Lovely, Fair & Balanced debate

[Wagner]

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10...ro-obama-book/

[statdoc]

I think they should let Rush or Sean moderate the next one. They will be as unbiased that this woman.

[Quicksilver]

The book has been a known factor for months, so I'm not sure what the big deal is,"

[E61Silver]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

The book has been a known factor for months, so I'm not sure what the big deal is,"

She is pro and will be fair.

[MrLabGuy]

Originally Posted by x54.4blue

She is pro and will be fair.

Are you kidding? She has a book which premise revolved around Obama getting elected. If Obama does not win her entire book and the theme is lost. That will directly effect what she earns.

Human nature suggests that she will consciously or unconsciously favor the Omama ticket.

She should remove herself as the moderator immediately so as not to taint the debate and she should have never been chosen in the first place.

Why you can't see this is beyond me. If the tables were reversed Democrats would be screaming.

[X5Flyboy]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

The book has been a known factor for months, so I'm not sure what the big deal is,"

If it was known then why was she selected? it's then a known conflict of interest - totally not allowed in a courtroom - why is bias in the newsmedia almost totally untouchable?

[carlgo]

Well, as it turned out just about everyone thought the questions were fair. However, a different moderator should have been chosen to remove any question of impropriety.

Frankly, I thought she let Palin off the hook a couple of times when she did not answer the question and instead went off on a subject she was more comfortable with.

She probably was afraid that this would appear like she was being tough on Palin, so she let it go. In the end, the "liberal" moderator helped the "conservative" candidate. These things happen a lot.

[Quicksilver]

#1 She was selected because she is a well respected person

#2 A Judge or a juror was not required as a moderator as this was not a court of law

#3 The was no indication the she would be biased

Originally Posted by X5Flyboy

If it was known then why was she selected? it's then a known conflict of interest - totally not allowed in a courtroom - why is bias in the newsmedia almost totally untouchable?

[Quicksilver]

So let's see now....LabGuy

In the book, (which by the way no one has even read yet) Ifill takes a look at the black political movement's beginnings during the Civil Rights movement that gave way "to a generation of men and women who are the direct beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s,".

Ifill discussed the book in a interview with The Washington Post on September 4, well before the Commission on Presidential Debates announced the debate moderators.

The McCain campaign said it had not seen Ifill's Post interview, or been aware of her book, until Tuesday. McCain told CNN's Juan Carlos Lopez that the situation concerned him but that he was sure Ifill would be professional.

Now; with that information and the approval of your candidate don't you think you need to relax. At least give your candidate the props for making his own decision as to weather he approves of her or not.

You do trust the experience and decision making of Mr. McCain don't you?

[MrLabGuy]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

So let's see now....LabGuy

In the book, (which by the way no one has even read yet) Ifill takes a look at the black political movement's beginnings during the Civil Rights movement that gave way "to a generation of men and women who are the direct beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s,".

Ifill discussed the book in a interview with The Washington Post on September 4, well before the Commission on Presidential Debates announced the debate moderators.

The McCain campaign said it had not seen Ifill's Post interview, or been aware of her book, until Tuesday. McCain told CNN's Juan Carlos Lopez that the situation concerned him but that he was sure Ifill would be professional.

Now; with that information and the approval of your candidate don't you think you need to relax. At least give your candidate the props for making his own decision as to weather he approves of her or not.

You do trust the experience and decision making of Mr. McCain don't you?

Quick...You've lived in the Bay Area too long.

The title of the book is "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," Not much of a Breakthrough if Obama loses now is it...

She admits that she did not disclose the book to the debate commission and she is financially tied to the outcome of the election.

McCain did about the only thing he can do this late in the game...Hope that the focus is on this issue will force Gwen Ifill will go out of her way to be neutral.

That does not make it right.