Fox News to offer Geraldine Ferraro special Sunday
Geraldine Ferraro answers questions at a news conference in 1998. Photo credit: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images
Greta Van Susteren will host “Geraldine Ferraro: A Celebration of Life” at 10 p.m. Sunday on Fox News Channel.
Ferraro died today at age 75. The former New York congresswoman had been Walter Mondale’s running mate in 1984 on the Democrat presidential ticket. She had been a Fox News contributor since 1999.
In comments today on Fox News, Van Susteren said, “Geraldine was extraordinary.”
Van Susteren stressed that Ferraro cared passionately about women and was a huge trailblazer for women as the first female vice-presidential candidate on a major ticket.
The host of “On the Record” said she got to know Ferraro through the years. Van Susteren reminded viewers that Ferraro had supported Hillary Clinton’s run for the presidency in 2008, and that Ferraro was proud when Sarah Palin was named John McCain’s running mate. As “a very strong Democrat,” Ferraro didn’t agree with Palin on the issues, though, Van Susteren added.
“She had very, very strong convictions,” Van Susteren said in remembering Ferraro. “She was tough as could be.”
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