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Jen the Michigander


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Hillary Clinton to-do list: mother of the bride, avoid nuclear war (Christian Science Monitor 7/30/10)
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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0730/Hillary-Clinton-to-do-list-mother-of-the-bride-avoid-nuclear-war

For weeks, the nation’s top diplomat has honored her mother-of-the-bride duties as best she could, even as she trotted ‘round the globe, from Europe to East Asia (even setting foot at one point onto North Korean soil).
Clinton told her staff to differentiate between her two sets of duties by calling her MOTB (mother of the bride) for her wedding assignments. She has told inquiring foreign journalists of receiving flower arrangement photos and descriptions of potential wedding reception faire on her Blackberry and office computer.

While abiding by her daughter’s apparent desire for as much privacy for the nuptuals (of the decade) as possible – and, for that matter, her and husband Bill’s established pattern of keeping their only daughter out of the limelight as much as possible – Clinton has also shared what few tidbits she apparently felt she could.

What proud mom (or dad) could resist?

Clinton told Polish TV of her gratitude for e-mail, which has allowed her to review wedding particulars and help make crucial decisions, like dress selections, remotely. While in Asia earlier this month, she acknowledged that traveling extensively while trying to plan her daughter’s wedding “is proof … that I may be lacking in common sense.”

Perhaps she was at her most honest when she told her Polish interviewer in early July that the wedding “truly is the most important thing in my life right now.” And who could begrudge the MOTB that?

Still, this particular MOTB has managed to squeeze in a little global peace talk even as she has clucked over a cherished daughter’s wedding gown. When NBC’s Andrea Mitchell asked Clinton in Islamabad about the significance of the interfaith marriage – Chelsea is Christian, Mr. Mezvinsky is Jewish – Clinton answered in the universal language of the diplomat and the mom.

“Over the years, so many of the barriers that prevented people from getting married, crossing lines of faith or color or ethnicity have just disappeared,” she said. “Because what’s important is: Are you making a responsible decision? Have you thought it through? Do you understand the consequences? And I think in the world that we’re in today we need more of that.”

The site has a link to a photo gallery of Chelsea through the years. Y'all might want to check it out.

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Great answer to Andrea the Obamanut Mitchell's tacky-ass question. But what else would we expect of Hillary? She has been the soul of decency and tolerance from the beginning. And, what else would we expect of Andrea? She lost any credibility she had when she tingled at the sound of Obama's name. She lost the respect of women when she threw the woman candidate - who was also the most qualified candidate in any reasonable person's view - under the freakin' bus.

I have no doubt that these two people were aware of each others religious beliefs before they decided to get married. How they manage the question of religion is certainly their own business.

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