Should Gwen Ifill Step Aside as VP Debate Moderator?

If she is biased, yes she should step aside. (obviously she is biased)

We shall see. The rest of the media is in the tank for Obama so I would be hard to find someone who was not biased.
Oh how about Opera?

Once again a MSM member is caught advocating for a specific canidate and questions about her objectivity are raised. She claims she will be objective, but how can you really trust her? Here its the appearance that counts not her professionalism. Iflil should step down as the moderator so there is no question about her bias.

Whoever picked her obviously did this on purpose. Very nasty, very mean-spirited. You should have someone up there who is fair and not biased!

no
same team
same tactics
they will find anyway possible to excuse her ineptness.

I think that the moderator can be crucial to the success of the debates through his or her approach to the candidates. If the moderator is biased, it would be very difficult to be fair. Since Gwen has a bias, she should step aside for a moderator who has not publically embraced a presidential candidate.

I’ve always liked Gwen Ifill. She delivers the news and provides commentary that is intelligent and well balanced. That said, with this book, she has shown her private preferences in this election and should step aside like any good judge with a conflict of interest.

She hasn’t even written the small chapter on Barack yet. But she apparently wrote a long and glowing chapter on Colin Powell. So which “tank” does that put her in?

I really think she can be objective and I’m a McCain/Palin supporter. We shall see tomorrow night.

She should step out as moderator. She has probably already briefed Biden on all the questions to make him look better. Surely there is somebody else that can do this job.

Hey, she works for PBS doesn’t she?
You’re darn right she is biased!

GWEN IFILL IS A TRUE PROFESSIONAL … WHAT CAN SHE DO AT THE DEBATE BESIDE ASK QUESTIONS TO BOTH CANIDATES WITH THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHING HER? … THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TRICK BY THE REPUBLICANS TO TRY TO COVER UP THE REAL ISSUE OF PALIN BEING WAY OUT OF HER LEAGUE …

I believe she should step aside, but as with the press so far – it would only be newsworthy if it affected Obama negatively. I just wonder why they don’t just go ahead and wear Obama shirts. It is not like they hide it. They won’t report anything negative on the “One”. Why don’t they say anything about his preacher or the board member activist? If it were McCain or Palin they would. Hopefully, people will wake up soon and start watching stations that report the REAL news!

I THINK THE PEOPLE WHO WANT HER TO STEP ASIDE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT THIS ELECTION IS GOING TO BE WON BY A LANDSLIDE BY OBAMA …

Keith: “Ifill has a financial interest in the outcome of the election. If Obama is elected, she will sell more books.”
I believe it is complete incorrect to say that she’ll earn more if Obama is elected. This is a history book and the election will be history before it comes out (nothing in the book will impact the election). Repeating McCain’s talking point does NOT make it true.
And again, this was public knowledge when the McCain camp agreed to have her moderate the debate. Perhaps they thought it a good thing since it gave them the chance to play the victim (Republicans love their persecution complex) while being secure in the demonstrated knowledge that she was in reality an impartial moderator (she did the Cheney-Edwards debate in which Cheney was widely viewed to have done very well by coming off as a seasoned statesman rather than Darth Cheney).

As a republican I really belive that it does not matter at this point. The real Sarah Palin was on display all last week and this week. I really belive that she does not have a clue of whats going on. Maybe shell do better in the debate but reality is that she is being coached. I am so hapy that the truth is finally known to all the American people not just here in Alaska, Sarah has employeed all of her high school firends to work in areas with no experience. This is a miss a huge miss judgemeny on behalf of John McCain, Sad.

I agree. The Sarah Plain tomarrow is not the real her….The real Sarah was just awfull!!!!!

With the biased coverage I have seen on almost all news networks, it probably doesn’t make any difference. Obama is being crowned president before the election. No one seems interested in covering his connection with ACORN and it’s portion of benefits in the rescue package now before Congress. I just hope this country can survive the idiocy.

No, she should just announce prior to question one, “in the interest of full disclosure, I have a book being released on Random House on January 20, 2008, entitled, ‘Breakthrough: Race and Politics in the Age of Obama.” That ought to do it.
I mean, the “Age of Obama?” How does that not sound similar to the “Age of Aquariuuuussss?”……”Aquariussss!”
Oh yeah!…this is the dawning of the Age of Oobaama, okay sorry bout that.

DK: “It really doesn’t matter when it was learned that Ifill is writing a book in which she clearly favors Obama.”
Yes, it does. It directly reflects upon McCain’s competence or his willingness to stand by agreements he has made.
“Really, what more can the dems make up and spin about the republicans anyway?”
Any example? Or just a hollow talking point?

Of course she should step aside. Just look at the shameful way that the networks aka mainstream media has treated Gov. Palin. If anyone feels she is not biased, perhaps they would be open to Rush Limbaugh and/or Sean Hannity moderating a debate between McCain/Obama. It cuts both ways. This just makes me sick, modern journalism is a joke…

These Guys are politicians and they sure know how to turn the tides in their favor.
McCain is worried that rcent days have shown that Mrs Palin has both limited knowledge of Domestic and International Affairs. She only seems to do well when issues about Alaska are being discussed.
The fear is so morbid now that they would have preffered that the thursday’s debate never holds.
That was why McCain played the stunt of suspending his Campaign and asking for a postponement of his the first Presiential Debate with Senator Obama.
Allowing Gwen Ifill to moderate is like giving Ammo to McCain’s Arsenal.
If Sarah Palin performs badly, they will use Gwen Ifill as a straw to hold on to justify her poor performance.
A Governor of a State that doesn’t know any other Supreme Court judgments apart from Roe vs Wade?
I suggest that Gwen Ifill steps down and allow another Moderator to handlethe debate.
Be that as it may, I wish to point out that the name of the Moderators were made public to allow either of the Campaigns to show its reservation.
McCain’s campaign kept quiet and waited for less than two day to the debates before complaining.
This action is unpresidential and it smacks of great despiration when a party to a game decides to change the rules mid-way.
Isn’t there a maxim in law that says “Volunti non fit injuria”?

What if Hannity was the moderator?
What would the dems do?
What if Michael Reagan was moderator?
What would the dems say?
The fact remains: it IS conflict of
interest – the woman wrote a book on
Obama – praising him. I’m just guessing; I guess she WANTS the book
to be successful, right?
Palin will do fine; you can’t fake
good character.

Absolutely she should step aside. The fact she isn’t just shows the overwhelming favoritism of the press towards Obama. The press should reprot fairly and evenly and not ignore trends of their ‘favorite son’. It is absolutely ridiculous. Kind of like giving a referee $100,000 to make favorable calls. Absolutely un American. Whos owns the airwaves we are watching this on? What foreign corporate board are we listening to this week?

Oh, you’ll be glad to know that there
is huge interest in ACORN.
ACORN (Assoc. of COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
for Reform Now) faces “the fight of its
life over an embezlement scandal and leadership crisis”. It hit Orleans
Parish Civil District Court today -
Oct. 2. – This was in the Time Picayune
paper.
Sometimes justice is slow.
But what goes around, comes around
eventually. It looks as if Justice hit
the fan today.
Can’t wait for Fannie & Freddie to be
investigated. It’s really going to hit
the fan. A lot of people won’t like it.
But you can always cry “Liar”!

More Democrat fraud.

The book has a title – right?
It’s about Obama in this age – talking
about breakthroughs – Right?
She is WRITING A BOOK (THE VERB SHOULD
HAVE BEEN IN THE PRESENT TENSE).
She’s not bashing Obama? Is she?
Come on dems. Tell the truth.
Or you could just nitpick this to death.
ACORN is no being investigated for a big
scandal – lets see where that lies -
Obama constantly positions himself
with people who are shady.
The FBI is indeed looking into Fannie and Freddie – let the chips fall where
they may. We are in this together people.
All money look alike. You lost; we lost
lets see where the road leads to.
I just want the truth – I don’t really
care who is the guilty party.
I do,however, want justice.
It took l3 years for justice to catch
up with OJ. Justice will not be denied;
whichever way the chips fall, I do
want the truth be known.
How about you?
Oh, by the way, I do take back regarding
a question about Gwen.
She was fair; I like her.
She will gain from her book just from
shear exposure. But good for her; I
do like her. Now I’m willing to look
at my own beliefs. Are you?