Were these "softball" questions? Asking what a candidate is going to do about global warming does not sound like a soft question to me. Nevertheless, I don't like this strategy and we've seen it countless times before with the current administration. I wonder if Clinton staffers go as far as barring any obvious republicans from her Q&A sessions, like Bush staffers bar non-supporters from his public appearances?

Hillary 2008!

I wonder how much they paid her off to talk? And who is to say this girl is even saying the actual truth. There is her side - their side and truth. Clinton doesn't need questions to be planted. She is exceptional! She's gonna win. She will be our next president. And, she will make history.

We've all heard the Clinton camp is one of the tightest, if not the tightest, most organized run political machines out there. No one argues that, but for Hillary to say she did not know anything about planted questions in her campaign…well it is not far fetched to believe she is lying. What is very troubling is the ease at which she does it, like she has had a lot of practice.

Why did the twit agree to ask the question in the first place? This is a way that candidates can answer questions in a non-confrontational manner…answer the question and state their position. It's been going on for years. BTW - is she really looking for honesty in politics?

Wow, I was right. You really do have to be delusional to be a Hillary Clinton supporter.

Great posts some of you. "Who Paid Her Off", "Twit", go to bed Bill, you're grumpy. Typical Clinton crap. Now she's accusing John Edwards of acting like Bush just because he had the guts to call her out on honesty, integrity and chararcter. We'll have a Democract in the White House, but it won't be "the Madam".

This is much to do about nothing. It was a darn good question and I think the girl is just lookin for headlines. The media needs to get some where and have a seat! Ok we all know you media people hate Hillary and Bill. We all know its sweeps week and ya need a headline, but COME ON! GO Hillary! I'm still voting for Biden (Big Smile)

By the way can anyone name me a 100% HONEST politican?

This is ANY different than the pre-approved audiences for any given Bush/Cheney administration members' speeches how?? If anything, at least it's being constructive, instead of the recent forcible removal of Code Pink anti-war mothers from the Condaleezza Rice congressional testimony toward US Middle East Policy on Oct 24. 4 out of the 5 people arrested had done nothing asides wear shirts contesting the war. Nice job Washington.

Hillary is going down. She just lost Iowa on this story alone and there is no chance that she will comeback from it. All this talk of honesty and her character is coming into the light. In her next debate she will have to change her whole style just to combat the fact that she is not ever going to be completely truthful with the American people.

Shame on those of you who are attacking that student for reporting what the TRUTH.

"This is a way that candidates can answer questions in a non-confrontational manner."

Wow, thankfully we have scripted events like these to ensure that the lines between truth and reality are continually blurred. She is asking for our votes, the LEAST she can do is answer real questions.

I understand that this is how the game is played and am not surprised in the least that the Clinton campaign may have plants. It's funny, though, when you look at how rattled she got when someone asked her a REAL question about her Iran vote at one of her campaign stops. She accused the guy of being a plant!

To the person who questioned whether this was a softball question — any question the candidate is prepared for IS a softball question, especially when the campaign is using audience members as its mouthpiece.

Several years ago - during the last Presidential Election - I was able to attend a rally by Senator Edwards at a liberal arts college. College students were present but the focus of this "town hall" meeting was prescription drugs. Out of the several hundred members of the audience (primarily college students) none were able to ask him a question. Instead, pre-chosen people from the audience asked specific questions, while the students were silenced. I think that this is not only in Clinton's camp - but more an issue across all of politics.

All canidates do this. Even our on President does this and got caught

This woman quite honestly makes me sick. Its a real shame that the first female front-runner is this woman. I would have hoped for someone more respectable.

I would take Obama over her any day. If the ticket winds up being Clinton or Giuliani, I'm submitting a write in vote for Perot.

wait- this girl agreed to ask a pre-planned question, and now she's suddenly all shocked and disenchanted? why did she agree to ask it? it sounds like Ms. Gallo-Chasanoff is milking this for all its worth.

this kind of stuff might be distasteful, but it's not any different from what any other campaign team does, and certainly not "horrific." and no, this campaign shouldn't be about vince foster.

. . . As if many others don't do the same thing! Let's not forget that the White House inserted at least one reporter to lob softball questions to President Bush in press conferences. How many other candidates are doing the same thing? My bet is - most of them. The temptation is just too great. Let's either condemn the practice for all or shrug it off and not focus on any particular candidate. Journalists - do your job: investigate and report on other candidates' use of this practice.

Slick Willy and Slimmy Hillary, you people who vote for this idiot are idiots!

Man, why are you democrats such PHONIES? If that happened with a Republican, you'd be all over it spewing your nasty "neocon" venom. Instead some of you are suspicious that that victim in all of this was planted. Grow up and realize that your little Hillery just might be a PHONY. Oh yeah, now I see the connection you have.

I agree with a previous post. The story here evolved from a dishonest practice of planting questions, to how the Clintons handled the scandal. The idea that Hillary, known to be a control freak, was unaware of this practice is not believeable. It is disturbing to me just how easy it was for her to deny…I could not help but believe she is a very seasoned liar.

Surely anyone can see Karl Rove in Gallo-Chasanoff's clothing,right?Though I'm a Biden supporter,I can tell you,by experience Hillary would never trust a twit or an intern.C'mon people,she's a plant.Or a liar.Or both

This is exactly why I do not support another Clinton. I can see straight through her, and see that she is nothing but B.S. I hope one day everyone else will be able to view her as I do. In the meantime, keep researching Obama…. I'm sure you'll be impressed.

OBAMA '08!

Well, at least we know that Hillary would run FEMA just as effectively as Bush, what with their fake press conferences and all.

The Truth about Hillary is coming out and it's not pretty….

Oh, my, this is shocking, just shocking, isn't it? Using some of the posts on here as a guide to the intelligence of the average voter, I imagine they planted a question so that a sensible question could be asked for her to answer.
They all do it–it isn't that big of a deal. It was a sensible question, and the aide probably thought it was one of the only ways to get a sensible question asked.
Hillary is who we need, and all this made-up hype about the lies she tells– I am sure she is the only candidate who does this. (yeah, right!)
Get a grip, folks. The Clintons are spending their lives trying to make the country better. Do you think they would work this hard to do a poor job for the US? They are wanting to make history by getting this mess straightened up–not make it worse, and they are a couple of the best minds in the world. Let's let them work on it, and get the US back to the great shape it was in when Bill was president, if it can still be done after this mess that has been made of it in the last 7 years.
GO, HILLARY!!!

Maybe the girl was a plant, but a republican plant. Doesnt this lady have reports to write? college classes to attend? Does she want to run for pres?

Typical Clinton politics:
1) Do something shifty
2) Deny and deflect
3) Destory the evidence, take the fifth, or flee the country
4) Attack the accuser (like the hillary workers on this forum are doing!)

Did we learn nothing from Bill's presidency? Hillary sure did!

She's looking more presidential every day. Fielding softball questions and staging every aspect of meetings with the public is exactly what our current president does!

WHY DID THEY NEED TO PLANT QUESTIONS? WAS CHRIS MATHEWS NOT AVAILABLE ?

Helen, Boston, you just said exactly what I thought, and it is true. Nagative people couldn't figure out what is true or false.
I am very proud of being Hillary's supporter. Cal, Boston, sorry, Hillary is my candidate and American's candidate.

Yes, all politicians do this type of thing….it just reinforces the fact that most of them will do anything to get elected, or maintain their position.
Hillary comes across as disingenuous and slimy…much like her husband. We obviously don't know what actually happened in this particular situation, but I would certainly tend to believe the questioner more than anyone associated with Hillary's campaign.
The REAL question is: What does Hillary bring to the table? What are her qualifications to be president, other than just wanting to be the first female president? How will she be better than anyone else in the field? To date, she hasn't answered any of those questions. She is appealing only to those knee-jerk far left and feminist supporters who aren't really able to analyze beyond the surface. If elected, she will be a disaster for this country, not because she is democrat or female, but because of the type of person she is….

So she disagreed with being told what to ask, did it anyway, and NOW she's whining? Please. If you had a chance to ask a question, why wouldn't you ask your own question? And where is the evidence that there were other planted questions? No one else has come forward. This is stupid, and I do believe Hillary did not know-she would not approve of this tactic because she plays the game well enough to know it would be found out. And it isn't even like it was some easy question to begin with…this is not news, CNN, per usual.

They all do it! Hillary just got caught. Politics is a dirty business. Vote on candidates on what they've done, not what they say they will do or how many statistics they've memorized.

Wow, this campaign certainly is centering around a "poor Hillary" approach taken by her supporters whenever she's criticized. If a college sophomore is someone causing her great concern, I'd hate to see her dealing with opponents from a hostile nation, etc. For a woman who is trying to run as the toughest candidate, try given the victim approach the boot.

Isn't it just like the Clinton robots to blame the whistleblower and call her names. The poor Clintons are always the victims. We had 8 years of these 2 "victims" and their soap opera lives.

There are important things that need to be done to straighten out the mess we're in and the Clintons spend way too much time on their own problems which they create through their dishonest, self-serving actions.

I thank the young lady for bringing this to the attention of the citizens of this country. She may have made a mistake by accepting their offer, but she corrected it. Thank you again.

The world has come to an end, oh my god, a question was planted in the crowd.

Were the participants denied enter to the event even though they held a ticket. Were participants refused entry because they had on a tee shirt on that was not approved by the party. Were people denied entry because they had on a pro-Republican tee shirt. Were attendees prescreened to ensure that they were true blue Democrates. Were the only questions permitted those that had been "preapproved" and "prescreened" by event organizers.

GROW UP, if you the above tactics they were carried out in normal day to day gatherings for George W Bush during his campaigns and then some. If you noted seldom does an event that Bush speaks at not far into the category of private event, sponsored by a private group, that so sorry, make the rules for the crowd.

All I can say, is for this to become a major issue, there are people out there that are really scared that they will wake up in 12 months and discover President elect Clinton preparing for HER term in office with FIRSTMAN Bill.

I fully intend on voting for Clinton, no more right wing fanatics, no more canidates that put the lobbiest of K street above the needs of the nation.

If this planted question gave a college sophmore a negative outlook on the election procress, then I would recommend that she take a few American history classes so she can distinguish between dirty politics and politics.

TYPICAL POLITICAL MUMBO JUMBO
TELL THEM WHAT THEY WAN'T TO HEAR
THEN SCREW THEM
THE WHOLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS ALL ABOUT SOCIALISM , FREEBIES TO THE RICH

HILLARY CLINTON IS THE SMARTEST AND ONLY CHOICE IN 2008, we are tired of these old men!

CLINTON FOR FOR PRESIDENT

Why am I not surprised about Hillary? Maybe she should run with George Bush as her VP because they are birds of a feather! Glad some people are finally coming out and speaking the truth.

This is as bad as the fake FEMA press conference. She does realize she's way in front and just needs to keep from tripping herself, right?

It's simple fellow Democrats:

-Do you want think the country is on the right track and you want more of the same, vote Hillary.

-Do you think the country is on the wrong track and want to see real change that puts your priorities ahead of lobbyists and the military machine, vote Edwards or Obama.

For the smartest woman in the world, she's pretty stupid.

Yup. Just like Nixon all over again.

ALL politicians do this. don't act surprised.

frankly, i don't believe this girl, because if she had such moral opposition to asking a "plant" question, then why did she do it anyways?

also, i don't believe the clinton campaign would be this sloppy… carrying around a binder with questions in it. please.

This is nothing new and something that every other campaign does and has done for decades. Bill Clinton was answering planted questions back in 1994 at the 50th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies onboard the USS George Washington. Same binder, same sort of staffer briefing.

The funny part about this whole debacle is the people who are questioning Senator Clinton's honesty were not going to vote for her anyway. They already had their mind made up last year when rumors were circulating that Hillary would actually run. I personally don't see what the big deal is with this practice. People want to say this whole event that Hillary attended was fake–but what about all the other Iowans that attended the event? All of their questions clearly could not have been staged. Are they fake too? The answer is no.

I really question the young lady who "agreed" to ask the Senator from New York the question anyway. If she felt it was so wrong, in a show of defiance since she knew she was going to be called on–she could have asked Hillary the question she originally intended to ask her. Instead she chose to go along with it only so she could have a story to tell. This is what people should really be looking at.

Why shouldn't Vince Foster come up? He's just one of many questionable deaths close to the Clintons. Hillary was the first person in his office after he died.
If they want to plant questions, that's fine - just don't lie about it. And you can be sure they won't plant any questions about Vince Foster or the Rose Law Firm, or Jennifer Flowers, or Monica, or the White House Travel Agency, or…..

Is anyone suprised?

You have seen what Hillary does when real questions are asked. She folds !!!

She has no experience in anything. She has never ran a city, state, company or anything. How could she answer anything but planted questions?

News Flash!!! No one is honestly representing you!! These are politians… you pick the one with the best resume and that tells you what you want to hear and has the best chance of getting that done… People who think that honesty has anything to do with this is delusional… History has proved this over and over… If you do not like Clinton, that is ok.. BUT your canidate has lied about Something.. Don't be naive….

How honest can she be, she was at a Hillary Clinton rally.

The really sad part is that Hillary was unable to answer even the questions that she had planted in the audience. What a joke.

It's really sad that people are willing to settle for planted questions. WHO CARES WHO ELSE DOES IT?? Nobody should do it. When any of these people become president, don't you want them answering to the people, instead of some canned hack like the current President. People, take your country back and quit settling for people whose only pursuit is power (aka Clinton).

Edwards/Obama or Obama/Edwards '08

Any of folks that think ANY of the mainstream candidates are going to improve anything in this country are kidding yourselves. Hillary (or Romney, or Giuliani, or Obama) 2008? Please, don't make yourself look foolish. They are ALL political hacks that are part of the problem.

Looks to me that Hillary got caught doing something that is common in all of politics. It's also one of the reasons I don't really pay attention to these types of speaches. The real test is the one-on-one debates between the candidates where they need to show that they know their own platform, not just the pre-prepared talking points.

Oh boy! Now we get to watch Hillary and her corrupt media cronies destroy a sophomore college student. Poor Muriel, how naive of her to just want to know "how Hillary's energy plan compares to the other candidates energy plans".

Although I might be "piling on" with this comment, I should add that in January, Mrs. Clinton held an online "conversation" with voters.

Frank Rich of the New York Times wrote that the scripted format and easy questions that went right along with her campaign talking points were similar to the "Ask President Bush" events in 2004.

Look at her eyes in the clip, she's reading the answer from a piece of paper on the podium! Sure, she didn't know.

Yet more evidence that Hilary is a corrupt, deceitful human being that will become a complete tyrant when her time is due. A suitable alternative to Bush she is not.

Presumably the guy in the Clinton campaign who admitted planting questions was part of the right wing conspiracy as well.

This is common practice. I live in Iowa and had the Edwards campaign give me a question to ask. As an Edwards supporter, I happily asked the question. I didn't run to the media or anything. Something tells me this girl wants her 15 minutes of fame.

Don't say any negative Hillary, in fact, express some Motherly support for Gallo-Chasanoff, we'll take of the rest…. wink, wink.

Not surprised at all, if she is elected we will deserve what we get.

Jimenez, your comment below, is complete stupid, you must be a socialist, dumbass.

I wonder how much they paid her off to talk? And who is to say this girl is even saying the actual truth. There is her side - their side and truth. Clinton doesn't need questions to be planted. She is exceptional! She's gonna win. She will be our next president. And, she will make history.

Posted By Jimenez - San Antonio - Texas : November 13, 2007 7:17 am

I'm shocked, shocked to learn the Clinton campaign controls access to their candidate and would even go so far as planting questions. However, more disturbing to me is what looks like a teleprompter embedded in Ms. Clinton's podium. I can't say with authority that such a devise is there, but I would direct your attention to Senator Clinton eye movements as she answers the question, it seems she has already rehearsed. It does appear someone is feeding her answers to questions, whether they're planted or not.

Stay tuned for Hollywoood's next poliflick titled "The Stepford Candidate", followed by "The Stepford Bimbo's." You can rest assured that Slick Willy is behind all this manipulation. Hillary is America's most subservient wife. Think about it!

Bret from Santa Monica

STOP EXCUSING HILLARY'S MISSTEPS BY COMPARING THEM TO BUSH.

News for you all, she is not running against Bush. Besides, why would we want an administration with similiar morals and ethics? Let's get beyond this political administration.

THAT MEANS NO MORE BUSH'S OR CLINTONS!

The world has come to an end, oh my god, a question was planted in the crowd.

Were the participants denied enter to the event even though they held a ticket. Were participants refused entry because they had on a tee shirt on that was not approved by the party. Were people denied entry because they had on a pro-Republican tee shirt. Were attendees prescreened to ensure that they were true blue Democrates. Were the only questions permitted those that had been "preapproved" and "prescreened" by event organizers.

GROW UP, if you the above tactics they were carried out in normal day to day gatherings for George W Bush during his campaigns and then some. If you noted seldom does an event that Bush speaks at not far into the category of private event, sponsored by a private group, that so sorry, make the rules for the crowd.

All I can say, is for this to become a major issue, there are people out there that are really scared that they will wake up in 12 months and discover President elect Clinton preparing for HER term in office with FIRSTMAN Bill.

I fully intend on voting for Clinton, no more right wing fanatics, no more canidates that put the lobbiest of K street above the needs of the nation.

If this planted question gave a college sophmore a negative outlook on the election procress, then I would recommend that she take a few American history classes so she can distinguish between dirty politics and politics.
Posted By Once a Republican (I am sorry), but always an American : November 13, 2007 9:18 am

I'm confused by your response. Yes, Bush does the same thing. That's exactly the point! I don't like Bush, and don't want another Bush in the White House. Also you talk like Hillary won't put lobbyist first - she's the only democrat front runner that takes money from lobbyists! Where on earth do you get the idea she won't put them first?

If you didn't think it was right ,then you shouldn't have participated by accepting the question. Better yet, just ask another question. Your 15 minutes of fame are up. Move on to important issues.

Umm, do some of you posters realize that Bush/Cheney are not running for any office in this election. Why is everything that the Democrat candidates screw-up on compared to George Bush?

Mike in PA: You are correct. This shouldn't be about Foster. But it should be about anything that pertains to the Clintons' character (yes, both of them) and Foster passes that criterion.

STEPHANIE in WICHITA FALLS: SEEK HELP! SOON!

I begin to understand why Hillary supporters are Hillary supporters. They have so much in common; deny culpability, point fingers, state it never happened or ignore it and hope it will go away.

Certainly the qualities we all want in our Commander in Chief, doesn't everyone agree?

Hillary Clinton is a fraud and this report of her responding to planted questions is just another confirmation of that.

I'm sorry, but I'm just not at all surprised that hillary or ANY candidate would have some questions ready to go at this type of event. I don't think it's dishonest for Hillary or any candidate to say, "Hey, I have a position on the environment that I want to get out there, make sure I get a few questions about it." It's politics, folks!

You can tell that she knew the answer to the question as she has to read the answer. This makes me sick. When is she going to come clean on what SHE will do. The question I would like her to answer or her partner Billy boy is. What did William Bennent mean when he addressed the Press Club after the Impeachment hearings. He said if the people really kneww everything they would not just ask Bill Clinton to resign , but they would ask for his citizenship.
This is what really bothers me about her

To one a republican yada yadda

Many thanks for the enlightenment about George Bush, but in relation to the 2008 campaign, your point is what exactly?

what more proof does everyone need that the clintons and scandals go hand in hand? She's a friggin lawyer. Go ahead and blindly believe that she truly cares about the American working class and not her own interests.

What a shame. As a Republican, I was hoping she would be against us in the election. But now that normal intelligent democrats are reminded of the darker side of Clinton-style politics, I can't imagine the majority of them buying into it again.

The extent to which some supporters of Hillary can excuse away even the most repugnant of practices is disheartening. There are followers of other candidates, in both parties, who do expect a higher standard of their candidate. One thing that is heartening about this is that while you can fool some of the people apparently all of the time, you can't fool all …… and she is losing support.

Oh, yes. I LOVE the excuses that are made for Billary. Of course, the "World's Smartest Woman" once more has NO CLUE what happened, with planted questions.

Stop and think for a moment. This woman, if she's telling the truth about "never" knowing what's going on around her is, to put it mildly…Clueless.

Of course, the Clinton-cronies, and liberal dems - meaning all but Joe Liebermann - try to smear President Bush and say his group did the same thing.

Using their logic, must have been a Bush Member who planted that question. Billary-Hillary just didn't know. Clueless? Riiiiiiiight. More like crooked - just like Bubba.

Clinton = Bush… Let's get some new blood in the White House.

gawd who cares? plaNTED QUESTIONS OR NOT POLITICIANS WILL NOT listen to the people that voted them in.

The thought of Clinton in office is like being in the middle of a nightmare. These Hillary supporters must like higher taxes. Then again you love socialism as well.
The thought about leaving IRAN in the hands of LIbEralS frightens the hell out of me. All I can say is we haven't been hit with a terror attack since 9/11 unlike under Bill Clinton where we were hit multiple times which includes the first WTS attack. If we get hit under any LIbEral president I as well as others will hold all LIbEralS responsible.

Controlling questions has been a component of politics for a substantial period of time.

However, anyone involved in this behavior is certainly disengenuous

THE WHOLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS ALL ABOUT SOCIALISM , FREEBIES TO THE RICH

Posted By JAMES DUCKWORTH : November 13, 2007 9:18 am

James, are you familiar with the term oxymoron? If not, read the above statement, and for 10 points tell me why it is the most oxy-MORON-ic post on this thread (as yet).

Typical of Clinton supporters to smear the girl and imply that she was either paid off or is lying. Have another drink of the Kool-Aid.

Don't Vote for Ron Paul.
I don't want to tell you who to vote for,
I would just like to ask you to please listen to Dr. Paul and then decide for yourself.
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There is no doubt in my mind that Senator Clinton new the question was planted. You can see by her response and the way she looked at her notes for the answer. Young people aren't concerned by global warming. That is the furthest of their concerns!

The one thing I will say is, having volunteered for the campaign (anything but a Republican for me at this point), a LOT of things are done behind the scenes and I HIGHLY doubt Hillary knows about it. She was there maybe at the MOST once a month, and usually it was to receive a very macro-level vision of the whole campaign. At events, Huma takes her around and they barely have time for themselves. Again, I highly doubt Hillary knows this is going on.

How would Hillary have made it to the White House if JFK Jr had been alive and ran for the open senate seat

I am no Hillary guy trust me. She is the worst thing in the world for America, but all politicians do this on both sides of the isle. Is it cowardly, yes. Will it stop, no.

Here we go again: 'I Know nothing about it" this coming from Hillary?? how many times can she claim to be smart and yet "know nothing about"… so many issues???
Let's face it either she's too stupid to be CIC or she's the ultimate liar!!!

I am a die hard democrat and I will probably never vote republican, but lets be fair here. If this was something Bush would have done we would be jumping down his throat. Clinton is no better! For someone who does not know what is going on in her camp surely is not qualified to run the country! When you make a mistake in the White House are you going to say you didn't know about it Hillary?? I don't think the American people can survive another White House scandal. She is a big baby! When her polls are soaring she's the toughest and best qualified to lead the country…when she's slipping Bill takes all the blame or try to explain how it's not her and "the boys are just being touch on her". Maybe you are qualified to lead the country in it's current state, one that's based on lies and deception, but unfortunately for you Hillary, we want our country back. One that reflects equality, honesty, and opportunity!

Obama 08!

I agree that this demonstates a lack of integrity by this candidate and her campaign, which is more of the same for the American political system.

I love it how all the Clinton supporters try to justify this question planting on the fact that Bush and his admin. do it too. Oh, oh, ok, so if Bush does it then its OK for everyone else to do it… I'm sure all of you Clinton supporters agree with that, right?

Wasn't it Hillary who berated an alleged right wing "plant" just a month or 2 ago? How terrible it was to have someone planted to ask a question of Hillary… until it was Hillary who had the people planted. Hillary is a cry baby, who likes to play dirty and then cry foul when she gets hit back.

Enough of this old-style politics, this garbage that invades our politics…. We need a new type of candidate, and not the old style politician that is Hillary.
Bush-Clinton-Bush-Bush-Clinton…SCARY.

Now, this young lady will be accused of being part of the great, right wing conspiracy. Sorry to see her innocence being abused by regressives, who'll go to any extent to defend Sen Clinton and her staff's screw-ups. If you made a mistake, just admit it and move on. But, has anyone ever heard the Clintons apologize for anything?

I think Hillary has been taking lessons from Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots on how to cheat. Obviuosly neither are very good at it.

The only thing I want to know now from Hillary Clintoney is one thing:

"WHAT DID SHE KNOW AND WHEN DID SHE KNOW IT!!!!!!!!!"

Why doesn't Hillary have an ear piece so Bill can feed her the answer?

It doesn't matter if the questions 'sounds' whether it might be a hard question or not. The idea is to have people as Hillary questions she has thoroughly prepared for and has a canned answer ready.

You might as well go to a carnival machine with 10 fortunes pre-canned, grab a handle and put in your money. You're only going to get one of the prepared answers.

She is completely faithless with the people and will be a disaster for the country if she is elected President, or Vice President, for that matter.

By the way, I don't read entries with a large number of caps in it, so please don't.

Hillary is nothing more than a non-nappy headed,lying skank ho. Apart from that, she is the dream candidate for most Democrats who don't care about the character of their own peeps and who will go to great lengths to justify bad behavior of their own kind.

This is not a new strategy for the Clinton campaign. Awhile back Hillary CLinton was interviewed here in my home state by NH Public Radio. I was dismayed to read a blog by someone who had called in with the hopes of asking the Senator a question. Apparently, there was a "list" of aceptable questions, and every time the caller suggested something she wanted to ask the Senator about, she was told that Hillary would not take that question. Eventually, she was told she could not ask a question, so her husband tried with similar results. I heard the interview before I read the blog, and what I noticed was that questioners were not given any opportunity for follow up, or "did that answer your question?" follow-up from the moderator. This meant Clinton could provide pat answers that in several instances were sidestepping the question, with no chance for anuyone to call her on it. This makes me uneasy about Clinton. I am a strong Obama supporter, but when I lived in NY supported Hillary's senate campaign- making my first monetary campaign contribution ever. I still have my Hillary coffee mug. I hoped she would some day make a White House bid, and be the first woman president- something I didn't think I would see in my lifetime, and a great example for my three daughters. Now I realize that she is not what I thought she was, and too steeped in the politics-as-usual status quo of covering her a** and duping the public. It is disappointing, and I am instead supporting the candidate with the most promise for the kids' future- Obama. The silver lining in this experience, however, is that we have reached the point where a woman candidate is a viable candidate- so in that sense the victory for my daughters and myself has been had. Now it is up to us to choose the BEST candidate, regardless of gender.

You mean to suggest that campaigns plant people to ask questions in open forums?

I refuse to believe it! Next thing I know you'll tell me they do shady things to get around campaign finance laws.

The fact that this is an issue for Hillary and not any other candidate shows what lengths people will stretch to take her down. And for the record, I'm not a Hillary supporter in the least. I just think it's unfair to hold her to a higher standard than the others running.

This is most likely another "VAST RIGHT-WING CONSPIRACY".

After all, the Clintons NEVER LIE…

How many reporters do you think were coached on which questions were appropriate and which ones are not for Hillary? And more often than not, reporters wanting to get in the good graces of the "next president of the United States" are all too happy to comply.

Hillary has done this before! She is nothing more then a liar.

First off, WRITING IN CAPS is "shouting". Stop it. Second, this is no worse than the prepared scripts used in TV "hardball" interviews. In fact, with the script writers being on strike, maybe there'll be more honest talk on the air?

This is funny. Half the Hillary haters are certain she's a socialist. The other half are mad at her for being too hawkish and right-wing on some issues. That's the best evidence yet for me that she'll win the general election.

If she didn't want to ask it, then she shouldn't have asked it. Ridiculous.

That's what you get with the Clintons…rememmber?

For someone who supposedly very smart, organized and in control who claims to be "uniquely qualified" to run the country because she's run things in the White House already, she really has absolutely no idea what is going on around her. She nevers seems to know where any of her money is coming from, where any of her questions are coming from. How can she control the country when she can't even cotrol her staff?

This is just another example of the dishonesty and phoniness of the Clintons. How many examples will it take before people accept that this is true, and that the Clintons have always been about power, and nothing else.

Give the Clintons a break. Hillary is having enough problems reciting her rehearsed answers.

It is tragic that the democrats ae going to destroy themselves before the election by choosing Hillary or Barrack as their candidate. Worthy candidates who will make good presidents, especially compared to the current one(who does not). BUT will face a prejudiced campaign, racial,gender and personality that will result a lot of folks voting against them.
It will not be surprising if we do not have one of the stereotype candidates from the Republican side for the president.
Kind of like '04.

" Nevertheless, I don't like this strategy and we've seen it countless times before with the current administration. I wonder if Clinton staffers go as far as barring any obvious republicans from her Q&A sessions, like Bush staffers bar non-supporters from his public appearances?"

AMAZING! You manage to cast aspersions on Bush while pretending to be upset with yet another Klintoonian LIE!

ABH! (Anyone But hiLIARy) '08

Well, that settles it.
With this knowledge, from now on, I have switched from Coca Cola to Pepsi.
For good.
I also now refuse to use Gilette triple blade razors.
I now will only use Schick triple blade razors.
With this knowledge, I will now never ever use a Kleenex again.
I will switch to Puffs.
With my new-found intelligence, I will never again drink Minute Maid brand orange juice.
I have now switched to Tropicana.

If one cannot satisfy me, I will choose the other.
Even if there is absolutely no discernable difference between the two.
I do this because I am an intelligent American.
As an intelligent American, I can recognize that there is a specific class of politicians that tell the truth all the time, while the other class of politician does not.
One class is the "Good Guys" and the other is the "Bad Guys".
My life will be dramatically altered for the better is I choose the "Good Guys".
By voting for them, all of a sudden—my country will be a better place to live, but more importantly, I and my family will prosper like never before.
By voting for the "Good Guys", war will end forever and I will always always have a good job and lots of money and can buy all the Coca Cola I want.
Or wait—didn't I say I had switched to Pepsi?

What is the difference?

Let he who has ears, hear.

I'm done with this! It is just one sneaky thing after the next. Planted campaign donations and planted fake questions. You're telling me you don't know anything about these things..come on!!! I just can't do it anymore. Enough! I feel betrayed. I quit. You ruined this Hillary Clinton. Those flags falling down around you were a sign.

I don't see why people keep questioning why this girl would have asked the question if she was so offended by the planting? Are you kidding!? She has an opportunity to stand up and be on camera in front of a presidential hopeful and ask a question, and you are saying she should simply object? Hindsight may be 20-20, but I'm telling you that at that moment that didn't seem like such a big hurdle. Any of us would do the same, and most of us would probably feel the same afterwards. In addition, while most of you are right that planting goes on at all levels of politics, her disingenuous nature is more than evident.

Is anyone really shocked come on…Im not shocked at all…

Goes to show - the Clintons run a dictatorship. Wake up America - what do you really know about Hillary. Do you know what she REALLY thinks about our concerns? She does not want us to know - very scary!

Though this may not be the scandal of the year, and not even close to the worst thing the Clinton people have ever done, and though it may not affect national polls…

It will get a lot of attention in Iowa and will cause her to lose. Iowans and Granite Staters love playing the spoiler, bringing down presumptious, careles, frontrunners.

Clinton just had her Howard Dean moment a little early.

what i'd like to know is why is this young college student making such a big deal out of it? could it be perhaps because she is in need of attention? it just floors me that a young woman, who has the opportunity to be involved with her first presidential election, chooses to conduct herself in such a manor. the article with her schools newspaper i understand, but granting an exclusive interview with a national media outlet is just crazy. say your peice and move on. i particularly love how she says voters have the right to know what really happened. oh please, she is a 19 year old drama queen looking for the spotlight, and we've given it to her. how sad.

Does any of this really surprise anybody? People act like it's something new. Every political candidate for centuries has been doing this.

Just once I would like to see in my lifetime an honest, truthful, sincere politic candidate run for office. I don't care what political party the candidate belongs to or if the person is even running has an independent political candidate.

Remember folks, the last true Democracy was in Ancient Greece centuries ago. People keep forgetting our form of government is a Republic, not a Democracy as it was in Ancient Greece.

Congrats to Muriel Gallo-Chasanoff to standing up against the Clinton regime. I personally would go into hiding though. People who get in the way of the Clinton clan generally end up in a body bag.

Hillary doesn't really answer questions anyway, so what difference does it make if she has some planted.

Wow! The Clinton campaign even had a list of prepared questions already written out and in a binder. It wasn't even that the staffer thought of a favorable question on his or her own. This really is Bushlike.

Doesn't anyone remember the David Letterman show?!? Where Hillary had the questions provided ahead of time? And THEN she had the audacity to pretend to think about the answers. And…I might add that she got them all right…Go figure. She might s well continue her "Listening Tour" cause she can't answer a single question.

Okay, there were some planted questions. One can't assume that all of the questions were planted (only 6 or so were listed on the page the girl was shown). So what does that tell you? Her staff was making sure that certain questions were asked during the event. Does that make it right? Not really but it could be worse. I mean, the questions weren't even softball questions. These were the kind of questions you would never here asked of George W. Bush. During Bush's speeches and campaign events, they wouldn't let you even listen from afar if you weren't a supporter. This isn't the most honest campaign activity but certainly not the most dishonest either. We've seen the worst of these practices from our current president already. What Hillary's campaign did isn't nearly as offensive. A little stupid but not too offensive. Unless of course you're a frustrated conservative who hasn't a candidate with nearly a realisitic shot at getting into the White House.

So what? EVERY candidate does this.. since time imemorial? Look back to 2000, george bush ran "town hall meetings" with ENTIRELY republican STAFF members.. this is NORMAL… its called "tricking you dumb americans into voting" and it works.

I think, again, some of you are missing the point. It's not that her husband had an affair in the White House, it's the fact that he lied under oath about it. It's the same with Hillary. It's more than just having the question planted, it's the fact she is lying about planting it.

Who cares whether the question was planted? She has the right not to even ask the question but she proceeded anyway. She is dishonest by asking the question only to talk about it to the media who are hell bent on bringing down Senator Clinton.

This lady should shut up now that she has exhausted her fifteen minutes of fame. Let us talk about Iraq, Health care; energy and other issues that affect us all. I am glad that Senator Clinton is running for the office of the President of the United State. The same for Obama. Where are the minority candidates in the GOP?

The fact that Hillary is totally scripted is not a suprise to anyone. Those who think she is 'genuine' are fools. Why do you think she avoids the major talk shows? She is a pure politician. As for the "truth"…the campaign admitted it.

You can lead politicians to water, but you can't make them THINK!

Hillary is a farce; Bill was a farce; now the voters are getting the TRUTH before the election—IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!

How is this incident any different than the recent FEMA "conference"?

You have questions asked that you know the answers to so that you appear intelligent.

Unfortunately you end up looking stupid.

Hey, Tony, Tulsa, OK
The only ones that claim that she is being too hawkish and right-wing on some issues is coming from the very same (socialist) media that backs her anyway. I like for you to name just one issue she is to the right and or hawkish.

Hillary's need to script her Q&A sessions exposes an insecurity that is the hallmark of a bureaucrat, not a leader. A person directed by polls rather than principles.

I am just trying to figure out who is really going to vote for Hillary? I mean we had eight polarized years, why in our right mind would we go back to that? It seems like all these reports bring credibility to the scandals and integrity issues we had weekly with the Clintons…please America, not again…please!!!!

The Clintons once again weary the country with claims of "everybody does it". We all lie. We all cheat. I'm sick of it. Give us someone who will lead us to a higher standard, not to the gutter!

This isn't a surprise. John Kerry came to the University of Houston on Earth Day while campaigning and he himself promised the crowd to have a Q&A session where the audience could ask him questions. He gave a hour long speech outside on a very hot spring day and then was hurried off to his limo. No questions, just posturing for the cameras in Bush's home state. I was planning on voting for him until that moment. So, I voted for Bush. I still believe better to have Bush then a guy that would be that blantantly deceptive.

"By the way can anyone name me a 100% HONEST politican?"

Probably. For sure if you round to the nearest 5%. Ron Paul.

Did anyone have any doubt that this is how town hall meetings are conducted, by either party? I'm not gullible enough to believe that the audicence participants aren't vetted beforehand and given scripts to follow.
Kudos to this young woman for outting the process

So the lying scheming control freak is flaming out at the first hurdle. I really thought she would stagger through (on her knees probably) into 2008

Fake, fake, and more fake. If you like Hillary you are a very calculating, mentally ill, and unreflecting person.

Comrades,

We must unite against these attackers who criticize our Lady. We must defeat those that wish to express their negative opinions towards us. And then when we have succeeded and have control of the Politburo we can take their guns, their Gods, and all of their property. And then we will tell them that they are happy and they will be happy.

Boy, look at all of the holier than thou Southern Democrats, I mean Republicans getting irrate at something their party has been doing for years. Someones running scared.

AS FOR THE STUDENT WHO WAS ASKED IF SHE WANTED TO ASK THE CANIDATE A QUESTION, MY REPLY IS THAT SHE IS SO YOUNG AND NAIVE. THIS IS THE SAME AS ROPING OFF THE CANIDATES PROTESTORS DOWN THE STREET. ALL THIS IS NOTHING NEW. I AM GLAD SHE NOW HAS A GRIP ON REALITY

As I read through these comments, I notice some are comparing this situation to what goes on with the current administration, as if to justify this behavior. As a moderate Republican, I abhor how this administration controlls the message and limits the inclusion of dissent. Just because it happens, doesn't make it acceptable. It is wrong, regardless of which party or candidate condones it.

Every question asked of this woman in these events are pre-approved and her answers are scripted and tested on focus groups before she utters one syllable. When her opponents criticize her, they are pilling on and are mistreating a woman. If this woman was to be elected and she go up against our nations enemies, she will be eaten alive unless someone else does it for her.

If Hillary is so honest and forth coming, why are her White House transcripts locked up until after the 2008 elections?
That is what you call controlled press…

Please….. plain and simple Clinton was caught red-handed "fixing" the questions and it's plain wrong.

"Oh that's a great question. I get asked that all the time by students" she says. Well that's surprising since you give them the questions.

Stop making excuses for her. She's too stuck in the old political world of trickery to get what she wants.

It's amazing to see how quickly the Clinton Kool-Aid drinkers just can't believe anything bad about her. Just the same way they can't possibly say anything good about the President. It's like listening to a cultist. "Don't confuse me with the facts." These are the same idiots who still believe the discredited Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame's story. Lemmings.

Muriel Gallo-Chasanoff,
I totally understand why you now have a negative outlook on politics. I have been disenchanted with politics (and politicans) for years. This was until I discovered Ron Paul who is running for president. I suggest that you look into Ron Paul's campaign. He would NEVER put a plant in the audience or ask you to do something that you are uncomfortable with. Take a look online. Google him.

More Clinton lies!!! When will America see through the Clinton fog? This is not a Republican/Democrat fight either. Most Dems are tolerable, but the Clinton's give me break! She wants to manage the greatest country on earth when she can't manage her marriage or campaign. Where are all the woman that think she has no back bone for dealing with her cheating husband? So Guilliani's been married a couple times at least he never cheated on any wives! She's a nasty woman running on air for a platform. She has no more right or ability to be the commander and chief then Bozo the clown!

Wow, planted questions…..kinda sounds like she wouldnt have to much trouble planting other information to decieve the American people. After all her husband was guilty of pergury and the Clintons have a history of scandle…… Well, at least things are staying consistant. Honesty, that is the true way to win an election and win the hearts of the American people.

Hey, enough already! What's wrong with so-called "plants" asking questions of general interest to the public. Is that any different than George Bush's people furnishing him with a list of journalists to call on during a press conference? Personally, this is the biggest nothing to arise about Hillary Clinton. I want to know how she and all the other candidates feel about the environment, without the question, are we to know how she stands?

I can't believe the people blaming the student! She behaved with much more integrity than Hillary. I thought the older generation was supposed to teach morals to the younger generation.. NOT the other way around. And, by the way, saying "everyone does it" does not make it right. A major culprit in this whole fiasco is the press, who lets candidates get away this nonsense. They know the truth and should be reporting it. The press presents Hillary (and Rudy, et al) in much the same way as they present Paris Hilton. The candidates pose and the press snaps photos and reports on how wonderful they are. And we, the voters, are so blinded by party loyalty that we're letting them get away with it. A people deserve the government they get…

Political campaigns on both sides of the aisle have used this method for many years. People, please - where is the outrage over President Bush's so called town meetings and general events? No one is even allowed to enter his events until the staff is assured they're in lock step with this administration.

TALK ABOUT PLANTED QUESTIONS. I JUST WATCHED AN INTERVIEW ON CNN WHERE THE SISTER OF A OBAMA STAFF WORKER WAS POSEING QUESTIONS TO OBAMAS WIFE.NOW TELL ME .HMMMMMMMM

Forget the scary (but impressive) political machine, Chinese money laundering, Socialist playbook, and a lack of executive experience (not to mention the fringey rumors of murder, drugs, and rape)…
Can we stand Hillary's screeching (screaming, nagging) VOICE for four years??? geeezzz - I'm a woman and I can't stand the pitch and delivery…I can only imagine what she sounds like to men! And the content….Her speeches sound like bad term papers — I just want to get out a red pen and write "TOO CLICHE!!" She seems to think if she screams B.S. like a maniacal dictator, people will listen. ??? Howard Dean was ridiculed for his YEEHAW, but Hillary sounds that way every appearance. I can't stomach the condescension that her speeches belie. OH…And how about the Kentucky-fried fake Southern Black accent? Imagine if a Republican did that!!
I don't think a majority of people will vote for her, but that doesn't mean I don't think she will win — the Clintons won't be stopped.

To John In Edison:
I con only respond to your comments by wondering what it must be like to live n a constant state of fear. Fear of Hillary. Fear of Iran. Fear of "socialists". Fear of another terrorist attack. Sounds to me like the neocons have you right where they want you. Perhps you could explain, though, exactly how you will "hold liberals responsible" if there is another attack. And, I also have to ask, what was the "WTS attack you referenced"? World…Trade…Something???

I think the more that we find out about the Clintons and the Bush Family we should pass a law that neither family can ever have anyone in the White House again! It is going to take us until HELL freezes over to fix the mess of the last 16 years. GOD help us if we are stupid enough to give them more…

Can somebody please explain why Hillary is the front-runner? I weep for this nation if it's got enough people that will vote this corrupt phony and socialist into office next November.

I would not put anything past the Clinton gang along with the poison dwarf Woflson. The woman of many accents, yes, no, maybe is finally getting her due after the media gave her a free ride for the past twenty years.

I think I might vote for OBAMA. He is the only one that comes across genuine. I'm tired