The Planted Question Does Bother Me; Potemkin Politicking [View All]

[CorpGovActivist]

First off, I'm unaligned with any campaign, and I'd be delighted to vote for any of the double-digit Democratic candidates currently announced.

Secondly, I have personally visited - and benefited from the help of - Senator Clinton's Senate staff, and view her as a very capable public servant.

So please do not mistake this as an anti-Hillary bash.

The planted question incident bothers me, because I've seen that tactic used repeatedly at corporate annual meetings to protect the Chairman/CEO. It is disrespectful to owners who took the time to travel to the meeting to air substantive issues.

In the campaign context, it is disrespectful to voters who took the time out of their schedules (work, family, etc.) to listen, and who hoped to express their concerns to the candidates.

If Senator Clinton gets tough questions on this tonight, I think it is fair game, and I think she would do well to fire all involved as a sign of how serious she is about it not happening ever again.

On edit: It has the feel of Potemkin Politicking - fake questions planted by her ministers, to "fool the Empress about the value of her conquests."

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=potemkin+villages

- Dave