Clinton campaign corrals media

cnn.com ^ | July 4, 2015 | Dan Merica

[Semper Mark]

Gorham, New Hampshire (CNN)—Hillary Clinton's campaign used a rope to keep journalists away from the candidate on Saturday while she walked in this small town's July Fourth parade.

The ensuing photos of journalists, including a CNN reporter, being somewhat dragged by a thin white rope as Clinton walked down Main Street caught fire online.

Initially, Clinton's campaign was not using a rope to corral the press, allowing journalists to get close to her and ask her questions.

But campaign aides said they brought the rope out because they feared the press scrum of around a dozen reporters and photojournalists would obstruct the view of New Hampshire voters attending the parade.

[Semper Mark]

Reported but no outrage that I can discern. Just imagine if a Republican candidate pulled a stunt like this.

[Gaffer]

Any flak she does get she will blame on her Secret Service detail.

[pepsionice]

I watched twenty seconds of video over the episode. If you ask me....the bigger story was the marginal crowd that showed up. The camera guy tried hard to stay focused on larger groups....but you started to notice it just wasn’t that many people who showed up.

[Semper Mark]

It looks worse than it sounds...

[Semper Mark]

A small group of reporters as well.

Only 12 or so I believe.

[hosepipe]

HELLAry slops the pigs in the pen regularly..

[Southack]

Isn’t that rope line corralling reporters a bit like a fence (immigration, secure borders, hint, hint)?!

[Cowboy Bob]

The reporter doesn’t seem to mind.

[Cowboy Bob]

Is Nike a sponsor of Hillary’s “control the media” effort? I see that the person controlling the media has a Nike sponsorship logo on is equipment.

[Stand Watch Listen]

[clearcarbon]

"HELLAry slops the pigs in the pen regularly.."

She's pigressivephilic.

[Semper Mark]

Good point.

[USCG SimTech]

Now they know to bring shears. It’s unlawful detainment in the realm of something you can be arrested for?

At least now we all had demonstrated how she is going to govern when confronted with those that challenge her. Only when president she’ll be Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

[Timber Rattler]

Clinton's Secret Service detail also urged journalists to abide by the mobile rope line.

So the Secret Service is part of Hillary's campaign team now, eh?

[Semper Mark]

The reporter doesn’t seem to mind.

Probably a fellow traveler.

[Semper Mark]

It’s an ugly thought, indeed.

[NTHockey]

Why should they mind? Thy’re only admitting that they are obedient to their masters and that it’s no big deal to be treated like cattle.

[shibumi]

So I see you're pimpin' for CNN now, eh?

{;^)~

[john mirse]

Hillary in picture: looks like Hillary could lose a few pounds.

If Hillary is roping off reporters now during her campaign, imagine how much tighter she will rope off reporters if she were to be elected President, God forbid.

[Semper Mark]

Excerptin’, too. :)