Iowa Student Tells CNN How Hillary Planted Question in Crowd

[Cheese Sandwich]

Here is video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=yBmake0akGw


This is probably still going on

[NCTraveler]

1. Clip didn't play.

I have zero problem with planted questions.

[Cheese Sandwich]

4. "I have zero problem with planted questions."

I prefer things to be as they seem instead of fake and staged.

Here is link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=yBmake0akGw

[NCTraveler]

11. Don't know what to tell you then.

You are going to be disappointed a lot. Every candidate plants questions. Every single one. When O'Malley and Sanders do the talk show circuit don't think they haven't worked out certain questions in advance with hosts along with the opportunity to elaborate. It would truly be stupid if they didn't. It is a great way to get to know the candidates deeper thoughts on issues. It is a positive. Not a negative. Then again, there are people here completely opposed to lobbyists. Not partially. Totally. Not just the revolving door, which I am strongly against, but lobbyists as a whole. That thought in itself goes completely against the concept of a Representative Republic and almost all other forms of democracy. Certain things I really don't mind being an outsider on du. The list is shore. Planted questions are perfectly fine with me, as they are with politicians. It happens every single Sunday on your tv with every politician who does an interview.

[virtualobserver]

15. I don't think that Bernie plants questions

It isn't his style any more than polling is.

[NCTraveler]

17. Not sure I am buying that.

I wouldn't find it to be a positive or negative if he did or didn't. I just don't see this as some kind of gotcha. Sanders has gone into numerous interviews knowing what the initial questions are going to be. It's called the Sunday morning talk circuit. I'm sure O'Malley has done the same. I think Clinton by far leads in message control in this area.

Why doesn't it bother me? It gives candidates the opportunity to give more thoughtful and detailed answers. I also know that the primary and general are so long that no candidate can make it through on planted questions alone. It's impossible.

[virtualobserver]

22. we all know what the questions are going to be on talk shows.....

I don't see them as "planted" questions.

I don't see planted questions as unethical. It just leads to a more scripted performance during Q and A which I am not a fan of.

If Bernie wants to say something about a particular issue, he puts it into his stump speech.
Q and A should bring up issues that are outside of his plans.

[still_one]

26. I agree, it isn't his style. However at the Netroots town hall, it sure looked like he had a plant

from BLM................. (Sarcasm)

[virtualobserver]

28. true, and looking at the lack of coverage by networks of this protest

I think that they would have been better served by protesting Hillary.

I think that I see why BLM protesters are shouting.

[still_one]

29. If one took the time to watch the videos, Bernie not only dealt with the situation well, but

actually went on to address some of their concerns as evidenced by the applause by some within that audience to his remarks.

[Walk away]

92. It's different for Bernie because he has the same answers to every question.

Everything is either about Banks, 1% or the price of cable boxes. I realize that is being facetious but honestly, any question he is asked always circles back to his limited message. Probably one of the reasons that BLM was so frustrated with him.

[virtualobserver]

93. Bernie does stay on message

and I think that he does see economic issues at the root of a lot of things.

He didn't just march with Rev. King , he took on MLK's economic ideas
like “democratic socialism”.

http://nebraskansforpeace.org/mlk-justice

he might need to tweak his language a bit, but Bernie is Bernie.

[LuvLoogie]

104. It's a mantra for him.

For the past few years I have listened to him on Thom Hartman's "Breakfast" or "Brunch with Bernie" It's the same damned show every week after week. The same answers with the exact same wording, week after week.

And, yes, the answer to 75% of all questions and comments is the SAME ANSWER.

Bernie has a lot to say about where we are and how we got there; hindsight is 20/20. And he has a lot to say about where we should be.

BUT, he is really thin on how to get there. He has stayed in Vermont most of his life as a government official. He has't built any coalition or base of influence. He is a lone wolf trying to be President, and politics is more than making great speeches to sympathetic audiences.

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are in a class by themselves. Great speakers and great relationship builders. Hillary Clinton has a different kind of charisma, a behind the scenes, "I want to work with her" presence, it seems.

That 30 to 50 point lead has been built over a life of service.

[jimlup]

18. This is a touch different...

This is a public event where the questions are set to appear spontaneous. With a Sunday talk show the fact that the event is staged is obvious.

I don't disagree that it is almost certain that most candidates and politicians do this kind of planting. Nevertheless, it is disingenious. Watching the video my heart goes out to the college student. She is getting a lesson in how the world actually works and she recognizes that. Ah, to be young and naive!

If I had been in her shoes I'd have hoped I had had the guts to actually ask my question and not theirs. Or even better, I would be interested to see her reaction had I asked "So Senator Clinton, how do you feel about your campaign planting questions in the audience at your campaign events?"

Sometimes reality accidentally shows through but you've got to be attentive to notice it. As an aside - isn't this a tactic prefected by snake oil salesmen and evangelists? That in and of itself is telling.

[djean111]

64. Conflating interview questions with planting someone in the audience to ask a question is hilarious.

[arcane1]

82. This wasn't a talk show.

Our last president was mocked and criticized for having plants in his audiences.


Note: I haven't watched the video yet.

[NCTraveler]

86. This video was from before our last president was elected.

2007. Not sure why that would change my opinion in any way. Clearly it isn't a talk show. Also, to anyone willing to be honest, this clearly isn't anything new.

[Luminous Animal]

6. Click on the video and you'll be directed to YouTube where you can watch it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. I like this youtube

[Indepatriot]

50. " lookin' like I robbed Liberace"....one of my favorite lines ever...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

68. Pardon my cultural ignorance but your reference alludes me./nt

[Indepatriot]

80. From "California Love" (Dre's part)

"Now it's 95 and they clock me and watch Me
Diamonds shinin' lookin' like I robbed Liberace"...

My online ignorance includes not knowing what "/nt" means. Can you clue me in?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

81. TY -nt =no topic

I was told to put it in when there's nothing in the text box...

[1monster]

84. Cultural Reference re: Liberace

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1187&bih=512&q=Liberace&oq=Liberace&gs_l=img.12..0l10.960.5102.0.7944.8.8.0.0.0.0.316.803.4j1j0j1.6.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..2.6.803.OtjwmbLbS6w

He was well-known for his flamboyance. (Man, am I starting to feel OLD. )

[DemocratSinceBirth]

85. I know who Liberace is...I loved "Beyond the Candelabra"

I was just wondering its relevance to this thread and my post.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I am not Catholic but I would place it under venial sins if I were./nt

[NCTraveler]

14. I like that. It gave me a chuckle.

It really can be a way to get a deeper understanding of where a candidate stands on a specific issue. I get why some might think it is taboo, I'm just not one of them. I know that the primary and general election are dragged on for so long that no candidate can go the whole process with nothing but planted questions. Just the opposite.

[Sheepshank]

58. I agree

I do believe that many questions are off the cuff, but the planted questions can permit the candidate to talk about a specific issue that is near and dear to them, and gives the candidate a chance to go into detail.

It's a campaign strategy and they all do it.

And for those that don't think questions are ever staged in some way.....there is nothing noble in "Hoping" a candidates message gets out there by accident.

[NCTraveler]

63. They are holding this position as if all questions asked to her will be planted.

A position that is not base in reality in any way at all. While I do think it is good to know, it is negative in no way. I would like to contrast the treatment of this young woman by Clinton supports compared to the treatment of anyone questioning Sanders. It's night and day. You would know every detail of her life at this point if she said something about Sanders.

[okasha]

87. Exactly.

[Motown_Johnny]

32. But when the questions are planted because

the candidate is unable to answer an actual question, it is a problem.

HRC is running on being knowledgeable about the issues we face and how to solve them. This cuts not only to her credibility, but to her viability as a candidate.

[NCTraveler]

33. "but to her viability as a candidate"

If you can say that.......

[Motown_Johnny]

37. If she is not as knowledgeable on the issues as

she pretends to be, then she is not as viable a candidate as we think.

Lets see how she does in the debates.

[NCTraveler]

38. Give me a minute. Cleaning the drink off my monitor.

"but to her viability as a candidate"

[Motown_Johnny]

40. She needs to go up against an (R) you know....

assuming she wins the nomination.

If she doesn't have a firm grasp of the issues then she has nothing. Her "wonkishness" is her one and only hope to become President.

[NCTraveler]

42. Not a viable candidate.

Sorry, still laughing. Hard to really discuss something with someone who would believe something like that. I truly couldn't make this up. I don't have it in me. Hillary isn't viable. Wow.

[Motown_Johnny]

43. IF she isn't knowledgeable.

Reading comprehension counts.

[NCTraveler]

56. We all need to smile.

I appreciate you giving me a big chuckle this morning.

"IF she isn't knowledgeable."

That really makes it even more funny. I so appreciate you making me smile. That in itself is priceless.

[pocoloco]

70. She is the "smartest woman on earth"!

[NCTraveler]

72. lol. That's too funny.

Righties can be so childish. Even the arrogance is off the charts. Look, or righty got one over on the smartest woman in the world. Can you believe it, his crossed his fingers. My hero. lol. I have been given some good laughs here this morning. Thanks for that one. I get what you are saying about some thinking they are witty when it is simply childish behavior. Still, it's funny sometimes. It's just what some guys do when they are in the presence of a strong woman.

[zentrum]

41. Why is that?

There's lots of ways to deal with an issue that you want to talk about without manipulating the situation. Why can't she just bring it up herself?

Why are you okay with her making it appear that a young person had a real interest in this question? I'm interested in your thinking.

Why not just script the town hall/rally/Q&A altogether? Why bother to have any of it be spontaneous?

Why not make it all produced—like "reality" TV?

[zentrum]

47. In any event, Hillary

…..probably lost this young voter who said she wanted a "real conversation".

Suggest you watch her video to the end and see the effect the plant had on her.

Trust is the main issue people have with Hillary. This is but a small example that shows why that is.

[NCTraveler]

53. If this is what did them in, she didn't have that person in the first place.

As to you other question, I have elaborated multiple times. If this is of concern to you and has taken you out of her corner, come take a look at O'Malley. By far the most accomplished progressive running. Thanks.

[1monster]

88. The young woman said that she had yet to make up her mind and was attending

as many events as she could to gather information. She was thrilled to be seeing the person "who might be the next president."

I got the impression that she was excited at the possibility of Hillary, but was somewhat put off by the manipulation.

She may still end up voting for Hillary, but some of the shine has gone out of it for her. When you lose the shine, voting becomes a chore rather than a pleasure. And many people avoid or procrastinate (terminally) on chores.

[NCTraveler]

89. Wonder if anyone was ever able to follow up to find out who she voted for. nt.

[bvf]

2. Heh.

Rationing my data, so I didn't watch, but I'm bookmarking.

Shill-gate!

(OK, that's not fair. Yet.)

[George II]

52. Conveniently the OP neglected to post the date of the video - 2007!!!!

[frylock]

61. She's evolved from planting questions.

[bvf]

62. Equally conveniently,

if Sanders's votes in the 90s are fodder for discussion, then so is this (put as many exclamation points as you like here, George).

BOOM!

[TM99]

3. Of course it is.

This is the Clinton machine. It is well oiled, well scripted, Madison Avenue approved, and slick as can be. I mean she can afford it with all of that money she is getting so why not? She wants to be president very very bad!

[onehandle]

5. More desperation 'news' from 2007.

Our Next President!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. "Desperate people do desperate things."

"Desperate people do desperate things."
-Bryant Gumbel

[Cheese Sandwich]

10. Let's hope not. We can't afford too many more mistakes like this

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. I like this Hillary youtube better

[Thinkingabout]

20. Or the bigger mistake with the vote on AUMF which did the funding of the war. Ask Bernie why he

voted to fund the war, fund the expansion of troops, etc. The war is on Bernie's hands as much as Hillary. She does not run around denying her vote, explained why she voted this way. She also voted yes on the AUMF. She doesn't deny this either.

[Cheese Sandwich]

21. Nice regurgitated talking point. Too bad it doesn't make any sense.

You have to know how to use regurgitated talking points for it to make sense.

You're talking about the 2001 AUMF that authorized the invasion of Afghanistan and other "anti-terrorist" operations. It didn't authorize the invasion of Iraq. Hillary voted for that.

[Thinkingabout]

23. One needs to accept the full story, the same day the IWR vote happened then the AUMF occurred, had

to have the funds for the war. Yes, makes sense.

[Cheese Sandwich]

25. Honestly you seem confused.

THE AUMF in Iraq was this:

The Iraq Resolution or the Iraq War Resolution (formally the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002,[1] Pub.L. 107–243, 116 Stat. 1498, enacted October 16, 2002, H.J.Res. 114) is a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress in October 2002 as Public Law No: 107-243, authorizing military action against Iraq.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Resolution

Again here:
H.J.Res. 114 (107th): Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002

See Sanders vote here:

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/107-2002/h455

[Thinkingabout]

90. Yes there had to be funding for the IWR, the IWR did not provide the funding.

[DhhD]

49. Question to Clinton, "Are you backed by Big Oil; and if so, what is your Energy Policy"?

And, "Are you backed by Big Oil; and if so what is your Climate Change Policy"?

In my opinion these questions are coming? Brainwashing and hiding are not a characteristic of a viable candidate for many Americans. We are tired of corporate shit running down our economy and the very planet that gives us life.

[George II]

54. That's the first thing I noticed even before the video began - desperation for sure!

[just us]

12. 20 years of town halls

Anyone who has a planned question problem needs to look of the last 20 years of right wing and/or tea bag staged meetings. Most of them even had restricted entry.

[Snotcicles]

34. I think you are correct in pointing out the similarities between the Clinton campaigning and

right wing/ tea bag campaigning.

[99Forever]

16. The difference between...

... authentic and Clinton.

'Nuf said.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

19. Which one? The one who was attacked by sniper fire or who spoke of the virtues of "hard working

white people"?

I despise the woman! But admittedly, Bernie has a lot of work to do, too.

[99Forever]

27. Take your choice my friend.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

102. I know for sure one choice won't be HRC. That's for damn sure.

[cascadiance]

66. Do Thom Hartmann and Bernie have a list of questions for callers to choose from...

... when they call in to his weekly town hall session with Thom Hartmann on his radio show for the last decade?

NO! Bernie is prepared for spontaneous questioning and thinks on his feet, and answers honestly with his heart. He has gotten used to spontaneous conversations on a very frequent basis that has not only a local but national audience.

Now, obviously call screeners are trying to make sure that someone isn't trying to do something crazy like curse on the air or things like that, but I don't think they are saying "here are the list of questions you can choose from to ask Bernie." There might be a topic of the day that they try to have thematic questions for and encourage people to call about even on the air, but the caller I believe is free to ask their own question.

If Hillary wants to show that she can be as spontaneous and honest responding to people's questions, then maybe she should agree to doing a special session or two with Thom Hartmann a certain week. Hartmann has issued challenges and a welcome for other candidates to share an hour with him on his show like he does Bernie.

And for those that feel Bernie avoids BLM people that they feel they can't just ask normal questions but need to protest him instead, maybe some should try calling in on the Brunch with Bernie segments that Hartmann has. Not sure how many Bernie has in the coming weeks with his busy campaign schedule, but I'm guessing they'll be fitting a few in, usually on Friday morning the first hour of Hartmann's show at noon eastern time.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

103. My response was not about BLM and you need to not talk down or be condescending.

Some of you Bernie fans are not winning over black voters with your condescension. You need to stop this shit. STOP IT!

Bernie knows how to address his audience. Allow him to do so. He doesn't need his fans to lecture black voters or tell black voters what to do. We are quite intelligent people and we'll make up our own minds.

[Thinkingabout]

24. Well, Hillary sure isn't afraid of answering hard questions, or she could have taken the opportunity

to say "Shutup", now that would be classy, huh.

[jalan48]

31. Or maybe just avoid speaking in front of the group. That works too.

[Thinkingabout]

60. I like saying "Shutup" better.

[jalan48]

69. LOL-or.....

I just wanted to meet with you but I'm all booked up this week. How about I give you a call next week? That's right, don't call me, I'll call you. Have a nice day!

[Motown_Johnny]

35. How do you know the "hard questions" she answers

are not also staged?

For all we know, every question she answers is planted.


The debates will be very telling.

[Buns_of_Fire]

67. Thing is, even in the debates the candidates probably have a pretty good idea what's coming.

The campaigns dictate everything else, I'm sure they also insist on a general outline of the topics so their candidate doesn't look foolish. The only "think on your feet" moments are when one candidate casually tosses a grenade into one of the other's laps (so to speak).

That's why the League of Women Voters stopped sponsoring them. In their own words, "The League has no intention of becoming an accessory to the hoodwinking of the American public."

(See http://lwv.org/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud )

[Snotcicles]

30. To bad the student went along with and didn't ask her question instead.

But I imagine she felt obligated to them for taking the ride.

[newfie11]

36. Politicians!

Not suprised, trump paid $50 a head for actors to attend his speech.

[Fred Sanders]

39. What difference does it make? Yesterday the whining was about the answers - today the questions?!!

Making mountains out of molehills is hard work. Newsmax hearts you!

[Snotcicles]

48. Well, for some of us ethics is important. nt

[Bradical79]

79. Most have very flexible sense of ethics

As far as all the unethical things politicians do, this is extremely minor and questionably timed, but still a little depressing for some of us.

[Snotcicles]

83. It is minor, it is even less significant to those who dismiss it.

It's a matter of values I guess.

[Gman]

44. Is this supposed to be a bad thing or something?

You may not know that in our democracy, things just don't happen by chance. This is pretty much SOP in every campaign.

And if the Sanders campaign isn't doing it yet because his support is pretty narrow and defined and predictable, he will definitely start doing it after the BLM incident to better control ambushes.

[vanlassie]

45. I still remember a phony bit at the first Clinton inauguration where Hillery was

"Overheard" huddling with Bill saying some poor regular family had not gotten in to the event for some sad reason so didn't he think they should give them some special passes or some such thing. I winced, as a supporter, because it looked and sounded so staged. ....But planted questions? No biggie, to me.

[Indepatriot]

46. The Clintons and The Truth

have a very tenuous relationship...

[George II]

51. You had to go all the way back to 2007 (8 years ago) to find and post this?

Below the video:

Uploaded on Nov 13, 2007
Iowa Muriel Gallo Tells CNN How Hillary Planted Question


How Rovian of you.

[Cheese Sandwich]

57. It just popped up today during that video of Hillary laughing about Gaddafi being anally raped...

First I had heard of it. I'm not sure how youtube makes suggestions or why they thought it would be relevant.

[Snotcicles]

59. Mark Twain said:

Few things in life are harder to put up with, than the annoyance of a good example.

[Android3.14]

55. Unhelpful at best

This OP is 8 years old. Eight years!

This doesn't help HRC, Bernie S, or anyone else.

Why the heck did you post this?

[blackspade]

65. This is smarmy, but....

There are plenty of actual substantive things to get after Clinton about.
This is a non scandal scandal.

[DonViejo]

71. Never met, or worked for, a political candidate (even for City Council) that didn't plant

at least one question in an audience.

[Bradical79]

75. That's too bad :-(

It doesn't inspire much hope when even the simplest things are phoney and controlled.

[DonViejo]

78. Even radio talk shows featuring candidates have planted questions....

Many times, the questions are planted because the candidate wants to address the issue raised in the question and is fearful it won't be asked. I don't see anything wrong with it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

73. This is an awesome thread!

eom

[Cheese Sandwich]

74. Thanks but this thread is weak....

The real focus should be on:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251465306

[DemocratSinceBirth]

77. That thread is awesome(r)./nt

[Blue Owl]

76. All part of the show

n/t

[HooptieWagon]

91. "Probably still going on"?

Does the sun rise in the East?

[Fearless]

94. No different than Trump paying supporters

It's all a ploy to appear a certain way and it is deplorable.

[whatchamacallit]

95. Loved what she said at the end about how it "takes the voter out of it" n/t

[AtomicKitten]

96. Quelle surprise.

Charlatan: Quack, sham, fraud, fake, impostor, hoaxer, cheat, deceiver, double-dealer, swindler, fraudster, mountebank; informalphony, shark, con man, con artist, scam artist, flimflammer, bunco artist, snake oil salesman; datedconfidence man/woman "the shallow promise of a charlatan selling snake oil"

[Nitram]

97. Much About Nothing

But I do find it amusing that the Bernista above suggests that priming someone to ask a question she wants to talk about means she can't answer some other hypothetical question. What's to stop anyone else from asking that question? why do you have to strain so hard to find something to attack Clinton with at every turn? Oh, because you fear her intelligence, knowledge and liberal instincts.

[Cheese Sandwich]

98. I'm glad you think it's OK for politicians to plant people in the audience and then pretend to

select one of the many with their hand up. To me it seems like a fraud. If you're not bothered by it, OK, but some people are.

[Nitram]

99. I'm so glad you're glad.

And sorry that you couldn't tell me how that means she can't answer a question. If everybody hears the question, and everybody hears the answer, how is that fraud?

[Cheese Sandwich]

100. She is pretending to select a random person with their hand raised for a question.

But really she is selecting a few people who were planted in the audience to ask "safe" questions.

She is pretending to take questions from the public, but really she is not. Really she's answering a question she already knew was coming. That way there is not risk of getting caught with a question you don't know the answer to.

If you're ok with that, that's nice. Some people don't like it too much.

[bvf]

101. You may as well

prepare handouts containing the predetermined questions and answers, and distribute them before anyone even sits down. That seems to fit your criterion just as well, and wouldn't be fraudulent at all.

Alternatively, you could do a Putin, have a secretary record the questions, and schedule a follow-up session a couple of days hence, during which answers could be given, provided the questions were deemed worthy of an answer.

Or, hell, fuck it: Just put her behind a $2,700/question paywall.

Crimony.

[Cheese Sandwich]

105. LOL!