Comment: Chris Matthews opens his mailbox to find his copy of Glamour magazine. He smiles and takes it inside. He pours himself a glass of wine, slips into his snuggie, and settles into the couch. His pleasure veers toward ecstasy when he discovers this month’s issue contains an essay penned by Barack Hussein Obama. It’s on feminism, a subject which makes Matthews feel very close to the President.
He nods in agreement as he reads the President’s warning against dated gender roles. “I’m so smart and progressive,” he thinks. “I truly understand the underprivileged.” Matthews looks out the window and sees his Chevy Chase neighborhood. 92% white, he frowns as he remembers the statistics he read. But Nantucket, the site of his vacation home, is only 87% white, he remembers with a smile. His confidence restored, he returns to the President’s essay.
“We need to keep changing the attitude that punishes women for their sexuality,” the President says. As Matthews reads of the President’s pride in watching the video* of his daughter performing the traditional African dance, the Twerk, he feels a familiar thrill up his leg.
