Tonight I watched the CNN-YouTube Republican Presidential debate in CNN hosted by Anderson Cooper CNN anchorman.One of the most dramatic moments was when Keith Kerr a self proclaimed Gay man and a retired U.S. Army Colonel submitted
a YouTube question to the Republicans about gays in the military. It turns out he is actually a member of Hillary Clinton's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual Americans For Hillary Steering Committee. All of the questions were submitted electronically through YouTube. However, after the Republicans had answered his question, Anderson Cooper, introduced Kerr who was sitting in the audience and ask him if he had gotten an answer to his question. Keith Kerr was given a microphone and launched into a speech and CNN let him continue for long time....longer than Anderson Cooper was allowing the Republican candidates to answer questions. Cooper had no hesitancy interrupting the Republicans if they went too long on an answer but let Kerr continue without interruption. It turns out that Kerr was a plant from the Hillery Clinton camp. In the final seconds of the post-debate coverage, Anderson Cooper acknowledges that CNN messed this up and states that CNN did not know that Kerr had or has a position within the Clinton campaign and that had they known, they would have disclosed the association if they had used his question. At best CNN was negligent at worst there was complicity with the Clinton camp. I find it interesting that the Democratic candidates refuse to appear on FOX News for debates due to pressure from their loony left. On the other hand Republican candidates willingly appear on CNN and are treated unfairly either by negligence or on purpose.As far as I could tell from watching the debate Kerry was the only YouTube questioner who was introduced from the audience and let offer a rebuttal! Why the exception? For more information on Anderson Cooper pictured above click on the title above for a link to his page on Wikiedia the Internet encyclopedia.
UPDATE:David Bohrman, a CNN senior vice president and executive producer of the debate, said: "We regret this, and apologize to the Republican candidates. We never would have used the general's question had we known that he was connected to any presidential candidate."
Kerr told CNN that he had not done work for the Clinton campaign, and CNN verified before the debate that he had not contributed money to any candidate, the broadcaster said in a blog post after the debate.
Kerry told CNN he is a member of the Log Cabin Republicans and was representing no one other than himself, CNN said.
A Nov. 11 press release retrieved from the website of the non-partisan magazine Campaigns & Elections lists Kerr as one of nearly 50 co-chairs of “Veterans and Military Retirees for Hillary."
Clinton’s campaign did not respond to an e-mail asking about Kerr’s role in her campaign or whether he was acting on behalf of the campaign.
Kerr also was on 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry’s National Veterans Steering Committee, according to a campaign press release retrieved from the website of George Washington University.
And Kerr appears to be an active opponent of the U.S. military’s current stance on gays and lesbians serving the military, the so-called “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
