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26 Mar 11 - 01:36 PM (#3122070) Subject: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: GUEST,mg I just read a headline of this. She apparently has died of blood cancer at age 75. mg |
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26 Mar 11 - 01:45 PM (#3122082) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: Bill D http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110326/pl_nm/us_usa_ferraro |
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26 Mar 11 - 01:53 PM (#3122088) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: Desert Dancer Very sorry to hear it. A quarter of a century later and we still have not fulfilled her legacy. Geraldine A. Ferraro, First Woman on Major Party Ticket, Dies at 75 (NY Times) ~ Becky in Tucson |
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26 Mar 11 - 02:01 PM (#3122093) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: Desert Dancer 2007 NPR interview "I can look back and say that really was an important thing to have happen because, you know, people did see a woman running for national office. But I also have to say something to you: It's not only — it wasn't only the campaign. It wasn't only the election. Since then, I have to tell you the number of women who have come up to me and said to me, thank you for doing that. And I say, well, I appreciate it. And they say, well, no, no. You don't understand. Because if you hadn't done it, I would not have ... And I cannot tell you the number of things they attach to the end of that word — have. "They've run for office, gone back to school. They've taken control of their lives. One woman told me she got a divorce, since I ran. I said, oh, I don't want to take credit for that one. But, you know, it was — it's amazing how many people have said it made a difference in my life. It made me feel different. It made me understand. One state senator from Michigan said to me, she was sitting there and she said, all of a sudden, I realized I was worth something." vice presidential acceptance speech on YouTube. ~ Becky in Tucson |
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26 Mar 11 - 02:15 PM (#3122101) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: Charley Noble We named our stray cat in honor of her back in the 1980's. She too has passed away but I still keep in phone line in her name "Geraldine Katz" and periodically have interesting conversations with tele-marketers. Charley Noble |
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26 Mar 11 - 02:15 PM (#3122102) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: Bill D Women like her, whether they won all their races or not, set examples that have gradually improved chances for others, and made the world a slightly saner place. One day, we will have a woman president....and Geraldine Ferraro will be remembered again. |
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26 Mar 11 - 02:22 PM (#3122106) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: catspaw49 As Bill said..............When she ran with Fritz, I thought the ticket should have been reversed. Mondale was a perfect VP............ Spaw |
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26 Mar 11 - 05:01 PM (#3122233) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: gnu I agree with Bill and Spaw. RIP. |
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26 Mar 11 - 05:26 PM (#3122254) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: Bobert Hate to loose her... She never backed down from a fight... Sniff... B~ |
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26 Mar 11 - 07:58 PM (#3122321) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: SINSULL Alright - I'll bite. This is the woman who, when confronted with questionable income tax forms that she signed, claimed she knew nothing about it because her husband handled that. This is the woman who, when her son was arrested for drug dealing, turned on the press for daring to cover the story. Some were permanently barred from her interviews. This is the woman who turned her run for president into a Coca Cola commercialthough she drank Pepsi. Ferraro was like all the other politicians I see - ready to turn our futures into a buck. |
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26 Mar 11 - 08:22 PM (#3122330) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: Bill D Yep... she was all that. Which doesn't change the 'relevance' of her being a serious candidate. IF she & Mondale had been elected, it might have eventually been awkward....but... |
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26 Mar 11 - 10:48 PM (#3122370) Subject: RE: BS: Geraldine Ferraro has died From: GUEST,999 People hold dear what they need in their lives. A woman being elected isn't something to crow about. Thatcher was elected in the UK, and she destroyed many poor people, and in the process of doing that created many more to destroy. If it's necessary to laud women who have been barrier breakers for the equalization of gender influence and strength, I would wonder why Bella Abzug hasn't been mentioned. Ferraro had guts, and she was human. I'm sorry she's passed. |