Report: Hillary Clinton Used Static Noise Machine to Block Reporters from Hearing Fundraising Speech

[drokhole]

Report: Hillary Clinton Used Static Noise Machine to Prevent Reporters from Hearing Fundraising Speech
(Gawker)

On Thursday, Hillary Clinton delivered a fundraising speech at the private residence of Colorado’s governor, John Hickenlooper, in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood. The venue, a tent pitched on Hickenlooper’s lawn, was positioned close to the nearest street, which would have (theoretically) enabled non-guests to listen in on Clinton’s remarks. According to an on-scene reporter, however, the Democratic frontrunner’s campaign used a “static noise machine”—i.e., a larger speaker blasting static interference—to prevent such eavesdropping:

(tweets from Stan Bush - Reporter for KCNC-TV, CBS4 Denver)

https://twitter.com/StanBushTV/status/718229050028879872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/StanBushTV/status/718237718191480833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/StanBushTV/status/718239643238600706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The above tweets don’t actually depict the static noise machine, and while there does appear to be some kind of noise playing in the attached videos, it’s hard to tell from the audio how much of it is normal street noise. That said, it’s not unheard of for Clinton’s campaign staff to interfere with reporting. As Chuck Ross of The Daily Caller noted, “The Clinton campaign frequently uses noise in another way to prevent reporters from overhearing the candidate’s remarks. Often, while Clinton is shaking hands with voters at campaign events, staff will crank up music to prevent reporters from recording their conversations.”

As far as we can tell, the Clinton campaign has not denied—or even addressed—its alleged use of a static noise machine. The candidate’s press shop did not respond to requests for comment from at least three other outlets, including our sister site Gizmodo. Nor was it immediately available to respond to Gawker’s own questions. Governor Hickenlooper did not immediately respond to our inquiries, either.

[Maedhros]

1. Important Voting Tip: When a candidate DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY,

then DO NOT VOTE FOR THEM.

[NorthCarolina]

2. You can't hear her words of wit for free. Cough up the $2700 deadbeat.

[MisterP]

3. right, it's IRL DRM