Chelsea clinton way to go

[Ilithiad]

I dont know if this has been discussed here or not, but what do you ppl think of her remarks about people asking about Monica Lewinsky as none of their business. Frankly I agree with her. It is not the public's business if a president is faithful or not. That shit should never have been brought out to the public. Just goes to show you how low republicans will go to damage those they hate...Anyway what do you ppl think. Obama supporters try not to bias your opinions because of her mother.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

1. It's exactly how her father and everyone around him should have addressed it when it happened

"It's none of your business". And if the busybodies pushing the issue continued, then, "It's none of your DAMN business".

[PoliticalAmazon]

32. How could he have done that? He was under investigation AND...

...a deposition when he started his affair with Lewinsky.

Bill Clinton proved to the world that he would sacrifice everything at the flash of an intern's thong.

He was more interested in serving the best interests of his dick than he was in serving the best interests of the American people.

Our country cannot take another 4 years of Bill Clinton's dick being the topic of every political discussion in the country. We can't take another 4 years of our country being paralyzed because he can't keep his dick in his pants.

So, in summary, the fact that Bill Clinton can't keep his dick in his pants IS our business, and if Chelsea can't act like a grownup than she should STFU and stay home with a babysitter.

[iconocrastic]

60. The question wasn't about the BJ, it was about how her mother handled it

Nice try to change the subject.

[iconocrastic]

61. I agree with you - I meant to reply to the other poster.

[tridim]

2. People should be able to ask her any question they want

I wouldn't have asked that particular question, but I'm not going to say it shouldn't be asked. She's a Clinton campaign surrogate, everything is on the table.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Were they real people or Hillary plants?

Not saying. Just asking. Either way it was tacky.

[goclark]

16. The first that asked her was a Clinton supporter

I was surprised when I read that ~

I support OBAMA and it was a question in my view that should have been addressed by her parents.

She was not involved.

[polmaven]

33. He CLAIMED

to be a Clinton Supporter after the fact. All of the news outlets were after him. What better way to get all that attention?

[goclark]

41. I read that others from his college said that he was a Clinton

supporter.

They even explained why he thought it was a good question.

I was surprised.

[Texas Hill Country]

4. i was glad she responded the way she did.

[SeattleGirl]

5. I agree with you.

I am going to bring up her mother, but only in this way: Hilary Clinton is the one who should be asked, if the question needs to be asked at all. Seems to me to be a cheap shot by anyone who thinks it's okay to ask Chelsea this question, but not Hilary Clinton.

Bottom line, though, is why should this question be asked at all?

[sniffa]

6. She's so bitter

[Armstead]

7. She was rude and condescending in her response

Especially considering the factr that the person who asked the question was actually a Hillary supprter.

She could have said the same thing in a more polite way.

[Ilithiad]

14. I dont know....

I think the man who asked the question was rude, uncivilized and cared not one wit about the issues that are affecting America today. I applaud her response because it was no ones business. However she could have said "I will not dignify that question with a response. Next Question?"

[calimary]

52. Completely disagree. I thought she was very polite. And she gave this guy an answer, rather

than a smart-ass remark ("none of your business" is NOT necessarily a smart-ass remark, especially when delivered the way she did, with a soft, even, gentle-tempered voice and a non-combative demeanor). She could have scolded him, derided him, or stomped out in a huff. She didn't even make a face. She might even have been suspicious that this was some stealth person from the campus Young republi-CONS club with a nice "Gotcha" question. And she'd have reason to be suspicious, considering what she saw her parents go through, and how relentlessly they were persecuted. This is a smart girl. She certainly saw some, if not all, of what went on, as much as her parents tried to shelter her. Besides, it was kind of hard to avoid since the pile-on in the MSM was 27/7/52.

The first thing that went through my mind when I saw it on the news was that this had to be some young smart-ass from the campus Young republi-CONS, hoping to rile her or get her to lose her cool so he then could take the tape to Pox Noise and maybe get a job there. In fact, even with all the protestations about him being a Clinton supporter, I'm still skeptical.

I thought she handled the "Gotcha" attempt pretty damn gracefully.

BTW - Ilithiad - Welcome to DU!

[Vinca]

8. It doesn't bother me that she gives that response, but

there seems to be a strange notion in the Clinton camp that the Lewinsky/Jones/Flowers/Willey days will not come back to haunt them. If she is the candidate, the Republicans will run on basically one thing: do you want Bill in the White House again?

[Ilithiad]

11. You have a good point there

He disgraced the office with his infidelity. If hillary is the nominee this issue about bill in the white house again will damage her.

[City Lights]

26. Wasn't it Romney who said something about not wanted BC roaming

around the WH with nothing to do?

Bill's gal pals will definitely re-enter the discussion if Hillary is the nominee.

[merh]

40. I'm with you - if she gets the nomination, the flood gates of

Bill's indiscretions and lies will open and clinton fatigue will once again paralyze our nation, making it easy for the old GOPer to win.

[mtnsnake]

9. Those who are Democrats will side with her, and those who are repukes won't.

Chelsea did the right thing. She puts the smacker to any asshole who tries putting their nose where it doesn't belong.

[PoliticalAmazon]

39. Illogical argument. If you cannot support your opinion and have...

...to sink to ad hominem attacks, then it is an indication that your opinion is flawed.

[babylonsister]

10. Because her father tarnished his position and our party, it's a valid

question; you know it will be brought up ad nauseum if the rethugs have anything to say about it. Having said that, Chelsea's mother should have to answer it, not Chelsea.

[mtnsnake]

12. Bill didn't tarnish our party. He saved it from going extinct when he took over. How soon you forget

[babylonsister]

28. Sure he did. He was an utter lying embarrassment, but

believe what you want. Don't you recall, "I did not have sex...blahblahblah"? He lied to us; for that, I will never forgive him. Sure, this whole thing should have been nobody's business, but his lying made it so and sharpened the curiosity. I consider that tarnishing, and he didn't help Gore in his bid as a result of it. But continue your delusions if it makes you feel better.

[PoliticalAmazon]

35. He put the best interests of his dick ahead of the best intersts of our country....

We cannot take another 4 years of that.

I'm actually wondering when the bombshells about Bill's much-rumored girlfriends abroad will be dropped.

[mtnsnake]

46. You don't exaggerate much do ya

[PoliticalAmazon]

53. He risked everything in slavish servitude of his dick...

...At a time he was under investigation, he started an affair with an intern, in the Oval Office. He also certainly tried to start affairs with other women; whether they were successful or not I don't know.

He knew he was a target by the GOP, especially after they got the Paula Jones investigation going. He knew Congress and Oval Office agendas were being paralyzed because of the public attention to his wandering dick, yet he risked more. His unwillingness or inability to control his dick also made it more difficult to get the bills we needed passed because the first thing any Democrat would have to do is to overcome the humiliation of Bill Clinton's all-powerful dick.

That is NOT serving the best interests of the American people. The fact that he risked more problems by starting the affair with Lewinsky (and possibly others)shows that he was not thinking of the best interests of the American people, but rather he was thinking about the best interests of his dick.

It's not an exaggeration, and I don't think as a country we can afford another 4 years of Bill's dick controlling the national political agenda.

[mitchum]

65. Much like mtnsnake's slavish servitude to all things Clinton (n/t)

[Ilithiad]

51. You know

If Hillary became the president she should hire all male interns.

[mnhtnbb]

63. Absolutely. The honorable man would have either admitted to the infidelity

when confronted and not lied (which is what got him into trouble) or when proved that he lied, resigned.
But Bill Clinton has never been about what's honorable.

[mitchum]

64. Well, one of my cats lets the dog eat her food...

seems to me she is also in possession of Bill Clinton's "wonderful talent" for triangulation.
Hell, why don't you support Fluffy?

[Diana Prince]

13. She was a child when this happened.

I think that subject should be off limits with her. I do believe the question could be asked of Hillary, after all she is the one running. This was actually a discussion that several members of my family had. We are all Obama supporters and some thought she was fair game since she is stumping for her mother.

[Ilithiad]

20. Hmmmm....

Ya know this has merit...Why did she stick by a cheating husband? I agree it is a question that could be asked Hillary in regards to Bill clinton in the white house again....Here is an example question.."Senator Clinton some of us are curious why you stuck with Bill Clinton after the whole Lewinsky scandal? We want to know because if you are elected president of the United states you have a husband that disgraced the office. What role would he play in your administration since you played an important one in his?"

[PoliticalAmazon]

36. She's not a child anymore, and the issue is germaine to...

...a discussion of whether the Clintons should have another 4 years in the Oval Office.

[Radical Activist]

15. Bill wasted two years of our time instead of fighting for progressive change.

But it would take a real asshole to ask Chelsea about it.

[Ilithiad]

17. A real asshole

with not enough balls to carry it one step further and ask Hillary. He asked Chelsea instead which is beyond low. He was or is a hillary supporter...sounds to me like he should be in the republican camp because that is just the kind of thing they will do.

[PoliticalAmazon]

38. Chelsea should respond, or stay home with a babysitter. We are...

...talking about the future of our country, here!

We can't afford another 4 years of Bill's dick paralyzing the Democratic Congress agenda.

And what makes you think Chelsea is such a fragile flower? She's been around her mother and has been with her campaign staff. If Chelsea is comfortable being around liars and huge breeches of ethics, she can damn sure talk about the impact of Bill's slavish servitude to his dick on America.

[mtnsnake]

69. It turned out the dipshit wasn't a Hillary supporter afterall according to later reports

[PoliticalAmazon]

43. We better ask that question, or risk another 4 years of Bill's dick running our country. n/t

[Jane Austin]

18. She could just say "No Comment"

And the issue would die.

[Ilithiad]

22. Good post...

but do you really think it would die if she is the democratic nominee?

[Obamanaut]

19. As much as I dislike HRC, I still believe there are questions that

should not be asked of children, regardless of the age of the children and/or parents.

[dkf]

21. She could have been more gracious about it.

Her tone was rather snappy.

I can see where she is coming from, but on the other hand we have all had to suffer because of Bill's behavior.

I don't think it is fair what we have had to go through because of him. He gave us George Bush after all.

[DefenseLawyer]

23. Has seemed odd to me

that these "questions" have been posed to Chelsea, but to my knowledge, never to the candidate herself.

[Saturday]

24. How interesting that the child of a couple is supposed to

explain her parents relationship. All of you that have had your parents divorce or have had marital problems please step up here and give us the details. Because after all, we should be allowed to ask you anything. :sarcasm:

[Swamp Rat]

25. Bill Clinton should have said "it is none of your business" on day 1.

Instead, he opened himself up for criticism by answering questions... which will never end.

Since Chelsea is campaigning for Hillary, she is now open to any and all criticisms, valid or not. If I were her, I would just say to any Monica Lewinsky-related question: "Next."

"... but Monica Lew..." - "Next."

"... but marital fideli..." - "Next."

" ... how did you handle your father's indescre..." - "Next."

[baldguy]

27. The best answer I've seen is one she hasn't used.

"Because my dad was impeached, that makes it impossible politically to impeach the bastard in there now."

[babylonsister]

31. And then there's that little factoid that has damaged us all. nt

[krawhitham]

29. I think it was a softball question and she could have made more gains by

addressing it, either way she did OK with it.


I do not think she should be stumping unless she is willing to answer questions from the press.


At some point she will run for POUS and win unlike her mother

[Ilithiad]

34. Intersting idea....

She is getting experience on the campaign trail of what to do and what not to do...namely dont misspeak. If chelsea ever went for public office she has my vote every time.

[PoliticalAmazon]

30. It IS our business. WJC derailed Democratic Congress agenda...

...because he couldn't keep his dick in his pants. We all (well, most of us) spent a good deal of time in fighting the Scaife-funded investigations. I devoted several pages of my website to out Scaife and his toadies. I also helped many Democrats put up their own web pages to support the Clintons. I ran an email list to distribute information that others may not have access to. I helped authors do research on books that were later published.

And what I did is small potatoes compared to what may other activists did to try to bail the Clintons out of the fire so that we could move on and work towards getting bills passed.

And, while he was being investigated regarding Paula Jones, he started an affair with Lewinsky!

Do you think we need another 4 years of Bill's dick derailing our country? I believe our economy cannot stand another 4 years of a paralyzed White House and Congress just because Bill Clinton has cannot keep it in his pants.

Do you want another story about Bill Clinton banging a White House intern with a cigar, within feet of the Oval Office, while Hillary was in the vicinity? Care for another blue-dress fandango?

I DON'T, and if Chelsea Clinton is going to hit the campaign trail like the grownups, then she had better be ready to answer important questions about the Clintons' ability to govern our country, because Bill Clinton certainly demonstrated he was willing to risk everything if an intern flashed her thong at him.

[Ilithiad]

37. "...he was willing to risk everything if an intern flashed her thong at him..."

That is too much my ribs are about to bust from laughing so hard. I support Hillary but I never considered this...makes me think about my choice for president...

[PoliticalAmazon]

42. And he did it when he was undergoing deposition for Paula Jones! n/t

[Ilithiad]

50. Talk about...

your dick thinking for you! A comment a lot of women have said about men. Bill Clinton in the white house again...frightening for the democratic party and they really should consider that if the SD consider overturning the popular vote.

[crankychatter]

44. she doesn't need me to defend herself

It was a Clinton supporter that posed that question

Your post title should have been

"Obama supporters biased opinions regarding questions to Chelsea about Monica Lewinsky"

but since that hasn't happened, you extend this invitation to create evidence for that insulting supposition

everyone agrees here that the lewinsky fry job was horrific and unfair, a waste of taxpayers time and money

I have never heard an Obama supporter endorse that shit and nothing but a freeper or two bring it up here on DU

it's a non-issue

but thanks for the tempting flame bait to try to make Obama supporters look bad

not recommended

[crankychatter]

45. oops... so what name did you have in your previous incarnation?

just sayin'

[Ilithiad]

47. I had no such intentions....

But some but not all Obama supporters cannot help themself but to use anything to bash hillary clinton....just keep the view focused. Some here have turned it into a reason why Bill clinton should not be in the white house again which in effect goes against hillary...not that I disagree with them of course but its there.

[crankychatter]

62. OK I apologize Ilithiad - I'm trigger happy and gunshy

this place made me a little bit jumpy

too late to edit

peace out

[Oleladylib]

48. This question was "done to death" already...

[livetohike]

49. "None of your business" is what you say when you don't have

a better answer.

I empathize with her. I can't think of a good answer either.

[VolcanoJen]

54. I think the whole thing was a "Victimhood" setup, personally.

Nothing happens to or around Clinton 2.0 that isn't entirely calculated to achieve some kind of lame result.

[Kukesa]

58. FDR often said that nothing in politics happens by accident. n/t

[Faygo Kid]

55. None of our business? The country went through hell about this.

Yes, I blame the GOP, but c'mon - None of our business?

All this coddling of a 27 year old out every day on the campaign trail is a bit much.

As Truman said, "If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen." If she doesn't want to address this particular issue, fine, and I understand, but it's NOT fine that she won't take questions from the press.

Sounds like a Bush tactic, like you have to have tickets to attend any events (these days, you have to have a uniform).

[PoliticalAmazon]

56. Can't blame the GOP for Bill's involvement with Lewinsky....

while he was under investigation for Paula Jones.

[Faygo Kid]

57. No, I agree, and I'm pissed about what that did to us.

You would think he would have had the sense not to hand the Limbaugh-dominated GOP an issue like that on a silver platter. He hung us all out to dry - you are president, with enemies who will stop at nothing, and you give them that gift? What about health care? What about all of us who depended on him?

It was a major contributing factor to sticking us with Bush, and that is unforgivable.

[AtomicKitten]

59. Hey, we WISH it was none of our business.

Unfortunately Bubba wagged his finger in our faces declaring his innonence, his outrage at the MSM and wingnuts, and he was lying. He provided the Vast Rightwing Conspiracy the fodder they'd been ferreting out for years.

Sorry, Chelsea, but unfortunately your father made it our business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSp8Lp6vRQ4

[Adelante]

66. RIP, Dead Freeper

[Beregond2]

67. Chelsea

said exactly the right thing. I don't when people got the idea that every aspect of a public figure's life is fair game, but it needs to stop. It won't until people stop cooperating with the media in this area. There will always be attention-whores like Paris Hilton to fill this need, if they must indulge in it.

[TexasObserver]

68. She has the same sense of arrogance and entitlement as her parents.

Omen III.