Clinton planting questions at GOP debate, too?!

As expected, tonight's CNN/YouTube debate for the Republican presidential candidates was more or less a big waste of time. At their best, the questions selected were frivolous, and at their worst, they were designed to make the Republicans look like the gun-totin', gay-bashin', religious wackos that most CNN viewers already believe we are.

One particular question regarding the military's long-standing "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy was asked and answered by the candidates. But then, the questioner, a retired officer who was seated in the audience, was allowed to deliver an extensive soliloquy (really, I think he got almost as much air time as Tancredo) designed to show the intolerance of all the mean old conservatives.

As it turns out, this officer is a Hillary staffer!!

A CNN host acknowledged the participation of a retired Army colonel linked to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a televised Republican debate Wednesday.

Keith Kerr of Santa Rosa, Calif., who revealed himself as gay, challenged the eight candidates via video message and on stage at the CNN/YouTube debate in Florida on the right of gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military.

The broadcast, however, failed to mention that Kerr, who served as a brigadier general in the reserves, is a member of a gay and lesbian steering committee for Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Following the debate, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper said in a broadcast statement that Kerr's political ties to Clinton were unknown to the network.

"We don't know if he is still on it," said Cooper. "We are trying to find out that information. Certainly, had we had that information we would have acknowledged that in using his question, if we had used it all."

Mm, hmm. CNN knew nothing about it. Riiiiight...