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Clinton Camp Admits To Planting Questions
November 09, 2007 9:06 PM
ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: The Clinton campaign has admitted to planting questions in Iowa. They have confirmed that a campaign staffer approached a student to ask Sen. Clinton a question about global warming during a campaign stop at a biodiesel plant in Newton, Iowa, on Nov. 6.
The story was first reported by Patrick Caldwell, a junior at Grinnell College and the features editor of The Scarlet and Black college newspaper. He reported that student Muriel Gallo-Chasanoff was approached by the campaign to ask a question. She told the reporter that "they wanted a question from a college student." She also said that she "noted that staffers prompted Clinton to call on her and another who had been approached before the event, although Clinton used her discretion to select questions and called on people who had not been prepped beforehand. Some of the questions asked were confusing and clearly off-message."
Clinton Campaign spokesperson Mo Elleithee tells ABC News that "on this occasion a member of our staff did discuss a possible question about Sen. Clinton's energy plan at a forum. However, Sen. Clinton did not know which questioners she was calling on during the event. This is not standard policy and will not be repeated again."
The staffer still remains with the Clinton campaign and they would not reveal his or her name. The campaign did not comment on whether this is the only time they have planted questions among audience members.
Last month Clinton got into a tough exchange with Iowan Randall Rolph at an event in New Hampton, Iowa. She accused him of being a plant from another campaign and the two engaged in a heated back and forth. The exchange prompted extended media coverage.
November 9, 2007 in Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (189)
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Good to hear Hillary will not be having her campaign doing this for her again, guess that happens when you get busted, aye?
Posted by: Tess, California | Nov 9, 2007 9:44:04 PM
Those Dorothy Dix type questions for Hilary Clinton; in the Australian Parliament every day in Question Time every second question is one that the receiver knows is coming. They're usually written it! It's a great way to damage the opposition party and make yourself look good by being on message consistently.
Posted by: Graham | Nov 9, 2007 9:51:38 PM
Hillary looks like she has been busted, by looking at her picture at the start of this story.
Posted by: Allen | Nov 9, 2007 9:58:18 PM
I love how she accuses Mr. Rolph as a plant. She gets hit with a serious question, and all of a sudden its a plant? Isn't funny how people accuse others for what they themselves are doing.
Posted by: Kiara Ashanti | Nov 9, 2007 10:03:06 PM
Who cares? Hillary is the nominee.
Posted by: TexBork | Nov 9, 2007 10:07:18 PM
the clintons has done more for this country, than the republicans have in the last 20 years of tgere presidentency
Posted by: james lentz | Nov 9, 2007 10:11:58 PM
When FEMA has a fake news conference there are dozens of comments blaming President Bush, but when Hillary Clinton does essentially the same thing she fades almost no heat over it. Gee, aren't liberals a hypocritical bunch?
Posted by: Sam_j | Nov 9, 2007 10:12:33 PM
When have the Clintons ever done anything straightforward or honest? NEVER! They are quite the duo of deceit. Hey James Lentz, have the Clintons ever lowered your taxes?
Posted by: cbeargal65 | Nov 9, 2007 10:19:10 PM
The women is a fraud who exhales a lie with every breath she takes. What I don't get is she will even lie when she doesn't have too. I think there is a medical term for that.
Oh yeah, it's call Liberalclintonism, and the only known cure is a dose nominationnotus.
Posted by: Big D | Nov 9, 2007 10:22:13 PM
Do not trust Clinton or Bush. Do not trust either political parties. Both parties are completely infiltrated by corporate interests that are willing to dump money into both sides to ensure influence.
Posted by: Brent | Nov 9, 2007 10:23:12 PM
I wonder how Hillary feels to be busted she looks very sad in her picture.
Posted by: ncfoothills | Nov 9, 2007 10:26:17 PM
I don't know about Bill, necessarily, but Hillary has never done anything significant. Don't compare her with the Republicans, yet... She's got to win the nomination over her fellow Democrats, first... and it looks more doubtful every day...
Posted by: Carl | Nov 9, 2007 10:33:26 PM
She is a fraud just like her .. eeer .. husband.
Posted by: Scott | Nov 9, 2007 10:35:39 PM
Hey, I despise all the Clintons and gang but I want her to win so she can fight with with one of the publics...they all suck! I bet is she's up in the polls and is the nomineestress she won't debate anyone....get the popcorn...if she wins I gonna live off the system, you bet!
Posted by: bob | Nov 9, 2007 10:42:57 PM
Politicians always do this. It's not big news...except that it's being talked about publicly for the first time.
Posted by: rick | Nov 9, 2007 10:51:19 PM
Clinton = (Bush - War - Ignorance) = (Intelligent manipulation of people in Quest for power)
Posted by: RW | Nov 9, 2007 10:54:39 PM
Hillary will win the nomination regardless of what he thinks or the others that make comments about her. She also has the best chance of becoming president. So, face the facts. When that happens, you can start by biting your nails first then hit your head against the wall. This is how life is you lose some and you win some. Things don't always turn out the way you want them. There are downfalls in life just deal with them.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Nov 9, 2007 10:54:45 PM
Oh, I have never read so many comments about Hillary that appear to be coming from persons that are very jealous of the fact they have not yet progressed in life and may never. Hillary is highly educated, intelligent, an attorney, first lady and senator. Those that make these rash comments about her I wonder how far they succeeded if any at all.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Nov 9, 2007 11:07:37 PM
No big deal...politicians do this all the time...Hillary should just be more careful right now.
Posted by: bill | Nov 9, 2007 11:08:26 PM
yes James Lentz I agree with you
they have done more for this country
like whitewater, bimbo eruptions, selling technology to China, travelgate, Lewinsku, vince foster etc etc...
I do not want to go back to the years of the clintons..oh by the way what did clinton do while we were being bombed around the world and why did Berger distroy classified documents..what were the Clintons trying to hide??
Posted by: michele | Nov 9, 2007 11:33:44 PM
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