Hillary Clinton insists she isn’t “well-off” and now daughter Chelsea, according to a recent interview, claims she couldn't care less about money.
“I was curious if I could care about (money) on some fundamental level, and I couldn’t,” she told Fast Company in an interview that ran in the magazine's May edition, explaining why she gave up lucrative gigs to join her family’s philanthropic foundation.
Comparing her experience to the average millennial, the 34-year-old former first daughter defended jumping around to different careers — from consulting to a hedge fund to academia to journalism — before finding her true calling working with her parents.
“It is frustrating, because who wants to grow up and follow their parents? I’ve tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents … it’s a funny thing to realize I feel called to this work, both as a daughter and also as someone who believes I have contributions to make,” she continued about her reluctant status as a boomerang kid.
The Clinton name likely opened doors for the political heiress, including an eye-popping $600,000 annual salary for an irregular stint as an NBC special correspondent, but Chelsea insists her work speaks for itself.
“I will just always work harder (than anybody else) and hopefully perform better,” said Clinton, who along with former banker husband Marc Mezvinsky, purchased a $10.5-million Gramercy Park apartment in 2013. “And hopefully, over time, I preempt and erase whatever expectations people have of me not having a good work ethic, or not being smart, or not being motivated.”
Yeah, sounds like you so performed better than anybody else at your job, Chelsea.
Man, I didn't think there was any presidential offspring I could feel more scorn for than Jenna Bush, but Chelsea "Full of Shit" Clinton just made the list.
Meritocracy, American style.
Wait, this young woman actually believes she got that 600 K per year broadcasting gig because of her intelligence and hard work?
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The unmindful sense of of superiority and entitlement these people have is just off the charts
By the time I was Chelsea's age, I had taught for three years in an alternative junior high (I was pregnant for two of those years and had an infant for the third), had lost both my first child and father, had been a stay at home mom for five years, and taught for two years at the highest risk school outside of the alternative school. My husband and I were both teachers and struggling financially every day. I would LOVE to see her try my life for a few months before she begins talking about how she works harder than everyone else. These 1% REALLY DO have no clue.
ReplyDeleteJenna is also with NBC. Tells you the state of reporting from the people that brought us Education Nation.
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