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The moderator for Thursday's VP debate is an unabashed Obama supporter who has written a book promoting him:
VP debate moderator Ifill releasing pro-Obama book
Focuses on blacks who are 'forging a bold new path to political power'
Posted: September 30, 2008
8:35 pm Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2008 WorldNetDaily

Gwen Ifill
The moderator of Thursday's vice-presidential debate is writing a book to come out about the time the next president takes the oath of office that aims to "shed new light" on Democratic candidate Barack Obama and other "emerging young African American politicians" who are "forging a bold new path to political power."
Gwen Ifill of the Public Broadcasting Service program "Washington Week" is promoting "The Breakthrough," in which she argues the "black political structure" of the civil rights movement is giving way to men and women who have benefited from the struggles over racial equality.
Ifill declined to return a WND telephone message asking for a comment about her book project and whether its success would be expected should Obama lose. But she has faced criticism previously for not treating candidates of both major parties the same.
During a vice-presidential candidate debate she moderated in 2004 – when Democrat John Edwards attacked Republican Dick Cheney's former employer, Halliburton – the vice president said, "I can respond, Gwen, but it's going to take more than 30 seconds."
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"Well, that's all you've got," she told Cheney.
Ifill told the Associated Press Democrats were delighted with her answer, because they "thought I was being snippy to Cheney." She explained that wasn't her intent.
But she also was cited in complaints PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler said he received after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin delivered her nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., earlier this month.
Some viewers complained of a "dismissive" look by Ifill during her report on Palin's speech. According to Getler, some also said she wore a look of "disgust" while reporting on the Republican candidate.
At that time she said, "I assume there will always be critics and just shut out the noise. It is surprisingly easy."
Ifill, who also works with her network's "NewsHour," is making preparations to moderate this week's debate between the two candidates for vice president, Palin and Democratic Sen. Joe Biden.. She told BlackAmericaWeb.com she thinks debates "are the best opportunity most voters have to see the candidates speaking to issues."
She said she is concerned only about getting straight answers from candidates.
"You do your best to get candidates to answer your question. But I also trust the viewers to understand when questions are not answered and reach their own conclusions," Ifill told BlackAmericaWeb.
"Four years ago, when neither John Edwards nor Dick Cheney proved capable of answering a question about the domestic epidemic of AIDS among African-American women, viewers flooded me with reaction," she said.
She said she will make her own decisions about what questions to ask, adding "the big questions matter."
In the Amazon.com promotion for her book, Ifill is described as "drawing on interviews with power brokers," such as Obama and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
In an online video promoting her book, she is enthusiastic about "taking the story of Barack Obama and extending it."
It focuses on four people, "one of them Barack Obama of course," she said.
"They are changing our politics and changing our nation," she said.
On Amazon.com, Ifill is praised for her "incisive, detailed profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama."
"Ifill shows why this is a pivotal moment in American history," the review says.
She told AP her view of Obama: "I still don't know if he'll be a good president."
She also describes how she met him at the 2004 Democratic convention and since then has interviewed the Illinois senator and his family.
She also boasted that by the time of the debate, "I'll be a complete expert on both" Palin and Biden.
The debate will be held at Washington University in St. Louis, which has posted information about the evening's events online.
Ifill's profile there describes her as a longtime correspondent and moderator for national news programs and includes her service as moderator of the 2004 debate between Edwards and Cheney.
However, there's no mention of her upcoming book. Nor does the website for the Commission on Presidential Debates, which is organizing the meetings of the candidates, mention her book.

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Seriously. Issues, people, issues. My biggest problem is why is this suddenly all over the conservative news and blogs TODAY? The day before the debate? I mean, the McCain camp suceeded just last week in changing the format of the debate so it was more to their liking (read: easier on Palin). If Ifill was a problem for them, why didn't they bring it up at that point? Why not complain when she was announced? This books hasn't been "hidden" by any means--Random House has been promoting it, online bookstores have had it available for pre-order for weeks--anyone could have heard about it a long time ago. And it's not
< There shouldn't even be the appearance of impropriety...and there is. <<
>>> One can make anything out to be an appearance of impropriety. If is up to you, as a thoughtful person, to not let hacks like Drudge whip a nothing into a lfurry.
Her expressed support of Obama creates the "appearance"...not drudge. She should have the integrity to recuse herself.
>>> She is writing a book about black politicans and how the civil rights movement laid the groundwork for several successful political figures of our day.
Yeah...having Obama's name in the title is a bit of a clue that it's not quite a generic tome on "black politicians."
>>> Obviously, Obama is the most notable of these, and yes, I think it's not a total stretch to believe that she is pleased that the civil rights movement has had this affect.
A black politician with no record and no accomplishments is the "most notable?" That's not saying much for black politicians.
>>> One can be an balanced reporter and still espouse radical opinions like "The civil rights movement did many good things" or "racism is bad." If she was writing a book about how the women's movement laid the groundwork for the success politicans like Hillary Clinton and it also included chapters on other female politcians like Sarah Palin, would everyone be up in arms?
We know the left certainly would. The moderator should be unbiased...period...at least publicly. She isn't.
>>> Even McCain's camp ran ads congratulating Obama on being the first nominee of a major party for president. It is a notable event, and I think most people would agree, even if Obama is not their candidate of choice, a positive sign for race relations in this country. To reflect upon this and what it means for our country -- I don't think that's a note of impropriety.
To quote Malkin..."Can you imagine a right-leaning journalist writing a book about the “stunning” McCain campaign and its “bold” path to reform timed for release on Inauguration Day – and then expecting a slot as a moderator for the nation’s sole vice presidential debate?"
>>> If Palin does badly, it will be her own fault, not that of the moderator.
Depends if the moderator is moderate.
She can unfairly press one candidate and not the other, as Couric did. She can also cut a candidate off or take them off message or even show preference or displeasure with her facial expressions...
Recently, Ifill was accused of showing frowning expressions after a speech by Palin at the August Republican convention.
"If you're frowning to think after a long night on your feet you're not even aware that your face is frowning to think. You're just thinking."
She added that she didn't look at recordings of her expression, according to AP.
"I know where my head was," she said. "So that's what counts."
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/palin-biden-debate-gwen-ifill.htm
It's like I said before, Palin wanted to play in the majors, so she's gotta play by major league rules.
>>> It's like I said before, Palin wanted to play in the majors, so she's gotta play by major league rules. One of those rules is dealing with the fact that life isn't fair. It's hardly going to get easier for her if McCain gets elected and then kicks the bucket.
Aah...so when even the appearance of corruption rears it's head we just have to say "life isn't fair." Funny, I don't remember that being the sentiment from the left after Bush won Florida.
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