A sailor salutes the American flag on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as the ship departs San Diego, Calif., Aug. 28, 2007, to return to its homeport of Bremerton, Wash. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins.
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MSNBC's Chelsea comment angers Clinton
By: News Bites | Submitted on: 02/08/08(SGT NEWS BITE) - A distasteful comment about Chelsea Clinton by an MSNBC anchor Thursday could imperil Hillary Rodham Clinton's participation in future presidential debates on the network, a Clinton spokesman said.
In a conference call with reporters, Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson Friday excoriated MSNBC's David Shuster for suggesting the Clinton campaign had "pimped out" 27-year old Chelsea by having her place phone calls to Democratic Party superdelegates on her mother's behalf. Wolfson called the comment "beneath contempt" and disgusting.
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In a conference call with reporters, Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson Friday excoriated MSNBC's David Shuster for suggesting the Clinton campaign had "pimped out" 27-year old Chelsea by having her place phone calls to Democratic Party superdelegates on her mother's behalf. Wolfson called the comment "beneath contempt" and disgusting.
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