Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to appear on a Presidential ticket (as Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984), made a statement the other day about how Barack Obama is only the frontrunner at this point because (get this) he is black. Apparently, she believes, white men simply cannot be elected president in this country, because, as she attests, "in 1984, if my name was Gerard Ferraro instead of Geraldine Ferraro, I would never have been the nominee for vice president." I'm wondering what Walter Mondale, her pasty-white running mate, and oh... 43 other white men and their white male opponents, and all of their white male vice presidents, and their opponent's white male running mates, would have to say about that. "Well, we had a good 208 year run, but fucked if we can get elected anymore what with national opinion demanding that only blacks and women run for office!"

So, yeah, she's a bit cuckoo. But it gets better! The expected backlash came (because he comments were fairly well racist), and now she insists, insists, that "I really think they're attacking me because I'm white. How's that?"

Yeah. It had nothing to do with the fact that you made a ludicrous statement concerning Obama's skin color , and it had nothing to do with the fact that you backed it up with an equally ludicrous statement concerning your own gender. It has everything to do with the fact that you're white. And now, some nice gentlemen would like to help you into the back of this very nice van and take you on a nice, relaxing "vacation." Go with the nice men, ma'am.

-pb