Geraldine Ferraro, Meet Isiah Thomas

Actually, Geraldine Ferraro probably has met Isiah Thomas somewhere in the comings-and-goings of New York City.

Ferraro, a former congresswoman from Queens, currently practices with a New York City law firm; Isiah is of course, a former Hall-of-Fame basketball player with the Pistons, and is the current coach and GM of the Knicks.

Ferraro recently told told the Daily Breeze of Torrance, CA:

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position.

Meanwhile, back in 1987, Isiah (albeit after a tough playoff loss to the Celtics), was famously quoted as saying:

If [Larry] Bird was black, he'd be just another good guy.

NBA's Penalties

The NBA punishment for the Knicks/Nuggets brawl(s) has been announced. While Carmelo received 15 games, Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas was apparently not punished at all, which seems to fly in the face of fact. Both franchises were fined also $500,000 each.