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NEWS ABOUT: Geraldine Ferraro

Geraldine Ferraro stories: 14 news summaries
MAUREEN DOWD

 Obama Emerges 
 From White (Frat) House 

Now Dowd wants to play him at Scrabble

Oct 28, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out Tom Friedman played golf with President Obama last month—and fellow New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd isn't ashamed to admit she felt "a twinge of envy." Dowd's happy that Obama finally invited a woman to join him on the links this weekend, after catching heat... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • golf • sexism • Maureen Dowd • President • Geraldine Ferraro • Melody Barnes

ANALYSIS

 Will Women 
 Abandon 
 Palin, Too? 

What makes women shed their ideals to support Palin?

Sep 14, 08 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Geraldine Ferraro joined Walter Mondale's ticket in 1984, Ronald Reagan got a boost from women voters who may have felt threatened by Ferraro's personal and professional success. Nearly 25 years later, the effect of Sarah Palin joining John McCain contrasts sharply with Ferraro's fortunes, and prompts Newsweek to take... More »

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suffrage • Geraldine Ferraro • female voters • women in office • Sarah Palin • pollsters

Palin's Glasses Are a Fashion Spectacle

But is the focus
on her look
just sexist?

Sep 11, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin: Hockey mom, moose-hunter … trend setter? Marie Claire says Palin's $375 designer glasses are “a style hit,” and opticians have been flooded with inquiries about the Kazuo Kawasaki 704s, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  “It’s always been, ‘Men don’t make passes... More »

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fashion • women's rights • sexism • vice president • eyeglasses • Geraldine Ferraro • Sarah Palin • Kazuo Kawasaki

 'Palin Factor' Levels Race

McCain tied with Obama in latest poll

Sep 10, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has erased Barack Obama's lead, transforming the presidential race to a statistical dead heat, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Obama's lead among women dropped from 10 to 4 points since August, which is largely attributed to Sarah Palin's popularity, reports MSNBC. More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Geraldine Ferraro • Walter Mondale • Sarah Palin • favorability rating • opinion polls • NBC News/Wall Street Journal • pollsters

 McCain, Palin 
 Embrace 
 Hugging 
 Etiquette 

What's the etiquette for a mixed-gender ticket?

Sep 9, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In 1984, Walter Mondale had a strict "hands-off" policy with running mate Geraldine Ferraro, never even putting his palm on her back when they waved to crowds. Two decades later, times have changed: John McCain and Sarah Palin have been embracing on the campaign trail, forgoing handshakes for a... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Geraldine Ferraro • Christine Todd Whitman • Election 2008 • etiquette • campaign etiquette • Walter Mondale • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

OPINION

Don't Be Henpecked, Obama

She doesn't want the No. 2 job, writes Dowd. She wants you to lose.

Jun 4, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - "What does Hillary want?" Hillary Clinton asked rhetorically last night at her rally in New York. Still a good question, writes Maureen Dowd, since apparently she's not going away anytime soon. Having given her surrogates the green light to push for an Obama-Clinton ticket, the New York Times columnist... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • Maureen Dowd • Geraldine Ferraro • dream ticket • running mate • Walter Mondale

OPINION

Red Herrings Abound on Campaign Trail

Amid talk of elitism, privilege, it's not all black and white

Apr 25, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Maybe Geraldine Ferraro and BET founder Bob Johnson are right about Barack Obama’s success, Colson Whitehead sarcastically posits in the New York Times. "The Guy Who’s Where He Is Only Because He’s Black" runs down his busy schedule and puzzles over the fact that "the... More »

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Barack Obama • race • affirmative action • Geraldine Ferraro • Bob Johnson

BET Founder: 'Ferraro Said It Right' on Obama

Bob Johnson agrees race is factor in Dem frontrunner's success

Apr 15, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - BET founder and Hillary Clinton supporter Bob Johnson repeated Geraldine Ferraro’s claim that Barack Obama wouldn’t be a top White House contender if he weren’t black. "Geraldine Ferraro said it right," the billionaire told the Charlotte Observer yesterday. "The problem is, Geraldine Ferraro is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • Geraldine Ferraro • negative campaigning • Bob Johnson

 Obama, Clinton
 Camps Spar on Records

'What is Sen. Clinton hiding?' asks spokesman

Mar 16, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took the day off, but their campaigns took time today to exchange fire on issues of disclosure and statements by disgraced staffers. In a conference call with reporters, the Obama campaign called on Clinton to release documents from her years in the Senate and from... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton Presidential Library • Geraldine Ferraro • Jeremiah Wright • David Axelrod • tax records • Clinton Foundation

Olbermann Rips Clinton Over Ferraro Flap

'Iconic' pundit blasts hopeful for not
rebuking adviser

Mar 15, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Keith Olbermann is the Rush Limbaugh of the left—as Chris Cillizza observes in his Washington Post Fix blog—Hillary Clinton couldn’t have been happy when Olbermann blasted her Wednesday night over the recent Geraldine Ferraro flap. “You are now campaigning as if Barack Obama were the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • MSNBC • racism • Keith Olbermann • pundits • Geraldine Ferraro

 Ferraro Quits Clinton Post 

She resigns honorary post after race flap over Obama

Mar 12, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Geraldine Ferraro left her honorary post in the Clinton campaign today amid turmoil over her comment that if Barack Obama were white, "he would not be in this position." Ferraro stands by that assertion but says the Obama camp has twisted her remarks out of context. "I... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Geraldine Ferraro • Democratic campaign • Hillary Clinton supporters • racial tension

Ferraro: Obama Camp Crying Racism Again

Stands by comments that Obama's edge
is due to race

Mar 12, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite charges of racism from the Barack Obama camp, former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro yesterday refused to back off earlier comments  that the candidate is enjoying a campaign advantage because of his race. "Every time that campaign is upset about something, they call it racist,” snipped Ferrro.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • African Americans • Democratic presidential candidates • Geraldine Ferraro

Obama Camp Wants Ferraro Fired for Slur

Clinton adviser says voters like hopeful
because he's black

Mar 11, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is ignoring calls to fire adviser Geraldine Ferraro after she said Barack Obama is succeeding because of his race, MSNBC reports. "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," the former vice presidential nominee said. “He happens to be very... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • African Americans • Democratic presidential candidates • Geraldine Ferraro • Election 2008

On the Trail, Simmering Gender War Heats Up

Perceived attack on Clinton sharpens focus

Nov 5, 07 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - That Hillary Clinton is breaking the gender barrier in the presidential primaries is not news, but fallout from last week’s Democratic debate is bringing to a head questions of how to campaign as a woman and how to campaign against one. Supporters saw discrimination even as critics accused Clinton... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • gender politics • Democratic presidential primaries • Geraldine Ferraro

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