Palin: Raisng gender AND race issues?

The inclusion of Sarah Palin on the GOP ticket has renewed debate about alleged sexism in media coverage and our outlooks. But it has also raised racial issues, as well. A commenter on a blog post cited on Huffington put it this way:

"If you are biracial and born in a state not connected to the lower 48, America needs darn near 2 years and 3 major speeches to "get to know you." If you're white and from a state not connected to the lower 48, America needs 36 minutes and 38 seconds worth of an acceptance speech to know you're "one of us."

This piece by well-known white anti-racist author Tim Wise of Tennessee -- "This is Your Nation on White Privilege" -- has soared around the Internet virally.