Say what you will about the Clintons, you cannot acquit them of having played the race card several times in both directions and of having done so in the most vulgar and unscrupulous fashion. Anyone who thinks that this equals 'change' is a fool, and an easily fooled fool at that.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker accuses the Clintons of playing the race card in vulgar ways, claiming this contradicts the idea of change.
- In plain terms
- She says Clintons played race card badly, which is not change.
- What can you take from it?
- Using race for political gain contradicts genuine change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is using race ever acceptable in politics?
- Does this represent change or continuity?
Another view
Accusations of playing race card are often contested.
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