Clinton says new granddaughter Charlotte “has just as much God-given potential as a boy..."

[whereisjustice]

Let's talk about potential. Chelsea was reportedly paid $600,000 a year as a special correspondent for NBC despite having no special journalism skills. One of her tasks? Interviewing the GEICO lizard in a shameless display of corporate ass kissing. I'm thinking there are a lot of well qualified women, you know, real journalists, who are righteously pissed about that particular inequality. And don't forget Chelsea's $75,000 speaking fee. Alright, some is donated to charity- her parent's charity! The injustice of it!

Then, there's this, "all women should grow up in a world of full participation and shared prosperity.” OK, sure. How about the women making less than $250K a year who are getting the shit kicked out of them by Wall Street crooks? How about the millions of jobs for women being sent to India and China every year? Not just manufacturing, but professional jobs like engineering, architecture, medical, legal, etc. Does she think women are treated fairly in India? Does she think America will grow by empowered millionaire women selling real estate to each other?

Ultimately, I am reminded of the fact that she claimed to be "dead broke" when she left the White House. You know, dead broke means food stamps, welfare lines, the whole shebang. Amazingly, she discovered her $250,000 speaking fees and managed to pull herself up by her own bootstraps.

Clearly, her granddaughter has nothing to worry about in the "equality" department. As far as opportunity, justice and equality, its hard to imagine a less authentic spokesperson. Hillary has no idea about the hardships working families face. She might be moving her lips, but she's not speaking to 99% of us, regardless of gender. We deserve better than that.

http://www.salon.com/2014/10/02/eyeing_2016_clinton_calls_for_female_empowerment/

[NYC_SKP]

1. Elizabeth Warren 2016 (nt)

[whistler162]

35. If you are threadjacking then

Elizabeth Warren isn't a good candidate for 2016! Thanks for heloing me decide against her.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Puke at the phrase "God given" and puke at the idea that this child plays on an even field.

[whereisjustice]

13. Clearly, she meant to say that the baby girl born in Ferguson, MO has as much potential

as the baby girl born to multimillionaires living in a $5 million dollar apartment in Manhattan with near billionaire grandparents?

But she misspoke. Like the time when she said she was dead broke.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

16. Great post - you nailed it. Why Hillary is an embarrassment as a candidate.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

3. Wow, this thread ain't going where I thought it would.

Shoulda known better.

[Barack_America]

4. A week old and already being dragged into the family business.

Can't she just be an enchanting little blob for a while, and not a political statement?

[DonViejo]

26. Did you read the AP article being linked to by the OP?

here's the quote published in that article:

Clinton says new granddaughter Charlotte “has just as much God-given potential as a boy who was born in that hospital on the same day.”

[Jenoch]

5. Why does Hillary think it was a good idea to

say anything about her grand-daughter other than gushing about how beautiful she is and how proud she is of Chelsea?

Using her newborn grand-daughter as a political talking point is reprehensible.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

17. Using Charlotte as a political prop once again demonstrates Hillary's tin ear. Can't we do better than this?

[DonViejo]

27. Are you one of the folks that will be leaving DU if Hillary wins the Dem nomination?

Clinton says new granddaughter Charlotte “has just as much God-given potential as a boy who was born in that hospital on the same day.”

http://www.salon.com/2014/10/02/eyeing_2016_clinton_calls_for_female_empowerment/

[LawDeeDah]

6. god-given?

So this god gives this one particular child a family where she will not ever have to be hungry, or cold or sick and not be able to get the simplest medicines, will go to the very best schools, eat the best foods, have everything money can buy. And a guaranteed future to get a job or interest in whatever field she wants, anywhere in the world.

Then god makes a few hundred thousand girls who will be gifted with misery and poverty, and worse.

Why do I feel sick!

[DonViejo]

28. You probably feel sick because you didn't read the AP

article linked to in the OP.

[pnwmom]

7. So Hillary gives a speech to a bunch of female real estate professionals,

about how women deserve equal opportunity and pay, and uses her granddaughter as an example.

And the peanut gallery erupts!

Some people here are going to dump on her no matter what she ever does or says.

[whereisjustice]

10. She did get there before Mitt Romney had a chance to say how he wants his granddaughter's God given

rights, so score one for Hillary. Point taken.

Hillary's exceptional and privileged children 1.

Romney/Bush/Trump's exceptional and privileged children 0.

[Beacool]

8. Ahhh, the daily anti-Clinton post. What would DU be without it?

'Clinton says new granddaughter Charlotte “has just as much God-given potential as a boy who was born in that hospital on the same day.”'

Wow, such a terrible statement. How could she?




As for this place......

[AtomicKitten]

9. Little Charlotte is the designated prop. nt

[Marr]

11. She's the child of a 1%er. Even if she's a lazy moron she'll have more "potential" than

every working class kid with with a genius intellect and titanic work ethic.

It's just gross to hear someone in her position talk like that-- especially in such a nakedly self-serving way.

[pnwmom]

12. Why don't you read what she actually said before you draw your conclusions?

She was talking to a group of female real estate professionals about women's right to equal opportunity and pay.

And she brought up how she felt about her granddaughter in that context. Big deal.

[Prophet 451]

14. While I understand your irritation...

...I would suggest it's both pointless and cruel to direct it at the newborn.

[whereisjustice]

30. Hillary Clinton is not a newborn, as much as her temperment might suggest. nt

[blue neen]

15. What a ridiculous thing to post.

I'm sure you can find millions of other ways to criticize the Clintons. Leave the baby out of it.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

18. Tell that to Hillary.

[blue neen]

25. Wrong.

Hillary had loving things to say about her granddaughter.

The article in the OP twists her words about an infant into a hate-filled diatribe. That's not okay.

[Enrique]

19. this is a great response to what Clinton said

I was really hoping it was from the Salon article, but i'll take it here at DU.

[Sheldon Cooper]

20. Heh.

[FSogol]

22. Stealing that graphic.

[FSogol]

21. Unrec. What is the point of this hatred?

[DrDan]

23. sour grapes perhaps?

[whereisjustice]

29. exactly what the elite in China and India say when they look out on

100s of millions of people living on $2/day or less, and someone dares to question the motives of the ruling class. Ironically, Hillary has no problem shipping a million jobs a year to Asia where they treat women like shit. Get her to demand an end to the trade programs enabling poverty here and abroad and only then may you come back with your sour grapes.

[DrDan]

31. then perhaps the author could focus on that rather than

Chelsea's skills and salary

nope - seems like sour grapes to me

[whereisjustice]

32. Hillary using her own grandaughter as an example of disadvanteged girl is, well, sour.

[DrDan]

34. wow - that is a stretch of what she really said

oh well

[AngryAmish]

24. Unforrunately, Clinton's grinding poverty will define her life

[whereisjustice]

33. +1