Castellanos Apologizes

Earlier, MediaMatters took CNN political contributor Alex Castellanos to task for the following:

Discussing Sen. Hillary Clinton’s comments regarding sexism in the media’s coverage of her presidential campaign, CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin referred to a New York Times column that “talked about some of the humor in the campaign, and the punch line was a line that was — that Hillary Clinton was a ‘white bitch.’ ” CNN political contributor Alex Castellanos asserted, “And some women, by the way, are named that and it’s accurate.”

And, on Friday, Castellanos took to “The Situation Room” to apologize:

Last time I was on the roundtable I was trying to make a point about Senator Clinton’s toughness and strength, which I respect, and I chose the wrong words and the way to say it and, you know, I’m sorry I said it that way, it was the wrong thing.

The video:

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