I forgot Chris Matthews was sexist
I forgot Chris Matthews was sexist for an hour last night.
Following the State of the Union address Matthews said of President Obama, “I was trying to think about who he was tonight. It’s interesting; he is post-racial, by all appearances. I forgot he was black tonight for an hour. He’s gone a long way to become a leader of this country and past so much history in just a year or two. I mean it’s something we don’t even think about. I was watching and I said, wait a minute, he’s an African-American guy in front of a bunch of other white people and there he is, president of the United States, and we’ve completely forgotten that tonight — completely forgotten it.”
Here’s a clip.
Wow. So does that means Matthews definition of post-racial is color-blind? A world where black leaders actually seem white – whatever that means? Oh Chris, you really stepped in it this time.
And then, I was watching and I said, wait a minute, he’s a sexist guy in front of a bunch of television viewers and there he is, chauvinist Hardball host, and we’ve completely forgotten that tonight – completely forgotten it.
This is the same Chris Matthews, after all, who linked Hillary Clinton to a she-devil, Nurse Ratched and Madam Defarge, referred to her as witchy, described her laugh as a cackle, and compared her voice to fingernails on a blackboard.
Do I think Matthews meant well last night? Probably. After all, Obama sends thrills up his leg.
But anyone who was surprised by Matthews’ comments last night has a short memory. He’s stepped in it before and he will surely step in it again.
