Ferraro Happy About Palin, Won't Reveal for Whom She's Voting

I love Geraldine Ferraro and believe we need more women in politics! Therefore, I supported Hillary in the primary and believe her to be the best qualified of all candidates. But, I cannot support Obama, so I am voting for McCain Palin. Now THAT is change we can believe in!

I don't care who the President or VP is as long as they can pass the "William Wallace Test".

Dude there's a reason William Wallace was chosen by Mel Gibson it wasn't because he had a cool sword, it was because the movie portrayed ordinary people being lead by someone who Inspired them to do extra ordinary things...

A leader needs to speak well in public at a level where people are standing in a state of positive shocked euphoria... can John McCain do this? No... The man can barley read off a teleprompter?

I'm not down playing the issue or trying to insult anyone, I guess I just don't get it, I've read all the Anti Obama posts, and it seems to me that everyone against Obama just needs to open their eyes, listen with their ears, and believe in their heart of hearts, you have a guy with a proven track record who has organized one the best political movements in the last century and has a VP picked that has age old experience... It's not even contestable, have you seen the excitement languishing around the GOP national convention... it's like a bunch of people in a room grabbing at what once was...

I don't care who the President or VP is as long as they can pass the "William Wallace Test".

Dude there's a reason William Wallace was chosen by Mel Gibson it wasn't because he had a cool sword, it was because the movie portrayed ordinary people being lead by someone who Inspired them to do extra ordinary things...

A leader needs to speak well in public at a level where people are standing in a state of positive shocked euphoria... can John McCain do this? No... The man can barley read off a teleprompter?

I'm not down playing the issue or trying to insult anyone, I guess I just don't get it, I've read all the Anti Obama posts, and it seems to me that everyone against Obama just needs to open their eyes, listen with their ears, and believe in their heart of hearts, you have a guy with a proven track record who has organized one the best political movements in the last century and has a VP picked that has age old experience... It's not even contestable, have you seen the excitement languishing around the GOP national convention... it's like a bunch of people in a room grabbing at what once was...

Well if Ferraro is going to vote according to the issues, then she'll be voting for Obama for sure.

But as to the other matter: Palin's so-called executive experience. Being mayor of a town of less than 7000 people simply doesn't count. If you use that definition of experience, she's more qualified than ALL of the candidates, including McCain, who doesn't have any executive experience either. That means she's also more qualified than were JFK and Lincoln, neither of whom had prior executive experience before becoming president. Why not put Palin at the head of the ticket if executive experience is so vital? The lack of logic on the part of the right is astoundingly idiotic.

Let's face it, Palin wasn't picked for her experience; she was selected (on the spur of the moment it seems) to help shore up McCain's flagging support among the extreme right wing of his party, and to try and steal former Hillary supporters (at least the dumb ones anyway). Short term politics just to win an election. It's not about the country at all.

The choice was reckless and a possible sign of McCain's decision making process if he ever became president. In short, wacky.

I am a 63 year-old white woman and I support Obama 100% As for Geraldine Ferraro, she is obviously no longer a Democrat. We all need to remember the fiasco that developed during her campaign, it had to with improper financial reporting I think.

For those of you who question Ms Ferraro's relevance ponder this. Ms Ferraro was obviously a Hillary supporter, and as a former Democratic candidate, she is under tremendous pressure to support the Obama / Biden ticket. Yet with all of that pressure, she refuses to endorse Obama. And now many of the Obama supporters claim that "No women are going to be fooled by the choice of Palin as the VP contender". Well just in case you aren't listening, the FIRST woman to try and break the glass ceiling is obviously tempted at least to support Palin in her bid to be the first to break the glass ceiling. And I suppose that the 95% support Obama is garnering among Blacks is not due in some part because he himself is black? I think the Democrats are fools to underestimate the impact Governor Palin will have. Their attempt to degrade all achievements and accomplishments of women, JUST AS THEY DID HILLARY will come at a cost for them.

She does not have to say - she already did! She said she would always vote country first and party last! That sounds like the theme of the Republican convention - so Geraldine is voting for President Elect McCain and Vice President Elect Palin. You go girl! You are voting for the winning ticket in November and so am I!

Here's to Geraldine Ferraro. She was the first to run the gauntlet and understands the ugly nature of politics as it pertains to women. And to Sarah Palin? Hang in there, governor. It is pretty obvious the press fears you. Independent, self-sufficient female governors as charismatic as you are a real media target. And one who can hunt, fish, and survive on the frontier scares them all the more! Keep hammering away at big oil, corrupt party members, and wasteful spending. You have a lot of support out here.

Blaine here is how I see it. Sarah Palin has executive experience as 10 year Mayor of Wasila and 2 years as Governor of Alaska. Obama has zero executive experience. He has spent almost his entire career as senator running for president. So I think there is an argument to be made that Palin is more experienced than Obama.

Who cares what Geraldine has to say? She has already said she doesn't like Obama because she beat Hillary and didn't bow down to her demanding that he give up!! This is America, she can voye for whom ever she wants!!

Obama 08 anyway!!

Can somebody please explain to me how they can conclude that Mrs. Palin has MORE experience than Mr. Obama? Obama has been a US Senator for 4 years and was an IL state senator for 8 years prior to that. Mrs. Palin has been governor of the 47th most populace state in the union for less than 2 years, and served on the town council and mayor's office of a town of less than 10,000 for ten years before that. How is that more experience than Obama?

Whatever credibility she once had, Ferraro has lost it. Honestly, folks, who gives a damn what she thinks!

To those Hillary supporters on this thread who are switching to McCain, thank you for helping my Candidate. My mom is a Hillary supporter (lifelong democrat) who switched to McCain, and I'm a Republican, and we have finally bonded over politics, neither of us can stand BO.

"What's the best way to honor Hillary's historic run for President?

Appoint a pretty young beauty queen with a thin resume."

1. Female politicians are always judged by their looks whether positively or negatively, and men are given a free pass. It does not matter what she looks like.

2. McCain's motivation in picking Palin was to pick a like minded reformer. In the process he also solidified the Conservative base because Conservatives love Palin. It is also hoped some of that Hillary's voters could be attracted to. But that is not the sole reason for Palin's appointment for any reason.

3. Thin resume? It's thicker than Obama's. She's more experienced than Barack Obama and he's running for the top of thre ticket. Seeing Obama supporters use this line of attack is laughable.

4. Although I'm a woman I am not a huge Palin fan, nor was I a Hillary or Obama fan, but I do feel good to see women and African Americans rise to the top. I've been supporting McCain ever since Giulini dropped out and I vote for the top of the ticket.

"There are a number of issues that keep me from voting McCain/Palin but these are a top three - a woman's right to choose, creationism taught in public schools, and a military draft."

Two of those are not McCain or Pailin's positions, they're distortions of comments made by Palin and McCain and twisted. See LGF has the full story on Pailin's beliefs and she is against teaching creationism in schools. McCain draft rumor came in a misunderstanding of a response he made in a Town Hall. He has stated repeatedly against a draft.

When McCain picked Palin I was amazed at first. However, after studing her record and seeing just what kind of a woman this is, I could not be happier. She is a true independent just like McCain. He picked her because she is a woman of character. She and McCain stand strong on what they believe and they don't make their decisions based on what the poles say will get them more votes. Even if you don't agree with their policys you must at lease agree that the character of a person is seen when they stand for what they believe in even at great cost to them. Mccain proved that in Hanoi. Palin proved it by giving birth to her son four months ago. She believes in the value of all human life and because she does she has given a child life when others might choose to kill him. Both McCain and Palin are people of true character. Something that has been missing in most campaignes for many years now. It is time for a change. From no character to strong character. The value of a man and a woman is found in character.

..."Geraldine is suddenly relevant?"

Of course she's going to be asked what she thinks. She was the first woman on a major party's ticket, and here comes the second.

Just like Mark Spitz was asked what he thought about Michael Phelps, of course Ferraro will be asked about Sarah Palin. That's normal.

She's from the second wave of feminists... she's angry. She's got an axe to grind. Anyone can see as much.

People like her give feminism a bad name. She gives the appearance that we are against men. When really we want women to be treated fairly.

Don't you love it? This woman, who hasn't spent ONE day in Washington will be one 72 year old heartbeat away from the Presidency of the United States. (LOL) A small town mayor. A first term governor. The entire world is laughing at us.

Geraldine is suddenly relevant?