After remaining out of the national spotlight for nearly a generation, Geraldine Ferraro , female VP running mate to also-ran candidate Walter Mondale made headlines in March 2008 slamming presidential candidate Barack Obama. The Nation deconstructs the drama in an article which begins with Ferraro’s quote, ” “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position,” she said. “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.” Continue reading The Nation .Watch Barack Obama’s historic speech on race, titled ‘A More Perfect Union.’

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