In a New York Times piece that takes a baby step toward addressing the tip of the iceberg of the sexism aimed at bringing down the historic campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Geraldine Ferraro comments on Obama's sexism and adds that she may not vote for him:
Some even accuse Mr. Obama of chauvinism, pointing to the time he called Mrs. Clinton “likeable enough” as evidence of dismissiveness. Nancy Wait, 55, a social worker in Columbia City, Ind., said Mr. Obama was far less qualified than Mrs. Clinton and described as condescending his recent assurances that Mrs. Clinton should stay in the race as long as she liked. Ms. Wait said she would “absolutely, positively not” vote for him come fall.
Ms. Ferraro, who clashed with the Obama campaign about whether she made a racially offensive remark, said she might not either. “I think Obama was terribly sexist,” she said.
"Geraldine Ferraro . . . The First woman to be nominated for Vice President . . . Size six!"
--Tom Brokaw, introducing Ferraro at the
1984 Democratic Convention, [Women for President, Falk, p. 85]
1984 Democratic Convention, [Women for President, Falk, p. 85]
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