Chelsea Blows It. Twice.
Chelsea Clinton again blew a chance to respond to a question that would make her mother seem like a stronger candidate. Once again, she was confronted with a question about her mother’s public handling of the Lewinsky affair, and once again, she muffed it.
There was an opportunity here for the Clinton campaign to be forthcoming. There was an opprotunity here to attack that lingering issue head-on.
Let me make one thing clear: I don’t think that a president’s sex life is our business. I don’t care. I honestly, 100% don’t give a shit. I’m less worried about where the president spends his night than whether or not he’ll put down a children’s book and take care of business.
The original question turned not on how Hillary felt, but on how the situation made her look weak by her lack of response. This is a sensible question. He didn’t ask if Hillary cried, he didn’t ask how long Bill slept on the couch, and he didn’t ask if Monica did something Hillary wouldn’t do. He asked about the public reaction to an issue that the whole country discussed for over a year.
Chelsea could have said, “I think that my mother has proven herself often enough since then.”
She could have said, “My mother left that behind and became a U.S. Senator. I’d say she handled it fine.”
She could have said, “I fail to understand the substance of the question, because my mother is one of the final two Democratic candidates for the highest office in the land.”
Instead, she fell back on “None of your business.” Not once, but twice.
So much for trying to restore honesty and transparency to the White House.
One More Thing: Before I get the usual garbage from both sides, my political take this time around is pretty even: all of our choices kinda suck.
March 31st, 2008 at 11:05 pm
That “none of your business” is a bullshit answer. It can be a relevant question.
But the real reason why she’s just giving that answer? She doesn’t know what they’re talking about; she’s a Skrull caught with an information gap like New Avengers #39. ;)
April 1st, 2008 at 8:30 am
Chelsea learned to politick from the best… her mom doesn’t know whether or not they were shooting at her at the airport… her dad doesn’t know the definition of “sexual relations”… now she doesn’t believe that’s anyone’s business.
Except for the fact that her folks were on the clock when it happened, now they want back into the White House and that suddenly makes it our business. I will say though that the guy at Butler that asked the question claimed he was trying to make Shrillary look stronger. The guy that asked this question was just being a dick.
Out of the three, I like Chelsea the most. I would actually vote for HER over the other two. She answers questions more forthrightly, openly, and thoughtfully than her parents. She’s soft-spoken but firm, and she doesn’t take any crap from anybody… think we can get the Constitution amended to get the age minimum lowered?