Nica's Blog

Geraldine Ferraro has created unease by saying Barack Obama would not have gotten where he is today had he been white. The defense to her statement is that it is true. I say she is not so much correct, but she is not even wrong.

Let's say someone were to tell Dick Cheney that he wouldn't be where he is today if he were black. Someone might tell Bob Dylan that had he been a woman, he career wouldn't have been what it has been. I would daresay that there might be some truth to the statements, but it is an empty truth. We are all the product of many things. We are where we are because our family, friends, race, strengths, weeknesses. Saying "You are here because of 'X'" confuses the issue.

Nuff said.