Cold, Ah, the old "unnamed spokesman" gambit. If they do not identify themselves what gives you the idea that person is an official and authorized spokesman?
On Oct 2, 3:59 pm, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ifill Stays Moderator, Pete Rose Enters Hall of Fame > by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace > (2008-10-02) — In an 11th-hour compromise, Gwen Ifill, who failed to disclose > that she has written a forthcoming book celebrating “the age of Obama,” will > be allowed to remain as moderator of tonight’s vice presidential debate in > exchange for baseball star Pete Rose’s entrance into the Hall of Fame. > > The Hall had previously banned Mr. Rose for life because he bet on the sport. > Ms. Ifill stands to profit if Sen. Obama is elected president, and to get > stuck with a trunk full of worthless books if voters pick Sen. McCain. > > “They each gambled on a game where they could affect the outcome,” said an > unnamed spokesman for the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), the > bi-partisan organization that sponsors the forum. “Since we’re letting Gwen > play such a pivotal role in America’s second favorite pastime, despite her > undisclosed stake in the outcome, it didn’t seem right to keep Pete Rose out > of the Hall.” > > http://www.scrappleface.com/?p=3135 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
