Obama campaign lashes out at Ferraro race comment

[kfrost06]

hhhhhhmmmmmm lets see Barack benefiting from being black? Lets examine this:

1. Barack gets 89% of the black vote. Advantage Obama.

2. As high as 20% of Clinton's supporters will vote for McCain if Barack is nominated because he's black. Disadvantage Obama.

3. Republican party has a greater recent history of racist members and the party has courted these members by supporting anti-affirmative action legislation and not supporting most most civil rights legislation. I'm sure many republicans on this forum will argue with that statement, but if I'm proved wrong, I will concede the point. But there is a perception of the republican party as being less than friendly towards minorties and blacks in particular.Therefore, there ARE many members of the republican party who would never vote for a black man, even moreso than that of a white woman. Disadvantage Obama.

With that being said, I think the lift given to Obama by the black vote is washed by the amount of prejudiced and racists individuals in this country who won't vote for him. So I don't think its an advantage or disadvantage either way. The funny thing is Obama has tried to avoid being the "black" candidate. Its whites on both side that seem to raise the race issue more often than not.

That being said racism is a disease that most don't want to admit. once those curtains close on election night only that person knows his/her true feelings in regards to race.

3 things, first welcome back stranger! Second, very good arguement but I think that applies more towards the general election and not to the primary since for the most part only Democrats can vote for the two and the evil racist sexist Republicans have little/no effect on the outcome of the Democratic primary. and Third, you never answered the second question, is the comment made by Ferraro, the white female Clinton aide offensive?

[BgMc31]

3 things, first welcome back stranger! Second, very good arguement but I think that applies more towards the general election and not to the primary since for the most part only Democrats can vote for the two and the evil racist sexist Republicans have little/no effect on the outcome of the Democratic primary. and Third, you never answered the second question, is the comment made by Ferraro, the white female Clinton aide offensive?

Good to be back Kfrost, thanks! I see your point as far as the general election is concerned. But as far as the comment being offensive, I didn't find it offensive and I'm hearing much of an uproar in the black community, the 'turmoil' has all come from whites both on the left and right.