So Geraldine Ferraro said.....

"I think what America feels about a woman becoming president takes a very secondary place to Obama's campaign - to a kind of campaign that it would be hard for anyone to run against," she said. "For one thing, you have the press, which has been uniquely hard on her. It's been a very sexist media. Some just don't like her. The others have gotten caught up in the Obama campaign.

"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," she continued. "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." Ferraro does not buy the notion of Obama as the great reconciler.

"I was reading an article that said young Republicans are out there campaigning for Obama because they believe he's going to be able to put an end to partisanship," Ferraro said, clearly annoyed. "Dear God! Anyone that has worked in the Congress knows that for over 200 years this country has had partisanship - that's the way our country is."

Hmm. This is from the Daily Breeze, by the way, just in case you missed it. Hmm.

Ms. Ferraro has the right to free speech. I have the right to agree and/or disagree.

Back in 1984, Ms. Ferraro was the news of the day. I don't recall she and Walter Mondale having thousands stand in line for hours, to see them. Maybe they did. In 1984, I was too busy partying, glued to MTV, when it played music, all day and all night, and wondered if I could ever afford one of those new VHS vcr's. Did think it was cool. though. that a woman was a vice president candidate. Yet, I wished the roles had been flipped. Ms. Ferraro seemed stronger than Walter. Maybe the other 49 states would have voted for the 1984 Democrat ticket, if the places were traded.

Let's flash foward to 2008.

Maybe Ms. Ferraro uttered words people whisper about over their lattes. Maybe those same people who thought when a woman ran for vice president in 1984, she should just stay home, don her best pearls while she darned her hubby's socks, and smile when the husband gave her an allowance. And the only reason this woman garnered attention because---well, she was a woman, because being a man, it wouldn't be so.

Hmm.

Is the press sexiest toward Hillary? Yes. For 200 years, they've had nothing but testosterone to write about. Now, here's someone who is tough, straight shooter and just happens to have wear a dress and mascara---well, the press doesn't know how to deal with that. The sexiest comment is about the only thing I agree with Ms. Ferraro on.

Now for Barack. Because he's a Black man--all this hoopla abounds. Jesse Jackson is a Black man. Did this hoopla happen? And the country is caught up in the concept? Concept....of what?

That folks can look at a son of a single mother, who overcomes obstacles, is determined and still heads to Harvard? And the guy just happens to be Black? Yep. What a concept to be caught up in. Maybe Barack is reachable--because he's of a generation, the young Democrats and Republicans can relate too. That younger generation, Ms. Ferraro--that you were part of in 60's.

What's changed? You had Hope then. The younger folks have Hope now.

For me, Hillary comes across stronger. She CAN do the job. I have no doubt we are safe in her hands. Barack, is new--untested. Yet, there's a spark. Something we've not seen for quite awhile. Barack is his own man. He's not JFK, nor Martin Luther King, Jr. --don't confuse him with their legend. He'll make his way.

Whether Hillary or Barack move into 1600 Pennsylvania on a January 2009 day, I believe our country can and will evolve. After 200 years, partisanship may go by the wayside. Old time beliefs will be tossed. The hope of the new day, will always bring change. The more experienced will be become more wise, while the untested will become the experienced.

Ms. Ferraro, what's wrong with being caught up with a concept like that?