Hillary Clinton's media-shy daughter Chelsea Clinton was a guest at Atlanta HBCU Spelman College on Wednesday, telling the packed crowd that she's "here to answer any questions about my mom."
According to the Associated Press, the former First Daughter seemed eager to engage with students — and indifferent toward the television crews and rest of the media throng surrounding her visit.
One audience member asked about the appeal of her mother's Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, to younger voters.
"I'm actually here today, to be honest, as part of a reaction to that," Chelsea Clinton said, explaining that she decided to assume a more vocal role in the campaign because she feels her mother's record, not Obama's, should be the most appealing to young voters.
"That message got lost in the story after Iowa," she said, referring to Obama's caucus win. "I'm here because I want to be a voice for those policies."
Chelsea Clinton responded to the students' questions with answers about her mother's health care, education and immigration policies.
"I don't think you should vote for her just because she's a woman," she added. "I think all that she's done should clearly inform what she will do as president."
Meanwhile, The Tom Joyner Morning Show aired excerpts of co-host Sybil Wilkes' interview with Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards during yesterday's broadcast.
The senator from North Carolina spoke about issues that mattered most to the morning show's audience. He talked about his strong stance against poverty in America, universal healthcare, improving the American economy and how to rebuild the city of New Orleans.
In response to Wilkes' question about his message getting lost among the hoopla surrounding front runners Clinton and Obama, Edwards said: "I am the underdog, I know that. I'm not the candidate of glitz. I'm not the candidate that's raised 100 million dollars. I'm the guy out there fighting in the trenches for what I believe in and I know that what I believe in resonates."
The entire John Edwards interview can be heard on www.BlackAmericaWeb.com.
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