It Doesn't Take A Village

Updated and bumped: h/t commenter AndyB - Another accusation emerges. It looks even worse. A Clinton staffer claimed to be talking to him because they were acquainted.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — For the second time in as many days, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has had to deal with accusations of planting questions during public appearances.

Mitchell, however, said that he and Hayler did not know each other personally before the event.

"I had no previous relationship with him," said Mitchell. "I knew his name and by name only as some who worked for Sen. Evan Bayh. But we didn't know each other and I had never met him before this event."

Mitchell told Fox the Clinton campaign wanted to contrast Clinton to Sen. Barack Obama who had recently said the president would probably prevail in the Iraq funding battle with Congress.

Mithell said he refused to ask the question.

"I told Chris I had other issues I wanted to raise with Sen. Clinton," Mitchell said.

Asked what those were, Mitchell said, "I wanted to ask her why she voted for the Iraq war and why she didn't consider that a mistake."

Mitchell told FOX News, for that Hayler, the Clinton campaign worker, was unhappy and moved on to others.

"I know he tried to have others ask that question," Mitchell said.

Hillary may think it takes a village to raise a child, but apprently it only takes one person to have a conversation - as long as you have an aide planting questions. Bill can't take responsibility for this one. I guess the aide will have to do.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign admitted Friday that it planted a global warming question in Newton, Iowa, Tuesday during a town hall meeting to discuss clean energy.

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."

Why? Because that's who they've been targeting to plant the questions? Ha!

The campaign's admission that it planted the question may be another blow to the New York senator's image as a trustworthy politician.

Comments

[joeb]

It is beginning to look like Hillary is unbeatable. And inevitable. Most of the Repubs are losing on local and state elections here in formerly Repub Virginia. Rep. Tom Davis decided to not run against Mark Warner for governor because as Tom Davis said, "A Republican could not get elected dog catcher". Hillary is a sure thing to get the Democratic nomination. And Republicans are so out of favor right now it will be hard for anyone(including Rudy)to beat her in the general election. Not even a scandal can derail her. As we know Clintons are impervious to scandals. I don't see how she can lose. There are not enough men voters to keep her from winning. Some women will say they are not going to vote for her but secretly they all will. Get ready for another 8 years of Clintons. If she serves 2 terms that will be 28 straight years of Bushes and Clintons in the White House. And 36 if you count the 8 years of Bush Sr. as VP. I don't know what you call that but I call that an oligarchy.

[Fred Beloit]

Hey, joeb, wazzup. Are you a Clinton campaign plant like the Iowa Clinton campaign question at the town meeting?

[Fred Beloit]

Remember right after the phony phony-soldier "scandal" when the nutroots who come here were screaming about the phony administration press conference? Going around and coming around. Getting dizzy.

[Peach]

This amateur hour stuff. This is going to sting, real bad. In Iowa? Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. She's going down.

[joeb]

Fred: No. As a matter of fact I don't like the Clintons. I will run to the polls to vote for Rudy. I never voted for Bill. And I sure won't vote for Hillary. However, I do wonder that if and when she is elected she might divorce Bill after the election the way Ms. Sarkozy did her husband Nicholas after the French election. Just kidding of course. I know Hillary "stands by her man" just like Tammy Wynette said in the song on the same name. She will even be baking cookies soon just like she did before. No, I don't trust Hillary and Bill and their amateur friends to keep the USA safe. Does anyone?

[BobInStamford]

2 Words for you brave patriots.

Jeff.Gannon

Semper Fi!!

[Andy B]

UPDATE: Fox News is now reporting on another Q & A planting incident by the Clinton campaign. Here's an excerpt and the link:

"SIOUX CITY, Iowa — For the second time in as many days, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has had to deal with accusations of planting questions during public appearances."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310417,00.html

[Capitalist Infidel]

What's with Bob's sick homophobia? Dan, we don't need that kind of bigotry here.

Back on topic, you have to feel a little sorry for Hillary, she's just as anti American and anti military as the far left is but she can't admit it. She has to stay on message. It's got to be tough to get questions that you want to affirm but you know you can't because you would be unelectable.

[crosspatch]

The Clintons are crooks, plain and simple, and do dishonest things as a matter of course. They lack integrity and are not to be trusted.

[Purple Avenger]

The Clinton campaign has obviously been penetrated and is being sabotaged by the VRWC.

[seekeronos]

"--- Get ready for another 8 years of Clintons. If she serves 2 terms that will be 28 straight years of Bushes and Clintons in the White House. And 36 if you count the 8 years of Bush Sr. as VP. I don't know what you call that but I call that an oligarchy. ---"

If that were the way things worked... that wouldn't be the half of it.

Remember that there is Jeb Bush (just as much of an Illuminatist as Dubya and Papa Geo. Herbert Walker Bush, and Grampy Prescott Bush before them) as well as Chelsea Clinton and not one, but two potential presidentesses in the Bush daughters. With Jenna Bush taking a bit after dear ol' Dad... look for almost 60 years of Bush-Clinton Family domination of the White House, to include Bush 41, Bush 43, Clinton 42, and the potential Clinton 44.

[Scrapiron]

seekeronos, that can only happen if the American people are as stupid as the Clintons think they are. We know 47% are truly retarded, they voted for a known liar and traitor in 04, but that leaves 53% with at least part of a functioning brain. If you elect a democrat you are not electing that person, you are electing the money man socialist Soros, also a wanted criminal. Ask him to visit France, he won't return for about 20 years. By the way, the 47% is an exact match to the study at UC that revealed that 47% of the American are or should be under mental health care. Any question as to which party the 47% votes for?

[old trooper]

Above the Law and Obsessed with Power, Manipluative Carpetbagging Grifters with the Morals of a Snake and No Shame! Clintoons! An American Phenomenon.

Lucky Us!

[SteVe]

"...trustworthy politician."

Isn't that an oxymoron?

[docweasel]

Things have a way of going in cycles. The Dems had a big year in '02, but since then have done nothing right. When Hillary! is the the nominee in fact, not just in appearance, the public is going to start looking hard at her. And Hillary! does not wear well the more you get to know her and the more you hear and see of her.

I have been saying for a year, Rudy will win in an electoral landslide, and will pick up some Kerry/Gore states. God forfend, New York may be in play if Hillary! does prevail in the Dem field.

And the shame of it is, she's the best they have to offer! While the Republicans have at least 3 very viable choices (I do NOT include Romney, who would be the one person Hillary! would trounce).

[docweasel]

I meant of course '06 not '02

[Yoda]

Village not, it takes. Missteps many, Hillary makes.

[Fred Beloit]

joeb, I took you for a Clinton plant because your forecast was so gloomy for the Right. Cheer up a little, will ya. Maybe things look grim in Virginia because your newspapers and media are of the NYT/Wapo type.

[Senior WaPo Reporto Clappers]

Double-drat on you, Fred Beloit!

We at the WaPo ALMOST had Mr. Joeb fu-schnookered... erm, convinced of the TRVTH. ©2007

[Fred Beloit]

:-)

[Peggy McGilligan]

"Well, You Should Be Worried"

Hillary declines to speak to the issues - or at least provide real answers to real questions, while opting for the more PC Global Warming ones - even if she has to script them herself. Of which she currently says, “It’s news to me.” How else could the Clinton staged media have reported Hillary’s remarkable comeback, “you know,” after the Illegal Alien Driver’s License (Gotcha) debacle?

Like a good many Americans (and many good Americans), I don’t want that duo back in the White House. With the Clintons, what is past is prologue. Sure, Hillary will come back swinging. But what about the incidence of Al Qaeda flight students, trained at the University of Bill Clinton? Einstein said, “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it:” http://theseedsof9-11.com

Hillary Clinton: Positively Pandering, Definitely Duplicitous, Ultimately Unelectable.