Ferraro claimed that Susan Rice and others from Obama's camp called her a racist...

[jenmito]

and owe HER an apology. And she went on to say something like, "I hope this will be the last time the Obama camp gets to play the race card like this..." :wtf: She is clearly trying to stir up trouble, accusing Obama (and his camp) of calling HER a racist?!?! And then on Morning Joe this morning they kept playing that clip and accepting HER claim that these people are calling her a racist. (Of course, if this were true, it would turn off some/many white voters to Obama which I think is the goal of Hillary's camp/supporters). Can any Hillary supporter or Ferraro supporter provide a quote where anyone in Obama's camp called her a racist?

[Mooney]

1. ...

[jenmito]

3. Yes. Crickets also come to mind.

:D

[flor de jasmim]

2. If she supplies the verified e-mails along with Hillary's tax records...

[jenmito]

4. Of course she won't be able to do that. I just hate how the media's not questioning that claim

about people calling her a racist. Especially since Susan Rice, Axelrod, and Obama himself have all said they do NOT think she's a racist or that it was even a racist COMMENT, but divisive and ridiculous.

[ecstatic]

5. Paging Clinton. Mrs. Clinton, if you truly objected to this type of language

why is Ferraro still race baiting all over the country? Do you really think we can't see through the fake resignation/letter thing?

[jenmito]

7. Exactly. As KO said last night, if she WANTED, Hillary could tell Ferraro to stop this BS.

But of course she won't. As usual, she's allowing others to do her dirty work.

[ellacott]

6. What's even funnier

Susan Rice was on Joe's show when she criticized Ferraro's statements.

People make a mistake by crying racist whenever someone calls them out on making inappropriate comments. There is a difference between saying something racially insensitive and being a racist. Ferraro was quick to claim that they are calling her a racist. That's not true. She got very defensive and tried to become the victim.

[jenmito]

13. That's right! So Joe should've SAID that Ferraro lied about Rice. He didn't.

Nobody called Bill Clinton or Jim Shaheen racists, either, which she ALSO claimed. It was said that they "played the race card," which is not the same thing at all.

[ellacott]

19. John Ridley was trying to offer his perspective

But they were dismissive of his remarks.

Hillary Cliton had the same reaction when she was criticized for her clumsy LBJ MLK analogy. She claimed she was hurt that she was being accused of being a racist and that she has worked throughout her career to help black people. No one called her a racist.

[The Stranger]

8. But Ferraro is a racist.

Don't expect an apology from me.

[jenmito]

16. But she went on national tv and said Obama's people called her a racist which they didn't.

That's designed to turn white voters against him. I hope it doesn't work.

[uponit7771]

9. ...pins make loud sounds when they drop in quite rooms....

[billybob537]

10. Wow , what did she want

She clearly stated, but for his race he would not be in the primary. If that's not clear enough, What is?
Why are these Dems acting like Republicans?

[jenmito]

22. There have been many instances of Hillary supporters "acting on their own"

saying things that should be out of bounds. Coincidences? ALL of them?

[underpants]

11. Stop

go back where you were. Please, seriously stop.

[jenmito]

14. Where was I?

[Oleladylib]

12. Some in the American Populace can read underneath the response from the O camp

ever so clever...the race issue stays on the table ..because it is...as is the gender issue..The only difference is gender bias is much more tolerated in this country of WASPM

[americanstranger]

23. Let me get this straight.

Here are the responses from the Obama camp - first, from the candidate himself:

“I don’t think Geraldine Ferraro’s comments have any place in our politics or in the Democratic Party. They are divisive. I think anybody who understands the history of this country knows they are patently absurd,” Mr. Obama told the Allentown Morning Call. “And I would expect that the same way those comments don’t have a place in my campaign they shouldn’t have a place in Senator Clinton’s either.”

And then from the campaign:

“When you wink and nod at offensive statements, you’re really sending a message to supporters that anything goes. We call upon the Clinton campaign to take swifter action,” said David Axelrod, the chief strategist for Mr. Obama. “She ought to be removed from those positions. There’s no other way to send a serious signal that you want to police the tone of this campaign.”

In a conference call with reporters this afternoon, Representative Jan Schakowsky, Democrat of Illinois, joined in the criticism. “It’s disappointing that Clinton supporters have sought to diminish Senator Obama’s candidacy to say that in some way he’s been given special treatment because of his race. Any and all remarks that diminishing Senator Obama’s candidacy because of his race are completely out of line.”

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/obama-aide-criticizes-ferraro-comments/

The two responses don't even use the word 'racism' - just 'race' in a benign context. But they're the insidious statements with a divisive sub-text?

Damn. Up is down.

- as

[jenmito]

28. Thanks for providing those quotes!

:hi:

[americanstranger]

35. No problem. People can claim that Obama said anything.

I saw the 'tea party' claim this morning and Googled the actual quote. It was nowhere near what the poster was trying to turn it into.

When faced with what people actually said as opposed to what posters here think they said or heard someone say they said, they have more of a hard time smearing. Case in point - no repsonse to what I posted there from the poster who claims that Obama said something 'devisive.'

- as

[jenmito]

37. Yup. Thanks for setting the record straight. And of course, not one poster has yet posted

a quote by anyone from Obama's camp calling Ferraro a racist.

[jenmito]

26. Who in the Obama camp called her a racist like she claimed? TIA.

[UALRBSofL]

15. The interesting thing is she has gotten a lot of emails

From who she calles the Obama supporters and the Obama camp as well as phone calls and so I would assume they are calling her racists. I'm not her so I don't know what is going on in her life or what phone calls or emails she has gotten. I would assume she might show these emails to the media in the coming weeks showing people calling her racists and threatening her. I'm not sure of any of this, just guessing.

[jenmito]

20. She named names. Susan Rice did NOT call her a racist. Unless she sent her an email calling

her a racist or others calling her a racist, her claims are lies. And nobody's questioning her.

[tishaLA]

17. I understand that Senator Clinton's supporters,

periodically when they're feeling down, launch attacks as a way of trying to boost Clinton's appeal.

[still_one]

18. Why did she bring up race in the first place if it wasn't a problem for ferraro?

It has nothing to do with a candidate's qualifications, and she should know better since she fought for discrimination against women.

Everything indicates that since she brought it up in the first place, she has a problem with people of color

The fact that Clinton condemned her comments show that Ferraro has a problem with race

[UALRBSofL]

27. You know, I don't know. She has done a lot over the years for the country

She has made this statement before when Jessie Jackson ran in 88. But, I just don't believe she is a racist. I think she looks at things not from an emotional since, but, I think she is very logic oriented.

[still_one]

45. You are probably right, she isn't a racist, however

this statement was worse than what she said about Jackson

I won't rehash all the arguments why her accessment is incorrect, but one thing is for certain, at best it is racially insensitive

[yardwork]

21. Ferraro is being a real jerk about this and the media are playing along.

[jenmito]

31. Of course they're going along. And in the same breath they say Obama's getting a free ride. n/t

[Emillereid]

24. Someone needs to provide a straight jacket for Ferraro - she has gone completely mad.

She is an embarrassment not only to the Clinton campaign but to the Democratic Party itself.

I think there has been a pattern of injecting race by her campaign and I am starting to think it's deliberate. She knows that much of PA is redneck territory and that by amping up Obama's race she creates anxiety in those most likely to be affected by race stuff. Despicable!

[jenmito]

33. I agree...

And Hillary should publicly ask her to STOP it...if she really was against her remarks, which I doubt.

[UALRBSofL]

36. You don't know what your talking about

What do you mean Hillary is injecting Obama's race to the campaign? I think most people knows he's a black man and if they don't know his full name by now then they have had there head in the sand. I believe your calling the residence of Pennsylvania backwards racists, and, if that were really true, they sure as hell don't need Hillary to tell them what color he is. Give it a rest why don't ya.

[Emillereid]

44. First of all, even Carville describes PA as Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with

Alabama in between. It's not a matter of informing Pennsylvanians that Obama is black, but constantly reminding them 'that for some reason it's an issue' which creates anxiety.

[L0oniX]

25. Awww ...boohoo baah baah boohoo ...sniffle snif

[Lucinda]

29. I saw her saying she had received phone calls and emails doing so, but I

don't think she said WHO had sent them or called. So I don't think there are any links to support her statement, unless she passsed on the emails.

[jenmito]

30. She said Susan Rice and Jan Schakowsky called her a racist. Let's see proof. n/t

[ellacott]

34. She claimed the email attacks and "threats" came from the Obama camp

I wouldn't be surprised that it came from supporters but I doubt they came from the Obama camp.

[Lucinda]

38. It would be incredibly stupid if anyone did email her.

But there seem to be a lot of tensions between the two campaigns, so I guess anything is possible.

[Cha]

42. ferraro is a tool and political op who

went over like a lead balloon. Now she's goin' down lyin' her head off and when Obama wins the presidency she can thank her for being part of the reason.

[WolverineDG]

32. I call her a racist too

& I'm not apologizing.

dg

[Hugabear]

39. Something tells me you're going to be waiting an awful long time

They won't answer your challenge, because they CAN'T. However, they'll keep repeating the same tired claims in other posts, and whenever they're challenged there, they'll simply attack you as an Obamite.

[jenmito]

41. I think so, too.

And I know they're reading the thread.

[chieftain]

40. Thanks for the post. I heard Ferraro's statement and wondered

whether there was any truth to it. I think it is extremely sad to see someone I have admired twist herself into knots trying to deny the clear import of her words and then trying to paint herself as a victim of the firestorm she ignited. Truly pathetic behavior.

[jenmito]

43. No problem. I just saw a clip of what she said again, and she claimed Rice and Schakowsky called

her a racist on TV!