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Chris Matthews Apologizes

So, Chris Matthews apologized—at length—for his Hillary comments (which XX Factor discussed here and here). Here’s the video. I’m sure that now a chorus of laments will ring out in the world at large about how PC nags forced him into this. But let’s remember that his statements took place in a larger context of ongoing negativity toward Hillary (check out this Media Matters article). And  listen to what he says about halfway through:  that he wasn’t speaking  “blunt truth,” in this case, because the real truth is a lot larger than he made it sound. That sounds about right to me. If he had said sympathy was a factor in getting Hillary where she is today, fine, big whoop. But he implied it was the only factor. That’s not a “tough truth” sensitive women don’t want to hear; it’s just a predictable, small-minded jab.