Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as
The Heroine of Tuzlaand at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as
Another John Jay...
and her campaign Sunday one day after staffers corralled the press behind a rope as Clinton walked in a Fourth of July parade in New Hampshire.
The panel consisting of CNN contributors S.E. Cupp and Van Jones, The Wall Street Journal's Carol Lee, and CNN political news hound Jeff Zeleny roasted Clinton's rope line, with Jones calling it "the worst visual metaphor" for her campaign.
"This is humiliating for news hounds who have to abide by Hillary Clinton's rules of journalism," Cupp told host Jake Tapper. "And it's not just this. I mean, the entire campaign, she has kept them at a distance, she barely answers questions, there's all these rules. And actually I don't blame her, I blame news hounds who put up with this. The second they decide we're not doing this anymore, we're not going to cover your glossy events the way you want it, then she'll be forced to change this behavior."
Zeleny pushed back against Cupp laying the blame at the feet of news hounds, saying the campaign is to fault for "trying to wrap her in bubble wrap" in her campaign.
"To a point, you're right. But she also has Secret Service protection, so it's very common for news hounds to follow the rules," Zeleny said. "I think this, though -- the criticism is directed at the Clinton campaign on this for trying to wrap her in bubble wrap this entire campaign and not let her actually associate with real people. That's where the criticism on this, I think, goes. Not to the news hounds."