Why is NBC putting Chelsea Clinton on in primetime?
That’s why I read with such fascination a piece at Politico this week suggesting Clinton was ready for the “next act” in her life.
Here’s the nut graph: “Family friends and supporters says Chelsea Clinton, who has evolved from a frizzy-haired little girl in the White House to a self-assured public figure in her own right, is ready to play an increasingly larger role in the national debate and may emerge as a pre-2016 surrogate of sorts as her mom mulls her future plans.”
The piece is filled with quotes from those family friends and supporters describing Clinton as “incredibly articulate and human…charmingly personal while at the same time substantively deep.”
If true, it’s amazing how none of that manages to work its way into her on-air work for NBC with such programs as Rock Center.
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ROFFLE MUH WAFFLE!
tom daschle concerned on December 26, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Because they want to use Chelsea while they can before she ends up like her mother.
Bishop on December 26, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Because they’re objective and she’s such a great “reporter?”
Yeah, I’m hitting the sauce tonight…
Kraken on December 26, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Dig deep enough and these same words were used to describe the fledgling Emperor God-King.
Jeddite on December 26, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Because Bill Clinton won’t let NBC give him a Lewinsky directly.
RoadRunner on December 26, 2012 at 7:47 PM
What did they really expect friends and family to say, “She’s a conniving, self-absorbed snake just like her parents; not an ethical bone in her body; will ruthlessly sacrifice others to further her own career; can’t dodge sniper fire for shiit.”
Bishop on December 26, 2012 at 7:48 PM
She’s got those big chipmunk cheeks holding her back.
Blake on December 26, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Chelsea: Howdy Doody in Drag
Spare us.
petefrt on December 26, 2012 at 7:56 PM
Just like mom and dad, wonderful role models for our emerging nation. I’m so happy I could….
arnold ziffel on December 26, 2012 at 7:56 PM
Why? that’s simple: name recognition.
Steven Den Beste on December 26, 2012 at 8:02 PM
When Hilary reveals the results of her facelift we won’t know if it is Hilary or Chelsea.
ctmom on December 26, 2012 at 8:13 PM
Because she can’t get a job on her own anywhere else?
I wonder how much her parents are paying NBC to hire her?
Dusty on December 26, 2012 at 8:17 PM
Cause she has a purdy mouth?
arnold ziffel on December 26, 2012 at 8:24 PM
She’s a bad reporter. Jenna has gotten a bit better. Jenna was delightful during the Olympics because they put her on fluff stories like hanging out with the gymnastics babies and showing she is totally square.
Illinidiva on December 26, 2012 at 8:24 PM
Is Chelsea a lesbian yet – or will that come later in life, along with the alcoholism and giant hips, as it did for her mother?
Pork-Chop on December 26, 2012 at 8:28 PM
She’s there simply to learn how to manipulate a fawning media for later in her career when she finally enters politics.
CurtZHP on December 26, 2012 at 9:04 PM
Cankles Part Deux
trs on December 26, 2012 at 9:17 PM
If a baby with soiled diapers was playing with dynamite, would the fact that her diapers needed changing be the fact you would focus on?
In a similar vein, why would a TV critic focus on Chelsea Clinton’s presence on Rock Center when the significant fact is that this mess is still on the air. Speaking of which: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/12/26/ny-post-brian-williams-start-distancing-himself-struggling-rock-cente
radjah shelduck on December 26, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Why not? She has name recognition and could easily hold her own in a star filled galaxy that includes Brian Williams and David Gregory.
CorporatePiggy on December 26, 2012 at 9:27 PM