Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS (Post 1616896)

Obama was never "white enough" to lead as far as many Dems and Repubs are concerned. People just found a different way to articulate it.

But as long as you know that Geraldine Ferraro didn't say Obama wasn't white enough.



Politics is NEVER just about politics. This is just the first time that we've had anything OTHER THAN older white males running for a key political office. Prior to this race and gender couldn't be an issue so they found other things to highlight.

If we ever have a middle to lower class person run for president (who knows how they'd fund their campaign) that would be a huge issue,too, because it's different and socioeconomic status is a symbol of something. Just like factors like gender and race (and age, since Obama's younger and has been accused of lacking experience) are.

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS (Post 1616898)

Yes.

Ageism is a term and if you were actually doing something more profound than trying to "prove a point" you could be an "ageist."

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid (Post 1616899)

(who knows how they'd fund their campaign)

food stamps.

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS (Post 1616902)

Another joke? You're on a roll.

Originally Posted by scbelle (Post 1616806)

It's horrible! I don't get how she can't get the complete idiocracy of what she said. She's not being targeted because she's white; she's being targeted because what she said is complete lunacy.