The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission | What was Geraldine Ferraro Thinking? | Comments http://erlc.com/ This feed provides all comments on "What was Geraldine Ferraro Thinking?." en web-master@erlc.com ℗ & © 2008 ERLC Comment 1 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment1 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment1 I read your statements with interest and agreement with the exception of the Ferraro incident in which you obviously missed the point.  She was speaking from a political viewpoint - not social or otherwise.  Obama is ultra liberal, belongs to a militent, racial church and is taking every advantage of being black.  He does not represent Christian principles to any acceptable degree.

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:39:48 CST Comment 2 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment2 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment2 Oh, for the day we finally debate a candidate based on his or her actual platform, rather than their skin, gender, or supposed religious background.  I find plenty to disagree with Mr. Obama and his stand on various issues - please, let us look at the issues in this election, and forget everything else!  Would that we could elect our officials based on their actual stances and positions!

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:06:59 CST Comment 3 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment3 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment3 People are voting for him because he is black. You can’t get around that. Just like women are voting for Hillary. I would like to hear more about what either one of them is going to do to lower gas prices and bring jobs back to America. I’ve heard enough of “Change” and “Hope” with no substance.

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:54:11 CST Comment 4 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment4 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment4 I appreciate the sensitivity Mr. Land has for the plight of African-Americans in contemporary America, I disagree with his conclusions.  As a Black pastor I see firsthand how “gifted and charismatic” preachers, along with many politicians, come and take both the church and the culture by storm, uttering their rhetoric and saying nothing.  In 2 Tim. 4:3, the Paul writes of those “wanting to have their ears tickled...will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.” This happens in politics too.  I agree with Geraldine Ferraro who said, “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.” My peers are enamored by Obama simply because he has moved as a result of his speech-making skills, into the position of a viable candidate for the office of president of the United States. I’ve heard several of my black brothers and sisters saying that they will vote for Obama simply because they want to see a Black man win the office of the president.

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:16:31 CST Comment 5 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment5 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment5 I hate to disagree with you, but you have really done a disservice to this lady by taking her completely out of context.  I did NOT vote for her when she ran and I will not vote for a Democrat in this election, but she spoke the truth.  Barack Hussein Obama has artfully used his race status to his advantage.  He is dumb like a fox in that regard.  His race, however, doesn’t matter with me - it’s his policies, his positions (black or white) which I find entirely unsatisfactory. Ferraro showed some guts by telling it like it is.  It is a shame that an astute gentleman like you cannot recognize her honesty and Obama’s sleight of hand.  Obama is building “castles in the sky” and W. C. Fields was right, there is “a sucker born every minute.”

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:17:18 CST Comment 6 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment6 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment6 I also disagree with your assesment. I am glad
that Geraldine Ferraro was brave enough to say
what many others thought. Obama is simply not
experienced enough to be a President. He is
where he is at this time because of the hope
that many blacks see in him. His multiculture
background is also a plus. Oprah’s endorsement
has helped him immeasurably. Now his pastor has
spoken from the pulpit in a way that no “Man
of God” should speak, but in a way that I have
heard many black pastors speak. That is indeed
a concern. Oh.....and “there is a sucker born
every minute” is a quote from P.T.Barnham not
W.C.Fields.

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:28:04 CST Comment 7 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment7 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment7 True, Mr. Obama should be judged on his own merits, not his ethnicity and not even the remarks of his pastor. That is how we should approach any voting, hiring, friendship, marriage, etc. decision.  Many of my Baptist pastors have made unscriptural remarks with which I cannot agree, sadly. 

Having said that, I will tell you that I wouldn’t consider voting for Mr. Obama, not only because he is a freshman senator with no appreciable accomplishments, but also, and especially, because he pledges to push a pro-abortion, pro-homosexual agenda.  And that’s exactly the same yardstick I would use in rejecting Mrs. Clinton as a candidate.

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:37:01 CST Comment 8 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment8 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment8 I join others, who have taken the time to respond to your article, in expressing that I too long for the day when we can move past sideline issues and can major on what a candidate platform is.  But I must also join with those who feel that race and gender is playing into this election.  When on National News people being poled exiting from the voting place comment, when asked why they voted for Obama, “We have to support the Brother!” I don’t see how one can say that race has little bearing.  Give the devil is due as they say, Obama is a sharp, articulate, and charimatic individual, but the climate and the point in time that we live, it seem that many are taking the low road and are only interested in the fact that he is black and Hillary is a women.  I believe we need to counter such position with bringing the candidate’s position on issue more to the form front.  I would like to hear your insights on all the candidates positional stance.

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:18:57 CST Comment 9 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment9 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment9 I hardily agree with Dr. Land.  His assessment of racial disparity in this country and of Mr. Obama’s credentials is both accurate and to the point. 

Believe me, I am not one to tow the line with Mr. Land nor the SBC but when they speak the truth, there is only one thing for me to do, get behind them in agreement on that issue.

Dan Valdes

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:38:46 CST Comment 10 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment10 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment10 I have to say AMEN to Mr. Enlow’s statement.  The root of all of America’s problems is not race but moral decline.  Our “hope” and our “change” will only come when we return to Christ.  Neither Mrs. Clinton nor Mr. Obama have any idea what that means.  This is evident by their pro-abortion/pro-homosexuality stand.  Personally, I think both of them are very dangerous individuals.

]]> Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:50:47 CST Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:52:53 CST Comment 11 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment11 http://erlc.com/article/what-was-geraldine-ferraro-thinking#comment11 Debbie:

“Our “hope” and our “change” will only come when we return to Christ.  Neither Mrs. Clinton nor Mr. Obama have any idea what that means.”

Neither do I. Please explain.

America does not set one faith above another. If you advocate doing so, it is not a ‘return’, but a radical destruction of the most basic principles of the Republic.

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