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bigtree

(85,996 posts)
Sat May 10, 2014, 09:45 AM May 2014

Bill Clinton couldn't be prouder of Chelsea today

Last edited Sat May 10, 2014, 09:49 PM - Edit history (4)



Bill Clinton ?@billclinton 2m
Couldn't be prouder of @ChelseaClinton today. Congrats on your doctorate. pic.twitter.com/M4PiBFqUej





Daniel W. Drezner ?@dandrezner 17m
Wait, @ChelseaClinton now has a Ph.D. in international relations?! http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/chelsea-clinton-receive-doctorate-oxford-23662285






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Bill Clinton couldn't be prouder of Chelsea today (Original Post) bigtree May 2014 OP
kick bigtree May 2014 #1
Wonder what nasty thing Rush will have to say about this? Remember how he trashed Chelsea's looks kelliekat44 May 2014 #116
she only got it to make Hillary look presidential lame54 May 2014 #2
well bigtree May 2014 #5
1/10, you can pull a better troll than that. n/t moriah May 2014 #26
Bull! Joe Bacon May 2014 #33
you forgot the 'sarcasm' notice... wyldwolf May 2014 #37
it was so obvious - didn't think was necessary... lame54 May 2014 #41
It's never obvious, lol. wyldwolf May 2014 #42
Especially with the Democrat-haters who habitually post on DU baldguy May 2014 #59
Given some of the discussion downthread, sadly not obvious. I had hopes, though... moriah May 2014 #82
It's kind of sad when even on a site like this fujiyama May 2014 #106
Very cool n/t malaise May 2014 #3
yep, very cool bigtree May 2014 #8
Congratulations to Chelsea Clinton Le Taz Hot May 2014 #4
she does a lot of work with the Clinton Foundation bigtree May 2014 #7
It's better than being a hedge fund manager, heh. nt Damansarajaya May 2014 #6
she's following in the family footsteps bigtree May 2014 #10
They're such a nice wholesome filthy rich family. What's not to like? L0oniX May 2014 #9
I'm no fan of Bill and Hillary Clinton Le Taz Hot May 2014 #11
I can think of a homeless girl in NYC who made it to college on a scholarship. L0oniX May 2014 #14
Well, she didn't have an OP Le Taz Hot May 2014 #16
You mean like Bill Clinton did? aquart May 2014 #99
glad you approve bigtree May 2014 #12
No fighting in the war room! L0oniX May 2014 #13
this doesnt say anything about the clintons. mopinko May 2014 #18
I'm so happy you are interested in me. L0oniX May 2014 #20
Guess you don't like our current President much either, and will devalue his daughters' .... moriah May 2014 #35
It's always fun to assume ain't it. L0oniX May 2014 #65
Well, you said you didn't like wealthy people... or is it only certain wealthy people? moriah May 2014 #68
So you relate to rich people. Good for you. L0oniX May 2014 #70
I relate to intelligent people. I was on free lunches, myself. moriah May 2014 #76
Seems to me many rich people have sold us down the river. I guess it's just me that thinks so huh. L0oniX May 2014 #79
No. You're not the only one. Enthusiast May 2014 #115
and repeat Dorian Gray May 2014 #113
Um, LOoniX, you sound a bit bitter. Chelsea couldn't help who her parents are catbyte May 2014 #128
Post removed Post removed May 2014 #75
So you have to resort to petty direct insulting? I would think you would know better. L0oniX May 2014 #78
Bill Clinton worked his ass off for his scholarships. aquart May 2014 #102
no, no I haven't heaven05 May 2014 #125
It says it wants to bring "hate" to a thread about Chelsea recieving her Doctorate from Oxford. nt Cha May 2014 #72
How kind of you to say so. MineralMan May 2014 #22
Well some people need a replacement for Camelot I guess. L0oniX May 2014 #25
What people? If I hear of anyone who has achieved some MineralMan May 2014 #30
Indeed ...what people focus on says much about them. L0oniX May 2014 #31
this is a Democratic Board and you are surprised there are things posted about a Former Dem Pres ? JI7 May 2014 #47
What is surprising is the ignorance of what rich people are doing to our country. L0oniX May 2014 #48
so why don't you discuss those things ? instead you are in a thread like this which could easily JI7 May 2014 #50
I don't know if it's "ignorance." I just think there are better targets for our animus nomorenomore08 May 2014 #87
It absolutely does Dorian Gray May 2014 #114
Born into a rich family? DFW May 2014 #108
My passive aggressive x would verbally abuse me, then say "can't you take a joke" AnotherMother4Peace May 2014 #23
+1 That post came across the same to me. MerryBlooms May 2014 #62
+1 Bobbie Jo May 2014 #66
Wow! That sounds just like my ex..... llmart May 2014 #84
then after that President George P Bush then President Malia Obama and then President Billy Bush 951-Riverside May 2014 #27
If she was going to pursue politics, she'd have gotten a law degree. She didn't. Gah. moriah May 2014 #28
I don't know - she could have majored in Public Policy which would suit her well in politics. AAO May 2014 #107
My daughter majored in Public Policy when she was in school in the States DFW May 2014 #109
So Public Policy is no good for politics? Do we really need more lawyers? AAO May 2014 #127
I wish I knew DFW May 2014 #129
She sounds like a wonderful person, DFW. n/t AAO May 2014 #130
She is a very impressive individual with one caveat DFW May 2014 #131
Well, since you addressed this to "you all", I'll weigh in with my response: classof56 May 2014 #29
Well I for one am happy this isn't about Imelda Marcos' legendary 3,000 plus shoe collection. L0oniX May 2014 #32
You know they earned it right? Evergreen Emerald May 2014 #36
I don't like a lot of things that her parents have done. But that doesn't reflect negatively nomorenomore08 May 2014 #88
Why are you Shankapotomus May 2014 #43
Why do you love rich people? L0oniX May 2014 #44
so you hate FDR and Kennedys also ? JI7 May 2014 #45
...and you love the Koch's? L0oniX May 2014 #46
i hate the Kochs, i also hate non wealthy right wingers like the fake plumber but i don't hate FDR JI7 May 2014 #49
I doubt we will ever see anyone like FDR ever again. L0oniX May 2014 #51
And the same thing can't be done to you? Shankapotomus May 2014 #56
"I hate the rich just because they are rich" Where'd that come from? L0oniX May 2014 #64
If you feel you are being Shankapotomus May 2014 #67
Misreading and reading into can be fun. L0oniX May 2014 #69
I see Shankapotomus May 2014 #74
It comes from your attitude in this whole thread muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #112
How dare Dorian Gray May 2014 #117
Is there no gray area between fawning and sheer venom? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #89
Not to mention that Chelsea was NOT born into wealth DFW May 2014 #110
True. I guess they didn't get rich till later on, really. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #119
Way later DFW May 2014 #120
The Presidency is certainly a very nice salary, but I see what you mean. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #121
It didn't get doubled to $400K until after Clinton DFW May 2014 #123
I understand what you are saying. fasttense May 2014 #124
So, uh, tell us all about YOUR Oxford doctorate. Or is that too small an accomplishment NBachers May 2014 #94
+ a million. Number23 May 2014 #95
Yeah. I'm tired of celebrating the rich: GOP and Dems. tofuandbeer May 2014 #103
Congrats Chelsea! MoonRiver May 2014 #15
Congrats to Chelsea! sheshe2 May 2014 #17
Congratulations to Chelsea re Ph.D. oldandhappy May 2014 #19
Congratulations to Chelsea Clinton. That is quite an achievement. JDPriestly May 2014 #21
Congrats to Chelsea! Politicub May 2014 #24
when will Jenna Bush NJCher May 2014 #34
When did she run for office again?? ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #52
NBC awards Ph.D's? n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #53
also NJCher May 2014 #38
Good for her. I hope it pisses of the know nothings in the tea party. Zipgun May 2014 #39
You don't have to look all the way over to the teabaggers to see who's pissed off about it NBachers May 2014 #97
Thanks Zipgun May 2014 #132
Well, Rush, whadda ya think about that? She turned into a smart and savvy young woman, and you're libdem4life May 2014 #40
kick pic bigtree May 2014 #54
Her mother looks quite proud of her daughter too. That's a nice picture. Congratulations ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #55
The guy on Jamaal510 May 2014 #57
her husband bigtree May 2014 #58
He looks like quite the loving husband here. WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #60
i'm the same way or probably worse when posing for pics, i hate posing for pics JI7 May 2014 #61
congratulations, chelsea clinton! hopemountain May 2014 #63
update: more pics bigtree May 2014 #71
Mahalo bigtree~ Beautiful pics of Chelsea and her parents as she's recieved her Doctorate from Cha May 2014 #73
So what?? OldRedneck May 2014 #77
personally bigtree May 2014 #80
OK, you win this thread. llmart May 2014 #86
Congratulations Chelsea, a great accomplishment, your parents are very proud. Thinkingabout May 2014 #81
Awww... good for them! calimary May 2014 #83
contratulations to Chelsea Skittles May 2014 #85
Good for her. nt silvershadow May 2014 #90
Beats this.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #91
First pic is cool... SpankMe May 2014 #92
That's not a joke. House of Roberts May 2014 #101
A PHD is a huge mountain to climb AgingAmerican May 2014 #93
Well-done Dr. Clinton! Hekate May 2014 #96
Dr. Clinton, I presume? aquart May 2014 #98
Now Scott Brown can refer to her as "Professor" Clinton, snark included! King_Klonopin May 2014 #100
K&R Warren DeMontague May 2014 #104
She had the best education available nikto May 2014 #105
I heard Chelsea Clitnon speak briefly at the Denver convention in 2008 DFW May 2014 #111
My sister just got her PhD at age 65 Ino May 2014 #118
But . . . can she dance???? OldRedneck May 2014 #122
Why yes, yes she can.... moriah May 2014 #126

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
1. kick
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:31 AM
May 2014


Oxford City Guide @OxfordCityGuide
Just another set of tourists in Oxford...almost. Bill and Hillary Clinton in The Bod - 10 May 2014
 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
116. Wonder what nasty thing Rush will have to say about this? Remember how he trashed Chelsea's looks
Sun May 11, 2014, 06:43 AM
May 2014

as a child. How much more evil can a person be?

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
5. well
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:53 AM
May 2014

. . . it is Mother's Day.



Hillary leaves the famous Randolph Hotel (Image courtesy of Jane Cahill)

Joe Bacon

(5,165 posts)
33. Bull!
Sat May 10, 2014, 12:11 PM
May 2014

Chelsea did that because she COULD. Period.

BTW--I'm just waiting for Hillary to take over and put the clowns in their right place!

moriah

(8,311 posts)
82. Given some of the discussion downthread, sadly not obvious. I had hopes, though...
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:22 PM
May 2014

And I hope you didn't take my post as calling *you* a troll.

fujiyama

(15,185 posts)
106. It's kind of sad when even on a site like this
Sun May 11, 2014, 04:41 AM
May 2014

it's not obvious that it's not sarcasm. I caught it as sarcasm immediately, but considering the outlandish rhetoric recently...it sounds straight out of the mouth of a clown on Fox and Friends...

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
8. yep, very cool
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:01 AM
May 2014

Bill leaves the Randolph Hotel

tweeted by, Rosie Thomas ?@RosieMaryT 21h
#firstfirsthusband pic.twitter.com/MfFZhp73pz

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
4. Congratulations to Chelsea Clinton
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:53 AM
May 2014

for a major accomplishment. I'm curious to see what she chooses to do with her new doctorate.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
7. she does a lot of work with the Clinton Foundation
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:57 AM
May 2014
Chelsea Clinton ?@ChelseaClinton
Thank you for the good graduation wishes!
10:36 AM - 10 May 2014

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
10. she's following in the family footsteps
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:05 AM
May 2014


Chelsea Clinton was spotted alongside her mother this afternoon
(Image courtesy of Jane Cahill)
 

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
9. They're such a nice wholesome filthy rich family. What's not to like?
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:02 AM
May 2014

I don't know about you all but I can't wait for Chelsea to be our POTUS.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
11. I'm no fan of Bill and Hillary Clinton
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:12 AM
May 2014

but certainly we can recognize a job well done when it presents itself, regardless of the recipient, his/her wealth, or lack thereof.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
16. Well, she didn't have an OP
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:24 AM
May 2014

and I would have certainly praised her equally had there been one. I'm sure others would do the same. There really is room for praise for both.

 

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
20. I'm so happy you are interested in me.
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:42 AM
May 2014

Yea that's right. I don't like rich people and the fawning over them. There are poor people who studied their way into a scholarship that are worthy of praise. Your response does indeed say much about you!

moriah

(8,311 posts)
35. Guess you don't like our current President much either, and will devalue his daughters' ....
Sat May 10, 2014, 12:15 PM
May 2014

... future academic achievements the same way. After all, the Obamas are quite wealthy and have become more so thanks to the Presidency.

moriah

(8,311 posts)
68. Well, you said you didn't like wealthy people... or is it only certain wealthy people?
Sat May 10, 2014, 09:09 PM
May 2014

Chelsea was and is a very bright individual. I was of an age with her (she's a few days younger than I am) and grew up in the same town. She went to public schools, and one of my friends was her classmate at Horace Mann (a magnet junior high) prior to going to DC. She had already skipped a grade in school by the time she left Arkansas. She was a National Merit semifinalist in the same year I was also one (though I beat her to college by a few months thanks to early admission) which would have earned her scholarships as it did me, and graduated from Stanford with highest honors.

This is a political discussion forum, a Democratic political discussion forum at that. When something makes headlines related to prominent Democrats, it's going to be posted here.

It's sad that you feel you must devalue an achievement simply because of animus toward a girl's parents.

 

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
70. So you relate to rich people. Good for you.
Sat May 10, 2014, 09:16 PM
May 2014

Well we wouldn't know who she is without her parents ...where as the homeless girl from NYC got her self a scholarship and went to Harvard. That IMO is very praise worthy.

simply because of animus toward a girl's parents

moriah

(8,311 posts)
76. I relate to intelligent people. I was on free lunches, myself.
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:03 PM
May 2014

But it's not *all* rich people you despise so much, or you wouldn't have gotten irked about me calling you on the fact our current President is far better off than most of us ever will be.

Chelsea's gotten flak from the moment her father was elected, and I guess I shouldn't expect it to stop now. It's just really sad to see it come from Democrats. I expected similar frothing at the mouth over her daring to be successful in her life at Free Republic, not here.

 

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
79. Seems to me many rich people have sold us down the river. I guess it's just me that thinks so huh.
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:07 PM
May 2014

catbyte

(34,393 posts)
128. Um, LOoniX, you sound a bit bitter. Chelsea couldn't help who her parents are
Sun May 11, 2014, 11:25 AM
May 2014

anymore than that homeless NYC student. Would you rather she was a useless, Paris Hilton type?

Response to L0oniX (Reply #20)

aquart

(69,014 posts)
102. Bill Clinton worked his ass off for his scholarships.
Sun May 11, 2014, 03:04 AM
May 2014

Then he raised a child with a work ethic anyone should respect.

NOBODY gets a doctorate without putting in the sweat and the thought.

Seen any Bushes with that degree? Any Kochs?

And the Clintons are very well off, but Chris Rock has a brilliant routine that will teach even the dumbest to distinguish between what they have and REAL money. Catch it on YouTube.

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
125. no, no I haven't
Sun May 11, 2014, 09:40 AM
May 2014

the bush girls just flew around the country at tax payers expense partying and getting publicly drunk while making a spectacle of themselves while MSM kept it quiet. GO CHELSEA!!!! You did good girl.

Cha

(297,275 posts)
72. It says it wants to bring "hate" to a thread about Chelsea recieving her Doctorate from Oxford. nt
Sat May 10, 2014, 09:47 PM
May 2014

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
22. How kind of you to say so.
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:46 AM
May 2014


You don't have to congratulate her on her doctoral degree, which I'm sure she earned legitimately, but there's also no reason to snark at her over it. Pretty disappointing, I think, and unseemly, to boot. She got a degree. Mom and Dad are proud of her. It's not a political issue at all.

Good for Chelsea, I say, and to everyone who earns their PhD.
 

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
25. Well some people need a replacement for Camelot I guess.
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:53 AM
May 2014

I am really puzzled as to why people care so much about the success of rich people above the successes of people in the lower class. To me it means so much more as an example if a poor and even homeless person makes it to college on a scholarship than one born into a rich family.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
30. What people? If I hear of anyone who has achieved some
Sat May 10, 2014, 12:01 PM
May 2014

success, I'm glad to hear it. Chelsea is no exception. It's in the news, of course, because of who her parents are. That's inevitable, since the news media are interested in people who are or have been newsworthy.

When we see news about someone who is disadvantaged and still achieves success, we're all pleased by that, too. Today, the news had a story about Chelsea Clinton getting her PhD. Good for her. Recently, we heard news about her pregnancy. That's nice, too. We hear the news because her parents are notable. We don't hear about our neighbor who has gotten pregnant or earned a PhD. If we do know about it, we offer our congratulations.

What is small and unseemly is to take such an achievement and comment on it through snark. That's what you have done. And, as you've seen, a number of people find your snark to be ill-considered.

You are certainly free to snark as you please, but everyone else is also free to criticize such snarkiness, which some have done.

JI7

(89,250 posts)
47. this is a Democratic Board and you are surprised there are things posted about a Former Dem Pres ?
Sat May 10, 2014, 05:56 PM
May 2014

JI7

(89,250 posts)
50. so why don't you discuss those things ? instead you are in a thread like this which could easily
Sat May 10, 2014, 06:00 PM
May 2014

be ignored.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
87. I don't know if it's "ignorance." I just think there are better targets for our animus
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:07 PM
May 2014

than Chelsea Clinton.

DFW

(54,397 posts)
108. Born into a rich family?
Sun May 11, 2014, 04:44 AM
May 2014

She was born to the Governor of Arkansas, who was making less than $40,000 a year.

Kind of a low bar for "rich."

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,246 posts)
23. My passive aggressive x would verbally abuse me, then say "can't you take a joke"
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:51 AM
May 2014

"what's wrong with you? I was just kidding." - Reminds me of this post. What's the sarcasm thingie in you post? Is that about the "nice wholesome filthy rich family" part or the "I can't wait for Chelsea to be our POTUS" or both? Maybe you should just take it out and say what you want to say.

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)
62. +1 That post came across the same to me.
Sat May 10, 2014, 08:09 PM
May 2014

I've never been in an abusive relationship, but my mom, some friends and both my sisters were abused by their husbands. The scars can heal, but you never forget.
My best to you.

llmart

(15,540 posts)
84. Wow! That sounds just like my ex.....
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:49 PM
May 2014

When I'd call him out on his verbal abuse it was always "I was just kidding". He was "kidding" a lot and for a long time and then one time he "kidded" me one last time and the next thing he knew he was being served divorce papers.

People make comments like that because of something they lack in their own sense of self-worth. Why this poster would post on a thread about an ex-Democratic President's daughter's success with such venom is beyond me.

 

951-Riverside

(7,234 posts)
27. then after that President George P Bush then President Malia Obama and then President Billy Bush
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:58 AM
May 2014

and then King William Arthur Philip Louis and finally the digitized soul of Larry Page and interesting enough this will be the same year Fox cancels the Simpsons.

moriah

(8,311 posts)
28. If she was going to pursue politics, she'd have gotten a law degree. She didn't. Gah.
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:59 AM
May 2014

She's stayed remarkably well out of politics for the daughter of such prominent politicians. She had enough grief when Bill was President, I can't blame her.

 

AAO

(3,300 posts)
107. I don't know - she could have majored in Public Policy which would suit her well in politics.
Sun May 11, 2014, 04:44 AM
May 2014

DFW

(54,397 posts)
109. My daughter majored in Public Policy when she was in school in the States
Sun May 11, 2014, 04:49 AM
May 2014

She interned for Emily's List and hung around with then-Senator Obama and Howard Dean a bit, but she didn't go into politics. She didn't even stay in the States.

 

AAO

(3,300 posts)
127. So Public Policy is no good for politics? Do we really need more lawyers?
Sun May 11, 2014, 10:41 AM
May 2014

I hope I misunderstood you.

DFW

(54,397 posts)
129. I wish I knew
Sun May 11, 2014, 12:01 PM
May 2014

Maybe the fact that she is (also) a German citizen disqualified her from anyone being interested in asking her to do something more political.

She paid her dues. When other kids were seeking to clerk for the Supreme Court during summer break, she asked for (and got) a posting with UN War Crimes Tribunal in Sierra Leone. Managed to catch some ugly infection that was treated by some local doctor who fed her bogus antibiotics and she nearly died (some UN personnel figured out what was going on, and saved her life with some real medicine out of their stash).

She could have waited on tables in the States or she could take the offer of something more intellectually challenging in Germany, and she chose the latter. When it comes to our daughters' careers, we were very much pro-choice. We left it in her hands, and she made the choice.

DFW

(54,397 posts)
131. She is a very impressive individual with one caveat
Sun May 11, 2014, 12:30 PM
May 2014

Don't EVER get on her bad side when she is tired or hungry!

Other than that, she is extremely dedicated to everything she gets involved with. Emily's List said she was the best intern they ever had. Her English is so good at this point, you'd never know it wasn't her mother tongue (same goes for her older sister who stayed on in the States after going to college there).

My brother and I had the good fortune to inherit a modest sum of cash when our parents died, and we plowed ALL of it into our children's education in the States. Seems like it was a better investment than a bigger house or fancier cars. My older nephew just got his Doctorate from Stanford (the media must have missed that one, but we don't care) and his younger brother is learning Arabic (has interned in Jordan and the US Embassy in Tunisia) and is now in graduate school for International Relations in New York--makes sense for a kid with one parent from the USA, one from Japan, and not one cousin whose native language is English.

classof56

(5,376 posts)
29. Well, since you addressed this to "you all", I'll weigh in with my response:
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:59 AM
May 2014


No sarcasm intended.

Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)
36. You know they earned it right?
Sat May 10, 2014, 12:16 PM
May 2014

Last edited Sat May 10, 2014, 08:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Hillary and bill were raised middle class. They achieved the American dream. Why would you
Begrudge them success?

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
88. I don't like a lot of things that her parents have done. But that doesn't reflect negatively
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:09 PM
May 2014

on their daughter in any way. After all, none of us choose our parents.

JI7

(89,250 posts)
49. i hate the Kochs, i also hate non wealthy right wingers like the fake plumber but i don't hate FDR
Sat May 10, 2014, 05:59 PM
May 2014

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)
56. And the same thing can't be done to you?
Sat May 10, 2014, 07:36 PM
May 2014

Disabled people can't hate you because you can walk?

Single people can't hate you if you have someone?

Blind people can't hate you because you can see?

The friendless can't resent you for your friends?

You're not spoiled because you have these things?

You don't have an unfair advantage over anybody?

You were born with zero advantages over anyone?

Only you are beyond reproach for your advantages?

I can't beleive I have to spell this out for you.

This "I hate the rich just because they are rich" narative is a pretty immature position.


 

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)
64. "I hate the rich just because they are rich" Where'd that come from?
Sat May 10, 2014, 08:58 PM
May 2014

Sounds like what the GOP would say about populists and or unionists.

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)
74. I see
Sat May 10, 2014, 09:51 PM
May 2014

The Clinton's don't qualify as true democrats to you, right? And therefore this thread looks like nothing more than entertainment news about the rich and famous or worse, congratulating the success of some GOP's daughter?

Good point. I have to agree the Clinton's are watered down democrats compared to other democratic representatives we could be focusing on.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)
112. It comes from your attitude in this whole thread
Sun May 11, 2014, 06:26 AM
May 2014

From post #9 onwards. If you have not meant to give the impression that you hate the rich just because they are rich, then you have lousy communication skills. For instance, post #20: "I don't like rich people".

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
89. Is there no gray area between fawning and sheer venom?
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:11 PM
May 2014

I'm as disgusted as anyone at what our faux-aristocracy has done to the rest of us. But I don't see how every individual born into wealth is personally to blame.

DFW

(54,397 posts)
110. Not to mention that Chelsea was NOT born into wealth
Sun May 11, 2014, 04:53 AM
May 2014

Unless a $35,000 a year salary as Governor of Arkansas is "wealth."

DFW

(54,397 posts)
120. Way later
Sun May 11, 2014, 07:07 AM
May 2014

Clinton didn't come into serious money until after he left office in 2001. Chelsea was nearly 21 by then. No one starts their academic career at 21. You're either already on your way by that age or you never will be (unless you're Adrian Cronauer, and he is not typical of anyone).

DFW

(54,397 posts)
123. It didn't get doubled to $400K until after Clinton
Sun May 11, 2014, 07:24 AM
May 2014

He only got $200K, and after taxes, you still have to pay personal expenses out of your own pocket. $200K as POTUS is no bargain.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
124. I understand what you are saying.
Sun May 11, 2014, 07:51 AM
May 2014

She had everything handed to her on a silver platter thanks to the wealth and power of her parents. So we should be celebrating she did something besides partying like the bush twins? She should succeed, there is nothing standing in her way like it is with most people.

If a middle class or poor person had done this, it would be an amazing accomplishment. Because she is so rich, it's not really all that impressive.

Personally, I really do dislike most rich people just because they are rich. Yes, I will admit it. Rich people are usually self satisfied, over indulged brats. They have poor people skills and tend be ignorant no matter how many degrees they buy. They expect the world to bow down to them just because they were born into wealth and have advantages others do not have. I find them tedious, arrogant and stupid. Most contribute nothing to society except to deteriorate it a little more for a little more wealth or power.

But most Americans are fascinated by the wealthy and to admit you find the wealthy immoral, greedy and tedious is to stray from the standard American religion of wealth worship.

NBachers

(17,117 posts)
94. So, uh, tell us all about YOUR Oxford doctorate. Or is that too small an accomplishment
Sun May 11, 2014, 02:06 AM
May 2014

for a lofty critic like you?

tofuandbeer

(1,314 posts)
103. Yeah. I'm tired of celebrating the rich: GOP and Dems.
Sun May 11, 2014, 04:07 AM
May 2014

In the past 2 years, I'm really feeling the middle class destruction, and I don't want to watch the rich celebrate anymore.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
19. Congratulations to Chelsea re Ph.D.
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:39 AM
May 2014

and Congratulations to Mark and Chelsea re baby

and congratulations to all moms

Politicub

(12,165 posts)
24. Congrats to Chelsea!
Sat May 10, 2014, 11:52 AM
May 2014

International relations, eh?

I see a smart, benevolent Secretary of State in the making!

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
52. When did she run for office again??
Sat May 10, 2014, 06:11 PM
May 2014

I really hate it when kids are attacked when their parents are the candidates.

To her credit, she has done work for UNICEF, and I used to think she was a closet Dem.

NJCher

(35,677 posts)
38. also
Sat May 10, 2014, 12:22 PM
May 2014

Please note this, from the second link by the OP:

The younger Clinton, a special correspondent for NBC News, is a graduate of Stanford University and holds master's degrees from Oxford and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

During an appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in April, the former president noted that once his daughter receives her doctorate, she will have four degrees. (bf mine)

"She'll have as many as her parents do — combined," Bill Clinton said. "When she was younger, the way all kids are, she thought she knew more than I did about everything. But alas, in my dotage, it turned out to be true!"


Impressive, even if she didn't have to worry about college loans and paying them back.

If you read the articles, you see she spends a good deal of time on public health issues. If you're a person with a conscience and who has been fortunate to get a place in life like she has, that's what one does.

Hey, she could spend her time using her family's name to make even more money. There are plenty of people around who would love to "help" her do so.


Cher

Zipgun

(182 posts)
39. Good for her. I hope it pisses of the know nothings in the tea party.
Sat May 10, 2014, 12:27 PM
May 2014

I am interested to see what she does in the future.

NBachers

(17,117 posts)
97. You don't have to look all the way over to the teabaggers to see who's pissed off about it
Sun May 11, 2014, 02:21 AM
May 2014

Also- Hey Zipgun- Welcome to Democratic Underground

Marc Bolan- Zip Gun Boogie

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
40. Well, Rush, whadda ya think about that? She turned into a smart and savvy young woman, and you're
Sat May 10, 2014, 01:30 PM
May 2014

still a ranting troglodyte whose remaining advertisers have to hold their nose. The Limbaughs and Sterlings and Hannitys and Becks of this world are dying off...politically, if not in the RIP sense of the word.

Between Kevin Durant and Chelsea Clinton and Jason Collins and Michael Sam (the NBA, Women's Issues, LGBT Issues and the NFL) and all the others who are breaking old rickety, outworn social structure and barriers, it's a sign of things to come and gives one hope. They are newsworthy because they have a positive influence on many people...whether of talent or birth does not matter.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
54. kick pic
Sat May 10, 2014, 07:20 PM
May 2014


Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, second left, takes off her sunglasses to pose for a group photograph with her husband former U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, their daughter Chelsea, second right, and her husband Marc Mezvinsky, as they leave after they all attended Chelsea's Oxford University graduation ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, England, Saturday, May 10, 2014. Chelsea Clinton received her doctorate degree in international relations on Saturday from the prestigious British university. Her father was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford from 1968 to 1970. The graduation ceremony comes as her mother is considering a potential 2016 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
55. Her mother looks quite proud of her daughter too. That's a nice picture. Congratulations
Sat May 10, 2014, 07:21 PM
May 2014

to Chelsea. She has come so far while we have all watched. I am proud of her too.

JI7

(89,250 posts)
61. i'm the same way or probably worse when posing for pics, i hate posing for pics
Sat May 10, 2014, 07:50 PM
May 2014

one reason i could never run for office.

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
63. congratulations, chelsea clinton!
Sat May 10, 2014, 08:55 PM
May 2014

lots of us are proud of you - not just your mom & dad.

peace to you, honey

Cha

(297,275 posts)
73. Mahalo bigtree~ Beautiful pics of Chelsea and her parents as she's recieved her Doctorate from
Sat May 10, 2014, 09:51 PM
May 2014

Oxford!

 

OldRedneck

(1,397 posts)
77. So what??
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:04 PM
May 2014

Why is Chelsea's PhD such a big deal? I mean, Willow Palin completed cosmetology school and DU ignored her.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
80. personally
Sat May 10, 2014, 10:09 PM
May 2014

. . . it's a blast to see the young lady I watched grow up in the WH accomplish so much (her fourth degree).

As an individual, the work that she's chosen to involve herself in isn't inconsequential to many issues and concerns that we focus on here at DU; hunger, disease, education, families . . .


Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, works with her parents, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, to drive the vision and work of the Clinton Foundation . . .

Chelsea focuses especially on the Foundation's health programs, including the Clinton Health Access Initiative, which strengthens health care and access to lifesaving services in the developing world; the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which fights childhood obesity in the United States; and the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, which addresses preventable disease in the United States. She also established – and continues to lead – the Clinton Foundation Day of Action program, which identifies and organizes meaningful service opportunities for Foundation staff, friends, and partners and for the wider Foundation community. As one of the strongest champions of the Clinton Global Initiative University, Chelsea works to empower the next generation of change makers to take action on some of the world's most urgent challenges. And through the Clinton Foundation Millennium Network, Chelsea plays an integral role in inspiring young leaders and philanthropists to get involved in the work of the Foundation.

In addition to her Foundation work, Chelsea is a special correspondent for NBC News. She previously worked at McKinsey & Company and Avenue Capital.

Chelsea also serves on the boards of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the School of American Ballet, Common Sense Media and the Weill Cornell Medical College. She is the Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Of Many Institute at NYU. Chelsea holds a B.A. from Stanford, a MPhil from Oxford, and a MPH from Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health . . .



. . . Willow

SpankMe

(2,957 posts)
92. First pic is cool...
Sun May 11, 2014, 01:09 AM
May 2014

Reminds me of the beginning of a joke: A former president, a PhD, and a future president walk in to a bar...

King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts)
100. Now Scott Brown can refer to her as "Professor" Clinton, snark included!
Sun May 11, 2014, 02:54 AM
May 2014

You have to have ambition and ability to pursue a PhD;
it simply can't be bought.
Why should her personal success make anyone feel bitter ?

 

nikto

(3,284 posts)
105. She had the best education available
Sun May 11, 2014, 04:16 AM
May 2014
You know, with lots of testing and drilling on The Standards.

DFW

(54,397 posts)
111. I heard Chelsea Clitnon speak briefly at the Denver convention in 2008
Sun May 11, 2014, 05:02 AM
May 2014

No long speech, but it was obvious then that this was a woman with brains of her own who needed no one to prop her up because of her name. The greatest asset Bill and Hillary gave her was the genes to be an intelligent thinking individual in her own right. The rest was gravy, but not vital.

Ino

(3,366 posts)
118. My sister just got her PhD at age 65
Sun May 11, 2014, 06:50 AM
May 2014

Worked at a major university for 16 years to get free tuition for her son, and earned herself a Master's and a PhD in her spare time. Now THAT is something to be proud of. Then the university eliminated her position. The unemployment office said, "Oh honey, you're never going to get a job."

Way to gooooooo Chelsea

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