More Plants at the CNN YouTube Debate

CNN needs to get out of the debate business because they simply don't know how to manage them. Within minutes of the debate last night it was shown that a gay military man who both asked a YouTube question and then appeared live to challenge the answers in fact works for the Hillary Clinton campaign and in the past worked for John Kerry. Now, Michelle Malkin has uncovered three other questioners from last night who have already declared support for Dem candidates:

The best thing about Republicans agreeing to do the CNN/YouTube debate is that it created yet another invaluable opportunity to expose CNN’s abject incompetence.

Retired Brig. Gen./gays in the military lobbyist/Hillary-Kerry supporter Keith H. Kerr wasn’t the only plant at the CNN/YouTube debate. The plant uncovering is in full-swing over at Free Republic.

Example: “Journey,” a.k.a. “Paperserenade,” the girl who asked an abortion question, is a declared John Edwards supporter. ... Brian McMurphy at SixMeatBuffet (hat tip See-Dubya) notes that David Cercone, the Pompano Beach, Florida, man who asked the question about Log Cabin Republicans, is a declared Obama supporter. ... The lead toy questioner, LeeAnn Anderson, who appears to be an ordinary mom concerned about her two children, whom she includes in her video, is a prominent Pittsburgh union activist–and aide to Leo Gerard, President of the American Steel Workers Union/John Edwards supporter.

Read Michelle's post for details.

There's a lot of comment today about the quality and nature of the questions CNN selected. Major issues such as national security, health care, the war on terror were ignored while subjects such as abortion, gay rights, immigration and the Bible were chosen. The questions were designed to generate a GOP gaffe or some sort of dust-up between candidates rather than shed any new light on the candidate's views.

The YouTube thing has been done now, and taking questions from plants in the audience has been done. It's time to either quit doing these debates, or get moderators who can ask an intelligent question that's not coming from a particular candidate's camp.