History Forum / General / British History / February 2008

There she goes again!...

Always whining.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas
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Clinton: Playing Field for Her as Candidate Not Even Because of Her Gender
February 28, 2008

Jake Tapper

ABC News

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.

A play for the Female Vote, of course.  "Poor Little Me". -- DSH

"And I think women just sort of shake their head," [sic] 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

February 28, 2008