No one would have heard of Michael Sam if he wasn't gay.
And Michael Sam is just like Obama.
So the reader may conclude that no one would have heard of Obama if he wasn't _________.
An interesting thought experiment is to try this with other Presidents. For example:
No one would have heard of Bill Clinton if he wasn't ________.
No one would have heard of Richard Nixon if he wasn't ________.
They both have used their minority status to achieve their positions. If Michael Sam wasn't gay he wouldn't ever have been drafted. And if Obama wasn't black he wouldn't ever have been elected. That's how they are just alike. Oh, and also not being very good at what they were hired to do. Thanks for playing