Buttigieg campaign mocked for adding applause to CNN town hall clip

[Gothmog]

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Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg's campaign was mocked Friday for editing a clip from a CNN town hall that included inserting fake applause after a remark made by the 38-year-old presidential candidate.

"To me, that is not just a concern for our generation, it's a concern that calls on us to build an alliance among generations to try to make sure that the future really is better than the past," Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., said in answering a question from an audience member in New Hampshire.

In the live CNN event on Thursday night, Buttigieg's answer did not compel the audience at Saint Anselm College to break into applause.

But in a clip shared by the campaign on social media, applause was added.
The audio edit was flagged by the Center for Democracy Action, a group that supports Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

[TwilightZone]

1. "a group that supports Sen. Bernie Sanders"

Do they waste a lot of time looking for stuff like this?

One would think campaigning for their candidate might be a better use of their time.

Reading the article, it seems that the only people "mocking" Buttigieg were Sanders supporters. Since they're the ones who brought it up, the headline seems a little disingenuous.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Well Fox Sports has been doing that for years.

Notice he is holding a Noise Canceling Mic,much like the one Howard Dean was creamed for.

[left-of-center2012]

3. OMG ! GASP ! Oh no !

A political ad that is 'manufactured' to present a false reality ?

[Cha]

9. Yeah, and look who's doing it..

The audio edit was flagged by the Center for Democracy Action, a group that supports Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

[SMC22307]

4. Jesus Christ, we're gonna lose. This petty bullshit has got to stop. (n/t)

[still_one]

5. Wait until after Super Tuesday. If it still continues, you might have a point

[SMC22307]

6. It can't get here fast enough!

Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Democrats Abroad, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia...

[still_one]

7. Agreed

[gollygee]

8. Why does Sanders keep going after people for advertising?

Advertisements are by definition inauthentic and manipulative. And a candidate unwilling to advertise will lose. Every time I see Sanders or someone associated with him go after another candidate for daring to advertise, I like Sanders less and the attacked candidate more.

[Cal Carpenter]

10. Sanders himself didn't say a word about it, did he?

Maybe I missed something but this looks to be from an independent group that supports him, not from Sanders or his campaign.

[gollygee]

11. Don't care

His supporters annoy me way more than he does but that's enough to make me not vote for him. I voted for him in the 2016 primary but not this time.

[Cha]

12. ..

[Cal Carpenter]

13. Don't care that your subject line is untrue?

Fair enough, now we know.

[Midwestern Democrat]

14. I'm in the minority here, but I do think doctoring a real life news clip with fake applause does

cross a certain line - this isn't Hollywood - I'm not sure that doctoring clips of real life events with fake applause, fake laughter, using CGI to make a crowd look bigger, etc is staying within the lines.