Hillary Responds to Accusations Her Campaign Planted Questions At Public Appearances

Fox News ^ | November 11, 2007 | Major Garrett

[libstripper]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton responded to allegations Sunday that her presidential campaign had planted questions during public appearances.

At a media event in Waterloo, Iowa, Clinton responded to a reporter's question about two separate incidents, one that occurred this week at a biodiesel plant in Newton, and the other in April on a farm outside Fort Madison, both in Iowa.

"Well it was news to me" Clinton said. "And neither I nor my campaign approve of that. And it will certainly not be tolerated."

The reporter went on to ask if she knew of other incidents beyond those reported.

Clinton responded saying, "You know everything I know."

[bannie]

Someone on another thread nailed it:

Then HOW did she know to select that person from the audience?

That was a great call...but it's all moot because everyone KNOWS:

clintons CHEAT!

[gracesdad]

It’s sad and it hurts us as a nation. Not picking on Bush, but look at the way he packed his “community” meetings with people loaded with preprepared questions. If you were anti-Bush you didn’t get in. Bill Clinton did the same.

[Rational Thought]

She’ll have to plant more difficult questions.

[Suzy Quzy]

As some other Freeper said....either she KNOWS the staffers do this, or the Staffers do it because she's not so smart!!!!

For being the smartest woman, she sure doesn't know much of what goes on in her campaign...HSU, dishwashers that live in tenement housing giving thousands of dollars....etc.

[chimera]

Simple yes or no question. We could clear this whole thing up right here.

Can't do it. They'll probably trot Bill out to say something like "It's more complex than that...".

You know, for people that are supposedly so smart, so much smarter than the rest of us (to hear it told by the media and the Clintons), they sure do a lot of stupid things. Get ready for more of this for the next four or eight years.

[bannie]

will one of her staff have the courage to tell the truth?

These are people willing to be on HER STAFF!

[popdonnelly]

It’s so unfair. (sarcasm)

[snowrip]

OK,I really despise Hillary, but does anybody really think other candidates aren’t doing the same? Standard politics.

No. With the number of liberal news organizations (and this includes the AP and foreign press corps), news of conservatives who were planting questions would be played 24/7 everywhere around the globe.

Also, look at the record of resignations,forced resignation, and firings when it comes to political scandals. Most conservatives leave immediately or are forced to. Liberals who are busted and even convicted of crimes remain in office for years. If a conservative staffer was found to have been doing this, he/she would get the boot... and that would be a news story in itself.

It all comes down to character. Without double standards, liberals wouldn't have any standards at all.

[mainerforglobalwarming]

If we could just get a decent nominee, hillary would get destroyed in the general election. She is such a fool.

[Doogle]

“he or she was shamelessly recruited from Google for my own amusement. I confess, I will not claim ignorance, nor blame staff members...,”

[Shimmer]

ooh. I like that thought! I hope so!

[popdonnelly]

Watch it. You’ll get a visit by the Secret Service.

[Bluebird Singing]

“Well it was news to me” Clinton said.

Tired old phrase, Mrs. Bill Clinton.

[Servant of the Cross]

This reminds me of the movie, A Few Good Men. Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Nicholson) ruled Guantanamo with an iron fist and knew and approved of everything that went on.

Hillary controls all of this and her Sgt. Schultz ("I know nothing") act is particularly pathetic.

[bannie]

She doesn’t even care how well she lies. She knows that we all know that this is her plan; but she also knows that nothing said or done “sticks.” She has the MSM protecting her with a shell of silence in regards to all of the facts.

[gridlock]

OK,I really despise Hillary, but does anybody really think other candidates aren’t doing the same? Standard politics.

None of the other campaigns have issued denials. I know I would be much more inclined to a candidate who admitted that the whole "questions from the crowd" technique is a fraud, and that of course his campaign stage manages his campaign events.

[PGalt]

The lie is the weapon used most often in the criminal’s arsenal of weapons.

[hershey]

She’s shocked. Shocked.

[Suzy Quzy]

What are the NAMES of the staffers that appoached these kids to ask those questions? Is it the SAME person or 2?? Are they STILL staffers on the campaign trail?? Why doesn’t Hillary REPLACE them???

[Redleg Duke]

I just hope he didn’t lose an eye to the growth spurt in her nose!