Most of us thought Ifill was "fair" because we are so used to media bias we EXPECT questions that beat up on us ...
If the mods were really fair, we'd get a few questions like:
"SENATOR, ZELL MILLER CALLED YOU WEAK, WOBBLY AND WRONG ON DEFENSE DURING YOUR 20 YEARS IN THE SENATE. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN THE SENATE THAT WOULD REBUT THAT CHARGE?"
"SENATOR, DO YOU REGRET VOTING AGAINST THE GULF WAR AUTHORIZATION? WHY OR WHY NOT?"
"SENATOR, YOU OPPOSED THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT IN 1996. IF YOU HAD TO DO IT OVER AGAIN, WOULD YOU VOTE THAT WAY?"
"SENATOR, IN 1986 YOU SAID IT WAS "SEARED IN YOUR MEMORY" THAT YOU WERE IN CAMBODIA ON CHRISTMAS 1968. WAS THAT "SEARED MEMORY" REAL OR FICTIONAL?"
How about... "SENATOR KERRY, IN 1994 YOU PERSISTED IN YOUR EFFORTS TO LIFT THE TRADE EMBARGO AGAINST VIETNAM, BASED ON THEIR COOPERATION ON THE POW/MIA ISSUE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL, YOUR COUSIN C.STEWART FORBES`S COMPANY WAS GIVEN A $905 MILLION DEAL TO BUILD A DEEP SEA PORT IN VIETNAM. BASED ON YOUR ATTACKS AGAINST THE V.P. AND HALLIBURTON, WERE YOUR ACTIONS FINANCIALLY MOTIVATED?"
Great questions! Maybe someone in the audience will ask one of these Friday night. But Im not counting on it!