I heard about this this morning and I just cringed. Poor Chelsea, the gall of that person to ask something like that... despicable...

She handled it well though, kudos to her!

I love Chelsea! That was a great response.

While I think that's a valid question, I think it would be better suited to ask Hillary herself. It's cruel to ask Chelsea, who had nothing to do with the entire adultery situation. =(

I like both daughters and think they are both handling the situations they're in very well. I feel like each one is staying true to who she is and each one has the role in the respective campaigns that she chose. I have never been particularly fond of the Clintons in relation to their political viewpoints, but I can definitely say that they raised their daughter well, as did the McCains. (On a side note, one of my favorite blog posts of Meghan McCain's is the "Real Beauty" post from March 10. She and Chelsea both seem like great role models for young girls.)

Oh, and I think the person who asked Chelsea Clinton about Lewinsky and the people who have been criticizing Meghan McCain about her weight/shape are absolutely disgusting!

what is wrong with meghan mccain's weight or shape??

I don't think anything is, cabaker; I personally think she's gorgeous. But she had a post on her blog where she talked about people criticizing her shape and one person giving her a plastic surgeon's card and telling her to call if she wanted liposuction. Disgusting, if you ask me.

Sometimes I really don't know what is wrong with people.

Asking Chelsea did seem tacky but it was a valid question about Hillary's credibility. But if the guy was trying to make any kind of point, Chelsea clearly was ready to shoot it down. All he did was sharpen her skills.
I think it was yesterday or Monday too, that Chelsea was asked about her mother's recollection of the 'dangerous' Bosnia trip and she said she stood by what her mother said. That hurts Chelsea's credibility, having to stand by her mother's mis-speaking. Did Chelsea remember it the same way or not? I hope I wouldn't put my child in that position.

I think it was awful to ask Chelsea anything about the affair her father had. It must have been deeply painful for her at the time - I can't imagine. What was the guy asking the question trying to get at, though? How can you attack the credibility of the spouse who was cheated on? Did Hilary say something about Bill's affair at the time that I'm not remembering? (I was a bit too young to be following politics closely at the time it happened).

They both seem to be doing well at the roles they've chosen.

That was a ridiculous question to ask Chelsea.

I don't see how that is even a valid question to begin with. It's like, what's your strategy for Iraq, how will you improve the economy, tell us about Monica. How do you even answer that question? No, it didn't? The whole point of a campaign is to get out there and share your views and convince people that you are credible so really the answer is in the eye of the beholder anyway.

What in God's name does Bill's affair have to do with Hillary's credibility. PLEASE explain that to me.

Sorry, I can't stand Chelsea. I'd rather read Meghan's blog than listen to Chelsea speak. I don't think she's charismatic like her dad...she's more like her mom, a bore.

Good for Chelsea! I liking her more and more these days. I wish I could say the same about her mother and father. Both of them have been turning this election into a bloodsport and are really annoying me (I'm an Obama supporter).

Hillary initially blamed the vast, right wing conspiracy for all the rumors. She never exactly defended Bill as much as attack everyone who brought up the matter. It's hard to describe without appearing to question Hillary's motives as a wife AND a potential candidate. But generally, her response was always that the right was out to get them. In a lot of ways it was possible; I believe Rush Limbaugh accused the Clintons of killing Vince Foster among other things and right-wing donors kept Paula Jones cleaned up and in the public eye.
Because of that very messy past though, I hope I'd be more careful about asking my daughter to speak for me.

"What in God's name does Bill's affair have to do with Hillary's credibility. PLEASE explain that to me."

Basically, Hillary said that there was no affair, and that it was a vast, right-wing conspiracy, or something along those lines.

That means she was either 1) totally clueless, or 2) lying to protect her husband.

The question was whether those statements hurt her credibility, not whether the affair did.

While I think the question was inappropriately directed at Chelsea, I don't think it's an entirely invalid question in and of itself.

Interestingly enough, it seemed to me like Chelsea was a little too ready to take that question, and too ready with her answer. I'm sure she'd been expecting it.

The funny thing is, it didn't come off well because he wasn't asking about the affair specifically, he was asking about statement Hillary made.

A better response might have been: "That's not something I'm going to discuss." The "none of your business" would have been better suited to a question about her thoughts/feelings about the affair.

And The McCain girl listens to some decent music. I hadn't stopped by her blog before but I was pleasantly surprised by her playlists.

It's well-written too. She's doing a good job over there.

"While I think the question was inappropriately directed at Chelsea, I don't think it's an entirely invalid question in and of itself."

I agree.

I think her answer 'it's none of your business' was very haughty, shows the mother's influence. She should have said "I have no comment on that. Next question?"

The question was ridiculous and unnecessary. If someone doesn't know by now how that experience has effected Chelsea, Hillary or Bill than you've been living under a freaking rock and the boat sailed with out you. Move On!

I don't think the person asking the question meant it to be a bad thing. They should have realized it (duh!), but I don't think they were being intentionally hurtful. They were trying to give a leading question, suggesting that Hillary's struggles have made her stronger. The person who asked the question is a Clinton supporter.

Geez, with supporters like that...

How was the person who asked the question out of line? Hello, this is politics. I found it outrageous for her to respond like that. Every single moral fiber of each of the candidates is tested in a presidential race. How is it none of the publics business? I wish things were different and these kinds of things didn't make as much of a difference as they do, but it's just the way it is and you have to play by the rules.

Chelsea is traveling around to promote her mother, not everyone is going to shower Hillary with praise. Why wasn't she more prepared for that? Chelsea lost an opportunity to shed a positive light on the way her mother handled the Lewinsky situation. She could have taken the taboo out of it but instead she blew her cool.

Good for her!

"Chelsea lost an opportunity to shed a positive light on the way her mother handled the Lewinsky situation. She could have taken the taboo out of it but instead she blew her cool."

I VERY MUCH agree!

I am indifferent about this. It is politics. If she is going to put herself out there, then she should know not everyone will play nice.

I loved Chelsea's response. It is absolutely no on but the Clinton family's business. I personally never cared. It has nothing to do with any of the issues at hand.

My sentiments exactly, Chellybean!

With all due respect chellybean, as you say "I wish things were different and these kinds of things didn't make as much of a difference as they do, but it's just the way it is and you have to play by the rules."

Well you know the first step to making a dream come true is to pursue it, not wallow in indifference, complacency and say oh well this is the way it is.. nothings changing.

Chelsea has every right to rise above tabloid curiosity and that's precisely what it was and nothing less. This topic has been milled over for close to ten years now and like I say in my statement above any one who is that curious about it now has had to be living under a rock.

Hillary may or may not have a sense of entitlement when it comes to the Presidency but what is just as irritating to me is the public's sense of entitlement into every needled detail of peoples lives simply because their in the public eye. Have a certain standard about ones self. Have some dignity and mutual respect for people.

This was not innocent curiosity this was instigation and Chelsea told he instigator what they could do with their question.

Point is, hypnotic, is that she could have worded her response better. Her answer was worse than the question presented. Very uncouth of her.

I think that person should have been tasered.

No one's asking about her father's behavior or the lurid details - but her mother accused a 'vast conspiracy of right wing interests' of being behind claims which eventually were proven true. She accused the Right of smearing Bill. So, since Hillary's running to be president of everyone in the U.S., it is fair to ask if accusing the Right of lying about something that her husband was in fact doing, harmed her credibility.
It doesn't seem nice to have asked Chelsea.

The other day Hillary Clinton made a statement about Barack Obama's preacher stating that had she been a member of the church, she would have left after hearing the reverend's words. She claimed that you can choose your preacher but not your family, referring to the fact that Obama said the revered was like an uncle to him.
Well, you can also choose your husband, and if Hillary can judge Barack Obama for his preacher being angry about racial injustices, surely we can judge her for her husband being an adulterer. I think it was a perfectly valid question, and if Hillary somehow gets the nomination you know the Republicans will just trash her for it. I have to agree though that it isn't a question to ask of the daughter, but even then, it wasn't as if the person asked how it affected the marriage or how Chelsea felt about it...just how it could hurt Hillary's bid for the nomination. Chelsea should have seen a question like this coming a long time ago and should have had a great answer waiting to spin everything in a positive light. Instead she gets angry and refuses to respond to someone who was probably a Hillary supporter. I just don't see how that was a great answer. When you're running for president, whether you like it or not, everything is public business.

Hypnotic, I love you! It's like you were reading my mind with that last comment!

There are many more pressing issues that currently face our country than that issue, I think.

love that avatar reesiecup!

There was nothing valid about that question. Give me a break. Why the hell ask her daughter something like??? That isn't a question for the child of the woman the cheating happened to. Not at all. Totally wrong. I think Chelsea is a wonderful woman. What a great role model for young woman and little girls. I mean I couldn't be prouder of that family. Chelsea is a such a great young woman. I was proud of her response. What an jerk that guy was. Nothing valid about that question. Nothing. I think its great to see two woman not out boozing it up. However Chelsea has to be my favorite daughter of a candidate. She is really shining and she is soooo smart. Keep it up Chelsea you're such an asset to your mother.

Yes, Indielove if you want to argue a point of flawed diplomacy on Chelseas part I will gladly yield. But I do not fault her for her gut emotional response because it was genuine unlike the source of the question.

Great post, yumprolli.

I see where you're coming from, hypnotic. After the heat her mother has faced in the past few days, she didn't need to add to the negative image though, that's just my opinion.

Many would think that I just hate the Clintons but that's not true. Actually, I like Bill...always have. He messed up in some areas but that doesn't take away from his intellect or like my friend Jude likes to say(I'm stealing your words, Jude! OH my gosh...plagiarism!)...'charismatic warmth'.

Poor Chelsea. Ask Hillary, don't ask her daughter.

indie. Feel free.

I think the validity of the question is, as a couple of posters have stated, how Hillary's reaction to it back then may reflect on her integrity. Personally, I don't really care one way or the other about Bill's infidelities. But it is a valid question to some.

You know what's funny? How Hillary, just yesterday, brought up the Rev. Wright debacle when she'd shied(as far as I can recall) from that topic altogether but since her Bosnia flap, she brings this situation up again to take the heat off of herself. She's despicable.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/25/clinton-rev-wright-would-not-hav...

Thanks, Jude.