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56. Good for her!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 09:11 AM

Mar 2017

And thanks, TT! You flushed out a couple new enrollees for my Iggy List!

The haters just can't resist.

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Chelsea Clinton joins Expedia board of directors [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2017 OP

Corporate contamination patronage job. democratisphere Mar 2017 #1

Out of curiosity, what job WOULD be acceptable for the child of a political figure? brooklynite Mar 2017 #3

I'm pretty certain they'd accept them taking jobs as servers at mom-n-pop vegan restaurants jmowreader Mar 2017 #6

Some meat on the bone would certainly be OK, BUT receiving democratisphere Mar 2017 #7

As usual, no woman is ever well qualified enough. Even a woman with a PhD in International Relations pnwmom Mar 2017 #31

Right Red Mountain Mar 2017 #70

She is a PhD in International Relations with experience running a $2 billion non-profit, pnwmom Mar 2017 #72

You are correct......it's all about connections Red Mountain Mar 2017 #73

No. She wouldn't need a decade or two MORE experience to qualify for this board pnwmom Mar 2017 #75

Fair enough. Red Mountain Mar 2017 #78

I agree with you in principle, Red Mountain. tenorly Mar 2017 #81

No no no she clawed her way to the top of the Clinton charity totem pole and earned every bit of it elehhhhna Mar 2017 #83

Or being on welfare till she is in her late 30's n/t Chevy Mar 2017 #12

LOL SunSeeker Mar 2017 #21

Not sitting on the board of a major corp Mosby Mar 2017 #9

Have you ever interviewed her for a job? How can you judge what someone's qualifications are.... George II Mar 2017 #15

Bill Gates founded and built his own company. If he'd applied to be on the board of a major Calista241 Mar 2017 #27

Actually it compares pretty well, but one would have to take the time to take off synergie Mar 2017 #53

I had to look up the "theater guy" to see who you were talking about - I didn't even have to google Midwestern Democrat Mar 2017 #58

She has a PhD in International Relations and is the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation pnwmom Mar 2017 #33

I looked up her CV and saw the DPhil, didin't know what that was Mosby Mar 2017 #64

DPhil is the same as PhD BlueInPhilly Mar 2017 #101

Mosby, you're kidding? You think those are Hortensis Mar 2017 #54

I don't resent her, in fact I like her quite a bit Mosby Mar 2017 #63

Resent her appointment, not her. But, ok, it's the optics. Hortensis Mar 2017 #65

She has been helping to run the $2 billion Clinton Foundation for years, on top of her other pnwmom Mar 2017 #66

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Well, she is not Catholic and she is married - so nun is out karynnj Mar 2017 #60

Doctor, lawyer, teacher, marine biologist alarimer Mar 2017 #94

So, it's NOT that she's "not qualified"; it's that it's "not FAIR that she's qualified". brooklynite Mar 2017 #95

Nope, it's about the connections, nothing more. alarimer Mar 2017 #97

Why do you say that? How do you blithely come to the conclusion that it's a "patronage job"? George II Mar 2017 #17

If she is half as smart and hard working as her mother, she deserves it. n/t Lil Missy Mar 2017 #99

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Um, not Ivanka. redwitch Mar 2017 #4

And how did President Clinton do this???? n/t Chevy Mar 2017 #5

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Then perhaps poster should read op properly n/t Chevy Mar 2017 #11

So why Chelsea Clinton? American aristocratic. She's related to influence. YOHABLO Mar 2017 #10

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Why not? George II Mar 2017 #14

It might have to do with her resume, that's how it actually works in the USA unless synergie Mar 2017 #52

What a laugh. Right, questioning this is misogyny. JudyM Mar 2017 #59

Actually given that these objections ONLY arise BainsBane Mar 2017 #62

Right, dismissing a woman's accomplishments by reducing her to a mere wife or daughter is misogyny synergie Mar 2017 #67

More of the same, throwing misogyny around every time a woman is criticized. JudyM Mar 2017 #68

Nope. Calling out obvious misogyny when it's pretty undeniable what it is. synergie Mar 2017 #69

No more and no less than accepting her position on merit is corporatism and cronyism. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #93

she is more qualified than W was to sit on any board, but was likely hired for similar reasons yurbud Mar 2017 #102

Except she has the resume to make her far more qualified. synergie Mar 2017 #103

She's qualified for the job.. your sour grapes are showing. Cha Mar 2017 #55

Good for her - wish her all the best in her career. George II Mar 2017 #16

This is wonderful news! She's very talented. They're fortunate to have her. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #18

It's all in the name Edina Mar 2017 #20

You are spot on!! riversedge Mar 2017 #77

I agree, Edina. brer cat Mar 2017 #80

+1 betsuni Mar 2017 #87

Emails and speeches. And having a twitter profile etc etc. n/t Chevy Mar 2017 #23

How dare she earn a living BainsBane Mar 2017 #19

$300,000 a year is more than just "earning a living". That's over a quarter of a million a year. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #24

How is that a problem? BainsBane Mar 2017 #25

LOL! I simply posted that earning over a quarter million a year is more than "earning a living" KittyWampus Mar 2017 #26

Exactly - as if being well-educated, with onetexan Mar 2017 #82

Tell me, all: How many people here have served on a Board of Directors? brooklynite Mar 2017 #96

Yes, they must take a vow of poverty. betsuni Mar 2017 #91

Even a low level CEO makes 100k a year plus benefits. 300k to work 'managing' Expedia is in line. Sunlei Mar 2017 #90

Good for her. We need more progressive women like Chelsea on corporate boards. nt SunSeeker Mar 2017 #22

I think some aren't aware of her educational and professional background Bradical79 Mar 2017 #28

Whatever anyone's opinion of Chelsea and her qualifacations , nocalflea Mar 2017 #29

The optics for any reasonable person is that her PhD in International Relations from Oxford pnwmom Mar 2017 #30

Who ever said the opposition is/was reasonable ? nocalflea Mar 2017 #34

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That's absolutely not true. Hillary never said that -- and she supported $15 minimum in the platform pnwmom Mar 2017 #35

Lesson learned-I hope riversedge Mar 2017 #37

That accusation against Hillary really startled me. nocalflea Mar 2017 #39

Google it. It's pretty easy to find Egnever Mar 2017 #42

Thanks nocalflea Mar 2017 #43

You can also google that she supported everything in the Democratic platform including the $15. pnwmom Mar 2017 #45

Oh good lord Egnever Mar 2017 #47

That was dated in MAY. Why do you insist on pointing to her position in the primary, pnwmom Mar 2017 #49

Because she was not a strong suporter which is what was claimed. Egnever Mar 2017 #51

And he/she deleted his/her post . Poor Skeeter . nocalflea Mar 2017 #40

No not really no Egnever Mar 2017 #41

After negotiations, she strongly supported the $15 in the platform and that's how she ran pnwmom Mar 2017 #44

Just like many of her positions Egnever Mar 2017 #46

She previously explained that the research had proven that an increase to $12 pnwmom Mar 2017 #48

She says it herself on her website see the link in my reply above Egnever Mar 2017 #50

I can't fucking believe you are going on about this BainsBane Mar 2017 #61

Source ? That doesn't sound like Hillary to me . nocalflea Mar 2017 #36

She will have a happier life not fooled Mar 2017 #71

Agree. Chelsea is very politically savvy. I do wish her the best. nocalflea Mar 2017 #85

Good luck in your new job Chelsea riversedge Mar 2017 #38

Luck not needed Red Mountain Mar 2017 #74

Good for her! BlueMTexpat Mar 2017 #56

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Hey, I offered to join the board for less than that.... never heard back from them. pangaia Mar 2017 #76

Crony capitalism elehhhhna Mar 2017 #79

She has a Phd in International Relations from Oxford. msanthrope Mar 2017 #100

Oh dear, the Clinton haters are getting worked up again. betsuni Mar 2017 #86

HOW DARE SHE DO ANYTHING WITH HER LIFE!!!! xor Mar 2017 #88

That's a very good position, good job Chelsea Clinton! I like Expedia travel services. Sunlei Mar 2017 #89

Could have hired a few people for that amount miyazaki Mar 2017 #92

Predictable... Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #98

It's their money, they can spend it any way they like... hughee99 Mar 2017 #104