Media Shows Bias Implying Clinton Baby Is Royal

[mudwhistle]

What timing. A royal baby just when Hillary needed something positive to get her over the hump:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnXMIMqJvQg]Chelsea Clinton Announces That She's Pregnant - YouTube[/ame]

Chelsea Clinton announced this week that she and her husband Marc Mezvinsky are expecting their first child, and the big three networks dutifully heaped enormous praise on the entire Clinton family. After the initial fawning coverage on April 17 and 18, ABC’s Good Morning America took the Clinton baby obsession to a new level on Sunday April 20.

ABC’s Susan Saulny began the 2 minute 3 second report by declaring “Prince George is doing wonders for the royal family's popularity. Look at those cheeks. This morning, speculation abounds. Could Chelsea Clinton's own baby announcement have a similar impact on an American dynasty?

The segment began with GMA co-host Dan Harris proclaiming “Plenty of men have run for president while being grandfathers, and yet this weekend, the entire political world is abuzz with talk about what impact Chelsea Clinton's impending baby might have on the presidential campaign that her mom Hillary might launch run in 2016.

Saulny continued her coverage amidst a backdrop of an animated Hillary and Chelsea Clinton kissing a baby surrounding by flashing photographers before announcing “Instead of hugging and kissing strangers' babies, she would have one of her own. A warm, maternal image to counter the critics who call her cold and calculating."

The ABC report continued to gush over the baby with Saulny wondering “Hillary Clinton's upcoming book titled Hard Choices deals with her time as Secretary of State. But now, a harder choice to make. What will Chelsea's baby call her?

The segment concluded with Saulny asking random people what they think name Hilary should be called once the baby is born including “Grandmother in Chief” and “Gigi Clinton.” On Friday April 18, GMA’s Biana Golodryga had similar sentiments, declaring “Move over, Prince George, though. This morning, Americans have their own royal, or rather, presidential baby, to look forward to.

Read more: GMA Proclaims Chelsea Clinton?s Baby Will Help Hillary Counter Her ?Cold And Calculating? Image | NewsBusters

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It's a shame Chelsea even needed a man to do this, don't you think ladies? Of course Hillary politicized the news:


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBMVdxSys8]Chelsea Clinton Announces She's Pregnant - YouTube[/ame]

 

[WelfareQueen]

That's gonna be one ugly ass baby. Just saying.....

 

[mudwhistle]

Compare the gushing coverage of the Clinton baby to the coverage of Romney's grandchildren......particularly the adopted black child that MSNBC decided to make fun of:

During the segment, which appeared on the show "Melissa Harris-Perry," the panelists made jokes about the infant standing out.

Two panelists later said their comments weren’t directed at the baby and apologized if the family was offended.

Asked Sunday to come up with captions for the photo as part of a game they were playing, one of panelists, actress Pia Glenn, started singing lines from the song popularized by Sesame Street: "One of These Things Is Not Like the Others."

Another panelist, comedian Dean Obeidallah, said the picture "really sums up the diversity of the Republican Party." (Obeidallah appears frequently on CNN and writes a regular opinion column for CNN.com.)

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[mudwhistle]

Will Clinton Baby Affect 2016?

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- It’s impossible to talk about the Clintons these days without mentioning 2016 in the same breath. And the announcement of Chelsea Clinton’s pregnancy is proving to be no different.

People are already speculating about how -- or if -- the new Clinton grandchild could affect Hillary Clinton’s possible run for the presidency. Could the title “Grandma” mean more to the potential presidential front-runner than the title “President?”

Almost immediately after news broke that the former first daughter was expecting, the Christian Science Monitor published this headline: “Chelsea Clinton Baby: Will Hillary Clinton Be Less Likely to Run in 2016?” A USA Today piece on the announcement included a line with a similar suggestion, noting, “It’s unclear how Chelsea’s pregnancy will affect Hillary Clinton, who is considering a race for president in 2016.”

And a Politico report raised the possibility that “having a grandchild may make the Iowa State Fair a less appealing place to spend the summer of 2015.”

But is it fair to pit grandmotherly desires against political ambition? Would anyone ever ask the same questions about a male politician? Is this speculation, in essence, sexist?

ABC television writer Shonda Rhimes expressed her opinions about all the chatter on Twitter Thursday evening.

“On another topic: This is incredibly stupid. No one would ever write this dumb*** article about a MAN running,” the Scandal creator tweeted, with a link to the USA Today story.

Even the Christian Science Monitor piece acknowledged that drawing a connection between the two could be unfair.

“Perhaps it’s sexist even to ask the question -- how will a grandchild affect her decision,” the reporter wrote. “But until she announces either way, it will be out there.”

Then again, those doing the speculating might be taking cues from Hillary herself. In recent months, when asked about whether she plans to run in 2016, Clinton has actually invoked the possibility of becoming a grandmother, and mentioned how much she has enjoyed her recent, more family-oriented life, to delicately skirt the question.

“I’m not going to make a decision for a while because I’m actually enjoying my life,” Clinton, 66, said last week in San Francisco when asked whether she’ll run for president. “I’m actually having fun, you know, just doing ordinary things like seeing my friends, going on long walks, playing with our dogs, and doing stuff that you know sounds pretty simple but at the end of the day it’s what really gives joy and meaning to your life.”

Last month at a Clinton Foundation event in Arizona, Clinton took to the topic of grandchildren as a seemingly welcome escape to avoid answering a similar question. “I wouldn’t mind one of those grandchildren that I hear so much about,” Clinton said with a smile.

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel, who was moderating the event, called her out on it: “I love that when asked the question that everyone asks you all the time, you threw your daughter right under the bus with the baby,” he quipped.

Bill Clinton, too, has contributed to the idea that being a grandmother and being president are intertwined for his wife. At the 2011 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Clinton spoke about his desire -- and more specifically his wife’s desire -- to have a grandchild.

“I’d like to be a grandfather. I have nothing to do with that achievement, but I would like it,” Clinton said. “I would like to have a happy wife, and she won’t be unless she’s a grandmother.”

Then, alluding to her unsuccessful bid in 2008 for the presidency, Clinton added, “It’s something she wants more than she wanted to be president.”

Read On ABC News Radio: Will Clinton Baby Affect*2016? - Politics News - ABC News Radio
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[mudwhistle]

Throw a baby-shoe at her..........maybe two baby-shoes.

 

[mudwhistle]

B

 

[Grandma]

Butthurt. And misogyny.

Suggesting that grandmothers have too strong maternal instincts to pursue a career is absurd.

Thinking that a 2-year-old toddler is going to affect Hillary's campaign is more absurd.

 

[Howey]

But I guess it was ok for Palin to miraculously give birth right before a campaign and then whore out her children on stage during it.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I LOVE this.

Next, they'll be accusing Hillary of sleeping with a former president.

 

[R.D.]

A couple of dumb posts in a row. Not surprising at all.

ABC’s Susan Saulny began the 2 minute 3 second report by declaring “Prince George is doing wonders for the royal family's popularity. Look at those cheeks. This morning, speculation abounds. Could Chelsea Clinton's own baby announcement have a similar impact on an American dynasty?

 

[mudwhistle]

Butthurt. And misogyny.

Suggesting that grandmothers have too strong maternal instincts to pursue a career is absurd.

Thinking that a 2-year-old toddler is going to affect Hillary's campaign is more absurd.

I was quoting the MSM, case you didn't notice, ........


Just sayin....


They seem to be bringing it up, not me.....I'm merely reacting.....lol

 

[Pogo]

How did I know this was a Brent Bozo idea before I even clicked in?

Because I subscribe to his MRC e-mail list and it's the same smell of butthurt.
It's hilarious, btw. I recommend it if you like the "joke of the day" sort of thing.

I guess "ugly duckling slut out of wedlock scumbag with hooves" wasn't selling so well, so now it's seltzer-bottle man here with a bottle of royal whine.

The butthurt is strong with these ones.

 

[mudwhistle]

How did I know this was a Brent Bozo idea before I even clicked in?

Because I subscribe to his MRC e-mail list and it's the same smell of butthurt.
It's hilarious, btw. I recommend it if you like the "joke of the day" sort of thing.

I guess "ugly duckling slut out of wedlock scumbag with hooves" wasn't selling so well, so now it's seltzer-bottle man here with a bottle of royal whine.

The butthurt is strong with these ones.

OKay, now tell me how you really feel......