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Pat Buchanan, With the greatest respect.... I am a Right leaning, Bush voting, capitalist, University of Chicago graduate, Milton Friedman loving, white male, hunter. Please take a minute… you are caught in some bad logic. What is currently being offered (by Ferraro, Hannity, and yourself) is opinion (not a fact) of a current social trend. Historical number of black Senators? 5 Historical number of black Presidents? 0 "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. And the country is caught up in the concept." Let me re-phrase with historical accuracy. "Inspite of Obama not being white, he is in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be in this position particularly with regards to whom he is and our nations political history. Maybe the body politic is ready to move beyond their barriers to race." Are there voters who like Obama because he has color? Yes. Does that make Obama's color an asset over being white? No. History clearly shows that being white is an asset over having color. To say that George W is the President because of his father is historically accurate. George W Bush had a father who was a President. To say that Hillary is a potential President because of her husband is historically accurate. Hillary had a husband who was a President. To say that Obama could be President because of his color (or is lucky to be who he is with regards to his color) is historically inaccurate. To make (non-disparaging) remarks regarding race that are historically inaccurate in an effort to discount a candidate is not racist... but it is politically motivated and illogical. To make (non-disparaging) illogical remarks regarding race in an effort to make race a central theme that discourages people from voting for a candidate is racist. The irony is that this tactic uses a political liability (Obama's color) against him without taking responsibility... this "is" very Clinton. Please don't help the Clintons. I am very open to voting for McCain. I am very closed to voting against Obama. Respectfully Submitted

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Mr. B I am a 41 year-old African American Woman and I have never gotten anything because I was black and female. The women's movement of the sixties never included equality for black women in that movement. I an in a accelerated RN nursing class in Howard County Maryland based on my intellect and my grades reflect that intellect. I stay up most nights just to make sure I can correctly apply nursing concepts to real live patients. If I was put into this elite class because of my skin color all I would have to do is to show up, but my standing requires more than that. It requires very hard work on my part, and that is what upset me about Geraldine Ferraro's statement. She is the one that had the notion she did not have to do anything but show up and because she felt like she did not have to work that is why that ticket went down in flames. Sh.e should have worked to obtain the vice presidency. I can relate to Senator Obama's frustration, this race would have been over if he was not black because he has won in all areas of his candidacy except gutter politics. Mr. B, last week on MSNBC Pat Buchannan on on the Dan Abram's show shouted to a black female journalist "shut up." Mr. B has never spoke this way to Andrea Mitchell, Rachel Maddow, Nora or any of the white female journalist on MSNBC. I believe in that moment you did not realize that you to are a bigot which keep trying to laugh and joke away, but we heart it. True or False, we as african american's hear it.

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Mr. B I am a 41 year-old African American Woman and I have never gotten anything because I was black and female. The women's movement of the sixties never included equality for black women in that movement. I an in a accelerated RN nursing class in Howard County Maryland based on my intellect and my grades reflect that intellect. I stay up most nights just to make sure I can correctly apply nursing concepts to real live patients. If I was put into this elite class because of my skin color all I would have to do is to show up, but my standing requires more than that. It requires very hard work on my part, and that is what upset me about Geraldine Ferraro's statement. She is the one that had the notion she did not have to do anything but show up and because she felt like she did not have to work that is why that ticket went down in flames. Sh.e should have worked to obtain the vice presidency. I can relate to Senator Obama's frustration, this race would have been over if he was not black because he has won in all areas of his candidacy except gutter politics. Mr. B, last week on MSNBC Pat Buchannan on on the Dan Abram's show shouted to a black female journalist "shut up." Mr. B has never spoke this way to Andrea Mitchell, Rachel Maddow, Nora or any of the white female journalist on MSNBC. I believe in that moment you did not realize that you to are a bigot which keep trying to laugh and joke away, but we heart it. True or False, we as african american's hear it.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khuu-RhOBDU Must View

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Racist is a loaded word and over used. But it is difficult to deny Ferraro's comments, if not racist, are something approximating it. She did not list, or even imply, that most candidates have some advantage with some constituency that is based on some tribe or tribe like characteristic. She said it like it was a unique advantage Obama has over any previous candidate. And while you can interpret the words to conclude "she did not say race was the only reason Barack was succeeding", she was surely implying it is the reason he is still in the race and that this was somehow unfair. The same arguement based on sex and who her husband is applie to Hillary and applies to John McCain's war hero status. This does not make any of them less qualified or worthy, but again, in the case of Ferraro's comments this was implied. And surely Obama has many people who will niot vote for him because he is black. Until it is studied we won't know if the advantage is outwiehged by the disadvantage. But really, it is not relevant. It is what it is--50 years ago Obama wouldn't have had a chance because he is black.

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GO PAT Finally someone has the intestional fortitude to speak up for the commoners. We need more voices to be objective. Hey, what happened to America?????? I don't know where I live any more. It seems to be every man for himself and we no longer have a common bond. Not everyone even speaks our language.

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Pat- Thank you for being the only one (outside of Fox News obviously/obnoxiously), to be courageous enough to be open about this issue. Everyone else is back to fawning over everything he says and I actually was eagerly awaiting to hear what you had to say. What is racist is the double standard that Obama can say whatever he wants without consequence. Racism is is sitting in those pews, acknowledging the anger of the black community, but not doing anything at the most basest levels to confront it until it becomes politically beneficial to do so. Racism is fanning the flames within his base "if" the superdelegates "overturn" the will of the people before there is even a full understanding of what that will is. He is, himself, fanning the flames of racism. If when asked about Bill's or Geraldine's comments, Obama had said the comments are not relevant to the campaign and refused to talk about them, I would see that he now had a leg to stand on. But he did not. He carried the message on, fanning those flames of anger, bitterness, racism, and all those other things that make the divide between citizens that much wider. Yes, the speech was amazing and powerful, but it does not address the underlying issue. It deflects his responsibility, especially as the platform of his campaign" to bring people together when there is something to lose (the support of his parish and the black community) and not when there is something to gain (political capital). And thank you for also being the one brave enough to stand up for Ferraro. She did not anything negative or derogatory, she simply stated a fact and thank you for reinforcing her position. Lifelong democrat who might be forced into a republican vote if the other choice is the most divisive democratic candidate this country has seen in a long time....