are you trying to make some kind of point ? On Oct 1, 6:13 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A debate “moderator” in the tank for Obama > > My first syndicated column of the week, filed this afternoon, shines light on > PBS anchor Gwen Ifill, who will moderate Thursday’s only vice presidential > debate. Try as she might to deflect questions about her impartiality, her > biases — and her conflict of interest — are clear. But don’t you dare breathe > a word about any of this. You know what will happen if you do… > > RACIST! > > Sidenote: TVNewser reports that Ifill has broken her ankle, but she’s still > going to do the debate. But will she disclose her conflict of interest? > Inquiring minds want to know. > > Ask the Commission on Presidential Debates if she will acknowledge her > conflict of interest: 202-872-1020. > > And here’s the e-mail address of Janet H. Brown, Executive Director of the > Debates Commission: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hopefully, their email system works better than the House. > > Tons of readers recommend that Sarah Palin open her debate remarks by > congratulating Ifill on her book and asking her to tell everyone the title. > > *** > > A debate “moderator” in the tank for Obama > by Michelle Malkin > Creators Syndicate > Copyright 2008 > > My dictionary defines “moderator” as “the nonpartisan presiding officer of a > town meeting.” On Thursday, PBS anchor Gwen Ifill will serve as moderator for > the first and only vice presidential debate. The stakes are high. The > Commission on Presidential Debates, with the assent of the two campaigns, > decided not to impose any guidelines on her duties or questions. > > But there is nothing “moderate” about where Ifill stands on Barack Obama. > She’s so far in the tank for the Democrat presidential candidate, her oxygen > delivery line is running out. > > In an imaginary world where liberal journalists are held to the same > standards as everyone else, Ifill would be required to make a full disclosure > at the start of the debate. She would be required to turn to the cameras and > tell the national audience that she has a book coming out on January 20, 2009 > – a date that just happens to coincide with the inauguration of the next > president of the United States. > > The title of Ifill’s book? “Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of > Obama.” Nonpartisan my foot. > > Ifill’s publisher, Random House, is already busy hyping the book with YouTube > clips of Ifill heaping praise on her subjects, including Obama and > Obama-endorsing Mass. Governor Deval Patrick. The official promo for the book > gushes: > > “In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American > political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s > stunning presidential campaign and introducing the emerging young African > American politicians forging a bold new path to political power…Drawing on > interviews with power brokers like Senator Obama, former Secretary of State > Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and many others, as > well as her own razor-sharp observations and analysis of such issues as > generational conflict and the ‘black enough’ conundrum, Ifill shows why this > is a pivotal moment in American history.” > > Ifill and her publisher are banking on an Obama/Biden win to buoy her book > sales. The moderator expected to treat both sides fairly has grandiosely > declared this the “Age of Obama.” 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? > > Yeah, I just registered 6.4 on the Snicker Richter Scale, too. > > Despite the protestations of her colleagues that she will be fair, Ifill has > appeared on numerous radio and TV talk shows over the past several months to > cash in on her access to the Obama campaign. She recently penned a fawning > cover story on the Obamas for Essence magazine that earned much buzz. The > title? “The Obamas: Portrait of an American Family.” A sample of Ifill’s > hard-hitting investigative journalism, illustrated with Kennedyesque photos > of the Obamas and children posing at home on the backporch and by the piano: > > “Barack Obama is sitting in the back of his rented luxury campaign bus with > its granite counters and two flat-screen TVs. The Illinois senator’s arms are > wrapped around his wife, Michelle, whom he doesn’t get to see much these > days. At this very moment he is, of all things, singing.” > > During the Democratic National Convention, Ifill offered her neutral analysis > before Michelle Obama’s speech on NBC News: “A lot of people have never seen > anything that looks like a Michelle Obama before. She’s educated, she’s > beautiful, she’s tall, she tells you what she thinks and they hope that she > can tell a story about Barack Obama and about herself…” > > During the Republican National Convention, the PBS ombudsman fielded numerous > complaints about Ifill’s coverage of Sarah Palin’s speech. Wrote Brian Meyers > of Granby, Ct.: > > “I was appalled by Gwen Ifill’s commentary directly following Gov. Sarah > Palin’s speech. Her attitude was dismissive and the look on her face was one > of disgust. Clearly, she was agitated by what most critics view as a > well-delivered speech. It is quite obvious that Ms. Ifill supports Obama as > she struggled to say anything redemptive about Gov. Palin’s performance. I am > disappointed in Ms. Ifill’s complete disregard for journalistic objectivity.” > > Like Obama, Ifill, who is black, is quick to play the race card at the first > sign of criticism. In an interview with the Washington Post a few weeks ago, > she carped: “[N]o one’s ever assumed a white reporter can’t cover a white > candidate.” > > It’s not the color of your skin, sweetie. It’s the color of your politics. > Perhaps Ifill will be able to conceal it this week. But if the “stunning” > “Breakthrough” she’s rooting for comes to pass on January 20, 2009, nobody > will be fooled. > > *** > > Here’s the video clip of Ifill’s reaction to Palin’s RNC speech: > > *** > > As Instapundit’s newsroom correspondent put it: “The fix is in, and it’s > working.” > > Bob Unruh adds: > > 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.” > > “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. > > Uh-huh. > > http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/30/a-debate-%e2%80%9cmoderator%e2%8... > > 1aessence.jpg > 45KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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