Chelsea starts getting tough questions

Tue, April 01, 2008 - 11:18 AM

It must be tough to answer questions about your father’s infidelity. But is Chelsea Clinton fair game on the campaign trail?

Chelsea last week at Butler University:



And Monday at N.C. State University:



Chelsea is by no means the 12-year-old child she was when she entered the White House. She’s 28 with two degrees and is an active and effective campaigner for her mother.

What’s been surprising to me is her level of indignation at being asked questions about Monica Lewinsky. Clearly, she has the right to decide whether to answer the students’ questions or not. However, don’t the students have the same right to ask?

As she keeps campaigning, Chelsea may find it harder to dodge such questions about her parents’ past.

-- Amy Dominello