Is the media dealing Hillary the gender card?
Dog whistles must be sounding off because the media is finally acknowledging the idea that there is a media bias for Barack Obama after Hillary Clinton cited a recent SNL skit at Tuesday’s debate, which depicted journalists fawning over her opponent.
In “Hillary haters don’t need a sexist crutch,” Boston Herald columnist Margery Eagan accepts that such a bias exists, but refutes the notion that sexism, plays into “Hillary hating”--it's more like people just can't stand the woman. Eagan writes:
Highlighting the Ohio debate as a litmus test of likeability, Eagan offers up a snapshot of the Illinois senator trying to get a word in while Clinton makes her point about unfair characterizations of her positions on health care and NAFTA. Obama quips back that his campaign hasn't "whined" when the Clinton camp misrepresented their positions.
Eagan uses this as an opportunity to weigh in.
"... Hillary whines, and nobody likes whiners."
How insightful. The idea of Hillary “whining” has already had some scream sexism. Washington Post columnist, Eugene Robinson, blogged about sexist coverage of the race yesterday. But with the now famous emotional moment in New Hampshire, the Chris Matthews tirade and subsequent apology, not to mention merchandise like the Hillary Nutcraker out there, is any of this really news? How much does it matter? Is it fair?
