Geraldine Ferraro sounds like a “one trick pony.” She’s reaching into her bag of dirty political tricks and pulling out a racially polarizing tactic she's used at least once before. But this time it’s not working.

The one time democratic vice presidential nominee and the only woman to be selected by a major party to run for such a lofty position can’t believe people are calling her racist. It comes after she told a California newspaper that people are “caught up” in Barack Obama’s campaign because he’s black.

Here’s the clip from the Daily Breeze:

"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," she continued. "And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept."

Ferraro claims her comment was taken out of context and she was really complimenting the black community on having such a successful, viable candidate.

Problem is Ms. Ferraro made a very similar comment almost 20 years ago about another black presidential candidate. Ferraro told the Washington Post back in 1988 when Jesse Jackson was running for president, “if Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn’t be in this race.”

Here’s a snippet of the story from the April 15, 1988 Washington Post story:

Placid of demeanor but pointed in his rhetoric, Jackson struck out repeatedly today against those who suggest his race has been an asset in the campaign. President Reagan suggested Tuesday that people don't ask Jackson tough questions because of his race. And former representative Geraldine A. Ferraro (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that because of his "radical" views, "if Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race."

Is that her answer for every black candidate who's a threat to her or someone she supports? She claims the “very sexist media” has been “uniquely hard on [Hillary Clinton].” So her answer is to inject racism into to the campaign?

The irony here is when she ran for vice president, she wanted people to focus on her qualifications, not the fact that she was a woman. Now she’s focusing on Obama’s race, instead of his qualifications.

I’m not saying she has to agree with Obama’s stance on issues. But I am saying, just like she wanted people to accept and endorse her groundbreaking vice-presidential bid, she should accept and embrace others trying to do the same.