http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/390/t/Is-Geraldine-Ferraro-an-Idiot-or-Did-She-Speak-the-Truth-.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:50:36 GMT Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:32:28 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/390/t/Is-Geraldine-Ferraro-an-Idiot-or-Did-She-Speak-the-Truth-.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/reply/22/t/Is-Geraldine-Ferraro-an-Idiot-or-Did-She-Speak-the-Truth-.html#reply-22 feeds@yuku.com (Swampmeat) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/sreply/22 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:32:28 GMT http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/reply/7/t/Is-Geraldine-Ferraro-an-Idiot-or-Did-She-Speak-the-Truth-.html#reply-7 HIGHLY inaccurate. However, this does not mean that it is a "non issue". It is very much an issue.

After listening to a few of Ferraro interviews, the gist of her comment was to state that Obama's progression is largely due in part to the fact that a lot of Black people are voting for him JUST because he is Black. Unfortunately, I would have to agree with this statement.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TungzRA) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/sreply/7 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:53:03 GMT http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/reply/6/t/Is-Geraldine-Ferraro-an-Idiot-or-Did-She-Speak-the-Truth-.html#reply-6 I'm surprised at Earl's commentary. This entire democratic race shows how confused we really are when it comes to race and gender in America. Geraldine F. is ridiculous to suggest that Obama's "blackness" is actually an advantage in an election in a society of White supremacy racism and White male and female privilege? Negro please..

White females rank second to their white male counterpart on the racial cast hierarchy. The mere suggestion that Obama is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Brutha Minista) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/sreply/6 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:10:04 GMT http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/390/t/Is-Geraldine-Ferraro-an-Idiot-or-Did-She-Speak-the-Truth-.html While some are praising Ferraro for her "honesty" in regards to her remarks about Obama, here is a quote from 20 years ago that seems to indicate that honesty may not be her motivation.]

A Ferraro flashback
"If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race," she said.
Really. The cite is an April 15, 1988 Washington Post story (byline: Howard Kurtz),


Here's the full context:
Placid... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (mrdaveyd) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/390 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:50:36 GMT