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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Iowa Student Tells CNN How Hillary Planted Question in Crowd [View all]Walk away
(9,494 posts)92. It's different for Bernie because he has the same answers to every question.
Everything is either about Banks, 1% or the price of cable boxes. I realize that is being facetious but honestly, any question he is asked always circles back to his limited message. Probably one of the reasons that BLM was so frustrated with him.
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I agree, it isn't his style. However at the Netroots town hall, it sure looked like he had a plant
still_one
Jul 2015
#26
If one took the time to watch the videos, Bernie not only dealt with the situation well, but
still_one
Jul 2015
#29
Conflating interview questions with planting someone in the audience to ask a question is hilarious.
djean111
Jul 2015
#64
Click on the video and you'll be directed to YouTube where you can watch it.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2015
#6
I am not Catholic but I would place it under venial sins if I were./nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#7
They are holding this position as if all questions asked to her will be planted.
NCTraveler
Jul 2015
#63
If this is what did them in, she didn't have that person in the first place.
NCTraveler
Jul 2015
#53
Wonder if anyone was ever able to follow up to find out who she voted for. nt.
NCTraveler
Jul 2015
#89
Or the bigger mistake with the vote on AUMF which did the funding of the war. Ask Bernie why he
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#20
One needs to accept the full story, the same day the IWR vote happened then the AUMF occurred, had
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#23
Yes there had to be funding for the IWR, the IWR did not provide the funding.
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#90
Question to Clinton, "Are you backed by Big Oil; and if so, what is your Energy Policy"?
DhhD
Jul 2015
#49
That's the first thing I noticed even before the video began - desperation for sure!
George II
Jul 2015
#54
I think you are correct in pointing out the similarities between the Clinton campaigning and
Snotcicles
Jul 2015
#34
Which one? The one who was attacked by sniper fire or who spoke of the virtues of "hard working
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2015
#19
Do Thom Hartmann and Bernie have a list of questions for callers to choose from...
cascadiance
Jul 2015
#66
My response was not about BLM and you need to not talk down or be condescending.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2015
#103
Well, Hillary sure isn't afraid of answering hard questions, or she could have taken the opportunity
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#24
Thing is, even in the debates the candidates probably have a pretty good idea what's coming.
Buns_of_Fire
Jul 2015
#67
What difference does it make? Yesterday the whining was about the answers - today the questions?!!
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#39
I still remember a phony bit at the first Clinton inauguration where Hillery was
vanlassie
Jul 2015
#45
It just popped up today during that video of Hillary laughing about Gaddafi being anally raped...
Cheese Sandwich
Jul 2015
#57
Never met, or worked for, a political candidate (even for City Council) that didn't plant
DonViejo
Jul 2015
#71
Loved what she said at the end about how it "takes the voter out of it" n/t
whatchamacallit
Jul 2015
#95
I'm glad you think it's OK for politicians to plant people in the audience and then pretend to
Cheese Sandwich
Jul 2015
#98
She is pretending to select a random person with their hand raised for a question.
Cheese Sandwich
Jul 2015
#100