Edwards rips Clinton for planting question

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Chicago sun Times

BY LYNN SWEET

DES MOINES, IA. — The Clinton campaign got caught planting a question in a Newton, Iowa, town hall meeting. The story has been ping-ponging on the Web since Friday night, to the delight of the Obama forces.

White House hopeful former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) slammed Clinton during a press availability here Saturday afternoon, linking her to President Bush. Edwards took a few questions after addressing the Iowa Farmers Union meeting here earlier today.

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Asked to react to the Clinton question plant story, Edwards let it rip.

Here’s the Edwards' verbatim:

“My response is that’s what George Bush does. George Bush goes to events that are staged, where people are screened, where they are only allowed to ask questions if the questions are favorable to George Bush. And set up in his favor.

Read more: hHttp://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/645440,jjtwo111107.article

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FULL story and quotes at link.

[bluestateguy]

1. She must fire the pissant staffer who thought up such a scheme

She apologized. Fine, but take steps to prevent it from happening again and dismiss the staffer who plotted this.

[Matt Bud]

2. I take it that you think Mrs. Clinton was surprised and shocked..

to find out such a thing had happened. Is that correct? You don't think she's politically sophisticated
enough to have likely known such things as that are fairly common in campaigns?

[Mojorabbit]

3. I keep hearing how common it is

but until * I had never heard of anyone doing it.

[tkmorris]

4. Apologists have to say something I suppose

Admitting responsibility and just taking your lumps doesn't seem to be in vogue these days.

[Alexander]

6. By "fairly common" you mean "fairly common" among Republicans?

Nixon used planted audience members, now Bush, and now Hillary.

Hmm...I wonder what all three of them have in common!

[Yael]

5. The point of a plant

is that someone is given a carefully worded question that the candidate is expecting and already has their response prepared.

No way she COULDN'T have known. She just got caught.