Chelsea might run for office one day, says Bill Clinton

[OhioChick]

Source: Times of India

23 May 2008, 0615 hrs IST,AFP


WASHINGTON: Former president Bill Clinton does not rule out the possibility of a third member of his family running for president one day.

Asked in an interview with People magazine, to appear Friday, whether his 28-year-old daughter Chelsea Clinton would ever consider running for office, the ex-president said: "I don't know.

"If you asked me this before (January's Democratic nominating contest in) Iowa, I would have said: 'No way. She is too allergic to anything we do.' But she is really good at it."

New York Senator and former first lady Hillary Clinton is currently battling for the Democratic presidential nomination. An early setback motivated the only child of the political power couple to get involved.

Bill Clinton said his daughter joined Hillary Clinton's campaign after realizing her mother "lost Iowa 100 percent because of younger voters."


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Not another Clinton...Who is next....Babs, Jenna?

[C_U_L8R]

1. enough with the Dynasties

one was plenty

[disenfranchisedgal]

16. Dynasies are bad only if the president is bad

And Clinton was terrific.

If Chelsea is good, I'd vote for her. I don't vote for last names.

[LiberalFighter]

32. Would you have voted against FDR?

There are certain families that should never run. One being anyone descended from Prescott Bush.

[C_U_L8R]

36. Fifth cousins isn't quite the same thing

But I agree with you on the Bushes.
Similarly I think we deserve something better than what Clintons have to offer.
And that's why I'm a Barackuda.

[LiberalFighter]

55. My reference was that FDR elected 4 times.

[Evergreen Emerald]

42. Kennedys?

[ray of light]

2. If she ever runs, I hope she throws away their playbook!

I would have voted for Hillary except I saw more of what I don't like from her and Bill in this campaign.

[hollowdweller]

17. No Shit

[mach2]

3. If Obama wins will you find any speculation about possible political futures for his daughters

equally offensive?

[Bob Dobbs]

10. Only if he sells us out like Bill did

and Hill wants to.

[mach2]

12. I see.

...

[Bake]

44. Duh ... of course not

Don't expect consistency among The Cult.

Bake

[Auggie]

4. Of course I would listen

Only a fool would prejudge.

[Webster Green]

5. Why?

Because her name is Clinton?

The dynasty deal is really weird. Kind of outdated, ain't it? :smoke:

[HereSince1628]

6. Yellowstone Supervolcano WILL run one day.

[ananda]

7. Yay!

I like Chelsea. She has a good head on
her shoulders. I'd vote for her in a
New York minute.

Speaking of real dynasties, I also like
Caroline Kennedy for carrying Ted's torch,
though I'm sure his wife Vicky would be
great, too.

[Newsjock]

8. Just call her Jeb Clinton

.

[Clear Blue Sky]

9. The White House isn't the British House of Lords

where seats are passed on through families.

[OhioChick]

11. Bingo!

My thoughts exactly.

[Clear Blue Sky]

14. Glad you liked it. That was my 1000th post. A small milestone....

[OhioChick]

21. Congrats!

:toast:

[gatorboy]

27. *cough* John Adams *cough* John Quincy Adams *cough*

[LanternWaste]

34. You're right-- we vote them in

You're right-- we vote them in. So even if say Bobby Kennedy wasn't shot and had won the nomination and then the White House, it *still* wouldn't be a dynasty. I imagine the same goes for the Adams or the Clintons.

Unless you'd like to see additional restrictions placed on who we can or can not vote for based simply on lineage and pedigree. But to me, that sounds downright un-Democratic...

[OhioChick]

35. How many people here would complain

and have a real problem if Jeb, Pickles, Jenna or Babs were to run?

[LanternWaste]

40. I'd the first to complain about it...

I'd the first to complain about it (and have a real problem with it)-- but I wouldn't call it a Dynasty.

(Though I would call a pretty poor choice for the GOP nominee, but I tend to say that about every four years... :evilgrin: )

[OhioChick]

52. LOL

:hi:

[Bake]

46. I doubt I'd complain

They have as much right to run AND LOSE as anyone else ... of course, I'd have to stop laughing my ass off, first.

Bake

[Bake]

45. Neither is the Senate

Teddy acts like the seat belongs to his family ...

Bake

[Courtesy Flush]

13. Hey, she's got the foreign policy experience!

[Seeking Serenity]

15. Down with aristocracy.

No American nobility.

[Bake]

47. Let the voters decide, and it's NOT "aristocracy" per se

Anyway, it's naive to think we don't already have a de facto aristocracy.

Bake

[eowyn_of_rohan]

49. especially since we have not once ELECTED a 2nd bu$h to the presidency-nt

[AngryOldDem]

18. Why not?

It's what makes America great.

[Zachstar]

19. He may have ruined her chances..

Telling the republicans to expect her like that means they will get their research going. Find ways to tie her with her parents and other things.

[ohio2007]

20. Sure, when razorbacks fly

[ROakes1019]

22. Third Clinton presidency

Now that Hillary's hopes for the presidency are fading fast, Bill drums up another way to get back in the White House. These people are power hungry.

[pbca]

23. I hope she has the sense to

ask her Mom and Dad to stay home and not campaign for her.

[rayofreason]

24. Anyone can run for office...

..but my vote is based on positions, not pedigree.

All the same, I wish her well in whatever she does.

[juno jones]

25. Then she better get out of hedge funds

and do something constructive with her time if she expects me to vote for her.

From my standpoint, Chelsea's hedge funds are just as unexciting as her mother's connections to Rose Law and Walmart.

I'd rather see Amy Carter run for office. She has seemed to follow in her father's footsteps as far as community service goes.

[liberalhistorian]

26. Well, she would have the right if she wants, just like

any other American. But as long as it's HER choice and HER decision and what SHE wants and NOT what her parents want and try to force on her. And I sure wouldn't vote for her just because of who she is. She'd actually have to earn that vote. I don't believe in unearned dynasties no matter who it is.

[Dogmudgeon]

28. Such a serious prospect

It's only an excuse for the anti-Clinton hatred to crawl out of GD-P. Their cups runneth over.

Isn't there a political dynasty in Massachusetts? Ah, but most of its members support Obama.

--p!

[ckramer]

29. I disagree. We should judge Chelsea based on Chelsea, not Hillary

Chelsea should be given a chance.

[Norrin Radd]

30. Only if our robot overlords will allow, in the future.

[dipsydoodle]

31. Maybe he meant

she'd run "to" the office. :shrug:

[CanonRay]

33. Can she run for office and still not talk to the press?

[tanyev]

37. Egad. Can we please just get through this election first?

Plenty of time to talk about that later.

[ToughLuck]

38. If Chelsea gets involved I hope her politics will be of a progressive nature

not a centrist hawk like her mother.

[CreekDog]

39. I'd be happy to support her with a couple of conditions

if she runs with Bill and Hillary campaigning in the way that they did this primary season, forget it.

otherwise, i'm all ears.

[Javaman]

41. bush clinton bush clinton bush clinton. someone stop this crazy thing? nt

[Lone_Star_Dem]

43. I don't know enough about her or what she stands for to say much on this

If she ever does I'll view her qualifications then.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

48. She would probably be very good...

and I will take this opportunity to say that I support neither candidate at this point, but the anti-Clinton bile spewing fest here is repulsive and way over the top. A lot of the negativity seems to be bandwagon mentality, with many of the aspersions stemming from ignorance, false assumptions &/or misinterpretion, intentional or otherwise.

[ckramer]

50. Chelsea should run for mayor, governor first

Besides political conviction, experience is also needed.

[eilen]

51. Why do people assume she'd be a good president?

Your kids, my kids could run too, they have just as much right and just as much promise. If Jenna Bush were to run, would everyone assume she would be like her father? Would we expect Spitzer's girls to be great governors or attorney generals? What about Andrew Cuomo? He seems to have more experience in serving the public and he does interviews.

What I hope for Chelsea Clinton is a happy marriage with a person who loves and respects her (and treats her well), healthy loving children and a fulfilling career and hopefully, a life without the need for Secret Service.

This is idle conjecture and a Bill Clinton ego masturbation.

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[mitchum]

54. Oligarchs R Us