This is truly bizarre pair of quotations from geraldine ferraro and jesse jackson jr in a year old article by Ad Nags, both agreeing in speculation about 2008 that it will be harder for
an African-American to become president than for a woman:
"All evidence is that a white female has an advantage over a black male - for reasons of our cultural heritage," said the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the civil rights leader who ran for president in 1984 and 1988. Still, he said, for African-American and female candidates, "It's easier - emphatically so."
Ms. Ferraro offered a similar sentiment. "I think it's more realistic for a woman than it is for an African-American," said Ms. Ferraro. "There is a certain amount of racism that exists in the United States - whether it's conscious or not it's true."
"Women are 51 percent of the population," she added.
I guess it's possible she was just saying this to be polite because she is a clintonista and assumed that hillary was a shoe in. I really don't know what to think right now, her comments this week have put me on the brink of not being willing to vote for hillary in the general, much less the primary. My best guess is that she is just a loyal attack dog willing to do whatever it takes for her candidate. This addition of self-contradiction on top of her blatant race-baiting is just making me feel too cynical...
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