I almost feel sorry for the people running Hillary Clinton’s campaign.  They work for a foul-mouthed, angry woman who is known to become enraged when things don’t go the way she expected.  And she has laid down the law that she is not to be asked any awkward questions in the process of ostensibly listening to “ordinary folks” in Iowa.  Given the abundance of awkward questions about her behavior as secretary of state, not to mention the nearly three decades of public life that preceded it, the possibility of being confronted on something that doesn’t fit the propaganda agenda is high, unless all “public events” are purely shams, with reliable pawns chosen to play the role of “ordinary folks.” The problem is that casting the parts for the docudramas being produced as real events is risky, particularly in this age of pervasive social media and cell phone cameras.  It is just too easy to spot ringers.  And...(Read Full Post)