Mar 26 2008
Snippy Response from Chelsea Clinton
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While campaigning in Indianapolis for her mother, Chelsea Clinton was asked by a male student if her mother’s [Hilary] credibility had been hurt as a result of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Chelsea had this to say:
“Wow, you’re the first person actually that’s ever asked me that question, in the, maybe 70 college campuses that I’ve been to,” Clinton bitterly said at Butler University. “And I don’t think that’s any of your business.” (source)
I suggest you read the article, the comments left on it are amusing as hell. Now for my two cents. Was this something that should be asked, let alone asked to the daughter? Does it have any bearing on the situation at hand?
While I found it to be admittedly tacky that the question was asked to the daughter, the fact remains that she is a twenty-eight year old woman who should have had the grace to either calmly put the question to the side or give it the attention it deserved. Chelsea Clinton, welcome to the big league. If you want to go on the campaign trail for your mother to show that “family support” that the Clintons are said to have, then you have to accept the responsibility that goes with it. You are going to be asked the questions you do not want to answer, that’s a proven fact. Your parents have done a remarkable job of shielding you from the press, while allowing you to dance in the limelight at your leisure - a double standard that few celebrities have been able to manage for their children. If you want to step up on stage then be prepared for the consequences.
With regards to the question, I do feel it had merit. Hilary is a public figure, and how she handles situations is imperative to know when selecting a leader. Not to mention, I’d say it’s fair play considering how her staff simply would not let go of the Rev. Wright matter. Talk about a dog with an old bone!
Chelsea, you need to learn when you’re out of your league and when to bow out gracefully. That’s all there is to it. Instead of looking like the 28 year old woman and Oxford graduate that you are you came off as a childish brat throwing a tantrum. Instead of the snippy retorts trying taking a page from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ book.
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If she has the guts to Campaign for her mother she should have had the guts to answer that question peacefully, maybe the question had nothing to do with person who asked it, but it certainly has to do with all the peoples.
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