**CNN's six "undecided voters" were all Democratic operatives**

Directorblue ^ | November 17, 2007 | Doug Ross

[Syncro]

Saturday, November 17, 2007

CNN's six "undecided voters" were all Democratic operatives 

 

UPDATES BELOW - CNN hits bottom and digs: All six debate questioners appear to be Democratic Party operatives. So much for "ordinary people, undecided voters". To paraphrase Junior Soprano, CNN is so far up the DNC's hind end, Howard Dean can taste hair gel.

In a nutshell, CNN's six "undecided voters" were:

A Democratic Party bigwig
An antiwar activist
A Union official
An Islamic leader
A Harry Reid staffer
A radical Chicano separatist

Wow. This looks "rather" like a scandal. Hot Air:

...You’d think the network’s audience might want to know who among the questioners has had a paid, formal relationship with the party.

...I went back to the beginning of the debate to see how Blitzer introduced the format. Did he offer any details on who’d be doing the questioning? Why, yes. After mentioning that the debate was sponsored by the national party — something likely understood by most viewers as a mere formality — he described them as “ordinary people, undecided voters.” Note: not even “undecided Democrats.” Just undecided.

Word on the street is that Hillary's staffers are extremely pleased with CNN's Wolf Blitzer for his softball questioning of Sen. Clinton during Thursday's Las Vegas debate. Blitzer "was outstanding, and did not gang up like Russert did in Philadelphia. He avoided personal attacks, remained professional and ran the best debate so far."

Who were the questioners upon whom Blitzer called? According to CNN, they were "ordinary people, undecided voters.” Like these folks:

Plant #1: LaShannon Spencer, whom Blitzer introduced as an "undecided voter", was tagged by Dan Riehl: in truth, she served as the political director of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.

Plant #2: Khalid Kahn, who expressed concern about profiling and the Patriot Act, asked "[m]y question is that -- our civil liberties have been taken away from us. What are you going to do to protect Americans from this kind of harassment?" Classical Values notes that Mr. Kahn is the president of the Islamic Society of Nevada, who has hosted conferences like this one (with guest speakers like Muzzamil Siddiqi). In fact, Kahn in no stranger to CNN, appearing on a show called Keeping the Faith in Sin City.

Plant #3: Suzanne Jackson -- mother of a three-term Iraq war veteran -- is aso a well-known antiwar activist. She appeared in the Las Vegas Review Journal protesting -- with a poor monkey, no less -- outside of Harry Reid's office in May.

Plant #4: Maria Luisa -- the UNLV student who asked Hillary Clinton whether she preferred "diamonds or pearls" -- wrote that CNN forced her to ask the "frilly" question instead of a pre-approved query regarding the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility.

Update: Andy writes to point out the eerie similarities between Maria L. Parra-Sandoval and "Maria Luisa." Regarding Ms. Parra-Sandoval, the UNLV website states:

This spring she will serve as the political communications intern for Senator Harry Reid in Washington, D.C. Currently a junior at UNLV, Maria is... is an immigrant on a quest to become a United States citizen.

In other words, she's not even eligible to vote, unless the Democrats changed the rules when I wasn't looking.

[TN4Liberty]

That worked. Thanks!

[FMBass]

CNN called them “undecided voters” because CNN was undecided about which questions CNN would have the plants, uh, I mean voters, ask.

[Perchant]

Now you know why the Dimwit candidates won’t go on Fox; they won’t be able to control it to this extent.

No doubt about it. If the Democrats and their media can be so brazen about doing this right on the heels of the Hillary question planting scandal, it's likely that they have been stacking the deck for years. I'd be even more interested to discover which candidate CNN has stacked the deck for in Republican debates, or perhaps they use Democrat operatives there as well.

[mewzilla]

Question for Lou Dobbs: Proud of your network, Mr. Dobbs?

[Earthdweller]

It would be just peachy if “We The People” sued these creatures arses.

[FMBass]

“I’d be even more interested to discover which candidate CNN has stacked the deck for in Republican debates, or perhaps they use Democrat operatives there as well.”

Oh, you mean like having some one like “Screwball’s” Spitty Mathews host a Republican debate. Naw, I don’t think that could happen.

[TruthWillWin]

It would be just peachy if “We The People” sued these creatures arses.

That's an interesting thought. They did commit fraud.

[TruthWillWin]

Just forwarded a link to this thread to Drudge.

[TruthWillWin]

And Rush.

[Bronzewound]

CNN: That's news to us.

Now, isn't that the truth!

[Admin Moderator]

Show me in the transcript of the debate where these “ordinary voters” are identified as hard core DEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS?

[Admin Moderator]

And you’re going to sit there and tell me that if FOX had tried to pull this stunt the media wouldn’t be all over it, right?

[bray]

Technically they were undecided, they weren’t sure if they were Stalinists or Leninists?? The Clinton War Room News Network is exposed once again and Wolfie has been shown for who and what he is.

Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops

[bray]

What was it that Spitboy interrupted Fred and began debating him?? Whole different attitude when repubs vs PravdABDNCBS and their side.

Just because DNCNN is hoping & praying for a clinton return to the WH doesn’t mean they can’t be objective.

Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops

[Syncro]

Darn, wish I had gotten a screen capture of it.

[Jotmo]

I just emailed a link to this thread to Rush. Let’s hope he picks it up. This need lots of air time.

[MHGinTN]

It's not known as the Clinton News Network for nothing. Blitzer knows when he's been threatened ... but it wouldn't have been necessary since he has his head up the sinkEmperor's butt to the shoulders. Timmy Rustbucket learned his lesson. Look for him to do an atonement interview soon. What eunuchs, utter, ball-less pu$$ies.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Transcript: The Democratic Presidential debate

"..BLITZER: Welcome back to the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. We're at the Democratic presidential debate. Suzanne Malveaux's got another undecided voter with a question.

MALVEAUX: LaShannon Spencer, please stand up for a moment. What is your question?

LASHANNON SPENCER: We constantly hear health care questions and questions pertaining to the war. But we don't hear questions pertaining to the Supreme Court justice or education. (Applause.).."

Democratic Party of Arkansas

"..

Democratic Party of Arkansas

Top Recipients

Lashannon Spencer

Total Amount Contributed: $47,150

Select cycle: 2003-2004 | 2001-2002

This table shows itemized expenditures paid to this entity (and affiliated individuals and organizations) by this committee during recent election cycles. The "From Account" field indicates whether the expenditure came from the committees' state or federal account. See methodology.

Recipient	Amount Spent	Date	To Account
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$63	10/28/2003	federal
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$74	12/15/2003	federal
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1	12/15/2003	federal
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$9	12/15/2003	federal
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$36	12/23/2003	federal
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$67	4/01/2003	federal
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$150	6/04/2003	federal
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	1/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	1/31/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	2/14/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	2/28/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	3/14/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	3/28/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	4/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	4/30/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	5/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	5/30/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	6/13/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	6/24/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	7/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	7/31/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	8/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	8/29/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	9/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	9/30/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	7/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	7/31/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	8/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	8/29/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	9/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	9/30/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	10/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	10/31/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	11/14/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	11/28/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	12/15/2003	state
Lashannon Spencer Little Rock, AR	$1,558	12/31/2003	state

.."

Ms. "undecided voter with a question" is a paid Democratic operative from ARKANSAS. Wasn't there a prominant Democrat who hailed from there?

Anybobdy claiming these people are mere "Undecided Democratic Voters" is dipped in stupid.

[DoughtyOne]

I’m not sure if the other candidates realized it or not, but this was Hillary and CNN’s way of making sure women realized there is only one woman in the race. Don’t forget though, she doesn’t want to be treated any differently (yeah sure) than the men.