Republicans loved Chelsea Clinton. She instantly became their constant punch line. For example here is John McCain:
Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.”
— Sen. John McCain, speaking to a Republican dinner, June 1998.
And let’s not forget Rush Limbaugh:
it was Limbaugh who ridiculed Chelsea Clinton, then 13, as the “White House dog.”
Now those aren’t jokes as sick as making one about raping a child, but that kind of joke wasn’t even made, but Letterman never made a joke about anyone being raped. Instead he simply said that the Palin’s daughter got knocked up by A-Rod. He didn’t even specify which daughter. It was the Palins who decided to make it about their 14 year old daughter.
But Republicans seem to forget that they loved the jokes when they were going against Chelsea Clinton. Even Palin’s own running mate was out there trying to get the chuckles. But today we have Republicans trying to say that never happened. Here’s Republican talking head John Feehery trying to say it never happened. Luckily Contessa Brewer brought her A-game and quickly shot him down:
So since there is all this outrage from the right over “leave the kids out of it”, will they start boycotting Rush Limbaugh, who never could do that? Hell no.
And lets not forget that the Palins have made a habit out of using their children for political gain. Just last September we were hearing about the story book relationship of Bristol and Levi. Yeah she got pregnant at a young age and out of wedlock, but that was ok because they were in love and getting married. Aww it makes me want to write Hallmark cards.
But then reality hit and Sarah Palin lost and election.
Now let’s get to the truth. The whole marriage thing was a sham. It turns out the Palins were pressuring Levi into everything. Hell he was just a good ole’ boy out for a piece of ass. But that would have really hurt Sarah Palin’s political future, so they pushed him into an engagement.
Talk about pimping out your daughter! The Wasilla-billies really take the cake. If that was you or me doing the same thing to our own children we would be visited by Children’s Services. Instead the Palin’s go out on a national pity party. Sorry but the pity isn’t coming from here, and judging by Palin’s popularity the rest of the country isn’t buying it either.