Chelsea Clinton: Someday, someone's mother will be president

[TexasTowelie]

NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton stayed away from politics and stuck to the subject of childhood obesity Friday at a Variety magazine event honoring prominent women and their charity work — except for her last line.

Responding to a pointed quip hours earlier from emcee Vanessa Bayer, a "Saturday Night Live" cast member, that none of the honorees' mothers was president of the United States, Clinton reminded her that maybe not, "but someday, someone's (mother) will be." The line got one of the biggest cheers of the afternoon.

Honored at the Variety Power of Women: New York awards along with Clinton, who spoke of her work with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, were actresses Blake Lively, Jessica Chastain and Audra McDonald, TV personality Gayle King and businesswomen Tina Knowles-Lawson and Shari Redstone.

There were a number of references to Bill O'Reilly and his firing by Fox News Channel after several sexual-harassment allegations, which he denies. Gretchen Carlson, the former Fox anchor whose sexual-harassment lawsuit against then-Fox chairman Roger Ailes triggered his downfall and set the stage for O'Reilly's, received a huge ovation at the start of the event and a thank you from Lena Dunham at the podium.

Read more: http://www.decaturdaily.com/life/chelsea-clinton-someday-someone-s-mother-will-be-president/article_e514899b-a107-561b-90cf-2cef9c5a664b.html

[Chevy]

1. Has Josh Barro

had a tantrum over this yet?

[Vesper]

2. Republicans really do hate the Clinton family, especially the women.

[Chevy]

3. Not just a GOP issue

so called leftist journalists to. Barro is one of the worst tho.

[Cha]

5. That's his ******* problem

[Vesper]

7. Per his wiki he is not on the left.

He is a Republican, being praised as a moderate conservative.

[Cha]

4. Good on Chelsea.. Some day!

It should have been Hillary.. Mahalo, TexasT

[GWC58]

11. Yes, it should have!

Before the election I was telling my 11 year old he was living in extraordinary times with the first African-American elected president followed by, I was so damn sure, the first female president. My reasoning was I didn't believe America would elect a "flim-flam" man. Now I have to tell Matthew, who does not care for "four-five," he was born during 43, not good, President Obama, great and, and, and, well let's just say several notches below not very good. In fact AWFUL!!

[Cha]

12. I was so sure, too, GWC.. the other

was unthinkable, literally. So you can imagine my state of extreme shock.. like millions of others. You were probably in there, too.

Here's to Hope that we have someone amazing again in the WH in 2021!

For Matthew's sake and all the children

[GWC58]

14. Agreed 1000%!

My son is fairly astute, when it comes to politics/politicians, for an 11 year old. He knows the party that looks out for the people. Matthew also knows which party is the "fuck you $ fuck off" party. Those are my words, not Matthew's.

[itsrobert]

6. Or maybe a woman who is not a mother

?

[Skittles]

8. I am curious why she must be a mother

[secondwind]

9. Someday, someone's mother WILL be POTUS.. Someday, also a woman who ISN'T.

[anniebelle]

10. It's always been thus.

I think too many people think there is something "wrong" with a woman who chooses not to have children. Some women are unable to give birth for medical reasons; some choose not to for personal reasons ~ either way, it's a stigma on a woman who is childless. There are still too many taboos about women choosing to work and not stay home barefoot and pregnant or being 'overly' ambitious in their careers. Maybe someday we will evolve to the point where skin color doesn't matter and neither does gender ~ SOMEDAY.

[Raissa]

13. Chelsea also...

... made a statement on twitter that she was replying to what someone said and that being a mother or father shouldn't be a prerequisite for any job.

[Luz]

15. Maybe not someones mother, but certainly someones daughter.