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 6/10 Very Good --- feeds.huffingtonpost.com http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/huffingtonpost/TheBlog
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 --- 62 days ago http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=df3007e0932e3cf91e3368e16e383998
| Hardball's Chris Matthews took heat from supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton during the primary and has spent significant time since Sen. Barack Obama secured the nomination discussing the pain her supporters feel. The critique was justified, and perhaps some of his coverage now is an attempt to understand the complexity of women voters, like so many things in mainstream media, too often over-simplified. Give Matthews credit for trying, and during this election, highly charged with gender, race and age issues, often being wiling to say "I'm uncomfortable discussing issues this way as a white guy." His acknowledged challenge, and his personality, may allow other white guys to learn with him as the body politic wrestles with what equality means. Matthews has had some hits and misses, especially on the issue of abortion, as he uses his show to model discussions Americans are having about politics. Perhaps the most important thing to realize about women voters is that it isn't just about abortion, no matter which side of the issue you're on. In fact, abortion, as the mainstream media sees it, isn't just about abortion either. For traditional politicos and mainstream media (as well as some leading voices in the progressive blogosphere, ahem), abortion has become shorthand for a range of reproductive health issues that women care deeply about. From pre- and post-natal care and maternal health to comprehensive sexuality education that gi ... |
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