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“A positive biography of John McCain”? Well, we can’t pick a moderator with those qualifications, because such a thing is preposterous, how can you write a positive biography on John McCain?
LMAO!
Here we go again. The right-wingnuts of America cannot rationally debate an issue, so they atempt to distract everyone with false controversies. Gwen Ifill is one of this country’s most respected and balanced journalists. She’s known for her fairness and, more importantly, moderating a discussion so that it doesn’t degrade into a Fox News style episode of a politcal Jerry Springer Show. Yes, she tough. She doesn’t throw softballs, which is why the McCain camp really fears her. They are putting a bumbling idiot up in front of a woman who did not need three schools and six years to get a communications degree and who has talked to more foreign leaders in the last year than Sarah Palin has ever even heard of.
Ifil should be removed and a new moderator should be chosen. Gwen Ifil is clearly biased, not because she is a supporter of either party, but simply because she has a vested financial interest because of her upcoming book. If Barak Obama wins the Presidency, Gwen Ifil’s published book will skyrocket in sales–if, however, Obama does not win, the selling of her book will, most likely, be greatly reduced. Anyone who has a vested financial interest on the winnings of one of the parties should clearly not be the moderator. Nothing against Gwen Ifil–I am sure she is a very respectable and knowledgeable woman, and clearly she is very accomplished to have attained to this position, but she still should not be the moderator just because, for her own financial interests, she has to have a biased view on the elections. She should be replaced by someone else.
Laura
“Gwen Ifil is clearly biased, not because she is a supporter of either party, but simply because she has a vested financial interest because of her upcoming book.”
What a silly statement! Ifill doesn’t need to promote a book which will not be published until after the election is long past. She’s writing a history of a man’s life, not a partisan priase of Barack Obama the candidate. Ifill is a journalist on PBS’s New Hour, which is one of the only news products left on TV that actually is fair and biased – not to mention accurate and in-depth reporting.
Look, the McCain camp has already complained to the debate commission that Ifill should be replaced because she didn’t disclose to them that she is writing this book. They looked into the matter and determined that Ifill’s book in no way compromises her integrity or capability to moderate the debate fairly. She is considered one of the best debate moderators in the world; she’s a heavy-weight and those who participate in her debates understand that they’d better arrive suited up and ready for a real test.
Ifill did nothing wrong. The Repubicans are simply running scared because Ifill is no Katie Couric; she isn’t going to be all touchy-feely with Biden and Palin. Her questions are going to be hard and the candidates will need to be at the top of their games. Palin has already proven that if you get her off the talking points, she falls completely apart and degrades into gibberish.
No matter who the moderator is, Palin is still going to look foolish. Need I remind you of the Katie Couric (or any of her other) interview[s]?