Take a figure of speech out of context
Challenged Clinton’s Top Male Staffers To A Dick Measuring Contest
Not sure how the context would change that.
... in which she claims to have responded to their behavior by challenging the men to expose their genitals.
When in reality the entire thing happened on a conference call...
Brazile claims the sexist behavior occurred during a conference call amidst an argument regarding the possibility of hiring a CEO to rehabilitate the financially struggling DNC. The top male aides dismissed her desire to bring on a CEO because of her gender, she said and responded by challenging their collective phallic endowment.
How could it possibly be anything other than a rhetorical metaphorical challenge in the context of being on a conference call about hiring someone based on gender? Not to mention the context of Brazile not literally having anything to slap down on the table.