I wonder if they mean "visible." Or maybe he damaged her eye.
Steinberg is whining, snippy little liberal. Here are his columns - http://www.suntimes.com/index/steinberg.html.
If this were a conservative columnist, his career would be over. Since it's Steinberg, it'll just blow over.
Perhaps the title should have read
"Women and Minorities hardest hit"
Shmuck.