November 19, 2007

Diamonds Or Pearls, Redux

Remember that audience member question from the Las Vegas Democratic candidates debate that we slammed? Turns out that while young Maria Luisa Parra-Sandoval dreamed up the diamonds vs. pearls question, it was a) among several substantive questions she submitted, and b) in response to CNN's request for a "light" question, The Caucus reports. As the debate was winding down, another audience member asked a question about Yucca Mountain, one of the topics Parra-Sandoval was most eager to raise. At a CNN producer's request, when it was Parra-Sandoval's turn to query the candidates she went with that silly jewelry question.

TPM's Greg Sargent notes that while Parra-Sandoval ultimately agreed to ask the question of Hillary Rodham Clinton, CNN betrayed shady news judgment by picking it. In the meantime, Parra-Sandoval, an honors scholarship student and Princeton fellowship winner, is being hounded online and elsewhere for her performance.

Posted at 5:22 PM
Posted to: Campaigns, Democrats, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Media, WH 2008
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