Ferraro, Borat, and "Throw the Jew Down the Well"

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In this video, we see a bunch of unsuspecting country bar patrons getting taken in by a real pro. Borat has been doing his gig for a long time and really knows how to drag in his audience. These good folks probably aren't anti-Semitic; god knows Sasha Baron Cohen is not. They just came to have a good time, bought into Borat, and started participating in the catchy sing-a-long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb3IMTJjzfo

Likewise, I'm not convinced that Hillary Clinton and her supporters believe that Barack Obama is leading in the Presidential primaries simply because he's Black. Ferraro, a grizzled veteran of these wars, made an inflammatory statement with every intention of being divisive; she might not be a racist. Hillary gave a Geraldine a polite wag of the finger, and moved on. Her supporters here who have many times said, "She was right" likewise might not be racist -- they're just caught up in the fever of the campaign. Let's hope that's the case.

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1. Ferraro should leave the comedy to the professionals.

It wasn't like Borat. It was her Jim "fuck the jews, they don't vote for us anyway" Baker moment.