Busted: Rove, Morris and O’Reilly Flip-Flop on Gender Bias
Consider this the only gender-bias-in-the-media primer you'll ever need, and a handy reminder to the Bill O'Reilly and Dick Morris types (not to mention Monsieur Rove) that gender bias cuts both ways -- and sometimes, as Jon Stewart points out, the same people do the cutting without seeming to remember just a few short weeks later.
Consider this the only gender-bias-in-the-media primer you’ll ever need, and a handy reminder to the Bill O’Reilly and Dick Morris types (not to mention Monsieur Rove) that gender bias cuts both ways — and sometimes, as Jon Stewart points out, the same people do the cutting without seeming to remember just a few short weeks later.
Other media outlets, such as Politico, are pointing out the potential for a double-standard when it comes to media scrutiny of candidates, regardless of their gender.
(h/t to Josh at LarryFlynt.com)
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