The McCain Campaign Works the Refs (MSM blaming McCain for Ifill's pro-Obama book)

washington post ^ | 10/2/2008 | Colbert King

[tobyhill]

The McCain campaign, aided by right-wing commentators, is playing up the fact that vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill has been writing a book about new black political leaders, which features, among such up and coming politicians of color, Barack Obama.

The Republicans claim that Ifill's book a sign that she is slanted towards the Democratic side. And the attack is likely designed to make Ifill bend overbackwards tonight to prove she isn't out to get Sarah Palin. If Ifill gives in to the pressure, advantage Palin.

[SMCC1]

His name is in the TITLE!!!

[loveliberty2]

No matter about Ifill. Sarah needs to be Sarah, not some made-for-TV version of herself.

From an ancient passage in wisdom literature come these words:

5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Authenticity and understanding will trump arrogance and bombastic style with the vast majority of individuals in America. Even the words from Proverbs 4 will be foolishness to the rest.

[Natural Law]

Nothing to see here folks, just liberal journalists circling the wagons. Move along.

[Interesting Times]

Refs? Riiiiight.

I love it when Obama’s PR department pretends to be non-partisan.

[beagleone]

When the book has the name of the Democratic Nominee in the title and is scheduled to be published on Inauguration Day, then there is a clear and present conflict of interest.

Period. This is so obvious to anyone with half a brain that any journalist who would call it anything else should be looking for another line of work.

The only credible response (not saying it is a reasonable response, but at least it's honest) is to say, "well, yes, there is a conflict of interest, but we are going to go ahead with this anyway, and the potential bias will have to be something we will have to look for in terms of weighing the results of the debate."

[AndyJackson]

His name is in the TITLE!!!

Sort of an inverse Dan Rather move, "they allege the seriousness of the charge, he he he..." forgetting that the important part is whether or not the charge actually happens to be true.

[tobyhill]

She needs to answer all questions with no more than one sentence even if all she says is, “yes” or “no” then if Ifill ask her to elaborate she could ask Ifill to elaborate on her book. The best debates are the no debates. Arguing back and forth never changes minds. The MSM is already going to declare Biden the victor so let people ask, “victor of what?”.

[newzjunkey]

[newzjunkey]

This is an Ethics 101 conundrum. Ifill should be OUT as moderator. It’s about “avoiding the appearance of impropriety.”

[Savage Beast]

For someone as obviously biased to serve as "Moderator" is stunning. All honest, fair minded people should be outraged. ALL Americans should be frightened at the implications of this.

[LeonardFMason]

Who cares what the Washington Post says. Question for Gwen: Are you going to follow the lead of Linda Douglass and become another ex-reporter working for Osbama?

[nclaurel]

Let’s see Ifill is a liberal. If Obama loses he will be no one thus no one buys her book. She can help him by making a fool of Palin. What will she decide—money and her man in office or fairness? Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that answer.

[LegalEagle61]

Hey, HEADS UP it WILL be great, BOR has Franks on tonight and in the preview they just showed BOR is totally REAMING Franks! It will be great, make sure u watch and record it for Youtube viewing! He was screaming and pointing his finger at Franks and blaming him for the economic crisis! I think all will love BOR on this one!

[Obadiah]

The Republicans claim that Ifill's book a sign that she is slanted towards the Democratic side.

NO, COMMON HORSE SENSE TELLS US THAT SHE IS SLANTED!

[weegee]

Gwen Ifill has been writing a book about new black political leaders, which features, among such up and coming politicians of color, Barack Obama.

It doesn't just TOUCH upon politicians "like" Obama, the book calls this THE AGE OF OBAMA.

[Colorado Doug]

Amazing! Of course the unbiased journalist sees no problem with ethics here. In six paragraphs he he completely unable to mention the title of the book.

[skully]

BOR has Franks on tonight and in the preview they just showed BOR is totally REAMING Franks!

This sounds like something Barney would probably enjoy.

[Tucker39]

She WILL NOT bend ANY direction to show fairness.

She is a female; a darling of the Drive-bys.

She has an impervious sinecure at PBS

And she has THE RACE CARD IN HER HAND AND IS POISED TO FLING IT ONTO THE TABLE AT THE FIRST HINT OF CRITICISM!

Remember her snotty remark to Dick Cheney!

[6SJ7]

MSM SOP when caught in a lie:

1. Tell an even more outrageous lie
2. Blame your opponents