geraldine ferraro

Backsliding Under the Ceiling

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Apr 6, 2011 At fancy Washington dinner parties decades ago, it was the custom for men and women to part ways after the meal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Mar 29, 2011 We became friends long after we had known each other as candidate and journalist, long after the grit that Geraldine Ferraro showed facing down press and politicians had been transformed into the grit she showed facing multiple myeloma. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Resign-a-Thon 2008 Continues

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2008 Within the span of a week, the Obama and Clinton campaigns have both weathered the scandal-induced resignations of three key advisers. In this latest round of campaign poker, Obama's pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., stepped down Friday from the Illinois senator's African American Religious Leadership Committee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ferraro Resigns, Clinton Apologizes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2008 After a good 48 hours or so of pandemonium triggered by her racially charged comments about Barack Obama's candidacy, a still-not-sorry Geraldine Ferraro resigned Wednesday from her post as "Honorary New York Leadership Council Chair" for Hillary Clinton's campaign Meanwhile, Clinton herself said she did regret Ferraro's comments and then some. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Defiant Ferraro Defends Her Obama Comment

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2008 As Barack Obama supporters reacted angrily to her claims that the Illinois senator wouldn't have gotten as far as he has in the '08 race if he was white or female, former VP candidate and Clinton fundraiser Geraldine Ferraro said her statements were taken out of context and warned that Obama "shouldn't antagonize people like me." Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Backsliding Under the Ceiling

This Friend Was a Fighter

Resign-a-Thon 2008 Continues

Ferraro Resigns, Clinton Apologizes

Defiant Ferraro Defends Her Obama Comment