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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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That's possible I suppose.
edited to add: I mean Ifill, not Palin....duh. Sorry for not being clear.
Edited 10/1/2008 7:15 pm ET by palin_in_comparison
>>> You mean like all that ruckus they stirred up last week when they suddenly realized 48 hours before the McCain/Obama debate that Jim Lehrer was a white man with Southern roots and a military background? Would've been rather silly, no?
I didn't realize that Lehrer was a known racist or geophobe.
>>She didn't send him a box of cookies...she's a supporter and her book is coming out on inauguration day.<<
Please demonstrate how she's a "supporter." TWriting a book about a political figure does not necessarily make one a supporter -- surely, you'll recall the publishing industry going nuts with all the anti-Bush titles over the last eight years.
>> 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.<<
As I already said, her financial interest is pretty negligible. But if you want to argue that, then shouldn't ALL the networks be in the tank for Palin? She does wonders for ratings.
<<< 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?<<
Jesse Jackson and Alan Keyes (and probably some minor third party candidates I am forgetting/never heard of) both have run for nomination, but neither won.
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Well, if she wore a gas mask it would muffle her voice and no one would understand...
Hey! You're right!
>>> Please demonstrate how she's a "supporter." TWriting a book about a political figure does not necessarily make one a supporter -- surely, you'll recall the publishing industry going nuts with all the anti-Bush titles over the last eight years.
Show me the book she's written with the anti-Obama title.
>> 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.<<
>>> As I already said, her financial interest is pretty negligible.
Right...she's one of those on in a billion people who write a book and don't really care if it sells. I think Biden is the other one.
>>> But if you want to argue that, then shouldn't ALL the networks be in the tank for Palin? She does wonders for ratings.
No.
<<< 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?<<
>>> Jesse Jackson and Alan Keyes (and probably some minor third party candidates I am forgetting/never heard of) both have run for nomination, but neither won.
Aah...so let's send him some cookies and find ourselves a more unbiased moderator.
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