Its very interesting following the race for the Presidency and all the feuding that race and sex has brought to it. I am not very politically motivated and I don't follow the dealings much but this is the top position in the country and its kind of hard not to notice.
I heard all the stir that Ferraro made and was dumbfounded when she stated the obvious and got all the guff about it. To say they will gain votes due to their race or sex is just stating a fact and not racist or sexist. People who cannot hold their tongue and jump the gun by throwing in those cards are just the ones we do not need to listen to.
We need to listen to realists who can say what everyone knows and is not too afraid to say it.
Geraldine Ferraro said what everyone is thinking and brought a common fact out in the open, we all know one candidate is not your white late middle aged guy and the other is not a guy, so what. Are they qualified for the job and will they do a better job than the previous one in office?
If they can gain a few votes by their race or sex, more power to them, it's better than using your affiliations with tax breaking lobbyists or corporate flunkies to gain votes.
We can all see what is plain about the two candidates like their race or sex, why do people seem shocked by the fact that they will gain votes because of it. If some people will only use thei sex or race as a qualifying factor in their choice for our next leader than the others voting on their qualifications and abilities will balance the whole mess out.
Its called democracy, get used to it, we have only been playing this game for how long now.
