Caution, dear reader. This item could make you feel a little like you’re supervising a playground.

U.S. Senate candidates Bernie Sanders and Rich Tarrant had a quick, terse exchange of letters today over who was videotaping whom.

Sanders to Tarrant: “This past Saturday, I held a campaign meeting in Swanton. I frankly was shocked and disgusted to learn that your campaign was video taping Vermont who came to that meeting.” Sanders called it voter intimidation.

Tarrant’s response: “Contrary to your charge, our campaign did no actual filming on Saturday.” His supporters were at the event in Swanton, campaign manager Tim Lennon said, trying to urge Sanders to return a campaign contribution from a Florida sugar company.

Tarrant’s campaign had a video camera set up outside the event, but only to film Sanders himself, Lennon said. Since Sanders was inside, the camera wasn’t running.

Lennon came back with an accusation of his own: “Your campaign has been filing and following Rich at every parade,” he said in the letter to Sanders.

Sanders campaign spokesman Paul Hortenstine denied that. “We have followed him but we have never videotaped him,” he said.

Lennon said in his letter, “Our campaign will continue to film you at public events.”

Now, playground supervisors, what should the rules be here? Should they be prohibited from videotaping within 30 minutes of eating? Only after they've done their chores?
— Terri Hallenbeck