That was not the point - she compared herself to Mandela in a way that implied "neither of us was guilty".
Why is it when Lefties get themselves arrested or try to further their cause, they have to bring race into it? Stewart with Mandela. Gay marriage with black Civil Rights. During the Lewinsky affair, I even recall someone likening Clinton's behavior as being normal for a black man, reminding us of the fact that he was considered to be the first black President, so he might as well act like it.