Rice shouldn’t be expected to be judged by the same standards as a melanin-challenged male. Her status is determined by her sex and race.
The left isn't the only one who does that when it comes to black females named Rice at the state dept. Do you think a bunch of conservative freepers would be drooling over the thought of running someone for President if a white male had been a total bust during Bush's second term and made these comments?
“I know what its like to hear that you can’t use a certain road or pass through a checkpoint because you are a Palestinian. I know what it is like to feel discriminated against and powerless”
-- Comparing the Palestians to the south under Jim Crow
"I think that that's where we should be. I've called myself at times mildly pro-choice."
-- On upholding Roe v. Wade
“That immigrant culture that has renewed us … has been at the core of our strength I don’t know when immigrants became the enemy.”
-- Defending the DREAM act and amnesty for illegals
"It's a great thing for America... it shows that Americans are excited for change"
-- on Obama's election to the presidency