tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post2873936930173180652..comments2008-03-17T16:55:22.865-04:00ohdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13301100314546526009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post-79803856140093272062008-03-17T16:55:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:55:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:55:00.000-04:00Great post. I especially liked the personal angle re: your MSU visit.Dave P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802884792285771206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post-17652743441941097152008-03-12T23:23:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:23:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:23:00.000-04:00I didn't take her comment to be racist per se, but thought it was poorly thought out. Obama is where he is as a result of multifarious factors. Identifying race as a factor without mentioning other more significant factors is well, kind of stupid.<BR/><BR/>Has his race determined his station more than his Harvard law degree? More than his law review position? More than his weak Senate campaign opponent? More than his temperament? And so on.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, suggesting that Obama is front and center because of his race without acknowledging the obvious situation with Clinton-- that she is where she is because of her husband, is not exactly a brilliant piece of rhetoric, either.<BR/><BR/>But to be honest, I didn't think all of this when I first saw Ferraro on TV. All I thought was "Geraldine Ferraro, I remember her. Is there any reason I should care what she's saying?" and I changed the channel.WestEnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.com