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In reply to the discussion: Re:Chelsea Clinton: Did peoples' spin-detectors suddenly short out? [View all]Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)10. Context...
"It is frustrating, because who wants to grow up and follow their parents?" admits Chelsea. "I've tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents. I was curious if I could care about (money) on some fundamental level, and I couldn't. That wasn't the metric of success that I wanted in my life. I've talked about this to my friends who are doctors and whose parents are doctors, or who are lawyers and their parents are lawyers. It's a funny thing to realize I feel called to this work both as a daughter--proudly as a daughter--and also as someone who believes that I have contributions to make."
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I think the real problem is that many many voters - not DUers - will only see the spin.
djean111
Jun 2014
#2
Basically it's all about perception. You already have a negative view of the Clintons, so you assume
Metric System
Jun 2014
#5
Is it really ridiculous to ask for the information that informs one's opinion? eom.
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2014
#46
No. It's about Chelsea's words and the huge difference between what rich people
JDPriestly
Jun 2014
#35
your suggesting she should have gotten a job with a hedge fund as a teenager? HA
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#77
well you suggested her money chasing rebellion should have happened as a teen- so what exactly was
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#80
oh, it's an over simplistic generalization used to imply she is lying about her reasons for choosing
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#85
So I suppose if you asked someone that quit being a chef why they quit and they said
Chathamization
Jun 2014
#31
You mean sort of like censoring things to repeat one's own version of the Democratic Party line.
JDPriestly
Jun 2014
#28
Well, I have met poor people whose values were centered around things other than money.
cheapdate
Jun 2014
#66
when it comes to the clintons, some people's brains turn off completely (in both directions)
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2014
#34
This is how truly privileged people (and their hangers on) think about themselves... nt
Romulox
Jun 2014
#71
How much did she make there I wonder? It also occurs to me that maybe, perhaps maybe,
Dragonfli
Jun 2014
#94
yeah, if they had a Dean scream moment, some here would be the first to attack for it
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#82
privilege is something every candidate has obtained along their way to the nomination, so......
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#91