[stuartcr]

What does the McCain camp say about this?

[Viking Ski Bum]

Not certain. While the commission certainly chose Ifill to moderate, the question is whether ethics - those of Ifill, PBS or WETA - would compel a person in such a situation to recuse themselves for reasons of an obvious conflict.

I realize combining ‘ethics’ and ‘PBS’ in the same sentence is perhaps counterintuitive, but does simple reluctance to do the right thing excuse doing the wrong thing?

[shalom aleichem]

McCain is stuck. He would be asked, “Well whom would you like to perform the moderator role if not Ifil?

Before I saw where she wrote the laudatory book about Boma and also saw the YouTube on her snarky comments after Sarah’s acceptable speech, I would have thought Ifil was one of the more “fair” mods who would be acceptable to both sides. I think Lehrer did a great job.

Meanwhile our people go before the likes of Katie Couric and Charlie Gibson and are made to look like fools in the process.

[Cyman]

“What does the McCain camp say about this?”

Someone on McCain’s staff should be looking for their head. This “surprise” should not be tolerated as it makes McCain look either stupid or inept or both.

You choose.

[Ca3ey3]

Actually, McCain at this point should say nothing, at least not before the debate. Expectations for Gov. Palin are low so Palin may on Friday look very good. And if Ifill goes over the line and seems partisan then I think you have notion that the MSM is out to get McCain-Palin taking on more resonance. We have to tap into the resentment of the MSM to give McCain-Palin momentum again. Leaving Ifill in place is better not worse for the overall objective