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Clinton Campaign Pulls The Voice Houdini on Press Corp: Clinton campaign blasts reporters with white noise machine so they can’t hear her comments at outdoor campaign fundraiser

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"articleWide cleared">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"alpha">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"js-article-text" class&equals;"article-text wide">&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260202&semi;"><em>&&num;8230&semi;&&num;8217&semi;the more you see&comma; the less you hear&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;em> as campaign staffers ensure that reporters can&&num;8217&semi;t hear exchange with donors<&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260202&semi;"><strong>Colorado fundraiser for Hillary Clinton was held in an outdoor tent at the home of Gov&period; John Hickenlooper<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><strong>Reporters gathered across the street and strained to hear the event<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><strong>As soon as the band stopped playing and Clinton prepared to speak&comma; white noise was blasted at the journalists<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><strong>It disappeared when Hillary finished talking <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Hillary Clinton&&num;8217&semi;s campaign has come up with a new way to keep reporters from hearing what she tells wealthy donors&period; On Thursday in Colorado&comma; journalists straining to hear her remarks at a Colorado fundraiser found themselves unable to listen in when white noise was blasted at them through a powerful speaker&period; The event was held in an outdoor tent on the property of Gov&period; John Hickenlooper&period;  Reporters could hear a band playing&comma; according to CBS Denver&&num;8217&semi;s Stan Bush&comma; but the sound-camouflaging noise engulfed their ears before Hillary began talking&period;<img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-26426" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;clinton&lowbar;houdini1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"clinton&lowbar;Houdini1" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"320" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The band was later identified as Big Head Todd and the Monsters&period;  It&&num;8217&semi;s common for candidates to speak with a microphone during outdoor campaign events&comma; leaving open the possibility that a curious press could hear her&period; But not with Team Clinton on the case&period;  &&num;8216&semi;Guess &commat;HillaryClinton campaign dsn&&num;8217&semi;t want reporters to hear fundraiser speech&period; Turned on a static noise machine pointed at us when she spoke&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Bush tweeted&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;Must have chose static noise as a privacy wall since they wanted to hold event outside in a public neighborhood&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he added in another tweet&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Bush also tweeted video clips showing what the event sounded like before and after the white noise was switched on&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-26427" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;clinton&lowbar;houdini2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"clinton&lowbar;Houdini2" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"400" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"articleWide cleared">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"alpha">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"js-article-text" class&equals;"article-text wide"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"js-article-text" class&equals;"article-text wide">&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-3484" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;32f8ac9c00000578-3530065-image-a-19&lowbar;1460123261744&period;jpg" alt&equals;"32f8ac9c00000578-3530065-image-a-19&lowbar;1460123261744" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"476" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;The Big Head Todd and the Monsters song &&num;8216&semi;Blue Sky&&num;8217&semi; was Clinton&&num;8217&semi;s unofficial campaign anthem during her failed 2008 presidential campaign&comma; and was played as she came on stage to speak at that year&&num;8217&semi;s Democratic National Convention&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">The 2016 Clinton campaign has been criticized for limiting press access&comma; including barring a journalist from fulfilling his duties as the &&num;8216&semi;pool&&num;8217&semi; reporter during a May 2015 campaign swing in New Hampshire&period; Clinton aides also used a rope to physically keep reporters away from her during a July 4 parade&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6><em>Lets us know what you think of this article&period; Like&quest; Dislike&quest; Funny&quest; Interesting&quest; Cool&quest;  Drop us a line in the comment box or join us on facebook and twitter to help us give you a better reading experience <&sol;em><&sol;h6>&NewLine;

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