Clinton's campaign, despite the states it lost over the weekend and probably today, remains obsessed with the Chelsea related "pimped out" comment from MSNBC's David Shuster, who was suspended over it. Apparently the suspension wasn't enough with Clinton once again discussing the topic on Sunday after she wrote a letter saying "No temporary suspension or half-hearted apology is sufficient." When asked by John Harris what a sufficient action would be she replied ""That's not my job John. That's the job of the people who run the network."
Basically she demanded the man be fired...but then dodges that demand with a "not my job" response. Considering how her last two weeks of primaries have gone, I would hope her priorities would be a bit higher. I vote for her a few weeks ago but now I am having serious concerns over her ability to run the country if a comment from a reporter on TV can send her off in such a tizzy and distract her from the larger issues and her failing campaign. If it’s that easy to get her off her game, what will happen when the attacks grow in magnitude against her and her family once she is in office?
The press isn't making it any easier by giving her more power then she should have on this issue. The media shouldn't be so easily fold out of fear of losing access. The question itself was valid even if the phrasing itself wasn't. The simple reality is Chelsea shouldn't be campaigning for Clinton if they still expect the media to respect the hands off approach that was honored back in the nineties. Clinton wants it both ways and apparently the networks will let her.
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