dani's post. Poster names are under the posts, not above.

The Providence Journal reporter or editor who decided on that headline should be ashamed for contributing to the on-going racialization of this primary season. Culling that headline from Ferraro's remarks yesterday at Bryant University is almost as irresponsible and race-baiting as the orginal comments that Ferraro made about Senator Obama. Yes, Geraldine Ferraro did make those comments about Clarence Thomas, but she made them in the context of remarks about the importance of women in leadership roles. When given the chance what toughtful, knowledgeable person does not criticize Justice Thomas? Your headlining "style" is one of the reasons that I read the Providence Journal infrequently. This headline caught my eye for its blatant misrepresentation of Ferraro's remarks. And Senator Clinton has distanced herself from Ferraro.

Geraldine speaks truth to power, for sure. How is it that someone like her can be perceived to be racists - or that these remarks are racist in nature?