A Trailblazer's View Nov 21, 2009
No, not Governor Sarah Palin, but former Democratic nominee for vice president Geraldine Ferraro ... GERALDINE FERRARO, FORMER VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I'm delighted to be on your show, Greta. (Fox News)
Lipstick on a rogue Nov 20, 2009
She gives a shout-out to Geraldine Ferraro and a coffee date invitation to Clinton. Then she nods respectfully to the founding mothers: Standing on the shoulders of women who had won hard-fought battles for things like equal pay and equal access, I grew up knowing I could be anything I wanted to be. (Boston Globe)
Sarah Palin = Dan Quayle Nov 18, 2009
Joe Lieberman, Jack Kemp, Lloyd Bentsen, Geraldine Ferraro, Sargent Shriverthough not lightweights, these politicians weren't presidential timber in most people's eyes. Edmund Muskie in 1972 and John Edwards in 2008 did emerge from their failed vice presidential bids as plausible candidates, but even they couldn't go the distance. (Slate)
Staff Column: Local election underscores national issue Nov 5, 2009
Over the course of a year, we made it a goal to seek out women all over the country, interviewing everyone from celebrity politicians like Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro to obscure ladies like former Lincoln, Neb. mayor Helen Boosalis -- the first female president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. (Daily Collegian, PA)
White Male Vote Especially Critical - washingtonpost.com Nov 1, 2009
Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro was forced to quit the Clinton campaign after her comments about Obama and race brought sharp criticism from the senator and his allies. On Friday, Obama had to distance himself from his spiritual mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., former pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, over statements widely viewed as being anti-American. (Yahoo News -- FYI)
Polanski's political thriller Oct 3, 2009
" AS IN many jurisdictions, California has no statute of limitations on sex crimes against minors. Geraldine Ferraro - a lawyer and former Democratic vice-presidential candidate - encapsulated the American popular view. "Polanski was convicted of a serious crime in the '70s,'' she wrote. He chose to abscond to France and, because he had money and connections, has lived a charmed life, unhindered by his obligations to society. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Polanski: the final cut Oct 3, 2009
" America was founded on the principle of "an empire of laws, not men", stressing the impartiality of the former, and the equality of the latter, with justice invariably prevailing. Like many jurisdictions in both the US and Europe, California does not have a statute of limitations on sexual crimes committed against minors. In the US, the pursuit of justice on behalf of all victims has dominated debate. Geraldine Ferraro, a lawyer and former congresswoman and Democratic vice-presidential... (The Age, Australia)
So Jimmy Carter Says I'm A Racist Oct 1, 2009
Seem to remember it was just last year that Joe Biden, both Clintons, and Geraldine Ferraro - all of whom were running against Team Obama or supporting candidates who did - were accused at various times of 'using racism' whenever they criticized Obama. Apparently some commnetators below are not sophisticated enough to understand your satirical approach to this obsessively finger-pointing McCarthyism of the Left. (CBS News -- Opinion)
At SMPA, Mondale talks politics Sep 24, 2009
He broke barriers throughout his career, highlighted by his selection of New York congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presidential candidate, the first woman to appear on a national ticket. The overarching theme of the film was Mondale's commitment to public service, his community involvement and his desire to help those less fortunate. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Students Protest April Fools' Issue Aug 30, 2009
Geraldine Ferraro had to resign from the Clinton campaign for verbalizing this. If everybody is so hung up on equality of the races, let's start a White Students Association. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Peter Costa: On Sen. Edward Kennedy and his oratory Aug 27, 2009
Geraldine Ferraro delights a crown of 10,000 by donning a Celtics T-shirt presented to her by Sen. Edward Kennedy, September 1984. (Medfield Press, MA)
Robert Barnetts piece in Politico Aug 13, 2009
She was a politician Gene McCarthy, George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter, Geraldine Ferraro, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and so many more benefited from her wise advice. She was a journalist. (Harper's Magazine)
Anne Wexler, 79, Washington power broker Aug 10, 2009
She was part of the Carter and Clinton transition teams and in 1984 helped prepare Geraldine Ferraro for her vice presidential debate with George H.W. Bush. In 1970, when her future husband, Joseph D. Duffey, ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate in Connecticut, Ms. Wexler recruited three bright young talents to work on his campaign: Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and John F. Kerry. (Boston Globe)
Anne Wexler, Presidential Advisor and Pioneer of the Washington Lobbying Profession, Dies at Age 79 Aug 8, 2009
She served as the senior advisor to the first woman Vice Presidential nominee, Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. While managing her now husband Joe Duffey's anti-Vietnam War Democratic U.S. Senate campaign in Connecticut in 1970, she enlisted the support of two volunteers, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham, both Yale Law students. (PR Newswire)
RUTH M. GADEBUSCH: We still have a long way to go, baby Jul 18, 2009
For those who think these matters don't affect them, Geraldine Ferraro, the first female major party nominee for vice president of the U.S., reminds us: "Every father is diminished when his daughter is denied a fair chance. Every son is a victim when his mother is denied fair pay. But when we lower the barriers, open doors and free women to reach wherever their dreams will take them -- our talents are multiplied and our country is stronger.". Ruth M. Gadebusch is a longtime political and social... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Cynthia Tucker Jul 15, 2009
Indeed, didnt Palin notice that the first woman to be named to a spot on a major partys presidential ticket Geraldine Ferraro wasnt exactly celebrated in a national lovefest. Are women more likely to endure harsh personal attacks than men. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Why does Palin bother progressives so much? Jul 13, 2009
in the meantime, i will stand by the claim i have been making since last fall--she is going the way of geraldine ferraro with her political career. " cross1242 wrote on Jul 12, 2009 5:06 PM:" "FedUp" @ Jul 12, 2009 4:11 PM said, "You know, if Katie Couric had run roughshod over Hillary like she did Sarah, the media and the rest of the liberals would have tarred and feathered her.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Palin, welcome to the club Jul 8, 2009
Indeed, didn t Palin notice that the first woman to be named to a spot on a major party s presidential ticket Geraldine Ferraro wasn t exactly celebrated in a national lovefest. CYNTHIA TUCKERMY OPINION. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fresno City College plans events for 2010 centennial Jun 22, 2009
Notable alumni include former professional football coach Tom Flores and former congressman Richard Lehman; visitors to the campus range from onetime vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro to singer Johnny Mathis. Campus officials are planning a series of centennial events to celebrate the anniversary. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Could Palin flap be Letterman's Hugh Grant? Jun 16, 2009
agreed--he has delayed her inevitable geraldine ferraro career path. and there is no way someone who answered "all of them" to the simple quesion "what newspapers do you read" should even be in the ring with letterman. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Navarrette: Sotomayor made it on her own May 28, 2009
Commentary: Sotomayor made it on her own - CNN.com. Commentary: Sotomayor made it on her own. (CNN -- US)
White Male Vote Especially Critical - washingtonpost.com May 22, 2009
Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro was forced to quit the Clinton campaign after her comments about Obama and race brought sharp criticism from the senator and his allies. On Friday, Obama had to distance himself from his spiritual mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., former pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, over statements widely viewed as being anti-American. (Yahoo News -- FYI)
AP: Catholic Political Divide Over Obama at Notre Dame May 13, 2009
and Geraldine Ferraro, the party's 1984 vice presidential nominee and the first woman to appear on a major party ticket. In 2004, St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke said he would deny communion to Kerry because of the senator's support for abortion rights. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Political Moms Like Palin Walk Perilous Paths May 9, 2009
I remember sitting with Geraldine Ferraro once, after she had gone through the bruising 1984 campaign, after she had lived that dream so many of us dreamed with her, only to see her family being hounded in every direction. Is this the price of ambition, we wondered. (Newsmax)
Relapse forces Ferraro to cancel Apr 16, 2009
Former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro canceled an appearance at a Georgia Club fundraiser today because of health problems. Ferraro had planned to speak at a 6 p.m. dinner and auction to raise money for a scholarship that friends of the family of Marine 1st Sgt. Luke Mercardante, who was killed last year in Afghanistan, plan to establish at Virginia Military Academy in his memory. (Athens Banner-Herald)
On Palin’s clothes, idle aircraft, parking Apr 3, 2009
I don t remember Lloyd Benson, or even Geraldine Ferraro being so viciously attacked as Sarah Palin is. My guess is that the left/0bama camp remember the tens of thousands of wildly enthusastic people who attended her rallies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Google Earth Explained Mar 25, 2009
I've been to Union Square once before, nearly twenty-five years ago, to hear Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro speechify. But that's not what I'm recalling. (Concierge.com)
Read the 'News Watch' transcript Feb 24, 2009
This has a precedent because, when the pope met with Geraldine Ferraro, a previous pope, there were no press releases, no pictures of that. This is the Vatican's way of disapproving of the pro-choice position of the politicians. (Fox News)
POPE WARNS PELOSI: CATHOLIC POLITICANS MUST PROTECT LIFE... Feb 19, 2009
The treatment of Pelosi echoed the Vatican's earlier treatment of Geraldine Ferraro, a Catholic who was the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1984. The Vatican did not disguise its irritation at Ferraro's position that she opposed abortion but also opposed outlawing it. (The Drudge Report)
Black Elected Legislative Women Honor 2008 Pioneers Feb 8, 2009
Other women honored by the group who could not attend were Xernona Clayton, Geraldine Ferraro, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, Ingrid Saunders Jones, Georgia First Lady Mary Perdue and Georgia Chief Justice Leah Sears. Coretta Scott King was recognized posthumously. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
