There probably hasn’t been an unscripted public moment in Granny Cackles’ entire career.
When talk show host Steve Harvey showed his audience a picture of 12-year-old Hillary Clinton during a February taping, the 68-year-old Hillary Clinton sitting across from him feigned surprise.
‘Oh boy, oh my goodness,’ the former secretary of state said.
But Clinton, according to a campaign strategy memo published by the Washington Free Beacon, which was part of an email given to the website DCLeaks.com, was fully briefed that this photo and Harvey’s questions were coming. Complete memo found here:
In fact, the Clinton campaign outlined practically every moment of the interview with Harvey to the candidate before she went on the show.
The memo, written by Clinton communications aides Karen Finney and Betsaida Alcantara, explains to the nominee that ‘YOUR time at the studio will be divided into five segments.’
‘We pitched the show on having YOU and Steve discuss gun violence and faith, two issues YOU both care deeply about,’ the memo said. ‘We coordinated closely with the show’s producers on the script and format of the show,’ it continued, referencing that Harvey’s full list of questions were on the back pages.
The reason for Clinton’s appearance on the show in late February was to expose her to African-American and women voters in advance of the South Carolina primary.
That particular primary was important for Clinton because it was the first state where she ended up having a clear win against her Democratic rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders.