Chelsea Clinton: ‘My mom is ready to lead’

Chelsea Clinton: ‘My mom is ready to lead’

YOUNGSTOWN — It wasn’t a typical stump speech.

Actually Chelsea Clinton’s appearance at Youngstown State University’s Kilcawley Center today in front of about 150 people wasn’t a stump speech at all.

Speaking on behalf of her mother, Hillary, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, the younger Clinton gave very brief opening remarks and proceeded to answer questions from the audience for about 55 minutes.

The topics ranged on her mother’s positions on the war in Iraq, the economy, trade policies and health care.

Clinton, who turns 28 Wednesday, answered each of them even though her voice was hoarse.

Clinton said if her mother is elected president, she will return the United States to prominence on the world stage on issues such as global warming and obtaining peace in the Middle East.

“There is such an opportunity for America to be able to reassert its leadership,” she said. “She is ready to lead on Day 1.”

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, will have a public event at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday at W.D. Packard Music Hall on Mahoning Avenue Northwest in Warren.

For the complete story, see Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.