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[Bernin4U]

8. Sure. One wonders though.

It could be argued that being the first woman is a much bigger deal than being the first Jew. Although as I say above, the bigger story there isn't so much what Bernie is (Jewish, practicing or not), as much as what he isn't (a practicing Christian). That should be a bigger deal, because while the first woman US president would of course be historic, there have certainly been plenty of female heads of state in western countries before. But how many non-Christians have there been?

But what I wonder is, if Bernie doesn't see the need to talk about it, then fine. But why does Hillary see so much need to get so in your face about it? Is it otherwise not obvious?

Plenty was (rightly) made about Obama being the first black president, but I don't remember him making an issue of it himself. Wouldn't he have looked a little ridiculous for him to point out regularly that he's black? Yet for HRH it's quite typical. Does she think we need a constant reminder?

It's like we constantly need to be reminded that Coke is "the real thing". Selling a product not on its merits, but on the constant repetition of emotional attachments.