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A reporter says Hillary Clinton used a “static noise machine” at a fundraising event to prevent the press and public from hearing her speech.
The fundraiser was at the residence of Colorado gov. John Hickenlooper. The event took place outside — in a tent in Hickenlooper’s yard — so anyone nearby would be able to hear what was going on.
The Clinton campaign wanted to make sure that didn’t happen, according to CBS reporter Stan Bush, who tweeted that the campaign pointed a white-noise machine at the street.
Bush also provided short videos demonstrating what the acoustics sounded like before and after the static noise started. He wrote that the noise came from “a large speaker pointed out into the street.”
Press-free fundraisers were an issue of contention in the 2012 presidential elections, when transparency advocates took both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama to task for barring reporters from private events, or portions of events.
It’s unclear if any reporters were allowed into the Clinton event at Hickenlooper’s home, though The Denver Post noted that her campaign “would release no details to the press in advance.”
The Clinton campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-static-noise-speech_us_570930dae4b0836057a16748
