NPR (All Things Considered) is playing an interesting discussion/analysis of the Ferraro gaffe now; it will replay in the next couple of hours, and be available online. It sounds like Geraldine has re-written herhisstory, so to speak, suggesting that she was selected as the VP candidate not because she was qualified, but because she was a woman, ergo, the same is the case for Obama. In hindsight people saw some real weaknesses in her candidacy (her husband had some strong organized crime connections, as I recall) but if she wasn't qualified I don't think she could have withstood the vetting before nomination.

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