Geraldine Ferraro gave an interview to the UK telegraph recently.  She is a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton, and worked for her campaign until she made a remark about Obama only getting as far as he did because he was black.  Oops.

In the new interview, she made some amazing statements and some outright threats directly to the Superdelegates and the Obama campaign.  For those of you who are not politically savvy, I will translate the relevant portions of the article, so you might more clearly understand exactly what she is trying to say.


Article Headline: Obama has lost women 'with sexist campaign'

Translation:  Obama dared to run against a woman who deserved the nomination.



Article:  Miss Ferraro, the losing Democratic candidate for vice-president in 1984, said that she might abandon her lifelong party loyalties and vote for the Republican John McCain if Mr Obama is confirmed as the nominee.

Translation:  Hey superdelegates, you had better nominate Hillary or I might leave the party and vote for the (choke) Republican.  (Believability factor : negative 2000)



Article:  Some other partisan female Clinton supporters have already insisted that they will either vote for Mr McCain or write the former First Lady's name on the ballot in November, in retaliation for her allegedly sexist treatment by the media and fellow Democrats.

Translation:  We are going to take our toys and go home if we don't get to win, because the woman is supposed to win.



Article:  "I've been flooded with calls from women saying they'll vote for McCain rather than Obama," said Miss Ferraro, 72, a New York lawyer who has made a number of controversial comments during the campaign. "I think this is a problem for Obama."

Translation:  Hillary had better get the nomination or at least be the vice-president or we are leaving in droves.  Flooded with calls, I say.



Article:  As the controversy grew, Mrs Clinton also claimed for the first time last week that she had encountered "sexist" treatment during the campaign, and her husband spoke of "gender bias".  Mrs Clinton blamed the media rather than the Obama campaign, saying: "It's been deeply offensive to millions of women."

Translation:  Now that we have made our complaints and threats, we need to make nice with Obama.  It wasn't all just you.  Can she be VP now?



Article:  She goes much further than most in singling out Mr Obama for blame, listing examples which she believes back up her claim that he was "terribly sexist"

Translation:  But we haven't let you off the hook yet, Obama.  You need us.  Include Hillary or you will pay at the polls.



Ferraro voting for McCain is about as likely as Michelle Obama voting for him.  If Ferraro thinks Obama is going to buy any of this, she is a crazy as her idol Hillary.  The Democrats who voted for Hillary would vote for Mickey Mouse if he had a (D) next to his name.  (Actually Michael Moore said he would do exactly that!)  The Hillary Democrats aren't going anywhere.  Obama doesn't need Hillary or her supposed support, they will come along anyway.  His only chance is for the dense electorate and the new voters to buy his 'Hope and Change' line.  Hillary sure isn't going to help with that image.