Shouldn’t she recuse herself from the debate?
Posted by: The BoBo // Category: African-Americans, Democrats, Elections, Hypocrit, Liberals, Media Bias, Palin, Politics
Oh, gee – never would have guess this!
VP debate moderator Ifill releasing pro-Obama book
Focuses on blacks who are ‘forging a bold new path to political power’The moderator of tomorrow’s vice-presidential debate is writing a book to come out on the day 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: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama,” 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.
We already knew that PBS and all the other main stream media outlets are in the tank for Obama and would push Obama through and give him a pass regardless of all the ills he plans to bring on this country – but – a debate that is supposed to be unbiased – with unbiased moderation – do you really think that is possible when the moderator as written a pro-Obama book?
Do you really think that she will recuse herself from tomorrow night’s debate or that anyone involved at the top is going to force a change?
I doubt it. This debate is in the fix already! Seriously, how much more one-sided can this freakin’ election possibly get? It seems the only one’s who are really shedding the light on Obama, the media, and the Dems are conservative bloggers and conservative talk shows. It’s amazing that Obama isn’t further ahead in the polls.
I’m getting so disgusted by this whole process I’m ready to blow a BoBo gasket!
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October 1st, 2008 at 9:08 pm
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Reply to Moderator Gwen Ifill? | U.S. Common Sense
October 1st, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I don’t think it is a major issue. She should have disclosed that she was writing a book that included Obama before she accepted the honor as being a moderator, but I think she would be smart enough not to gamble losing book sales or having her reputation ruined by being partisan in her questions. We will find out in 24 hours though.
Reply to U.S. Common Sense
October 1st, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Bobo, I can’t believe the McCain people were not aware of her politics…..stay well….
Reply to Tapline
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:32 am
CommonSense – that is an interesting analysis – also – read your post on it. You could be right – but – I don’t see her being non-partisan at all.
Tapline – I find that hard to believe as well. Seems to me that everyone HAD to know she was writing this book. Besides, during the RNC she flat out blasted Palin on air.
Reply to The BoBo
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:48 am
Being a political junkie, part of me does want her to skew her questions during the debates, just to give the McCain ticket a bounce and tie things up again with just a few weeks to go. Lord knows McCain needs the help at the moment. Not that I am a fond believer in “popularity” polling, but there has been a good handful of polls out this week showing Obama taking the lead in Virginia and Florida; two states McCain cannot afford to lose.
Reply to U.S. Common Sense
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:13 am
I can see your point. I agree with your assessment in your own discussion that now that a large part of this country knows she’s on Obama’s side – if she tends to push Palin harder than Biden making it look unfair and biased – that could work to McCain/Palin’s advantage. We already know the Dems and Repubs have made their choices. This really is for those independents that keep swaying those polls. Whenever I look at the raw polling data – the only numbers that really move week to week are the independents.
I think McCain is taking a big hit because he didn’t refute Obama’s claims during the debate that it is GWB’s and this administration’s fault that we are in this economic mess. Essentially, by him not refuting Obama’s claims – he has told America that he agrees – which with Obama’s McSame message – actually hurt him.
Reply to The BoBo
October 2nd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I hate to say it, but I think McCain missed his window for running back in the 80s. He is an “older” school politician in a way that he is less likely to be combative when a challenger throws something at hime. Maybe he’s just trying to pull the Reagan personna. I’m not sure, but in this election, he really was at a disadvantage from the very beginning.
Reply to U.S. Common Sense
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Of course she should recuse herself. It this were the other way around and it was a conservative had a book coming out on McCain, the left and MSM would be losing their minds!!!
Reply to Raider Steve
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Well, I think she did a good job with no real sign of bias. Maybe the broken leg had to do something with it. hahaha
Reply to U.S. Common Sense
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 pm
@Steve – You are so right on that one!
@CommonSense – yup..I guess she did okay. However, it did seem to me that while they both were afforded the same amount of time – it appeared to me that Biden was given the “last word” on more of the issues than Palin. There were just way too many statements that Biden made where Palin was given an opportunity to follow up on…they were pushed on to a new question.
I think Palin did a superb job!
Reply to The BoBo