Monday, December 31, 2007

Presidential Children and the Clintons

Every president who has children has taken great pains to keep their children out of the spot-light. They do not place them in front of the media, do not insert them into political issues, do not bring their names up, nor do they try to create something political out of having their child present. Simply put, they separate their family from their political life. And well it should be. The media have no right nor do the voters, of intruding on the lives of children.

This applied to Chelsea when she was growing up in the White House. This applied to her when she was at Oxford, for her time at Oxford was after her father's eight years and wholly unrelated to anything her mother may have done or was doing.

They have pulled Chelsea off the shelf and inserted her into the political arena, YET they argue she should not be subject to questions from the media.

At what point will the media call them on this?

If she does not want to be quetsioned, which she has EVERY right not to be, then go back into hiding, but you cannot jump out into the crowd and urge people to vote for your mother and then say you won't answer quetsions.

What a sham and a shame.

Make Mine Freedom - 1948


American Form of Government

Who's on First? Certainly isn't the Euro.