It seems we have several points of view being expressed in the original post.

The poster's, the NYT's, David Duke's and the person writing a letter to the editor of the NYT.

The original poster fails to make it clear who is who.

All I can say is that Ferraro is correct in that a white man or any color woman would be unlikely to be a leading contender for the Democratic OR Republican nomination based on Sen. Obama's slim qualifications.

David Duke's racial philosophy is, otherwise, odious.