Senator Clinton Playing The Victim Card Again

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Clinton: Playing Field for Her as Candidate Not Even Because of Her Gender
February 28, 2008 8:44 PM

In an interview with ABC News' Cynthia McFadden to air on this evening's "Nightline," Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., says it's tougher for her to run as a woman than it is for her male opponent.

Asked why she thinks so many women may be feeling sorry for her, Clinton said, "I think a lot of women project their own feelings and their lives onto me, and they see how hard this is. It's hard. It's hard being a woman out there. It is obviously challenging with some of the things that are said that are not even personal to me so much as they are about women.

"And I think women just sort of shake their head," Clinton continued. "My friends do. They say, 'Oh, my gosh, this is so hard.' Well, it's supposed to be hard. I'm running for the hardest job in the world. No one has ever done this. No woman has ever won a presidential primary before I won New Hampshire. This is hard. And I don't expect any sympathy, I don't expect any kind of, you know, allowances or special privileges, because I knew what I was getting myself into.

"Every so often I just wish that it were a little more of an even playing field," she said, "but, you know, I play on whatever field is out there."

Of course, it might be observed that it likely hasn't exactly been a complete walk in the park for an African-American to run for president, either.

But apparently Clinton thinks -- based on this comment -- that the "playing field" is easier for a black man than a white woman.

I also wonder if former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. -- and all the other men vanquished by Clinton (and Obama) so handily -- think that they had an easy go of it.
What do you think?

- jpt
User Comments:

Senator Clinton as well as Bill Clinton as well as Gloria Steinem, who share the lying belief that black men have had an easier way to the top than white women, are just plain liars:

(1). Most corporations have a zero tolerance for sex discrimination, but no such zero-tolerance policy for race discrimination.

In other words, one can be summarily dismissed for sex discrimination, but race discriminators can survive for years, in corporations.

For example, racist Mark Furhman is not only surviving, but is a hero on TV news and entertainment shows.

(2). Sex discrimination is a crime; race discrimination is not a crime.

(3). White women were always citizens from the inception of the nation; whereas Roger B. Taney, Supreme Court Justice said that blacks were not citizens; could never be citizens; and were not intended to be citizens.

It took blacks another hundred years to become second class citizens; and another hundred years to approach full citizenship.

(4). Black men were slaves; white women were not.

(5). Black men had to pay poll taxes; white women never had to.

(6). White women lived in plantation mansions; while black men slaved in the fields, of those plantation mansions.

(7). Black men slaved for white men and white women; white women never slaved for black men.

(8). There have been more white women governors than black men governors.

(9). There have been more white women US Senators than black men US Senators.

(10). White Madeline Albright was Secretary of State before black Colin Powell.

(11). White women have been heads of Hollywood studios; no black man has ever been head of a Hollywood studio.

(12). Unqualified white Sally Ride went into space ahead of better qualified black pilots; three of whom had Ph. Ds.

So this outrageous notion that black men have had an easier time to the top than white women is pure fiction; and shows another cynical ploy by the Clintons to divide this nation.

Black people adored Bill Clinton and loved Hillary Clinton; until they played the race card in New Hampshire.

Before Iowa, black people were for Senator Clinton 60%-40%.

When the Clintons went into the bunker as was reported, after Iowa and hatched their version of the Southern Strategy, did blacks turn to Obama.

So don't give us this crap that we are voting for Obama because he is black.
We are voting for Obama because he is better qualified to be President on day one, period!!!

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