VP Debate RIGGED!

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VP Debate RIGGED!
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Wed, 10-01-2008 - 6:29am

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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iVillage Member
Registered: 07-21-2003
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 4:37pm
It's refreshing to have a moderator that has chosen a side.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-25-2006
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 4:50pm
Then shouldn't it be balanced with a moderator that has chosen the Republican ticket?


iVillage Member
Registered: 09-25-2008
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 4:56pm
Well, yeah.....but this guy wasn't available:


iVillage Member
Registered: 04-04-2003
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 4:58pm

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Registered: 09-26-2008
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 5:10pm

I'm sure she already has...but it won't help gaffe-boy Biden! LOL!

Senator Biden...why should the American People vote for Senator Obama?

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." "I mean, that's a storybook, man."

Senator Biden...why should the American People vote for you?

"Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly it might have been a better pick than me."

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-26-2008
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 5:11pm
Vapors from the crap the left is spewing. LOL!
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-26-2008
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 5:13pm
The "appearance?" Sure...but it was pretty much proven beyond a doubt that Bush beat enviro-boy.
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-26-2008
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 5:18pm

>>> Corruption? Bias hardly rises to the level of corruption in this context.

I guess that depends on who chose her and why...but as I said, even the appearance of impropriety should be avoided.

>>> It's just favoratism to one side or the other, and while unfair it's life in the bigs...

There shouldn't be any over favoritism shown in a Presidential debate. You know that the left would be screaming if the situation were reversed...and it's doubtful that you'd just say "life is unfair."

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Registered: 09-26-2008
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 5:28pm

>>> >>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."<<

>>> Let's look at this title, eh? "Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama" -- I acknowledge one could easily argue that "breakthrough" has positive connotations, but as I already pointed out, one can congratulate Obama on this breakthrough without actually being a supporter for him, just as McCain and his camp did with their ads following his nomination. The rest of it is pretty neutral and academic sounding.

She didn't send him a box of cookies...she's a supporter and her book is coming out on inauguration day. Obviously an Obama victory would be good for book sales. The moderator should never have a financial interest in the outcome of the election, let alone the debate.

>>> It would be impossible to discuss the subject of black politicians without mentioning the one who just ran a very close race for the highest office in the country.

Mention away...but don't celebrate him in the title and recuse yourself from the debate.

>>A black politician with no record and no accomplishments is the "most notable?" That's not saying much for black politicians.<<

>>> I'm not interested in turning this thread into a debate over Obama's qualifications,

Thank God...it would be an awfully short debate.

>>> but I think it's pretty easy to argue that being the first black nominee of a major party IS an accomplishment.

Didn't Jessie Jackson run for President? Wasn't Bill Clinton the first "black" President?

>>> If a journalist were writing a book titled "Tireless: Senior Citizens in the Age of McCain" and wrote about how Americans continue to work late into the twilight years of their life.... would we say she was in the tank for McCain?

Probably not...but then if she wrote a book called "Inexperienced: The story of an elitist, unqualified neophyte who runs for President on a campaign of hot air" there probably wouldn't be much conservative complaint.

>>To quote Malkin...<<

>>> I think I just threw up in my mouth.

Catch sight of an "Obama for President" poster? ; ) I have a similar reaction.

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Registered: 04-03-2003
In reply to: galanie
Wed, 10-01-2008 - 5:33pm

It's a debate, that's all.

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