John McCain sure didn’t leave Chelsea Clinton alone
While being interviewed by Greta Van Sustern of Fox News at the Republican National Convention, Laura Bush responded to a question regarding how the press treats the children of candidates, “When Bill [Clinton] was elected, the media pretty much left Chelsea alone.”
At least in one instance, it’s fair to say that the First Lady is absolutely correct. After all, they went out of their way to avoid mentioning John McCain’s attack on the only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton:
“Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.”
And the media also did a pretty good job of not reporting when McCain called his wife a “cunt” right in front of a group of reporters.
So really, Republicans have little to worry about from the media. They won’t only avoid covering the candidates children, they’ll avoid covering the candidate himself whenever he goes on the attack, as well.
–WKW
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Republicans get a pass on this type of thing. When they do it, it’s just there ‘down to earthness and good-ol-boyness coming through’. Like when Bush flips people off: the Christian way to say “Fuck you”.