Chelsea on Monica

The situation: Male student asks Chelsea Clinton if her mother's credibility was hurt during the Monica Lewinsky Scandal.

The Reply: "Wow, you're the first person actually that's ever asked me that question, in the, maybe 70 college campuses that I've been to. And I don't think that's any of your business." - Chelsea Clinton

Now, plenty of people at the source of this story are bickering with regard to whether or not the question was inappropriate. This, I think, indicates that some people do not know what inappropriate means.

This would be an inappropriate question:
"Hey, cunt! Remember that time your dad fucked someone other than your mom? How much did that suck?"

Or this:
"Hey, whore! While you're out stumping for your mom do you ever think about your dad stumping Monica?"

Those questions? Entirely inappropriate and mean-spirited.

But to ask Chelsea Clinton if her mother's credibility was damaged during the Monica Lewinsky Scandal? That is no more inappropriate than asking one of Obama's daughters if her father's credibility was damaged by his relationship with his preacher. Questions regarding credibility are fine given that credibility is something of an important component of a president's image.

But more problematic than a confusion over what is inappropriate is the confusion Chelsea has over what is or is not the voter's business:

"And I don't think that's any of your business."

Really? Hillary's credibility is not our business? The answer to the question "Did Bill staining Monica's dress in turn stain Hillary?" is not to be shared with the public, is not our concern, is not our business?

So Hillary's credibility is not our business. Pledged delegates ought to ignore the voters. Super delegates ought to ignore the voters. The popular vote doesn't matter. The delegate counts do not matter. So, then, what does matter? Hillary's thinking that she is right and ought to be in control?

I wonder where I've heard that mentality before...

CHENEY: On the security front, I think there’s a general consensus that we’ve made major progress, that the surge has worked. That’s been a major success.

RADDATZ: Two-third of Americans say it’s not worth fighting.

CHENEY: So?

RADDATZ So? You don’t care what the American people think?

CHENEY: No. I think you cannot be blown off course by the fluctuations in the public opinion polls.

Clinton's credibility? That's not our business.
The war in Iraq? That's not our business.

C is for Clinton
C is for Cheney

That's good enough for me.