I think the forum last night was overall pretty fair and actually fun to watch. [View all]

[boston bean]

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All three did a good job.

There was one question asked of each candidate that was really indicative of how the media (including Rachel Maddow) tries to pidgeon hole Hillary Clinton and can actually be unknowingly sexist to the female interviewee. She got different treatment and I do think it's fair discuss this. Do I think Rachel Maddow is a sexist, no. Do I think what she did in this instance was, yes I do.

Two candidates were shown a picture of some event in their life and were essentially asked what they were thinking and how it shaped their life.

For O'Malley it was a picture of him working on a campaign for Gary Hart when he was in his twenties.
For Sanders it was a sit in in Chicago protesting segregating dormitory housing at the University he was attending.

One candidate (Hillary) was shown her wedding portrait and was not asked what she was thinking or how it shaped her life. But instead was asked if she was actually thinking I ought to be president and not him.

I thought that really sucked. Her wedding picture, really? Not her speech in Beijing? Not her winning the Senate. Nothing from her time as SOS? Her Wellesley commencement speech?? The Watergate Committee? Working on the McGovern Campaign?

And then to ask her if she was thinking something specific, instead of asking her what she was thinking open ended like it was for the other candidates, was just low.

This purposefully or not, portrayed Hillary as some craven calculating evil power hungry woman way back to 1970 something.

Hillary answered it with aplomb. But Rachel, you really ought to be ashamed of yourself.