Chelsea Clinton Bristles at L-Word
Chelsea Clinton was startled by a question about Monica Lewinsky at the end of a Q&A session during a trip to Butler University Tuesday.
A student at the Indiana college asked whether Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s credibility was damaged during the Monica Lewinsky scandal of 1998.
“Wow, you’re the first person actually that’s ever asked me that question in the, I don’t know maybe, 70 college campuses I’ve now been to, and I do not think that is any of your business,” Chelsea Clinton responded.
The reaction garnered applause from the crowd at the campaign event, and Clinton, who was on her way out, took another question before exiting the stage.
It’s hard to criticize Chelsea Clinton, who we legitimately feel bad for in having to endure the scandal in the first place and face such questions 10 years after.
Yet we can’t help but be a little surprised, given how active she’s been in support of her mom’s candidacy, that this is the first time it’s happened on the trail.
Here’s an AP report detailing the incident…
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March 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
When I first heard this I only caught her response and I thought good for you not liking gutter politics. However after I heard the question I found chelea to be childish and dead wrong.
It was a valid question and oculd have been answered succinctly with a simple yes or no!
March 26th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
The Clinton campaign has a total hands-off policy regarding Chelsea– no interviews, no questions from the press.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. If she is out campaigning for her mother, she is subject to the same rules that apply to any surrogate of the candidate.
Still, it’s nice to see the Clintons so protective of their 28 year old daughter.
If you can’t ask Chelsea a question without the Clintons going ballistic, just think what they would have done if, when she was say a 22 year old intern, the 49 year old CEO of the company used her as a sexual toy?
Too bad they forgot that Monica was somebody else’s 22 year old daughter when Bill took advantage and the whole Clinton team geared up to destroy her–until the blue dress evidence made that smear campaign pointless.