Hillary Clinton: The Mee-Maw Sanction

It seems really weird to me that I've just earlier this week discussed one HRC conspiracy theory regarding the somewhat uncivil disobedience of someone who does not seem to have been in her right mind toward the former Secretary of State, US Senator, and First Lady, Hillary Clinton, but with the happy news that her only child is expecting, lo and behold! A new conspiracy theory presents itself!

Behold, The Mee-Maw Sanction:

If you thought the Hillary Clinton “shoe truthers”were bad, wait until you meet the “baby truthers.” So far, conservative host Steve Malzberg is leading the charge with this video suggestingChelsea Clinton’s pregnancy is being effectively “staged” to help her mother win the 2016 presidential election. 

And excited Malzberg announced the 34-year-old Clinton’s pregnancy, saying, “Lo and behold, Hillary was by her side” when she made the announcement. “Hillary Clinton is going to be a grandmother when she runs for president!” he exclaimed. 

“Now, pardon the skeptic in me,” Malzberg continued, before predicting the oncoming criticism from Media Matters and other watchdog website. “Malzberg said this was a staged, planned pregnancy?” he imagined they would ask.

This is the kind of dopey thing that really makes me leery of so much political reporting. Who else has been grandparents in the White House or running for it? Uh? Does it matter? Does it somehow matter more when it's a woman candidate? Seriously, if she was sometimes demonized in the media despite being a mother, being a grandmother shouldn't do anything special for her, should it? Is she suddenly going to be more of a domestically-inclined baker, knitter, and all-around Angel of the House?

Is that a yardstick we have ever judged potential C-in-C's before? How weird! And thinking it might matter is only the "tip of the iceberg" weird. How does this make sense as a kind of political" strategery"?  If Chelsea is announcing now, nine months from now means she gives birth in Dec 14/Jan 2015? So Hills won't even be that new a Grammy when she's running from, let's say August 2015 on. That hardly gives her the optimal staging. I'm inclined to think Chelsea just kind of did this the old-fashioned way. And I don't think it makes sense to suppose otherwise unless you are really way too interested making out dynasties from our political superstars. To paraphrase Freud--sometimes a kid is just a kid.