In 1984, when Mondale was taking on the seemingly unbeatable Reagan, my neighbor said something I've never forgotten.
This woman in her 50s, a lifelong Republican, was going to vote for Mondale. She beamed as she explained that she couldn't not vote for his running mate, who was, like herself, an Italian Catholic. Yep. That was her whole reason.
Well, that's certainly retarded, I thought. And then I made a note never to again rely upon any wisdom dispensed by this woman.
It's 24 years later, and I'm astounded to watch that very same Italian-Catholic vote-getter (and Hillary Clinton fundraiser) chucking stones. Says Geraldine Ferarro:
"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman ... 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"Just wow.