Richard has been very, very, very interested in the primaries and campaign tactics of the Democratic party. We vote to the right, but mainly because of our fiscal leanings. We are very much moderate and slightly liberal other than on the topic of money. We earn it, we think we should keep it.
Yet I digress...
Watching the news tonight, I saw that Chelsea Clinton finally grew a pair, but might have hurt her mother's campaign by not thinking before she spoke. At a university campus rally, someone in the crowd asked if she thought the Lewinsky scandal hurt her mother's credibility. Her response? Paraphrasing: "Out of the 70+ campuses I've visited, that is the first time anyone's ever asked that. And, frankly, it's absolutely none of your business."
Okay, Chelsea. I understand protecting your mom. I understand that you were embarrassed by your father as a teenager and the unfortunate events seem to follow you. But, the question was valid and you didn't listen to it. You heard "Lewinsky" and jumped to conclusions. The question really was: do you think the scandal hurt your mom's credibility as a candidate. It is linked directly to the campaign, and to her ability to handle turmoil and controversy as the president of the United States. Personally, I'd like to know the answer. Because I don't think she could handle the presidency. Your answer certainly fueled my opinion.
Ella Kate, if you read this as an adult, please remember to pause and think before you speak. Especially if your mommy is running all over the country covering her tail for lying about being under sniper fire in Bosnia. I'll have enough to worry about.
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I don't get it, they finally get Chelsea to start talking to people & NO ONE trained her on how to handle Lewinsky questions?
Seriously? No one saw this coming?
She would have come across better if she'd stood up & complimented her mother on her reaction to the scandal ~ and then described the tail whipping Hillary gave Bill when no one was watching.
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