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Geraldine Ferraro pulls a Rush Limbaugh
Posted By katie allison granju
Sharon Cobb points to a commentator making the unlikely parallel:
How Many Geraldine Ferraros Does it Take to Make One Rush Limbaugh?
Answer: One. As in equivalent. If you heard a vague temporal echo when Ferraro said that Obama would not be where he is if he was white (or a woman), it’s because it sounded a hell of a lot like Limbaugh insulting Donovan McNabb in 2003.
For the record, this is what Ferraro said a few days ago:
If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.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.
This is what Limbaugh said about Eagle quarterback McNabb back in 2003 during his awful stint on ESPN:
I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn’t deserve. The defense carried this team.
Mar 18th, 2008
While I may be wandering around some fantasy world with rose-colored glasses on, I can’t ignore my gut instinct that both comments were intended more (if not solely) as commentary on the observed behavior of American society and media than either speaker’s personal views.
These are sensitive times, so the emotional responses to these comments that we have witnessed and/or felt are really no surprise to me. I guess I’m just getting a little tired of so many playing the oh-so-offended-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourself role on both sides of the aisle.
That being said, I’m going to go for a swim in a tub full of sanitizer. I can’t believe I just stood up for Rush. *vomit*