In less than two weeks, Ms. Wasserman Schultz — mother, wife, Girl Scout leader, legislator, fund-raiser and House vote counter — will add another job to her monumentally orchestrated life. She will become the first woman elected to lead the Democratic National Committee, a role that requires grit, exaltation and inspiration. At 44, she will be the youngest committee leader in decades. (NYT, 4/25/11)
The liberal press just loves these stories of folks breaking gender and race barriers…as long as they are liberals. Hence, no fanfare for Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Michael Steele, or other Republican firsts. The Democrat trail-blazers get the soft glove treatment (Wasserman Schultz is a Girl Scout leader, Pelosi is a doting grandmother). The Republicans get the stories about drunken college pranks and disgruntled waitresses who didn’t get big enough tips.
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