Gwen Ifill - VP Debate Moderator

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Gwen Ifill - VP Debate Moderator
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 1:15am

Debate moderators were chosen in August.   If McCain camp had a problem with Ifill as moderator, they've had a looooong time to object.   No, Ifill will be one of many excuses they can use when Palin bombs.


Re: Gwen Ifill's book, one needs to look no further than the conservative Washington Times, which published an article about said book on JULY 23rd, long before either potential Veep had been selected. I do not know when Ifill was chosen to moderate this debate, but the fact of the matter is that any idiot in McCain's camp could have googled Gwen Ifill and received this information and had they thought it a "conflict of interest" requested another moderator two months ago.


To those saying the debate has been "fixed", well - um - the debate hasn't even taken place yet.  Hmmm, apparently you don't have much confidence in Sarah Palin.  You shoul dbe cheering her on instead of preparing for failure.


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Registered: 08-31-2003
Thu, 10-02-2008 - 3:56pm

This issue is not her skin color, but her obvious conflict of interest regarding an Obama/Biden victory.


I would have the same objection if she were of eruopean, hispanic, american indian, asian, or any other decent.

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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 3:57pm

Gotcha.

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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 3:57pm

I'm sorry.

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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 3:58pm
I respectfully disagree, strongly.
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 3:59pm
I didn't find it on a site.
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 4:00pm
Thanks.
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 4:03pm

>>I am wondering how so many people seem to know that McCain even had a say so in this process. Every news article I have read on the announcement of the moderates simply states that the Commission for Presidential Debates selected them.

You know, you are absolutely right. The commission does choose the moderators. But they are chosen before candidates are required to RSVP. I think it would have been within McCain's rights to refuse to participate if he had an issue with the moderator. At that point, the commission could negotiate differently.

But that's all conjecture on my part. If someone else has firm information on that, I'd love to hear it.

Laura

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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 4:05pm
This is what I found on the Commission for Presidential Debates.
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Thu, 10-02-2008 - 4:08pm

As sopal pointed out, as have I, this book is NOT about elected African American politicians. It's about succesful blacks that are connected to politics. In the description of the book on Amazon, the only person that could be considered conservative would be Colin Powell. (I actually find him to be somewhat


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Registered: 07-22-2008
Thu, 10-02-2008 - 4:24pm

>>> Or, if he loses there will be even more interest in reading about his "stunning" campaign. *shrug*

I see little evidence of that.

>>> Let me be clear here: I'm not saying that Ifill has more of a financial interest if he loses. I'm merely saying that regardless of the outcome of the election, she could have a very popular book on her hands.

Remains to be seen...but pretty unlikely.

>>> ETA: It could be argued that we are already in an age of Obama.

God...hope not.

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