mbrlr:

Let's see, blacks were at least legally considered equal, sort of, during the not-quite ten years of Reconstruction and, depending upon whether based upon Brown in 1954 or the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the last 40 or 50 years. Of course, equality didn't exactly happen immediately, but let's use those dates. That's 50 - 60 years since...Jamestown. So for 1/10 of our history on this continent and less than 1/4 of our time as a nation, we've had at least the semblance of equality. But that means that for 9/10 (or 3/4, if you prefer), we haven't.

Like it or not, Ms. Ferraro's comments were racist.

Can you help me out? Logically I'm not following the connection from Brown v. Board of Ed. as point A to Geraldine Ferraro's remarks as point B. I'm on board with the Civil Rights Act of '64. Where you're losing me is with the suggestion that a hypothetical white guy with an expensive education, some community service and a couple years in the Senate is in fact qualified for the Presidency? Which white guy would that be?