Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Anne Ferrarowas an American attorney, a Democratic Party politician, and a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 1984, she was the first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 August 1935
CityNewburgh, NY
CountryUnited States of America
aggravation trials lawyer
I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.
mistake goes-on congress
But I made one mistake which I would never repeat as a member of Congress when I was in Washington, and that was when I was elected I didn't go on trips because I was so afraid of having someone accuse me of taking junkets.
looks sensitive wells
I didn't look very sensitive and they didn't know me very well.
thinking debate
But I do think its necessary to have debates.
husband team kids
What are my sources of strength? My husband and my three kids, my health-care team, and my religion.
cancer lucky persons
I have been extremely lucky; I am a person who is currently living with a cancer that is under control.
military cutting grandmother
And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying for all the spending, including military spending, that has gone on and the tax cuts that have come through.
funny-inspirational long-ago snacks
It was not so very long ago that people thought that semiconductors were part-time orchestra leaders and microchips were very small snack foods.
nice president vices
Vice president—it has such a nice ring to it.
country men white-man
If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman, 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.
prayer believe
I do believe in the power of prayer.
prayer office kind
My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.
thinking goal debate
See that's a goal that I think it's very good in the debate to find out who the person is.
way debate enjoyed
I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.