Lunch with Chelsea Clinton.

[kid a]

Actually, in the booth next to me.

Met my wife in downtown Billings today to vote early at the courthouse (+2 for Obama).

After voting we walked to Rocket Burritos a few blocks away. Just as we got there a black Suburban sped up to the curb and a big guy in a suit got out and stood next to the back door. I was hoping Obama would get out (he's in Great Falls tomorrow), but it was Chelsea and her two assistants. We got in line and Chelsea, flanked by her "friends" stood in line behind us.

She looked great! I said hello and welcomed her to Billings. She saw my "I voted" sticker so I shrugged and said..."Obama".
She was funny and said she wished she could have caught me before I went in!

She said she had just finished a meet and great at the Brew Pup and was joining her dad in Anaconda later.

It was really cool meeting her and sharing a dining room with her for 45 minutes!

(The secret service seem to have a very boring job. They quietly sat by the door and watched her eat.)

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Great story, thanks.

I have no ill will toward Chelsea.

[ccharles000]

2. Chelsea is great.

[DangerDave921]

23. just curious

On what basis do you conclude that she is great?

Anything specific that she has done/said/written?

[ccharles000]

27. Nothing particular just a feeling.

[DangerDave921]

28. Then why say she is great?

To say someone is great means you admire them and what they've done. Chelsea has done nothing.

[Nederland]

32. She survived

She grew up in the White House, watched her family's most private affairs aired on the global stage, and turned out reasonably normal.

That's an accomplishment in my book.

[DangerDave921]

33. Got it

So the Bush daughters are great too then. :)

[grantcart]

35. all young people are great

mine are great

my neighbors are great

yours are great

and Chelsea is great

great great great great


everyone of them - just great

great








once more great




I think Chelsea is



great

[DangerDave921]

42. LOL

[greguganus]

37. She got a GREAT job with a hedge fund making a GREAT big paycheck

for a GREAT number of rich people. She's GREAT!

[DangerDave921]

41. You got that right

And she can take a 6-month leave to travel the country. And can just go back and take her old job whenever she wants because, hey -- she's a Clinton.

Not a bad life.

[mod mom]

30. I have a problem with her backing up her mother's "memories" on Bosnia.

She should have correct her mother not lied to back her up. Nothing great in that.

[DangerDave921]

31. Infatuation only

People think Brad Pitt is great too. Or Carrie Underwood. Or any other celebrity. People form visceral reactions to famous people for no real reason. So when someone says Chelsea is great, I have to ask, "Why is she great?" She hasn't done anything in her life that would even approach greatness. She went to school, got a high-paying job, took a leave of absence to campaign for her mom, and may go back to her high-paying job. Where is the greatness?

[L0oniX]

38. Totally right on. This is not American Idol !

:evilfrown:

[CoffeeCat]

3. Wow, that's interesting!

Your political 'brush with greatness' for the day!

She is beautiful, and she seems like such a confident, intelligent young woman.

That's funny you told her that you voted for Obama!

Thanks for sharing.

[Kittycat]

Well that's cool

:D

[bluestateguy]

4. She has campaigned honorably for her mother

nt

[Divernan]

16. Uhh - didn't she totally back up her mother's claim the 2 of them were shot at in Tuzla?

[DangerDave921]

24. LOL

And where was she REALLY on the morning of 9/11???

[greguganus]

39. "honorably" lmao. n/t

[IndyOp]

5. Cool. I am glad she is doing everything she can so she will have no regrets.

I hope, for the Clintons' sake - my opinion - that they are ready to gracefully bow out next week.

Peace.

[Cant trust em]

6. Chelsea is a burrito fan. Nice.

I'd die if I couldn't get a consistent burrito fix.

[JVS]

7. That's a nice story.

[DangerDave921]

25. famous people

Always kind of fun to run into a famous person. Don't know why but it is. I guess it's Dana Carvey's grapefruit theory at work.

Seeing Chelsea is no different from seeing any other famous person. It's not like she's actually accomplished anything to make her famous, or make her especially worthy of recognition.

[gabeana]

8. She sounds like a class act n/t

[John Q. Citizen]

9. That's very cool. I was just called a half hour ago by the Clinton campaign.

I told the woman I had already voted, for Obama, and that we are all Democrats and if Hillary somehow wins the nomination I'll vote for her in the general.

[kid a]

12. I stopped in the HIllary office yesterday (100 yards from Obama's) and paid my respects

Walked in said hello to a few of my friends (Billings is a small town - especially for Dems).

Most of us get along here.

[John Q. Citizen]

53. Especially for Dems! My long time dental hygienist is a Clinton supporter. We always talk

politics and we always agree - until last month when I went in for my teeth cleaning. She was so funny. She kept talking up Hillary and every time I'd start to say something about Obama, she'd say, got to work on your teeth now and then she'd spray me in the face with the rinse water.

Her husband is an Obama supporter and she says he's got an Obama button on his side of the bed and she has her Clinton button on her side.

All the Clinton supporters I know are planning to vote Obama in the general. They still don't like to admit he is all but nominated, but they are definitely going to vote for him in the GE. It's pretty easy to be magnanimous, since it looks like Obama is going to do very well here in the state. In fact, I'm looking for Montana's pledged delegates to put Obama over the 2025 number and give him the nomination.

Then I expect we will see almost all of the remaining Supers hoping aboard the train and padding the numbers big time.

Missoula Obama folks are throwing an election night bash at the Wilma Theater. Two local bands, the mayor, some other artists and watching the returns on the BIG screen.

[JohnnyLib2]

10. Nice story, thanks.

[Muttocracy]

11. nice story - one perk of the primary season lasting so long - brushes with the famous! nt

[lojasmo]

13. Nice story.

I like Chelsea. I'd support her if she ran for office.

[theboss]

14. Did she pay for yours?

I kid. I kid.

[kid a]

15. ha...nope.

[sfam]

17. Would be nice to see Obama offer Chelsea a position in the White House...

This would be a good way to make nice with Clinton and her supporters.

[DangerDave921]

18. WTF?

Offer her a position to do what? What credentials does she have? Don't get me wrong -- she seems like a nice person. But what expertise does she have?

[WillyT]

20. VP Of Course !!!

LOL!!! Could You Imagine ???

Both Bill and Hillary would be bugging her to come to the WH every day!

:evilgrin:

[sfam]

21. As someone who knows a few people who worked in the West Wing, I can tell you...

there are TONS of positions there. If you think there are only the folks who show up on TV, you're missing something. The VAST majority of those working in the West Wing are never seen. As for experience, yeah, she's got bunches. Personally I'd stick her in the communications staff.

[greguganus]

40. One of his interns maybe? lol n/t

[DangerDave921]

45. LOL

Yeah, she can take the same position Monica had.

[DangerDave921]

19. Nice life

I'd like to be able to take a 6-month sabbatical from my "job" to travel the country and meet with people. Not a bad gig if you can get it.

[psychopomp]

22. Chelsea came off as stunningly naive

when she had this to say last February:

The question was one she had heard before, but this time it was asked in downright hostile terms.

“Has your mother shown any remorse for the fact that her vote cost Iraqis a million of their lives?” a student asked Chelsea Clinton on Monday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ms. Clinton replied: “She cast a vote based on the best available evidence. Perhaps you had clairvoyance then, and that’s extraordinary.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4618145

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

26. She has turned out to be a lovely woman and despite how I feel about her parents

Chelsea seems to be the only one in that camp with some sense. She's a beautiful woman and the Clintons did an exceptional job raising her.

[DangerDave921]

29. Beautiful?

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

[EstimatedProphet]

43. Are you Rush Limbaugh?

The OP made a post saying that he had lunch in the same diner with Chelsea Clinton, and that he enjoyed it. He said she was great because he liked her public persona. Why are you dogging him so hard?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

48. You Can Ask That Of The Poster That Suggested Chelsea Give Obama Oral Sex As Well

~

[DangerDave921]

49. I'll explain

Hey, I saw Johnny Depp outside a hotel once and said hi. I delivered a pizza once to Chris Evert. I got Bob Denver's autograph once. We've all had brushes with fame. Who cares. Celebrity worship is silly, especially when the famous person has done nothing to become famous.

I have nothing against the OP's initial story. My point is that Chelsea is being proclaimed to be great by some people on here. And that some people really like her. I'm just wondering why. She hasn't done anything in her life that would suggest greatness. She went to school, like millions of kids do. She got a great, high-paying job out of college (which millions of kids CAN'T do), she's rich beyond belief, and she can take a leave of absence with no worries whatsoever. I just don't see anything "great" about her.

As for her being beautiful, sorry but I don't agree.

I'm not bashing Chelsea. I'm just saying she hasn't done anything to warrant praise.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

51. Did Chris Evert Give You A Big Tip?

~

[DangerDave921]

52. Nope

But it wasn't home delivery. She and her husband, John Lloyd, came into the place where I worked in London to pick up the pizza. I just brought it out from the kitchen. Chicago Pizza Pie Factory in London, 1986.

They were both great. And so smart. HA HA

[L0oniX]

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[helderheid]

36. K&R!

[writes3000]

44. Nice story. I like Chelsea alot. n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

46. Thanks for the nice post!

:yourock:

[Teaser]

47. She's a fine and decent person

.

[Faygo Kid]

50. Very nice, and thanks. She's a fine young woman.

She's a tribute to her Mom and Dad, and this Obama supporter has nothing but good things to say about her.

My daughter is three years older, and I love her to pieces. You can tell that Chelsea had unconditional love growing up, too.