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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 08:07 AM Original message |
Chelsea Clinton joins IAC board of directors |
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bigworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. While Chelsea's a lovely lady, does she think she got this for anything other than her last name? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I don't know what Chelsea thinks. Do you? |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Chelsea is a numbers and policy wonk. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. Doubtful. Her first job after her first degree |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 09:39 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Jealousy is not pretty. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. dupe |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. They're probably sour. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. She's got the same thing that got Hillary on the board of Wal-Mart |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Well, how do you think Boosh got on the board of Harken Energy? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-28-11 02:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
43. Sour grapes? |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-28-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
47. Of course her name opens doors for her |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. Ah, it is nice to have connections |
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Scottybeamer70 (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 09:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I'm thinking most board members are there |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Yes they are! |
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vets74 (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Why else would ANYBODY be on a Board of Directors ? |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Indeed |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. That is why they are called rent-a-bums |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Can you imagine the Bush* daughters getting a similar job? |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Absolutely I can |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. How does one get named to a board? And what does one do on the board? |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. You act as a rubber stamp for the CEO who chose you for the board... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Thanks. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. So there are no 'rules' anymore |
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vets74 (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. CEOs tend to get lost in day-to-day detail. BoDs look further out. |
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zentrum (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. You have to be part of |
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vets74 (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. No-no-no. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. Congratulations, Chelsea. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. Good for her, BUT |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Her parents got her foot in the door |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Most likely she is there because of her name |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Old enough to be a Congresswoman or Senator. Why not the BOD of a media company? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. She's smart, hard working, and well connected. Why not |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
25. And the ruling class marches on... |
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Tom Ripley (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. +1,000,000 |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Unlike *, at least Bill broke into that class on their merits. |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I'm not sure what your point is |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-28-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. I was agreeing with you, but noting that President Clinton got into that class |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
28. I say good for her! Who would you rather see? Joe Blow? Or maybe Joe the Plumber? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Right, because we should cheer for the matrons of Goldman Sachs over Joe Blow. |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. I would much rather see a 'Joe Blow' on the board of directors |
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CopingBarker (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. Being a Clinton is good work if you can get it |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
31. See what you can accomplish if you pull yourself up by your bootstraps? |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
36. A total embarrassment for all parties concerned |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
41. yes, but is she a Republican or a Democrat? |
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jimbo3 (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-27-11 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
42. How great! |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-28-11 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
44. Good that should make the trolls froth at the mouth. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-28-11 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
45. Children, please. She's stayed in school, she's gainfully employed in a hum-drum field. |
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