A mainstream media reporter is caught up in yet another sexist gaffe. Hillary Clinton is justifiably offended by MSNBC's David Shuster's demeaning remark that Chelsea Clinton was being "pimped out" because she made calls on behalf of her mother. As Bill Press asked: "What's unseemly about that?"



NBC has since suspended Shuster from all news broadcasts. Clinton should also refuse to participate in MSNBC's Feb. 26 debate. Gender matters. And there should be consequences for gender stereotyping.

In 1988, one wag quipped that George H.W. Bush could not bridge the gender gap because he reminds women of their first husband. Perhaps Hillary reminds male pundits of a former girlfriend or ex-wife.

In any case, the National Organization for Women is circulating a petition calling on the media to report the facts and leave the drama for their mama.

NOW's concerns were echoed by Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz who wrote: "And therein lies the key to the way news organizations have framed this campaign. Whether it's cleavage, cackling or crying, as in Clinton's case, the personal trumps the political. Tackling what is actually happening -- the candidates clashing on the issues, making speeches, piling up delegates -- is insufficiently exciting compared with speculation about what might happen down the road."

To sign the NOW petition, click here.