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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.

Clinton campaign spokesman Mo Elliethee admitted that the campaign had planted the question and said it would not happen again.

"On this occasion a member of our staff did discuss a possible question about Senator Clinton's energy plan at a forum,” Elliethee said.

“However, Senator Clinton did not know which questioners she was calling on during the event. This is not standard policy and will not be repeated again.”

In a state where the caucus is held sacred and the impromptu and candid style of the town hall meeting is held dear, Clinton’s planted question may come as a great offense to Iowans.

According to a report on the Grinnell University Web site, the Clinton campaign arranged for some of the questions for the candidate to be asked by college students:

"On Tuesday Nov. 6, the Clinton campaign stopped at a biodiesel plant in Newton as part of a weeklong series of events to introduce her new energy plan. The event was clearly intended to be as much about the press as the Iowa voters in attendance, as a large press core helped fill the small venue....

"After her speech, Clinton accepted questions. But according to Grinnell College student Muriel Gallo-Chasanoff ’10, some of the questions from the audience were planned in advance. 'They were canned,' she said. Before the event began, a Clinton staff member approached Gallo-Chasanoff to ask a specific question after Clinton’s speech. 'One of the senior staffers told me what [to ask],' she said.

"Clinton called on Gallo-Chasanoff after her speech to ask a question: what Clinton would do to stop the effects of global warming. Clinton began her response by noting that young people often pose this question to her before delving into the benefits of her plan.

"But the source of the question was no coincidence — at this event 'they wanted a question from a college student,' Gallo-Chasanoff said."

The tape of the event shows that the question and answer went as follows:

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."

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

2007-11-10 00:19:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

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She has socialist tendencies. She wants to take our hard-earned money and give it to other people.
As a socialist, she believes she knows better what to do with our money than we do.
She believes in all that "it takes a village" crap.

2007-11-10 00:34:25 · answer #1 · answered by sister_godzilla 6 · 1 2

I am an Obama person but I do like Hilary. She should have divorced her husband but she wanted the power. I must say that she is leading in national polls but it matters where those take place. I Live in Indianapolis and I know many Dems who would rather move to Mexico than have her as President. She seems to have no heart. But over the Republicans she is better. She can not win the election. If she is our nominee then the Dems will lose and we get Mr. Republican.

2007-11-10 08:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Stalinist tendencies? Are you nucking futs?? FYI, Stalin's methodology wasn't planting questions. His technique was just not-so-quietly murdering anyone who opposed him or whom he though was a threat. Get your head out of your backside and into a history book, please!

You do yourself a disservice when you ask a question in this manner; it makes you look like some sort of shill for her opponents -- which I'd say is highly likely.

FYI, EVERY politician plants questions at these events; that tactic is as old as politics itself. There's no news in that.

2007-11-10 09:52:04 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1 1

I think she's the most Republicanesque of the Democratic candidates, which this story--assuming it really happened--indicates.

2007-11-10 08:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by grizzie 7 · 0 0

A lot of people on www.eatmehillary.com think she is a Stalinist.

2007-11-11 20:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by Biggg 3 · 0 0

Hey,Sister g; Congrats! So far your the only "Free Thinker" on this page.

It's not hard to pick out the "Dogs of Pavlov"....

2007-11-10 09:17:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

Not at all, and furthermore, I doubt she has HOMOSEXUAL tendencies like all too many of the republicans apparently do.

2007-11-10 08:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by Mezmarelda 6 · 1 2

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