Clinton: Chelsea's negative press
Posted: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:14 AM by Mark Murray
The
Los Angeles Times does a tough piece on Chelsea. "For the first time, she is facing the kind of scrutiny that has bedeviled the candidates and their surrogates along the campaign trail. During a long day of campaigning in Oregon on Saturday, she mentioned at two different stops that during the course of the campaign a 7-year-old and an 11-year-old had separately asked her ‘with terror in their eyes’ what will become of the Social Security system. It's possible they were precocious, or that their parents put them up to it, but one skeptical blogger wrote afterward that the story was ‘stunning in its absurdity.’ (When asked for details, such as where and when Clinton met the children, the campaign could not provide them.)"
The University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper endorsed Clinton. "But while Obama's charisma far outshines that of Sen. Hillary Clinton, her public service, political experience and tenacity tell us not only 'Yes we can' but also 'How we can.'"
Clinton poked fun at her own readiness-to-solve-problems mantra, during a taping of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report last night, NBC/NJ’s Athena Jones reports. John Edwards was also on the show, and he and Clinton chatted backstage before she taped a minute-and-a-half bit with comedian Stephen Colbert. Details regarding what she and her former rival spoke about and how long they talked were not forthcoming.
The bit began with Colbert introducing a segment on Wednesday night's debate. The giant screen behind him shows color bars instead of a picture of what is supposed to be the city's Liberty Bell. Colbert asked his technician -- a disembodied voice whose owner we never see but whom he calls Jimmy -- to fix the picture. Jimmy says he can't because all the technicians are back in New York.
Colbert: Are you telling me there's no one in this theater who can fix the mess we're in?
Clinton: I can. I can, Stephen. (The crowd continues to whistles, yelps and cheers.) Well, let me handle this. Jimmy?
Disembodied voice known as Jimmy: "Yes, Sen. Clinton?"
Clinton: About the screen. Are you using a digital or analog production truck?
Disembodied voice known as Jimmy: It's digital.
Clinton: Well, you've got a signal so the lamp is good. How are you feeding this? Through the router or the aux buss on the switcher?
Disembodied voice known as Jimmy: It's an aux.
Clinton: Well, try toggling the input.
Clinton: You know what, Stephen? Your forehead is a little shiny. Makeup, makeup can we get some translucent powder please?
Colbert: Wow, Sen. Clinton, you're so prepared for any situation.
Colbert: I just don't know how to thank you enough.
Clinton: That's ok, Stephen. I just love solving problems. Call me anytime.
Colbert: Really?
Clinton: Sure. Call me at 3 am.
The segment came off as fairly rehearsed, Jones notes, but the crowd ate it up.
