Kelly the Dog Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 No, 'unfair advantage' was the spin the media put on her remarks - she was just stating the fact of the advantage. In the same breadth, she said that she herself would never have been nominated as VP had she not been a woman. It stretches the imagination to suggest that you would imply the advantage was unfair while at the same time making the same point about your own accomplishments. No, it doesn't. She was saying that she knows she wouldn't have gotten the offer if she wasn't a woman. That was the primary reason, more than her accomplishments or her reputation. That may or may not be true. It's the same thing she is saying about Obama. She has a right to believe that, but most people are going to conclude it is a racist comment because it diminishes if not excludes his accomplishments, talents, charisma, stances, and abilities as a candidate. It makes them all secondary or non-existent to his color. If it was just because he was black, why hasn't any other black candidate got anywhere near the point he has? It also ignores or eliminates all of the disadvantages being black has which have cost him votes.
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