Clinton Interviews: Does she select her questions?

[kcjohn1]

She rarely does interviews, and when she does come out of her big money fundraisers to speak to the general public, rarely does she get hard hitting questions. It is amazing that reporters don't take the opportunity to do some investigating and get real answers. Instead she gets softball after softball, and maybe one legitimate question at the end of the interview.

So is the corporate media just protecting one of their own or does she actually make filter the questions as requirement for the interview.

[WhiteTara]

1. She is all powerful and can set up all interviews

to suit her purpose. No one dare ask a question that she doesn't like.

[nichomachus]

3. Well, you are onto something

The media bosses want her elected. The people who work for the bosses know that and won't ask any questions she's not prepared to answer. That's not a good career move. So she doesn't necessarily "set up" the interview, but there is a lot of self-censoring going on.

[WhiteTara]

5. I guess you've never seen an Andrea Mitchell interview

she is usually brutal. But of course, Hillary is all powerful and can control the weather too.

[snowy owl]

6. You haven't watched Mitchell interview Clinton, have you? I'm laughing!

Mitchell was the best iIMO - way better than RM. But when it comes to Clinton, she's awash in friendship. She can hardly talk neutrally about Clinton/Sanders match up.

It is all about friendship, power and CYA for future access among beltway. Anybody who can't acknowledge that friendship and social group doesn't affect access and tough questions is living a fantasy.

[WhiteTara]

8. okay, you're right

Everyone loves Hillary.

[nichomachus]

7. Despite your continuing straw man

You know nothing about how this all works.

[nichomachus]

2. They "coordinate" nt

[Skwmom]

4. The toadys on Morning Joe kissed her ring this morning.

[snowy owl]

9. Seeing clips now. Why doesn't she have to claim all the free media on MSNBC?

Watching Hayes because I like him but its so far been all positive Clinton and negative Sanders. That's a problem. Now karen Finney. I sure don't get these pro-Clinton people who say differently. I don't care when you watch, it's free ads for HRC constantly.

[Skwmom]

12. That's why getting rid of Citizens United doesn't solve the problem. n/t

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

10. Right! Total free pass. Chris Matthews would never mock Hillary because she can't PROVE she's capabl

of getting things passed through Congress. With Bernie, however,

PROVE IT!
How are you going to force Congress to go along with you?
Can you prove it?
I want proof, how this is going to happen!

[snowy owl]

11. Pacific Time: Hayes - Reich vs Frank

I wonder if Frank will bluster all the time away from Reich who is concise, smart and polite. Sorry. Had to post for people who might be interested on left coast. I don't see Reich nearly enough. He's too pro Bernie

[pdsimdars]

13. One thing I know, she won't be selecting the questions for her FBI interview.

[Lucinda]

14. She does interviews all the time. Such nonsense. n/t

[BernieforPres2016]

15. I have no doubt her questions were scripted today

MSNBC (Morning Joe) and CNN asked her virtually the same set of questions. There was not one question from either that made Hillary to defend any of her policies or to explain why she lost last night in Wisconsin and in 6 of the last 7 primaries, why young voters are overwhelmingly rejecting her, etc. Every question of her was pointed at straight at Bernie Sanders and gave her the green light to bash him. Is he qualified to be President? Is he really a Democrat?

On CNN she even got to pick the person that interviewed her. It was during Wolf Blitzer's show and he was there. But Chris Cuomo did the interview. Then Chris and Wolf talked about the interview after Hillary was off the air.

The corporate media is all in with the Hillary campaign in New York. Losing in NY after holding a Senate seat for 8 years would be a humiliating and crushing defeat for her.