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Geraldine Ferraro Comet Sedai Send a noteboard - 12/01/2010 01:29:19 AM
There's may be a double standard, but there's a far better example of it in Geraldine Ferraro, than there is in Trent Lott. Ferraro's words, comparing his experience as a candidate to the harsh treatment Clinton has been experiencing:

"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position...and if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept."

For this statement, arguably a LOT less offensive (if it's offensive at all) than Reid's, and she is bumped from Team Clinton in abject disgrace, and Clinton has to apologize ad nauseum.

Sad that the GOP keep going on about Lott, when there's a decidedly less morally dubious example to use.
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Republicans cite Lott in calling for Reid to quit - 11/01/2010 07:26:24 PM 620 Views
They aren't the same, at all. - 11/01/2010 09:12:57 PM 419 Views
The democrats are all but admitting there is a double standard - 11/01/2010 09:32:02 PM 420 Views
If by "double standard" you mean... - 11/01/2010 10:03:35 PM 436 Views
Not sure how any of that changes the facts - 11/01/2010 10:53:49 PM 366 Views
Re: Not sure how any of that changes the facts - 12/01/2010 12:02:34 AM 431 Views
Perhaps this is a case of actions speaking louder than words. - 12/01/2010 02:29:48 AM 460 Views
that is my point - 12/01/2010 02:43:49 PM 398 Views
Geraldine Ferraro - 12/01/2010 01:29:19 AM 508 Views
Or they could have used the Clintons - 12/01/2010 02:50:24 PM 380 Views
Honestly - 11/01/2010 11:05:03 PM 380 Views
Re: Honestly - 12/01/2010 03:50:35 AM 375 Views
Reid's comments were as racist as they come..... - 12/01/2010 04:03:02 AM 410 Views
harry reid is a moron and should probably be replaced anyway.... - 12/01/2010 04:18:51 AM 443 Views

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