Question: Can President Clinton be appointed Secretary of State?
Can he be appointed to any cabinet position?

I'm not as surprised to hear about planting a question as much as I am about her denial of the practice afterwards. The Presidency is about integrity and personal responsibility; two things Senator Clinton failed to demonstrate in her handling of the situation.

Hey maaaaaaaan, I bet CARL ROVE planted those questions, man.

Yeah, man, it was Bush and Cheney and Rove and (sound of a lighter and "bong bubbles")… and… and, Rumsfeld, maaaaaan. (sound of long exhale) Yeah, THOSE DUDES planted the questions, not any of Hillary's campaign, maaaaaan…

She seems to be reading from the podium to answer this planted question.

""Open your eyes people and realize that your vote for President really does matter and really does make a difference in your life. For example, gas was $1.55 a gallon when Bush took office - I filled up last night at $3.22."

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WHAT?!!! So, what do you propose bombing the burgeoning economies of India and China to submission to quell their appetite for oil? Geezz…there should be a competency test to be able to vote!

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You would think these "thoughtful" left wing loons would rejoice at rising fuel costs. Don't they realize higher fuel costs is an effective means to conserve and to reduce greenhouse gases? Nothing motivates the consumer to conserve when he gets smacked in the pocketbook. Beats some bureaucrat legislating conservation using phoney life cycle analysis.

"Open your eyes people and realize that your vote for President really does matter and really does make a difference in your life. For example, gas was $1.55 a gallon when Bush took office - I filled up last night at $3.22."

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WHAT?!!! So, what do you propose bombing the burgeoning economies of India and China to submission to quell their appetite for oil? Geezz…there should be a competency test to be able to vote!

"Hillary is our best chance to come back in the world, and we all need to line up behind her when she wins the nomination, and then the POTUS election. Of course I expect the haters to spend the next 4 to 8 years after that demonizing her no matter the efforts or how they will benefit the nation and people long term. I hope they do benefit us all and she does very well for our country and children's sake!"

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…and that's exactly why Hillary should not be POTUS. What goes around, comes around. She and her Party have been engaged in destructive politics for the past 7 years. One can only expect retaliation from their opponents. If the Left wants any of their goals realized, don't nominate Hillary…she's polarizing and divisive. Why is that not clear?

"Typical Democrat mindset : if you don't agree with me, you're stupid and ignorant. This is what has turned me off about the modern Democratic party and why they keep losing elections that should be a slam-dunk. The vast majority of Americans are tired of being called stupid and ignorant by the powers-that-be in the Democratic party."

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Couldn't agree more! You forgot to mention calling their opponents bigoted, greedy, blood thirsty, immoral, thieves, filthy rich, and, of course, corrupt. I don't think the Party, nor many of their supporters, see themselves in the mirror, nor realize that the hate and vile rhetoric they spew is counterproductive to improving the tone in Washington. Their tactic is clear, personally attack and villainize to gain politically. Oh, and they love to make reference to FOX News for some reason…it's a hot button" for them….really silly. God forbid, anyone have a different opinion.

From many of the comments it is pretty obvious most:

3) form their political allegiances and opinions based on myth and popular culture

Typical Democrat mindset : if you don't agree with me, you're stupid and ignorant. This is what has turned me off about the modern Democratic party and why they keep losing elections that should be a slam-dunk. The vast majority of Americans are tired of being called stupid and ignorant by the powers-that-be in the Democratic party.

why do all hillary supporters always talk about Bush? Bush is not running. Not all Republicans are the same, meaning another Republican in the White House definately doesn't mean another George Bush. Putting someone like Hillary in the White House is like putting someone like George Bush back in, you all have said it yourself. You are always saying that Bush does it too, which is exactly why us Hillary "haters" don't want her SHE IS MORE OF THE SAME! arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh Hillary supporters are just a lot of moronic lemmings try thinking for yourself. Also what is this experience she talks about, I don't remember what position she held in the Clinton administration. Could you please remind me?

Hillary, don't even respond this is more baloney and feigned surprise by your opponents. Although I would take a serious look at some of your amateur hour campaign management people, there is just no substitute for diligence and extreme attention to detail. Never take anything for granted right up to the last minute of the campaign, fight every day and take every opportunity as though your election depended on it, because it does. Get rid of those folks who are not rock solid on the message and in their diligence.

Folks grow up and support Hillary. This is the only chance we will really have to correct the mistakes of the past 8 years.

And for any of you idiots who wish to support a Nader or other fringe candidate, remember - you can have some of your goals met with Hillary or have none of them met when your fractured voting allows a Republicrite like Rudy to win. PLease do not allow the fringe groups to hijack the campaign, alienate the moderate majority and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again!

From many of the comments it is pretty obvious most:

1) Have no grasp of politics or history

2) have never worked on a campaign

3) form their political allegiances and opinions based on myth and popular culture

Hillary is our best chance to come back in the world, and we all need to line up behind her when she wins the nomination, and then the POTUS election. Of course I expect the haters to spend the next 4 to 8 years after that demonizing her no matter the efforts or how they will benefit the nation and people long term. I hope they do benefit us all and she does very well for our country and children's sake!

Bring us good fortune Hillary! Beleive me you have more supporters in other parties than you know!

If this doesn't stink like Bush, nothing does.

Denying knowledge of malfeasance works like a charm for Bush so why wouldn't Hillary try to employ the same hackneyed tactics.

Care to explain the difference from one politician to the next?

What a DISGRACE…Are you proud of your girl Hillary supports…I thought the smartest woman in the world wouldnt need to do this?????

One word for Hillary - transparency.

After the machinations of George Bush, I believe the nation is starving for honesty and transparency in their political leaders, and this sort of action is far short of that.

Gene, very amusing? What flavor cool aide do you recommend?

Isn't it amazing, both Clintons are touted by their supporters as these extremely intelligent and politically savvy figures, and yet despite being distrusted by at least 50% of the voters at the "get go", they pull stunts like this. I don't think they can help themselves. Dishonestly is so engrained in them, it comes naturally.

No big surprises from the Republicans petty comments here as they pull their little smear machine out of mothballs. The very thought of any polls suggesting Hillary may well beat any of their lying ilk in the election by a fairly comfortable margin makes their blood run cold with panic. The whiny foaming-at-the-mouth Clinton haters can be counted on to pull out all the stops in '08 and use their bag of dirty tricks again that worked on Al Gore and John Kerry. They will stop at nothing to try to fool voters through the entire campaign in a desperate attempt to stay in the White House. Fortunately for us all, George the lying hypocrite Bush and his complete lack of competence and leadership ability has left a sizeable majority of voters more than a tiny bit apprehensive about allowing another person with an (R) next to their name anywhere near the White House for a long time to come. Maybe Bush really was on a mission from God afterall, Only that purpose is not what he would have us think it was! Maybe it was to show voters the true face of the party elite and what would happen to America when they were able to abuse their power long enough, thus the 6 awful years with Bush and his party controlling both houses. America was punished and Republicans proved they were a disaster in every possible way! When voters "just say NO" to ALL of them it will finally extinguish the far right goon squads strong influence from destroying what is left of Bushes sad disfunctional party. Proof= Take a look at most any large poll out there, Americans have had a belly full of this bunch and know how badly out of touch with reality they are and most want to keep them away from the reigns of power until such time they are no longer being controlled by dangerous neo-fascists and theocratic hypocrites like Rove, Cheney, Pat Robertson, Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter, etc. The Republicans have gleefully taken marching orders from this sort since that sad day long ago when Trickie Dickie was inagurated and America lost a large part of it's soul and it's former integrity. Real Republicans like Teddy Roosevelt and much later Ike Eisenhower are nothing like Bush and couldn't run and win a nomination anymore. Eisenhower was perhaps the last decent Republican and it's sadly ironic an infamous crook like Nixon was his VP. Ruthless ideologues and fanatics with no mind of their own and only Dollar signs in their eyes like Bush are willing to do what they are told by their wealthy benefactors. Proof is in Bushes own insane actions. He has never cared what anyone said or thinks no matter how wrong he has been and continues to be on any given issue, no matter if most people disagree with him so much he would poll in the single digits. He truly believes he is a King and above the law. The same Bush supporters living in glass houses are now throwing stones at Hillary so I take any criticism from them with a very large grain of salt. I'll just bet the swift boat liars club will come outta the woodwork any day now!

http://www.barackobama.com/2007/11/09/obama_picks_up_a_coveted_endor.php

cool. Hillary Clinton now has a direct tie to FEMA. so the current frontrunner is now as good as FEMA is….

Is it too much to ask a potential president and former first lady not to manipulate anyone else in order to show us how intelligent she is? Could we just have a 'little bit' of honesty from this bunch for a change of pace? Or maybe we can't handle the truth… on second thought, if this is the best she can do i don't want to hear any more of it.
R. Anderson Charlotte, NC

Do you see what we mean when we say, Hillary is more of the same. They are old school political movers with sleaze up the sleeve. They only want to control what you hear from their dog eared political script. Nothing spontaneous or authentic so as to really know them.
Shadow people with contempt for the citizens of the United States - you the people are to be spoon fed their version of reality so you can be controlled and marched into the voting booth without even knowing who you just
voted for. Clintonistas - get it already, and awake from the sleep walk
they have you doing. Snap out of it before it's too late!!!

WAKE UP !!!

Obama is the real deal - a leader with a heart for the people and a brain that really works - just imagine how great Barak's speech is going to be at the democratic convention. He will bring us together and effect real and meaningful change for us all.

Vote for the smartest person in the room - BARAK OBAMA !!!

Not quite as bad as Bush planting a communications back pack under his jacket and being fed answers. Hillary is smart enough to know that some questions will not be asked unless prompted. What's wrong with that?

Scott Brown, Florida. Did you know the story? Mitchell is a minister in Hamilton, he said " I wanted to ask her why she voted for the Iraq war and why she didn't consider that a mistake" Hillary answered clearly at first debate. Mitchell told Fox News he is an Obama supporter but can not participate in the Iowa caucus, then what is his purpose being there and make trouble? what kind of minister is he? I wouldn't go to his church, he needs help spiritually.

This doesn't surprise me since it's coming from Hillary's campaign

WatchingHillary.com

Good Bye Hillary

WOW

Change? what change? the only change she is offering is Gender nothing more. Everything else is politics as usual.

We will see the first woman president in our country's history in 2008! Women of this country are ready for a change and that change is Clinton!

there are more accusations, of course you won't find that on CNN. Go to another website also this will be buried by Monday. I am sure they won't post this either.

Is returning to Arkansas still an option?
If so the both of them should seriously considering going back there, finding a little house somewhere in the woods and growing old together.
All the while knowing how dishonest the two of them have been to the American People.

The American people must put a stop to their move for her to become the next president. She is not what this country needs.

One more nail in the coffin for the socialist-thank God! Maybe now we will abandon her socialism and embrace a capitalist. This event only exposes the tip the "ends justify the means" argument used by the Clintons for years. Bye bye socialism!!!!!

This is typical of both Clintons and what we can expect, more deception, half-truths and outright lies. What surprised me most about this story is that CNN posted it…maybe Hillary isn't the 'chosen one' after all. However, I'm certain CNN will return to its roots after the conventions and fall squarely behind the DNC…so, don't expect less than glowing stories about the DNC presidential candidate choice. That's my 2 cents, no change please

Gee! What an idea for a new book. I am going to title it Hill and the shill.

This is a got ya question……..
Democrats beware, if you want to lose the next election then nominate Hillary.

John Halverson New York:

Perhaps you're right about Huma Abedin, but I trust Billy will bring some babes into the Oval Office as well (after hours, of course).

pam, Eugene, OR:

You are so right. This can't be emphasized enough. We don't need another 4 years of disfunctional government. Enough already with these Clintons and the scandal and resentment they will bring with them.

Planted questions? This is right out of Karl Rove's playbook.

Another example of a "texbook campaign".

Obama 2008 for REAL change.

I have been voting since 1966 (the year I went to Vietnam). If the system does not change for the better, 2008 will be the first time I have refused to vote out of protest. I have listed the following reasons for my change in attitude:

1. No third party candidates or independents stand a chance of getting on the ballots in all 50 states the way the system is rigged against them by the two parties (remember Ralph Nader’s bid for the presidency?).

2. A person who does not have the finances to run for president cannot do so without the support from major corporations who are willing to bankroll his campaign. Unfortunately, corporate CEO’s do this with the expectation that any legislation passed will be in their favor.

3. People who are in favor of corporate profits over people’s rights are controlling the mainstream media, which has been consolidated and concentrated into fewer hands such as Rupert Murdock. The mainstream “liberal” media no longer exists, and in its place are talking heads like Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Bill O’Reilly, and Pat Robertson. This same media does “polls” which are supposed to reflect the sentiment of the voting public. Unfortunately, these polls have a tendency to make the voting public think that the candidate of their choice does not stand a chance, and therefore they should vote for the one the polls show to be the favorite (i.e. Hillary Clinton). Independents such as myself, will vote against her by voting for whoever is on the Republican ticket (unless there is a serious independent contender).

4. The convention system no longer elects a candidate for the party being represented. The candidate is chosen beforehand, and the convention is nothing more than a show. I remember as a kid watching the Democratic convention in 1956 selecting Adlai Stevenson as their candidate. The states could throw their vote either way at the convention. Now it amounts to nothing more than a mutual admiration society for the candidate who has been pre-selected by those in power.

5. In the end, the two party system is flawed into being more like mirror images of each other, both of which represent corporate America, and not the voting public at large. They have been in the pockets of the rich since day one as can be seen by the legislation passed that favors corporations over the people. It seems that in order for any legislation to be passed that is beneficial to the public, the people must march and force the issue down the throats of a congress that is supposed to represent them. Corporations in effect now have more rights than the average citizen, and in fact can even avoid paying taxes by re-locating off shore. The CEOs of Enron, Worldcom, and Tyco have conducted business as if it was an organized criminal activity instead of a legitimate enterprise. There is more “welfare” for corporations than for the people who are in desperate need of affordable medical care. Instead, congress ends up passing prescription legislation that is favorable to drug companies.

6. As can be seen by the 2000 election in Florida, and 2004 in Ohio, the system is flawed at the voting booth. We all know that the Supreme Court decided the 2000 election in Bush’s favor. Florida was riddled with voter fraud, and the “hanging chads” issue was nothing more than a diversion from the real issue of each vote being counted. Minorities seemed to have been systematically turned away from the polling places, and votes not counted. The Democrats won the popular vote, but the Republicans got George Bush elected because of the Supreme Court, the Electoral College, and the refusal of Al Gore to challenge the results and ask for a re-count! LET US FINALLY DO AWAY WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, AND ALLOW THE POPULAR VOTE TO ELECT OUR CANDIDATES! However, accountability and accurate records must be assured at the voting booth whether it is electronic or manual, for the process to have any validity!

7. “Gerrymandering” is alive and well in most voting districts, with lines of demarcation drawn according to the party in power. Look at what happened in Texas due to Tom Delay! The Abramoff scandal showed that many of our elected representatives are corrupt. And all this time we thought Tammany Hall and the Teapot Dome scandals of the past was over. It is still graft, greed, and corruption that seems to be the dark underbelly of politics making it a dirty name. Earmarks, and the throwing away of tax dollars paid to the government by the voting public indicates a total disregard for what the public thinks, wants, or expects from it’s “democratically elected government!”

8. Even if the person I voted for gets “elected,” I doubt that person will represent me over corporations. The fact is that a CEO of a major corporation gets my representative’s ear more often than I do in the form of lobbyists who ply the halls of congress. The money our “representatives” receive from lobbyists and corporate contributors is nothing more than influence peddling which seems to permeate our government institutions. Many in congress who voted for the prescription drug bill that benifited the drug companies ended up going to work for them later as lobbyist. My opinion counts for nothing compared to the rich and powerful in this country.

9. Finally, the media must allow equal airtime to those candidates who are independent and who are marginalized by the media and poll numbers. A system must be established where money (with no strings attached) can be accessed by candidates who are not members of the rich elite, ensuring that they maintain their integrity. The Line Item Veto must be given and used by the Executive branch. Earmarked “Pork Barrel” expenditures that have nothing to do with the bill they are attached to, must be done away with. A third party must be introduced and accepted by congress to represent independent Americans who are more “Middle Of The Road” than those of the extreme Right or Left. An Independent Convention should be held and publicized to elect an Independent candidate to appose the Democratic and Republican parties. Major needed legislation fails to get past due to gridlock by the two party system.

BOO–HISS-BOO WHAT AN EVIL PERSON!! IF SHE DOES GET ELECTED LOOK OUT!

Lets see if I understand this. Hillary uses Bush as a comparison to show how much better she is then him and how she would make a change and make the country better. Then when caught doing the same thing that Bush has done she says its okay because Bush does it? great more of the same. Can anyone let her please know the definition of change? and also please let Bubba know the Definition of "is" I know it won't be posted, that is why I post on a news worthy web page as well, by the way. Why is this story buried? doesn't CNN report the news anymore?

I can't wait until Hillary is President Huma Abedin will make a gorgeous First Lady!

Why does everyone believe that this is not a common accepted political tactic. It only comes off as a negative when everyone jumps on it and brings attention to it when it's not them in the media. They all need to come clean, admit they do it, and move on. The problem with Hillary is not Hillary herself. The problem is people having unreasonable expections of Hillary. She is human–she will make mistakes. She is not a prophet sent from the heavens. She is a politician–it's her job to try to appeal to all people.

It's amazing that people want Hillary to make all these extreme stands on the issues but when it comes down to it–they won't support her at the polls. Obama and Edwards have been getting a pass this whole election campaign. Will someone please turn this high powered political microscope on someone else instead of taking a non-issue and blowing it up into a serious story.

Josie in San Diego,
It would be wonderful to have a female President. I hope I live to see it. However, not this female. I do not want a win for womankind at the expense of everything that I believe in. She is NOT moral, NOT honest, NOT truthful, and NOT what this country needs. Please Josie: look beyond the fact that she is a woman and look into her character. She is devoid, devisive, and will bring us 4 years of nothing but political scandals. Hopefully over the next 12 months you will be forced to see who she really is. You can only make so many excuses for her and maintain your blind support.
Obama or Ron Paul 08
Anyone BUT Hillary!

man o man… the plot thickens…

Is there no limit to the audacity of this couple?

I, like most Americans, have no problem voting for a woman… just not THIS woman.

Maggie Thatcher, where are you when a good nation needs you?

Hey Mason Myatt and other Hillary fans-

This campaign IS NOT about Hillary vs Bush. The argument does not work and will not work. To say "but Bush did it" is a waste of space on this blog. Or in Mason's case "let's talk about Hillary's policies compared to Bush's"

IRRELEVENT. Bush is not running! You are four years too late!

And now Hillary has recruited Geraldine Ferraro to play the gender card for her in the NY times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/us/politics/05memo.html?ref=opinion

She also claimed to not know her husband was going to use the "swift boat" analogy. BS- Hillary signs off on everything that happens, and, if she doesn't (which I highly doubt) then she is not very bright. She is way to calculated. She claims to not know because it didn't go over too well.

Geraldine Ferraro's argument is that they should treat her differently because she is a woman in the lead. THAT IS SEXIST.

How not to run a campaign 101.

Sing it with me-

Nah-Nah Nah Nah, Nah-Nah Nah Nah Hey Hey Hey Goodbye!

Please CNN stop putting this hags picture up. Her picture scares me everytime I have had to buy to knew laptops because her picture sscares so bad I throw my computer in the floor. She has got to be the ugliest public offical with Condi running a close second. VOTE RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT.

Now Hillary stole a page out of the FEMA playbook.

Even the bad ideas are not her own.

I had to dig to find this story on CNN, I couldn't find it anyware on MSN. Fox is running as a top story, as IT SHOULD BE!

Lord Help us if this wretch gets in office.

God!, this is pure fraud. How is she different from G.W, who used Jeff Gannon
that gay guy (fake reporter) to ask stupid questions during press briefings.

David Letterman will have to change his show. We will no longer have "Great moments in presidential speaches" when Hillary is president.

CNN
why deleting ALL my comments? simply bc i say hilary has told a lie and given the source of the lie, my comments are deleted?

WOW! Pretty harsh comments toward Clinton over a staged question about global warming. I wonder if those same types of comments are said about the Bush Administration for warrentless wire taps, lying to the UN and the American people about Weapons of Mass Distruction in Iraq, Outsourcing of American jobs to other countries is "good for America", Leaking the name of an undercover CIA agent to the press would be fired, decreasing taxes to the weathly would put more money in all of our pockets, Global Warming doesn't exist. Hello, are any of you paying attention to who is really lying. Turn off Nascar and PAY ATTENTION.

If you want a real candidate who can answer real questions and can handle tough situations, then look no further than Ron Paul.

Ron Paul for President 2008!

If, and a big "If" at that, this woman wins the WH, she will be so polarizing and divisive that abolutely nothing will get done. It will be stalemate extrodinaire! To the Hillary supporters out there, what have you accomplished? Come on Dems, nominate Obama!!!

OK you sanctimonious SOBs: every one of you who has not suggested a question to be asked at one of your events, or worse, had a supporter with a pre-scripted question show up, raise your hand. Not you, Phony John Edwards? Shocking. And you, Saint Barack, why isn't your hand up? I am shocked! Horrified!

Every citizen that is voting needs to vote for the best person to do the job.
I do not believe Hillary is even close to it.
She dropped her attempts to get medical coverage so hubby could be president, fair enough.
But, why didn't she doi anything after he was elected or even when she became senate in New York.
She is a YES person.
And this has nothing to do with her being a women, it is that she is feeding you a line of bull and you're eating it up.
Open your eyes!!!

But it's okay of Bush does it. he's Republican, ya know…

-Chuck
http://www.thepopulistblog.com

P.S. Bet CNN ain't get this guts to approve this…

Hillary die-hard supporters are no more objective about her than O.J.'s murder trial jury. It doesn't matter how many facts are presented to expose her as a calculating, win-at-all costs phoney, or worse, she is still some sort of icon for them. Ask yourself people, what if all, or even some,of the claims are true?

She is just like Bush, she's really not for the people, just for Clinton. At her press conferences in the white house her reporters will be planted too, making sure they ask only the questions she wants to answer and making sure she pulls the answer out of her can. Ugghh, another 4 or 8 years of this same stuff? Who needs it? Not America, not me. I'm thoroughly sick of the Bush years and I see no different if Hillary Clinton was president. In fact, it would probably be worse because she would add an element of crybaby. I don't think Hillary is tough at all, no tougher than any other woman. It is the 'tough image' they want to project, a false image, and that is why she has tried to remain silent on all issues hoping to simply coast through the primaries. She in fact has performed poorly at all the debates not answering questions and the only reason everyone said she 'won' was because the moderators never challenged her when she didn't answer the questions, they all let her get away with not answering the questions, but then she went up against Tim Russert and the dam pipes burst and the real Hillary was exposed, the empty Hillary.

I need to see a woman as President of the United States. Maybe that will help break the glass ceiling a bit more. Am tired of hitting my head on it and I am tired of the Bush Administration and the way the religious right orders them around.

Go Hilary!!!

"One of the senior staffers told me what [to ask]'
Do not we all voters are barked at (to get attention) by the Media pundits how we have to think, why we have to vote or not vote particular candidate?
Look at number of Political Pundits (totally polarized fanatically) in the media whose goal is only to plant their dogmatic views (mostly self serving) on voters mind?

Wake up voters. Do not listen to these craps like ” that one is holier than other”. All politicians in one way or the other are crooks. It is the last resort to scoundrels.
You got to choose the one that is least harmful to this great country; you have plenty of time to do that – a year. Till then, just watch the fun. Do not get planted.

I assume that most of you have not worked in a presidential campaign by the naivete of your comments!!

ALL campaigns do this to get across the message of the day, even though they'll now play coy and won't admit it. The girl was prodded to ask a particular question but she herself was not a plant. There have been campaigns where a person was brought in just to ask a certain question, this is not what appears to have been the case. Also, notice how fast the rival campaigns emailed the media.

It's politics folks, it's the big leagues and it's a multimillion dollar business. No politician that reaches this level has done so by being innocent as the driven snow.

by the way, if Hillary plants questioners, isn't it possible that she's planting "pollsters" to make people believe that she's the frontrunner? Things that make you go hmmmmmmm….

Why is this not a bigger story? Have the fake news stories and press coferences put forth by this administration not taught us anything about trying to manipulate the message? Shouldn't Hilary be held to task for this behavior based on the campaign she says she is running?

How anyone can support this facist war monger who flip/flops more than a fish out of water is beyond me. People think that if they vote for Hillary they will also be getting Bill, people it's not going to happen. This facist won't let hubby near the oval office. This is one scary women, she wants to nuke Iran! Just what we need another war this time with nuclear weapons. This women will be as bad as, if not worse, than Bush.

WOW!!!

Another HUGE stumble for "Ms. Inevitable."

I expect to see MANY stories regarding this on CNN next week (not on the weekend when CNN usually tries to dump the negative stories against Hillary).

WOW!!!

Still a new national poll has Clinton expanding her lead against Rudy Giuliani.

As a 28-year-old registered voter, I have to say that this election is the first time that I've paid close attention to all of the candidates and their positions. In the past, I just had a glib understanding of the candidates and admittedly voted based on my party's (democratic) nominee.

However, with this election, I've narrowed my choices for president down to two candidates: BARACK OBAMA and RON PAUL. Those two choices aren't etched in stone, but what IS etched in stone is who I'm NOT voting for: HILLARY CLINTON.

Reason for Paul: I sincerely believe that Paul says what he means and means what he says. Paul may be a has-ran, which bothers me a little. However, his position on the Iraq war, his sincere interest in restoring America's positive reputation in the world, and more importantly, his support from the AMERICAN PEOPLE are qualities that I admire in Paul. He is my republican choice for President.

Reasons for Obama: Obama is a uniter. He wants Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and more importantly, AMERICANS to come together. His appeal to the young, old, black, white, asian, hispanic, disabled, women etc. is for a reason: he, like Ron Paul, have an undying love for America and want what's best for the country. He hasn't, and probably won't ever, pull the "race" card and I think will serve our country well. He has great judgment, great charisma, and is well-respected. He, too, opposed the Iraq war, and is willing to have an open dialogue with leaders of rogue nations, in addition to friendly nations, thus ensuring that America repairs the damage to its reputation in the world. He is my democratic choice for President.

Reasons I'm NOT for Hillary: Hillary is too scary. She is a politician in the truest sense of the word: keeps you guessing about her positions; says one thing in front of one group and something else in front of another; and takes a legitimate attack on her and spins it into something else. As President, Hillary would have a tough time getting legislation passed because she is very DIVISIVE. Yes, she's been in the White House, which is a plus; however, she was there as a FIRST LADY; not as a PRESIDENT. Regardless of what people say, IT IS NOT THE SAME. It's just like me observing senate meetings and then touting that as my experience when I RUN FOR SENATE: the two aren't the same.
Hillary is smart; Hillary is very capable to be President under normal circumstances, but Hillary is also very polarizing and very divisive. She is NOT honest, and she pulled the gender card in the last debate, which basically ruled her out for me. I can't imagine the leader of the free world playing the victim when confronted by serious issues. For those reasons, HILLARY IS NOT READY TO LEAD and SHE WILL NOT GET MY VOTE.

I think Obama and Paul are in the best position to serve the AMERICAN PEOPLE. Hillary is in the best position to serve HERSELF, SPECIAL INTERESTS, and PARTISAN POLITICS.

I don't care what the media/analysts/experts say about their presidential predictions of a Clinton vs. Guliani race. Every Saturday morning, the media/analysts/experts also make football predictions, and not all of them turn out to be right. Then they say a team was "upset" by the team they predicted was going to win.

Well, my vote is for OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT if he gets the democratic nod. If he doesn't, then I'm switching parties and voting for RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT.

I can't wait for the "upset".

THIS TIME IT'S ABOUT WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT!!!

America is waiting for something more that what this phoney can offer…. Honestly, bipartisanship, compromise, morality, ethics, and charisma. This woman has NONE of these attributes.

I suspect there are Republican plants in this comment section, trying to tear down Sen. Clinton . Personally, I would vote for her over any of the Republican dwarves.

That said, I would prefer Gore or Obama over Clinton. But if either of them got the nomination, it would not take long for the GOP to shift its efforts to demonizing them too.(Wooden Al, the exaggerator! Barack "Osama," the uppity neophyte!) Unfortuately, the media loves to play along with these crude GOP efforts.

A page right out of the republican and FOX NEWS playbook.It may or may not have happened but the rest of the questioning was real by a broad cross section of te student population.At least it's not the "invitation only" crowds the republicans specialize in.They script everything,except for McCain's 95 year old mommy.

Who thinks that all politicians do not pull things like this whenever they can get away with it? Naive.

This is nothing new…all canidates plant questions.

Plant questions? Hell, Bush planted entire audiences during his campaigns.

They all do it. Get over it.

Something is not right with her. I don't even know who she(?) is. I would like to know where these "names" are coming from because this is not ethical and I am very annoyed about this.

Oh my gosh, this is the first time a pre-planned question has ever been asked in a campaign! Public execution time…hahahaha grow up you sanctimonious whiners!

Note to the Campaign, guys get rid of your grad school operatives, and next time just get a trusted person in your campaign to ask the question - no law against any of this, and it will allow you to state your position without relying on some flighty college student to keep his or her mouth shut…

Also, on this and the "I'm a girl/woman" thing that is being blown ou of context and proportion, IGNORE it - do NOT address it further, the more you allow yourselves to be dragged into this is more time off message - don't allow it, just ignore it and it WILL go away, remember we all have a short attention span and the media more than us.

Good luck

Greed, Envy, Jealously, Legacy… all the things the Clintons love and we should NOT be the ones giving it to them.

Say NO to Billary. We are not responsibility for helping them build their Washington legacy!

I am an African American who was really inspired by clinton…..My daughter has been clinton fun but lately this woman has left us wondering if she can even be example of the girls that are growing looking up on them…….I tried to brush away the lobbyists things that she had done before and clinton sex scandal but honestly what Mrs. Clinton is doing nowdays on debates and on the campaign trail has made me focus on other candidates…..I think she is sinking in polls and she is doing anything to win…..Now I am supporting anybody but not her….

so we are seeing more of the same old clintons. seems from reading comments for months that people are seeing hillary for the person she really is.. her polling is high.. when questions are asked they are geared to answer the word hillary .. she is the best this the best that.. mark penn her pr and i might add bill's in those 90's is doing a great job of making her look like she is winning.. obama got more individual money .. and she is winning ? more spin.. i don't think our country right about now needs more spin and covering up lies and mistakes.. i hope all are tired of this. she has an agenda.. and it is not to unite the people of this country.

Just another example that Hillary is a fake and cannot be trusted. She would script her whole life if she could. The truth is irrelevant to her.

Wait. Maybe this was Bill Clinton's fault too?! It has to be. She is perfect right?? Amazing you CNN still manages to cast this in a softer light. Unbiased news did you say?

I would mortgage my house to actively campaign against this lying meglomaniac.

Most of the pro-Hillary comments on this board pass this off as acceptable behavior. Just like Bill's infidelity. Like their passive attempt to control terrorism's growth in the late 90's. Why do you people insist on electing someone who is committed to immorality and mediocrity?

Why the outrage? This is done all the time by ALL candidates from BOTH sides of the political parties all the time. Bush won't even allow anyone who is not a Republican to attend one of his forums.

Are we THAT stupid??? I guess we are if we fell for Bush's "Truth" on the Iraq war.
Posted By Michelle D.-Atlanta : November 10, 2007 7:57 am
michelle, the outrage i believe is because hillary is supposedly campaigning for change, and her campaign, thus far, has been the same, old hat politics. she has nothing new to offer in this race, and its things like this that do nothing but strengthen that point. i don't think Obama, Edwards, Kucinich, Dodd, or Richardson need to plant questions, they are all far more authentic than hillary, and don't need to script everything, but we'll see, if the other dem candidates release statements saying how wrong this is, its probably safe to assume they don't.

Amazing ! I have read several Hillites say that the "unfair" questions are the truly "planted" ones, as they were not a part of the original script ! Silly me, what was I thinking that you was thinking that I was thinking that ……

Now, that's a gotcha!

The public hates Hillary Clintons- especially in Iowa. Can't she get it already?

First the waitress, then the student. She lost two senior staff in Iowa already because they dared to tell her that she cannot win Iowa.

Why doesn't she just drop out and save the Democratic party the embarassment of a major loss in 2008?

"…"reign of error"…"

Amuzing. Sound tought from "Fahrenheit 9/11″, no doubt.

Oh, Hilary.

The people are on to you — Maybe you should start being a bit more honest and actually deal with questions you're not anticipating?

Oh wait, then she'd claim her rivals planted those questions on her and accuse them of piling on again…

Hilary knows what she was doing — The convienence of her picking out that same student and later claim they didn't give that person any questions to ask, a crock of bull. Dunno why anybody believes her and her followers.

Either way, Hilary, the (smart) American people have their eyes on you. (:

That is how she was prepared to be in all boys club…..Heck some woman one day for president but not this woman!

That's a very Bush-like thing to do. Remember when his campaign painted their own poster-board signs and handed them out to people? These kinds of campaigns are all about image, not necessarily about reality.

For the love of God people, do you really think this is a scandal. Campaigns have people planted to ask questions as well. Dumb—t Bush calls upon people he knows will ask certain questions in news conferences and he still can't answer the questions.

We all know that Hillary has some enemies out there so somehow this story doesn't surprise me. Any slight stumble and they are going to pounce. Ahhh Politics.

Get ready America. She will be our next President.

Remember the soundbite of what Barack Obama said about Pakistan and terrorism and you remember Hillary Clinton calling Obama "NAIVE and INEXPERIENCED" because he thinks the US should go into Pakistan to stop terrorist is the Pakistani Government couldn't. Who do you think was right based on what's going on in Pakistan now? Pakistan's government is falling into chaos and terrorist are now known to be in the Pakistan's villages and mountainous areas in the NW. Will this and other recent happenings in the presidential race affect your vote? http://youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=932

There's no such thing as bad publicity. Hillary's camp knows that there's more dirt on the other side so why not admit to some minor mis-deed when it focuses attention on the major mis-deeds on the other side? It's called raising the bar. Plants are now fair-game and no republican can use them. Who's the real loser? Not Hillary.

Phoney questions…phonier candidate!

Hillary "IS" the plant>
For Slick Willy>(he wants back in so bad)
Question for the open minded, Is she Arrogant? Canned? Waffler? Staged? Presidental Material?(this is a YES Or NO answer questionire, no waffling now)

Huckabbe stands out thats for sure
Fred might surprise you.

Wish they were on an INDEPENTANT ticket instead of the same o same o bickering dems and repubs.
We need new leadership, Lets throw the bums out in the next election. The are just plain num. This administraion can't even or won't try to control the borders of this country. ANY Sovergin Country and the Officials that represent them just don't represent the AMERICAN legal people of the Good Old USA! And drivers lisc for illegal imigrants!!! How about that!
Wake Up America! Fred Thompson sure address the issues just mention above with clarity and NO WAFFLEING
Thoughts and
Concerns from an Independant from Iowa

Forget about the questions; just can Hillary instead.

The current Republican motto seems to be "But Bill Did It" and it's terrible that Hillary would go the other way and use a Bush administration tactic.

Disgusting! What a disappointment her campaign is becoming.

Folks, this happens all the time with all of the candidates. Unfortunately, it is the result of a media and population-driven (yes, all of us) frenzy which forces our candidates to become freaking robots. If one of them makes mistake, as if they are not supposed to be human, we pounce on them and rip them up. Ridiculous! Let's face it! We Americans celebrate seeing others suffer. We live the 'dog-eat-dog' mentality everyday.

This is such a silly little trivial thing in the scheme of things in what will be a long and important campaign. Her explanation sounds reasonable enough. There will be plenty of mistakes in both parties. But it's fun for smug Republicans to complain. They seem to forget that at each and every Bush campaign speech they had operatives planted in the audience to throw 'ol smirk a few sofballs which him and Cheney or him and Rove doubtless rehearsed a few times so the ever eloquent Bush would be able to answer at least a few w/o flubbing the answer and twisting his tongue. At most speeches in 2004 Bushes people were militant in keeping out anyone they deemed a risk who might ask Bush a pointed question or anyone who wore a shirt that said anything they didn't want Bush to see or to have shown on TV, such as Kerry '04 or Impeach Bush. During a debate with John Kerry in 04 most will recall Bush even had a very obvious radio receiver tucked in under the back of his jacket so someone could feed him the GOP talking points, that still makes me chuckle to this day! -And he still lost the debate against Kerry (big surprise, huh!) I honestly don't doubt Hillary will have her people keep out anyone they dont want in their audience either. Any strident anti-choice types, radical right war supporters, what have you, probably will be banned. The bottom line is all Hillary and the Democrats need to do is ask ONE simple question of their audience to win the '08 election and the Republicans will become all but extinct from public office for at least the next 4 years, maybe far longer - "ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW THAN YOU WERE IN 2000?" The answer is one NO Republican wants any of us to answer honestly, I'll tell ya that much. It will end their "reign of error" for a long while!

"My goodness! Hillary Clinton is being accused of planting questions in her campaign stop audiences?!? I am completely dumbfounded and shocked. Let's elect a candidate who actually has the courage to field real questions and respond with honest answers."

Yes, if she gets the presidency it won't be too long before she hires a homosexual prostitute to ask softball questions in the Washington press corps! Er…why does that sound familiar?

Clinton, Bush, Guiliani…what's the difference nowadays. They play the same style of politics, this shouldn't be a surprise.

Why would anyone in their right mind vote for this woman. Remember the caustic partisan environment in DC really got of the ground during the Clinton years and is getting worse by the day. Enough of these slime balls. Vote for chance, not Hillary!!!!!!

I am absoutely blown away that there are people out there still supporting Hillary Clinton! How can you not see what a Clinton administration will be? I am a complete and total homer with regards to Barack Obama but if stories like this came out about Barack along with recent behavior/waffling/lying like Hillary has been doing I'd write him off! Open your eyes people and realize that your vote for President really does matter and really does make a difference in your life. For example, gas was $1.55 a gallon when Bush took office - I filled up last night at $3.22.

hillary, tsk,tsk,tsk……..liar, liar pants on fire….andy

Are your minds that small that you can't remember George W Bush doing the same exact thing. Infact the Bush Camp escorted people out of their Rallys during the 2004 race.

Go Huck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Clintons once again display here a fundamental character flaw. America deserves better than a family of cheaters and liars as first family.

Cleaning Bush's mess will take a long time. So, democrats would be well advised to vote for a leader of character who would rally the country and the congress for the next eight years.

Vote for Hilary in 2008 and you are absolutely guarantee to see the republican party regain the majority in congress.

Vote for real change and sustainable leadership with character. Vote Obama!

hillary, tsk, tsk,tsk………bad and wrong. liar, liar, pants on fire. andy

She's already looking like dubya. I'm a dem and really hope she doesn't win the nomination.

Huckabee for president.

Pathetic.

Has Hillary sealed her fate, it seems to me that people are forgiving. My concern how can smart people make stupid decisions. After all you hope when they get in they don't make stupid decisions.

Based on what has happened to Hillary lately what does the outlook look like?
http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=930

What is the big deal? This is a common practice by all political candidates, especially at so called "townhall" type meetings wherev the public is invited for Q & A.
It is a part of strategy.

Why would anyone be surprised at devious manipulation by either of the Clintons? Their entire lives have been dedicated to deception. From the orchestration of an open forum town hall meeting in Iowa, to the secrecy of her White House records, there are glaring reasons for not trusting anything she says…

Plants, hidden records, fuzzy answers, unsure agenda, offering NY licenses to illegal immigrants, playing the gender card…. all of this adds up to say NO to Billary!

Taking a cue from the Bushies. Remember the 2004 campaign when GWB would get not so much questions, but expressions of gratitude and undying loyalty from some members of his audience?

Audience member: "I just want to know, Mr. President–is it even possible for you to be a greater leader? Have you not reached the apex of excellence? Thank you for being our President"
(sits down to fervent cheers)

Having everything in her campaign so scripted, combined with paranoid tendencies (up to the time the blue dress was found it was all the "… vast right wing conspiracy" out to get her man) spells danger. And, let's not forget the planted story that Monica was a stalker — do we believe it was Bill or Hillary who so cleverly planted this nasty rumor against a lowly page? Let's remember the last time we elected a paranoid to the White House (hint: initials were R.M.N.).

come on cnn,you can do something to help her out.talk more about your america hating neo-nazi loving islamo-facists you so strongly support.That'll convince us all you are a real newsworthy org.

It all depends on what the definition of a question is….or maybe if she would learn to answer real questions she could simply answer with: "I can't recall", "I don't remember" oh my bad she already uses those.

The audacity of these people. Haven't we seen enough of this type of behavior in the past 7 years? Do we need more of it?

I believe the story: the Clintion campaign planted questions. Her campain is a group of gangseters who commit hiding, shunning, spinnig, plotting, planting, and murdering, not on the street, but on the political avenue. This is the Clinton machine.

You think things are bad now, wait until she is nominated as the democratic nominee. Then the questions will get tougher, the attacks on her character will increase, and I think we may very well have a psychological meltdown. Hopefully it it will happen in public so the whole world can see who the lady really is.

Where is Hillary? Why has she not spoken about this? Once again this strong, brilliant woman is suddenly completely silent. Her handlers claim she was unaware of anyone being told what to ask, we are supposed to believe out of hundreds of people she just happen to pick the very person to whom the canned question had been given? The first thing to to when you get caught lying is to stop lying. Hillary has made it standard practice to control the environment (like only doing interviews where she knows she will get softball questions I.e. Good Morning America, CNN et al.) in which she speaks. When she is forced to answer questions without a script, she comes apart like a cheap suit. Problem is, she can't really tell us what she would like to do to this country, if she did, she would never be elected. She is a socialist, plain and simple. She is also strikingly dishonest and comes across as having no core beliefs, she moves according to the political winds. The left, in their hearts, know she may be the democratic darling, but she can't win in the general election. The Clinton's are simply not trustworthy.

"I'm getting sick of this smear campaign against Hillary. It's no wonder she has to hire reporters, it's the only way she'll get a fair and honest question. People tend to forget that sometimes you need to bend the rules to get elected, and if you don't believe that, you're ignorant."

You got to be kidding. She half (probably much more than half) of the infamous smear machine. It's good she gets a taste of her own medicine. I hope it sticks!

pretty dirt and devious, isn't it?

Hopefully this will show more people that this is definitely not the person for the White House. She can't even keep her Campaign in order so how can she keep the country in order! Didn't see this on the CNN home page. Hmmmm. Why not?

Didn't someone at FEMA get fired for planting fake questions at a news conference??

If Hillary gets elected, we should call the Administration:

The BILLARY admoinistration!

From the original story by Grinnell's Scarlet & Black:

"She also noted that staffers prompted Clinton to call on her and another who had been approached before the event."

There is no 'if' Clinton knew they were plants..she knew. Period.

Add to this the following stories:
Salon.com reveals Clinton campaign behind the scenes sliming of opponents

Hillary's staged diner visit

As many have stated, this is not something anyone should be really surprised by. She hired Mark Penn, the moral equivalent of Karl Rove, to run her campaign. Hillary Clinton will run her White House with the same honesty, transparency and integrity that this administration has run it. If you are surprised by this, you haven't been paying attention.

CNN may be, for all intents and purposes, the Clinton News Network, but fortunately enough of us see through that and Senator Clinton.

Did someone up thread actually say her campaign had to do this because the students probably didn't know what to ask her? Note to Hillary supporters…step away from the Kool-aid!

shows what sort of anything-goes people she's surrounding herself with. its high entertainment, watching the Democratic candidates turn themselves into the biggest joke since the current administration.

I'm getting sick of this smear campaign against Hillary. It's no wonder she has to hire reporters, it's the only way she'll get a fair and honest question. People tend to forget that sometimes you need to bend the rules to get elected, and if you don't believe that, you're ignorant.

http://www.voteforhillaryonline.com

Reminds me of the fake press conferences that FEMA and Bush always hold…

At least she finally admitted something!

Here's the transcript of the actual question being asked… it really makes the news story better, wonder why CNN left it out.
Question: "As a young person, I'm worried about the long-term effects of global warming How does your plan combat climate change?

Clinton: "Well, you should be worried. You know, I find as I travel around Iowa that it's usually young people that ask me about global warming."

OF COURSE, Clinton pleads ignorance. "She didn't know about planting questioners." Any time something bad happens, she doesn't EVER seem to know anything… Doesn't know this Norman Hsu character and the source of his $850,000 in campaign donations. Doesn't know how her law firm's billing documents got into her White House closet… Doesn't know how investors turned $10,000 of her money into $100,000 trading cattle futures… Just doesn't know ANYTHING…

Also worth noting John Edward's elloquent and funny response: as opposed to Clinton's claim of the "politics of piling on"… John Edwards says this must be "the politics of planting questions."

She is no different than the others.
It would be nice if a real citizen could run for office, but who has that kind of corporate money but an political actor. The system is so rigged that its like watching a wrestling match on TV, maybe that's what this country has come to.

Golly!! Hey, it wasn't Hillary's fault. It's all part of a extreme right-wing conspiracy. Hillarity is as honest as her dear husband, Bill Clinton, my dear friend.

"On this occasion?" Right… And the next occassion, and the next occasion, and the next… I'm not surprised at all.

Hillary…you still have my vote, but, stop with the BUSH TACTICS. I find this article, if true, very distrubing. American citizens are not going to put up with any part of BUSH for the future. I think you need to rein in your campaign staff….LOL…again, if true, the college campus of America was the wrong place t