The Way I See Things

Geraldine Ferraro, rather than distance herself from earlier statements, is actually ESCALATING her rhetoric and defending her comments.

"Any time anybody does anything that in any way pulls this campaign down and says let's address reality and the problems we're facing in this world, you're accused of being racist, so you have to shut up," Ferraro said. "Racism works in two different directions. I really think they're attacking me because I'm white. How's that?"

She also has the support of Pat Buchanan. Because he's previously worked with Ferraro, he stated that he likes and respects her.

On tonight's 'Live with Dan Abrams', Buchanan also defended Ferraro's comments, though with a caveat that that Senator Obama is running a "magnificent campaign".

"However, I do agree that that because he's an African-American, that's why he getting 91% of the African-American vote. And it's why you've got all this enthusiasm in the media and elsewhere for him, because he's an African-American. Now, I think those are, those are valid statements by her."

Earlier on 'Hardball with Chris Matthews', Buchanan attempted to make similar statements. Chris instantly challenged Buchanan, asking...
Why don't we say George Washington won because he was a white man?

I'll update this with exact quotes when the 'Hardball' transcript is available.

Obviously, this is going to progress to some very 'ugly' places...

UPDATE: Chris Matthews dissects Buchanan's position.

Buchanan: I do agree with this. If Barack Obama were not an African-American, I don‘t think he would be where he is. He‘s clearly a tremendously articulate individual, an able individual, a great orator who has won his way. Really, he‘s run a magnificent campaign. But he got his start off and he‘s winning 90 percent or 85 percent of the African-American vote because he‘s an African-American. I don‘t have a problem with that at all, Chris.

MATTHEWS: Well, let me ask you, Pat, why don‘t we start talking in that regard about everybody? Bill Clinton wouldn‘t have been where he was if he weren‘t white, a male white.

Buchanan: Well...

MATTHEWS: George Washington wouldn‘t have been who he was if he were not a white male. I mean, how many—why do we have this new delineation that we never had before about white men?

Buchanan: Chris...

MATTHEWS: We never said, the only reason the guy is governor of New York is, he‘s a white male. We have learned that certainly in the last couple days.

Buchanan: I think, look, the Democrats themselves, Hillary said, it‘s wonderful, the first black male, the first woman for candidate for president. For heaven‘s sakes...

MATTHEWS: But, Pat...

Buchanan: ... the whole country is talking about it. Chris, get out of the political correctness, for heaven‘s sake.

MATTHEWS: No, I want to tell you something. But has anybody ever said, the only reason George Washington was our father of our country because he‘s a white male?

Buchanan: It wasn‘t true. It wasn‘t true.

MATTHEWS: I have never heard anybody say that.

Buchanan: He was a general in the revolution.

MATTHEWS: You mean, if he was a black female, he would have been...

Buchanan: He was a general in the revolution, for heaven‘s sakes. And he was the lead man at the Constitutional Convention. He was the greatest...

MATTHEWS: And he wouldn‘t have been any of those things if he wasn‘t a white male. Would you stop?