Are you ready for a BIASED debate?! (McCain not told of Ifill’s conflict of interest!)
By Matthew Weaver on October 1, 2008 at 8:54 AM in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Joe Biden, John McCain, Sarah Palin
Did you know that Gwen Ifill, who is currently slated to moderate Thursday’s vice-presidential debate, has written a pro-Obama book that is to be published on January 20, 2009? Yes, Inauguration Day!
In THE BREAKTHROUGH, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential campaign and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.
Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to a generation of men and women who are the direct beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s. She offers incisive, detailed profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama, and also covers up-and-coming figures from across the nation. Drawing on interviews with power brokers like Senator Obama, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and many others, as well as her own razor-sharp observations and analysis of such issues as generational conflict and the “black enough” conundrum, Ifill shows why this is a pivotal moment in American history.
THE BREAKTHROUGH is a remarkable look at contemporary politics and an essential foundation for understanding the future of American democracy.–Editorial Review on Amazon and as advertised by publisher Random House.
How in the world did Gwen Ifill get picked to moderate Thursday’s vice-presidential debate?! It is simply outrageous that she, now hawking her upcoming pro-Obama, is to moderate the debate between his VP partner and Governor Palin. This is a mockery of fairness.
I wonder if the debate commission and both parties knew Ifill was writing an adoring book about Obama? Did she disclose this? And when? Will Gwen Ifill offer a disclaimer about this Thursday at the start of the debate?
Why would anyone think Gwen Ifill can be unbiased in questioning the two VP candidates as she has a clear personal, professional, and financial stake in seeing that Biden does well and that Obama wins in November?
As Michelle Malkin observes:
Ifill and her publisher are banking on an Obama/Biden win to buoy her book sales. The moderator expected to treat both sides fairly has grandiosely declared this the “Age of Obama.” Can you imagine a right-leaning journalist writing a book about the “stunning” McCain campaign and its “bold” path to reform timed for release on Inauguration Day – and then expecting a slot as a moderator for the nation’s sole vice presidential debate?—Michelle Malkin
Malkin points out Ifill’s clear bias over the past several months:
Despite the protestations of her colleagues that she will be fair, Ifill has appeared on numerous radio and TV talk shows over the past several months to cash in on her access to the Obama campaign. She recently penned a fawning cover story on the Obamas for Essence magazine that earned much buzz. The title? “The Obamas: Portrait of an American Family.”
Gwen Ifill wrote in Time on August 21, 2008:
The Obama generation is just beginning its run.
Questioned recently about her biases, Ifill is quoted by the Washington Post saying, “no one’s ever assumed a white reporter can’t cover a white candidate.” But what about a “reporter” who has a personal, professional, and financial stake?!
I found only a couple early mentions of Ifill’s book. In fact, it is a bit surprising that her upcoming book was noted in the September 3rd Washington Post article, yet no further question or connection was given between this and her planned moderation of the October 2nd debate. Ifill disingeniously observed when asked about the debate, that “I’m not running for anything.” Yet, she is selling a book! The Washington Post barely mentions her book, as a footnote: “Ifill is working on a book called “Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.” She focuses on the Democratic nominee…”
And regarding Governor Palin, Ifill was accused by many of showing bias against the governor during the Republican Convention. PBS ombusdman Michael Getler defended Ifill against these complaints but did share without comment or dispute a selection of the complaints.
Additionally, it should also come as no surprise that Gwen Ifill is apparently friend and colleague of fellow Obama-supporter Oprah. Indeed, Ifill has a long history with Oprah, including writing in O, The Oprah Magazine.
And checking the headlines, even though Ifill apparently made no secret of her upcoming book, noneof the recent articles on the debate disclose Ifill’s clear conflict of interest in writing a pro-Obama book that will conveniently publish Inauguration Day. To be honest, there are few original articles on Ifill and the upcoming debate, though I suspect this will now change as Ifill’s conflict of interest becomes more widely known.
- David Bauder, for AP, Ifill is ready for her spotlight as vice presidential debate moderator, Kansas CIty Star, October 1, 2008.
- David Bauder, for AP, Ifil hits jackpot in moderating VP debate, Salon, September 21, 2008.
- Carl Hiassen, Ifill better be nice to poor Palin during debate, Miami Herald, September 29, 2008
- Don Frederick, Gwen Ifill to play hurt in Thursday’s VP debate, Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2008.
- Robert G. Kaiser, Format of Biden-Palin Debate Sets No Limit on Subject Matter, Washington Post, September 21, 2008.
- Commission on Presidential Debates, Senator Obama and Senator McCain, Senator Biden and Governor Palin invited to CPD’s debates, September 17, 2008. The original announcement makes no mention of any conflicts of interest though they do write in announcing the moderators, that the CPD is committed to providing debates “in a professional and nonpartisan manner.” Apparently conflicts of interest and biased moderators are okay.
However late the date, Gwen Ifill’s unmistakeable conflict of interest should disqualify her from moderating the vice-presidential debate. It is to the discredit of the Commission for Presidential Debates that, despite her conflict of interest and rather clear support of Obama, Ifill was chosen to moderate the debate. It is also disappointing to see that the MSM is either ignoring the conflict of interest or not inquisitive enough to put two-and-two together when the information is right in front of them.
Greta Van Susteren now reports at Fox News that “the McCain campaign did NOT know about Gwen Ifill’s book.”
Action Item for Everyone: Call the Commission on Presidential Debates at (202) 872-1020 to demand full disclosure of Ifill’s bias and demand she be replaced as moderator of the debate. No email addresses found for the Commission or its leadership: Janet H. Brown, Executive Director; Frank Fahrenkopf, Co-Chairman; Paul Kirk, Co-Chairman.
cant even watch the news hour any more…….gpd it is so damn disgusting
THE AGE OF OBAMA? Please, oh please…how do they give so much power or transformation to one man. Perhaps we should all just stay home and the next time there is an injustice we can just refer them to THE AGE OF OBAMA FOUNDATION.
Does this woman know that Obama didn’t even UTTER Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name nor that of Rosa Parks in his acceptance speech. Yup, I guess its all about ‘Obama Time’ like Spike Lee says. So, everyone else’s action is all about Obama…good grief. It really disturbs me that they give so much credit to someone that no one can point out his accomplishments yet it is THE AGE OF OBAMA!
Obama campaign rep STUMPED on legislative accomplishments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGeu_4Ekx-o
Swiped this from a poster on Digg.
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Following are phone numbers for some of the 2008 Voter Education Partners working with the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Please let them know what you think about the selection of Gwen Ifill to be the moderator of the vice-presidential debate. Ask them to ask that the commission replace her as moderator of the debate.
AARP Call 1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
National Association of Manufacturers Feel free to call us at (1-800) 814-8468 (or (202) 637-3000 in the Washington, DC area.)
Denison University call (740) 587-6281
League of Women Voters Phone: 202-429-1965 Fax: 202-429-0854
National Association of Secretaries of State Telephone: 202-624-3525 Fax: 202-624-3527
Scholastic News please call 212-343-6100
WebMD please call: 201-414-2002
Kappa Delta Phone: 1-901-748-1897 Fax: 1-901-748-0949
BBH Phone: 212-812-6600 Fax: 212-242-4110
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Phone: 866.JFK.1960 Fax: 617.514.1600
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Phone: (202) 785-8866
Fax: (202) 835-0003
And, the number of the Commission itself: (202) 872-1020
Please don’t call the National Association of Manufacturer’s they are not part of the debate commission and have no dog in this. They were extremely nice about it even though they are being inundated with phone calls.
Gwen Ifill on Sarah Palin speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zafLsAtp_Q
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“She belittled and so did others speakers, Barrack Obama to every opportunity. Mocking the size of his state, his community organizer status…” Gwen Ifill reporting on the Republican convention. Biased? A bit? Hemmm…
and
WASHINGTON WEEK | Sept. 12, 2008 Webcast Extra | PBS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiblCUlm8BI
Fair and Balanced?
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3126440&maven_referralPlaylistld=&sRevUrl=http://www/foxnew.com/
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THE AGE OF OBAMA
She has spent time with Obama to write her book and she has a financial investment in this candidate Obama winning. She is invested $$$$…send in an other moderator one that doesn’t have a PRO Obama book nor spent any ‘personal time’ with Obama.
I thought Juan Williams was pretty much neutral or supportive on this. He agrees that there is a perception of a conflict of interest, and he brought up Ifill’s sulky criticism of Sarah’s Convention speech on his own. Actually, I find recently he’s been very even-handed and accurate on Fox.
I predict she recuses herself before tomorrow night. I just pray that John McCain keeps his “reach across the aisle” hands in his pockets on this one.
PBS Ombudsman, Michael Getler: 703-739-5290
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I did get through to voice mail on this one.
The League of Women Voters says they have nothing to do with it and haven’t for 20 years. So, don’t call them…Call the Commission on Presidential Debates at (202) 872-1020 .
Yeah and guess what she pulls out of her sleeve?
“Do you think they made the same assumptions about Lou Cannon (who is white) when he wrote his book about Reagan?” said Ifill, who is black. Asked if there were racial motives at play, she said, “I don’t know what it is. I find it curious.”
One more reason for me not to vote for Obama Gwen, one more reason for me not to turn on PBS.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081001/D93HUHCO1.html
Vote – What should McCain do about Ifill?
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/10/01/vote-49/
He should know what to do, but now just go on TV and screem about. This is unbelievable, what Obama is doing and DNC. I just can not vote for Obama , even I will like to. Can not trust Him and His promises!!!
He supports baillout, that form me is just as He is defending this ugly jerks, who are robbing US!!!! Obama should be under investigation by FBI, I want to know all His fat donors from Wall Street. He makes me angry now, just can not stand that!!!
I have my yes and no , for whoom I should vote, but somehow I am loosing my patient and trust toward Obama!!!
Call PBS today: Michael Getler: 703-739-5290
Leave a message demanding that she be replaced by another moderator, or at least tell them that you are aware of the bias! Her book, this promotion video!
CRAZY!!
The phone # for the Commissioner of debates is constantly busy. Last nite, our own JeremiahGoddamnAmerikkkaWright posted this email address to protest about Gwen Ifill:
And here’s the e-mail address of Janet H. Brown, Executive Director of the Debates Commission: jb@debates.org
I tried it this morning & it worked.
I called everyone and emailed everyone, and I got through to the commission on presidential debates (202), but the mailbox was full so I got forwarded to another and left my “outraged” message.
Matthew Weaver, thanks for the Action Item!!!!!
Words can do no justice…wait yes they can…WHAT THE F*CK!
Is being in the tank so acceptable now they dont even attempt to hide the propoganda arm of Dear OLeader’s Campaign?
Let them Know!!
Ask the Commission on Presidential Debates if she will acknowledge her conflict of interest: 202-872-1020.
And here’s the e-mail address of Janet H. Brown, Executive Director of the Debates Commission: jb@debates.org
Also ask them if the Obamajugend of yesterdays creepiest youtube video ever will be singing at halftime about how “Obama is gonna change it and rearange it”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTm5rp8r6fE
Here is the reposted video incase the original is hidden from you because you don’t have the secret password to get on the friends list.
CAN YOU SAY IN THE TANK???
HOLY TURDBURGERS!!
HOLY BATNUTS!!!
HOLY FISHGILLS AND FEDUCIARY IRRESPONSIBILITY!!!!
FOUND IN THE COMMENTS OF GRETA WIRE!!!
If this is true then good god a mighty…we got some splanin to do
hahaha
OK so they give Chateau Joey the questions ahead of time…
since when has he ever been able to stay on script?
LOL
Commander Gaffe-athon strikes again!
And to gain bonus points with the moderator, he’ll tell her how he’s so looking forward to the release of her new book: “The Age of Barack America”.
There are 1300 comments on that thread.
Unless you have a direct citation for the charge that the questions were given to Biden, please refrain from posting such an obnoxious BREAKING comment.
The information you post here is usually valuable, but please tamp down the drama and provide solid links to information.
“breaking” should be reserved for real information.
thanks.
oh my goodness grr after all the acusations you have been slinging around in the past month against Palin suddenly you grow an integrity hair?
Is it a wild one?
And is it crawling up your associations?
Surely you protest too much.
By the way, how is the hunt for the pregnancy suit coming along?
Actually, this is my first comment.
And I’m a PUMA.
I’m requesting that you provide a link.
Thanks.
odd i remember distinctly grr and grrr having posted many many many times and having also been banned for racist and sexist comments a few weeks ago.
I know this because i made a point of reporting grr and grrr
In any event links have been provided.
so you should have no more questions.
Grr,
Here is the actual truth:
Let it be known that the campaigns involved (Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama) agreed to Ms. Ifill as debate moderator on August 6, 2008.
The Publisher … Doubleday Publishing … announced the publication of this book as early as July 7, 2008 in their Spring 2009 catalog.
http://doubleday.com/assets/pdf-catalog/DD_Sp09txt.pdf
See page 8 – after loading the document, right click and select document properties to see the date.
The Publishing announcement took place at least one month before the campaigns agreed to the moderators, and now the McCain campaign (and their toadies) are complaining.
Good Grief these guys are incompetent. If McCains campaign did not know as they claim, they should have. This is what happens when incompetent lobbyists run your campaign and do not do any vetting of anything.
And just like a bot…if someone should know the truth, why bother pointing it out? Well, some of us know the truth about your candidate.
Better hope your prayers aren’t answered or you will have the low-integrity candidate of your dreams. Me? I’m moving into George Obama’s hut–we’re going to make it a double-wide.
This is a disgrace. I think the obama camp are aware of the ruckus this has caused and are ready to talk about this and not about Biden/Palin’s debate performance. They are obviously concerned about Biden flubs…. Just more of their dirty tricks – How many in the democratic congress are aware of what is going on in their midst, and are sanctioning it?
Thanks Jeremiah GDBAW for posting this interesting info from Greta Wire
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“Comment by BREAKING: IFILL GAVE BIDEN THE DEBATE QUESTIONS
October 1st, 2008 at 11:09 am
BREAKING – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
It was reported earlier today that political commentator Gwen Ifill has given the Obama campaign and Democrat Vice Presidential Nominee Joe Biden the questions she intends to ask for the debate.
Governor Palin’s campaign reports that they have not been equally given the list of questions.”
Reported ealier today by whom?
I would like to source please.
Can you please source this ‘release’ as it is not at the site you link.
Thanks,
Matthew
I just did a search on google for:
“ifill forwarded biden debate questions”
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=ifill+forwarded+biden+debate+questions&btnG=Search
The first result that came up was this:
When i go to the actual page its scrubbed of the reference in bold above.
Either there is an intentional cover up or they are walking it back really fast to oh gee i don’t know…cover it up?
I am guessing this may be a possible sources that prompted the messages on the gretawire and it was quickly scrubbed but not before google snapped the info??
I found the article you refer to and there is no mention of what you typed in bold. Facts please?
Precisely my point Obot.
Here look at the google screenshot of that page when it comes up on the google search and then compare it to the content on the aol news page that has been scrubbed of all reference to the forwarding of debate questions to biden.
Put two and two together.
My god I know they teach you very little in terms of analytical skills because they have to make sure you know the lyrics of “Obama’s Gonna Save us”…but this is as plain as the pregnancy suit in front of your face and doesnt require and photoshop work.
Frankly, I think they slipped 0bama the questions, too, last Friday. Then his campaign constructed a script, which he memorized. If you notice, when he had to go off of this ’script,’ the familiar “uhs” returned to his speech.
I was very impressed with Barack Obamas repeating his mmorized answers during the first 30 minutes when he wasnt off script. He didnt even take a breath after the first question was given.
Then i remembered this is the barack obama who thinks there are 57 states….and i thought…damn…cheater.
This is why he was so insistent on the debate still taking place. He had the questions ahead of time and his memorized answers still fresh in his pinhead.
I doubt that Ifill gave Biden the list of questions.
I am sure the Obama camp made Ifill aware of the questions Obama would like to have Ifill ask.
Isn’t that how it works?
Silly goose!
Oprah wrote them and pass them around.
this is as ugly as can get!!! I am just sick and tire of the whole mess!!!
Obama gets millions from people who are directly involve in today mess, then He supports ‘BAILLOUT” For His corrupted top advisors, then dirty Obama pass, not THIS!!!
Come on people it is time to get serious!!!
Attacking McCain for using politics in baillout!!!
Obama is doing all those dirty games, and blame McCain!!!
How long we will be just writing but not screeming!!! We are way to quiet!!!
This isn’t the Obama and Oprah loving moderator I thought I knew.
Done. Thanks for the info.
Their mailbox is FULL! Took me 5 minuets to get past busy and then it is full. I hope you that did get through gave them hell before hello.
email em 10 times! They dont want to take cals? make em click through email after email.
Yes, the lines are all full. SO LET THIS BE MY OBJECTION TO Gwen Ifill AS MODERATOR FOR THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
I OBJECT TO MEDIA BIAS, I OBJECT AND SO DOES MY DOG!
Woman Voter… it is wrong time to make jokes…
ROFL
Ok, so if we threaten to boycott NPR and Gwen’s new Obamanation propaganda, do you think they’ll listen to us? Which channel is airing the debate? Maybe we can boycott them unless they clean it up.
Thank you Jeremiah,
I just tried calling the number and it is busy.
I will keep trying and email also.
These kids singing about Obama is just chilling.
I could not even watch but a bit of it.
I hate that guy with every ounce of my being.
I have just sent an email to Janet Brown protesting the choice of Gwen Ifill as moderator of the VP debate in light of the fact that her forthcoming book praising Obama is a conflict of interest. Especially when John McCain’s campaign did not know about the book (neither did I – thank you Matthew).
EVERYBODY — get on the horn and bombard her with emails objecting to this choice and demanding a raplacement with a more neutral moderator. Talk about stacking the deck.
How about Brokaw moderating a debate when he has been acting a a liason between McCain and NBC?
What about Brokaw’s bias towards McCain’s Presidential campaign? Talk about stacking the deck. On Sunday he ends Meet The Press with stats from weeks ago claming they were current poll numbers. A flat out lie.
McCain’s campaign did not want to accept Brokaw they were so irritated, they said, ‘If it’s an NBC moderator, for any of these debates, we won’t go’…,” Brokaw said.
Here is your fair Brokaw:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200809280007?f=h_latest
I guess no one will moderate any debate if you can’t find anyone either side trusts.
Does Brokaw have a book coming out called ‘The Age of McCain’…No? I rest my case.
It does not matter who has a book coming out. The point is bias. Period. If you rest your case on that, your argument is weak.
NWNM…
go to the dictionary and look up BIAS
then understand that ANY case whatsoever, weak or not, it is still a case.
Ms Ifill is biased, period.
no matter how it gets spun.
deal with it.
I thought Friday’s debate was the first of three debates. When did Brokaw moderate a debate bwtween McCain and 0bama?
And yes, a book lauding 0bama, coming out on January 20, 2009, begs a challenge to Ifill’s ability be unbiased.
Brokaw is moderating the 2nd debate on Oct 7th. If Ifill’s ability is called into question as being biased, then so should Brokaw. That is my point. I suppose we are to assume that no moderator can be fair because everyone has a different view? Are we to the point where no one in this country can be unbiased?
LOL…That is your proof of Brokaw being biased?
Wow…well if your standards are as such. Then come back with your fair accessment of Ifill’s job of remaining neutral at the debates.
I would very interested in seeing you set these same standards for bias at the VP debate that you used for this Brokaw interview.
I say, let’s get Rush Limbaugh to do it. LOL
I emailed, and called and left a message. My suggestion is if Ifill remains as moderator, then turn about is fair play and we get Sean Hannity for the last Presidential debate.
Janet Brown? Who is she affiliated with? If she’s in the McCain camp, there isn’t anything that she could do about it now.
Here is my email…
Nicely done!
Just sent my email. Thanks for the link.
Sarah is Dallas on Friday at the Fairmount in the afternoon. Please let anyone you know so they may come out to support her.
I see no problem with Gwen Ifill moderating the debate. Just because she has an economic interest in the outcome of the election doesen’t mean she can’t be fair.
Signed
An ananamous former NBA referee.
NBA Referee!!!
LMFAO!
The phone # has been busy for awhile so I have not been able to get through. Maybe a good sign of a bunch of calls…or they took the phone off the hook and are hiding under their desks.
Thanks for the email. I sent one.
I have been trying all day to call the number but get a busy signal each and every over one hundred times. Guess they are limiting phone calls just like Congress is limiting e-mails.
Why not have Barbara Walters do it, she said Obama was Sexy but hasn’t penned a book yet. Gee, talk about media bias. HOOO WEEEE…or spash…tank sound effects.
I say let Nader in, at least he will keep her on her feet and not fainting for the one.
Barbara Walters???
I think Greta should do it!
oh god no… not barbara walters. she’s in the tank and lives for the “gotcha” moment. She’s just a second rate Heda Hopper.
let McLaughlin do it.
I was joking, it would seem that our journalists are all FAWNING or FAINTING over this guy and I just don’t see the SEXY that they claim to see. He looks like an awkward version of a fast talker…smoocher.
I say Dan Rather…he can be honest and I still have trust in him.
Woman voter, please share yor glasses.
When I see Obama I don’t see sexy.
I see Forrest Gump.
Welcome to the U.S.S.A A promising new country in the reformation of the Soviet Union.
Jeremiah, You are right WHAT THE F%CK!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF OMERICA (USSO) Have a nice day and shut your damn mouth about Dear Leader or you wont get your daily bread!
Read about Obama’s fictitious donors!!!
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YmZkNDAwY2I0ZTNjNGNlYWRkNmUwZjRjYTg1ZGU0MWM=
Email Janet Brown and let her know how you feel about this conflict of interest.
jb@debates.org
Ifill stands to profit from an Obama victory…
I tried going on the website for the Debate Commission – there is NO contact number or email or address. Nothing. Does anyone know where we can contact them today – flood them with calls to demand she be replaced? Let’s not let Gov. Palin be sandbagged. This is so wrong.
Why don’t they let someone from Fox News moderate it? Cripes I’m a Hillary Democrat and mad as freaking hell.
This is the 2nd person from PBS she has selected. I question their non bias based on at least one thing. The Chicago based Joyce Foundation and anti gun foundation had one Barack Obama on it’s board. They are a corporate sponsor of PBS.
that’s interestink tzada…PBS/Newshour lost AIG as a major sponsor earlier this year. hmmmm….
Gwen IF SHE HAD AN OUNCE OF ETHICAL DIGNITY….would withdraw….Sheeeesh!
She did break her ankle and all we can hope for is that Ms Ifill will be tanked up on pain meds. She can use that as her excuse for her excessive drooling.
This needs to be out for everyone to see.
Call and ask the Debates Commission whether she will disclose the book?: Telephone 202-872-1020.
E-mail address for Janet H. Brown, Executive Director of the Debates Commission: jb@debates.org
SHE SHOULD WELL DISCLOSE THIS AT THE START…
GOOD GOD WHERE HAS OUR JOURNALIST ETHICS GONE!
You realize that those of you calling for her replacement are just being racist, right? Maybe they will get rid of Gwen and let Michelle Obama moderate.
Hey, that is fine with me. Seems like the definition of racist has a new meaning…anyone who states the truth.
I’d settle for Michelle Malkin!
Awesome.
I think we should put you all into internment camps. I think Michelle would love that. She’s a big fan of that type of Democracy.
But that’s what this is all about, right? Democracy? So you support the woman who has stated that all Muslim-Americans should be placed in internment camps?
Look in the mirror. You people are filth.
I am going on the record here of suggesting a LARRY (unless it is in BLUE).
Don’t read his “posts.”
Don’t respond to his “post.”
Don’t buy any of the products his sponsors produce.
My name is beebop and I approve this message
I am suggesting a BOYCOTT OF THIS LARRY ……
Hows the view from that Obama blog troll sweatshop basement in Gaza?
Larry,
I agree with you. Envoking Michelle Malkin as some beacon of truth in America is a joke. This woman (and I use the term loosely) is a joke to all women. Gwen Ifill is fair and will conduct herself with professionalism as she has always done. I believe Brokaw will do the same. It is more of the same distraction with the little crap no one cares about. Rethugs have no platform but to try and tear down the democratic candidate. Even if it had been Hillary, the same petty distractions would be evident. This is about policy and the future of our country not about lipstick and whatever other garbage can be dug up. Just like the post that Ifill gave the debate questions to Biden. No source, no substance, just hype. That is what most of the “fact” is on this site. Basic drivel.
I think they should let Ralph Nader moderate. He doesn’t favor either party or candidate. :^)
I repect Gewn Ifil, but I think this is a conflict of interest. They should get a jounalist who has not written a book dealing-in part-with Obama.
Yes, or Ron Paul, he certainly doesn’t favor Republicans!
YES, I VOTE FOR RALPH NADER OR MATT GONZALEZ TO MODERATE. AT LEAST THEY WOULD BE MORE HONEST!
OH HELL YES!!! BEST IDEA EVER!!!
PROUD MARY KEEP ON BURNIN!!!
I SEE A BAD MOON A RISING
I SEE TROUBLE ON THE WAY
LOOKS LIKE WER’E IN FOR NASTY WEATHER
;(
I think we should ALL look up our local News channels, and Newspapers and call them and demand a report on this. Let’s get to work PUMA’s, I will not bear witness to the Obama camp running roughshod over another woman in this campaign. BTW, if he is the superior candidate, why does he require constant hand holding from the msm, and a VP with strong credentials to prop his sorry ass up?
You beat me to it. I just wrote to Ms Bates at the debate Commission and said I supposed that Michelle Obama was unavailable?
Nor Barack Obama?
Gosh, just saw the contact number. Thank you. So angry I’m blind.
Who is the research charge for McCain? Random House has UTube ads advertising the book. AD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhkmZM0A4NY
I think this is the same as the one posted in my article above. Or, is there any difference? I didn’t play yours all the way through but it does appear identical.
Matthew, has anyone informed John McCain about Gwen Ifill’s book? His campaign should demand a more neutral moderator.
Same one. My browser was loading slowly and I missed your link.
This is just rediculous !!! Is there anything in this election that’s not swayed Obama ??? I’m so disgusted. We’re being taking over right before our eyes by a socialist and worse.
if she is replaced none of Gwen’s questions should be used. That number is constantly busy. They probably took the phone off the hook. Bastards.
What the hell is the McCain camp doing about this? This really feels like the primary’s all over again.
email them instead 10 times
McCain would have to be pinko blind to not see a conflict of interest here. Is she black? Yes. Can she still be a professional? Not likely since she’s writing a book on being black and loving Obama. And her book sales depend on the outcome of this election. WTF?!!
Gwen Awful has always been an enabler for the GOP thieves. Why not do the same for a Democrat if they turn to thievery?
I am going on the record here of suggesting a BOYCOTT OF MR. MURDER.
Don’t read his “posts.”
Don’t respond to his “posts.”
Don’t buy any of the products his sponsors produce.
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I don’t think Mr. Murder’s comment is a troll remark. Gwen Ifill is a typical msm careerist. Ms. Ifill is also a friend of Condoleezza Rice.
What is up with all the boycott and this and ban that shit? What the hell is going on here? If you don’t agree with someone’s honest post move on or tell them why you disagree. This place is not KOS or Little Green Footballs. I love Larry to pieces, been coming here sice the Plame days. Larry helped me through some rough days during my husband’s being in Iraq, but you guys are making my friggin’ stomach turn.
Ask the Commission on Presidential Debates if she will acknowledge her conflict of interest: 202-872-1020.
And here’s the e-mail address of Janet H. Brown, Executive Director of the Debates Commission: jb@debates.org
jb@debates.org was on a previous NQ post this morning as an address for Janet Brown.
I’ve already emailed.
I keep on getting a busy signal
send emails then. 10 of them.
I’m getting a busy signal too.
McCain/Palin ‘08
Wouldn’t it be great if she Palin called her on it during the debate??!! *crossing fingers*
Like i said on another thread:
Sarah needs to start the debate by saying this:
Right about then i expect the audience to erupt in Cheers from the right while heads on the left pop audibly. Broken ankle or No I expect Gwen Ifill to jump over the Moderator table and ask Donna Brazil to hold her wig while she sets that B—- Straight!
LOVE it!!!
I love it as well!!
Yeah, Palin should say that. Can you imagine the impact it would have? The biased would get exposed on national television.
I mean seriously, the vp moderator wrote a pro-Obama book????
What’s up is down, what’s down is up these days.
Yes, if she doesn’t disclose HER FINANCIAL AND LOVE (AGE OF OBAMA?…HAS TO BE LOVE) INTEREST IN THIS DEBATE, then Palin should or a campaign spokesman with a written objection.
I’m thinking of changing my name to
President of Jeremiah God Damn Barack Amerikkka Wright’s Fan Club!
First you have to prove your fealty.
Go forth and organize a community.
Teach their children to sing songs praising my magnificence.
Make sure the Dead can vote for me.
Make the youth wear uniforms that elevate my hopey dopey to Holy Dogma.
Organize a conert tour and make sure the tickets look something like this.
Then we can talk about the position…
roflmao Oh my gosh I am so thankful my cup is on my desk and not in my mouth
Me too…with the potential tax increases comin our way if Obamalynski gets in office, i cant afford to buy you a new keyboard.
I’m on it!
I’m going to go to the Obama Camp to get some pointers.
My organization shall be call NUTS:
-Never Underestimate The Stupid-
because stupid people vote too. Obviously.
I’ll get the kids to sing this to you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El-C3w4CYqo&feature=related
I’m checking out the local cemetaries for dead people’s names to register. They won’t care…they’re dead. They’ll never know.
No more Garanimals – I will make sure they are outlawed as being too cute. We don’t want kids to grow up thinking they can make a difference. Here’s a nice kid uniform you may like:
http://www.outinstyle.com/Merchant2/graphics/products/detail/RCO-6921_d.jpg
This ought to work out nicely with your civilian force. Just getting the kids ready for their future.
I’ll see if I can get Rev Phleger to open up for the concert. That is still a work in progress. How about having it on Jan 20, 2009 when we usher in Pres McCain?
hehehe
would you like your greek columns made out of styrofoam or real marble?
Ok, you no longer have any rights.
You cannot be in Jeremiah’s fan club.
How dare you ask if he wants styrofoam? Are you spreading LIES, or misleading us into thinking it’s even a consideration? My SSsheriff will come take you away for this!
But thanks for the reminder of the greek columns anyway!
Seriously though, I wasn’t kidding about the song Wind Beneath My Wings to you Jeremiah GDBAW…you are my hero!!!
I am going to go on record for styrofoam but i reserve the right to flip flop later.
hahaha. think about over some waffles
hahahahaha
lol
awww can i at least wear the Mickey Mouse ears and pretend I’m in the club. ROFL
Like our leader says, he reserves the right to flip flop. I’m sure I can change my mind if He can…but only IF you buy the land next door to him and give it to him.
Oh, and JGDBAW –
I LOVE how you pulled an Obama.
You let me answer with “no to styrofoam”, and you then come back saying “sure, i’ll take styrofoam”.
Let your people speak for you, then talk about how you believe something comepletely different.
omg…LMAO!!!
And Joe Biden has the list of questions from Miss Ifil and Governor Palin does not.
Who in the McCain camp okayed this moderator? I am very suspect of this. Time to take the gloves off.
You realize the Obama camp knew all about this – arranged it in all probability. Arranged it so that this would be the topic of conversation after the debates and not how well Sarah Barracuda did. Typical Obama smoking mirrors….. McCain’s campaign has to learn what happened to Hillary Clinton. Dirty tricks and facism rules in the Obama camps.
This has to get out to the American people. The facists must not rule in America.
Why use moderators at all ? Just have a set of questions released 10 minutes before the debate. Allow each candidate a preemptory challenge to knock only one question off the list for any reason (or no stated reason), set time limits for response and rebuttals, and use Jerry Springer’s off-duty cops/Security to tackle and throttle any candidate who continues speaking after the time limit bell rings.
Where is the factual source for this assertion that Biden had the questions in advance?
That would be brilliant!!! My question is, how can the McCain camp not have known about this situation!! This is INSANE!
Because they did not do their homework as usual. This book was announced a month before the moderators were chosen. Another oops for the McCain campaign.
One of the problems in this campaign is that McCain himself is such a creature of DC that he refuses even to see what the media and the Obamabots are doing to him. He doesn’t think it is possible for these honorable people to operate this way. It is as if he is stuck in the mindset of the “greatest generation” and thinks that people in the Senate, and the media, are too good and patriotic to plot against people of goodwill…
The Obamabot credo: Cheating is fair. If someone trusted you, they deserve to get screwed.
Well so much for the new kind of politics of Obama What an hipocrite!!!!!!!! This guy is a menace. He covers all the bases and his politics stink. People be afraid very afraid of this man.
NRO says:
It’s a little late to replace Gwen Ifill as moderator of the vice-presidential debate, and McCain partisans might prefer to have a moderator with a glaring conflict-of-interest to provide a handy objection to any question Palin deems out of bounds.
“Gwen, that sounds like the kind of question one would ask if one had a financial stake in the election of Barack Obama — like a book about him coming out early next year or something.”
What else did you expect? Obama has ACORN registering dead people to vote & the media is campaigning for him everyday. I can’t stand to even watch TV anymore because this fraud makes me sick.
Thanks for the phone numbers!! I called but they are busy, but I will keep calling.
The sheer audacity of the Obama campaign never ceases to amaze me.
It’s October, McCain needs to get rid of this clown once and for all!!
In the snap of a finger, a less partisan moderator can be found…and SHOULD be found.
correct
Both Chris Matthews and Keith Olberweenie are available.
Either “Tingly legs” Matthews or “Blubber mouth” Olbermann would be preferable to Gwen Ifill. At least the audience would KNOW that they were prejudiced.
You’re quoting Michelle FREAKING Malkin now?
How far the mighty have fallen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoM90bAsr1M
Yup, you’re Democrats.
WE BELIEVE YOU.
Not only Michelle, but FOX News as well. Yes, I think we have fallen a long way.
don’t you like Filipinas?
You must be racist.
Not ones who want to intern an entire religious population because of the terrorist acts of a few abusing that religion.
You’re not Democrats. Maybe you were at one point, but once you quote Michelle Malkin, you’re a filthy Republican that even Reagan would be ashamed of.
I am going on the record here of suggesting a BOYCOTT OF LARRY.
Don’t read his “posts.”
Don’t respond to his “posts.”
Don’t buy any of the products his sponsors produce.
My name is beebop and I approve this message
Ok so you admit you’re a racist.
That’s like a Caucasian saying they’re not racist against black people except the one who mugged their cousin.
so…whats your definition of democrats who take their innocent young children and teach them to sing the praises of The Dear OLeader just like the Hitler youth were taught to do in the 1930s?
Progressive?
You know Larry, some of us former democrats are PROUD to no longer be democrats. At least the democrats of today.
If YOU were a true democrat, you could never support Obama – who started off trashing Bill Clinton in Nevada – saying he didn’t bring change, but his hero Reagan did. Then painting them as racists. And then everything else leading up to the RBC in May. After that, how can even look at that party the same?
If you don’t like people turing to Republicans when they make a point you agree with, then tell Donna Brazille to quit turning to Karl Rove for advice.
Change your name- please- The name Larry is given to Larry Johnson our hero- the one who created this haven for the “elected” americans- yes- the centrist, moderates, and republicans- so go get your self a kooliad shake down the corner in your chicago neighborhood and sip it real hard, because your messiah is going to see the “grassroots” come alive in November.
No kidding. Change your name. There is only one Larry on this site and it ain’t you.
I think you meant to reply to “Larry”, not me…
Its the Headline on DRUDGEREPORT.COM sweetie.
VP DEBATE MODERATOR RELEASING ‘AGE OF OBAMA’ BOOK ON INAUGURATION DAY
Oh and look at this video if you want to see what a good loyal demokrat looks like
Nope, I’m no longer a Democrat. Haven’t been since May 31st, 2008.
I don’t care if it’s Michelle Malkin. She’s just as credible as Eugene Robinson or any of the other Obama-loving reporters.
Truth doesn’t belong to a party. Truth is simply truth. And the truth is Gwen Ifill wrote a book in praise of Obama. How can anyone that respects honesty and fairness believe she is unbiased?
Why don’t you try worrying about your country instead of your damn party for a change?
Just sent my email!!!
Me too. This is what I said.
I demand that Gwen Ifill be removed as moderator in the upcoming VP debate. She is in no way partial. To make up for your bias I suggest that someone other than yourself chose a replacement. To make up for your “mistake” I think it only fitting that someone from FOX be the replacement. You and your pro Obama bias have already salted the debates in his favor. Let’s at least make a show of being bi partisan. As of today we are a free country, so lets act like it.
I BELIEVE there is HOPE that there will be a CHANGE at the debate commision and you will be replaced.
You have stirred up a bunch of angry people, and we can make it happen.
PUMA
PUMA!!
This is in the bottom of the post! Also, several people have added Janet Brown’s email address. Anyone have addresses for Paul Kirk and Frank Fahrenkopf? Once we find these, I’ll update the post.
Maybe we might also target the 2008 sponsors:
- Anheuser-Busch Companies
- BBH New York
- The Howard G. Buffet Foundation
- Sheldon S. Cohen, Esq.
- EDS, an HP Company
- International Bottled Water Association
- The Kovler Fund
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- YWCA USA
Matthew
Update:
Email to jb@debates.org does not bounce, thus this is likely a good address. Following the same naming scheme, I just tried ff@ and pk@ but both bounce. Anyone got email addresses for both? Maybe on all three, we might need to email their non-debate org emails? Anyone got these handy?
That is how Obama is getting away with it. He’ll just come back and say that Budweiser (Cindy McCain) is sponsoring it.
It never stops. Why wasn’t the McCain camp aware of her upcoming book if it’s been in WAPO. So, we’re supposed to believe she will be a fair moderator? This entire election season is a farce.
Yes, this does seem a bit strange as the news was out there before the announcement. Though, I suspect the Inauguration Day release was not set as that’d be a big red flag about bias of the author.
They probably went through a list of names and McCain agreed to her. You would think that Ifill would have responded to their acceptance by DISCLOSING this kind of book, wouldn’t you? I mean, would anyone truly expect an unbiased journalist NOT to disclose something like this?
Either way, Ifill sucks already for not stepping aside or, in the very least, disclosing. It’s not like this book was a hot topic before!
Sarah should wish her luck on the book sales.
Why is this being allowed? He will win this race because everyone is in his pocket. The MSM will give him the presidency.This acorn voting early is so unbelievable I can not believe this is the United Sates it’s become so crooked.
All true, but citing Malkin as some kind of respectable source destroys your argument.
why?
If you don’t like Malkin go to http://www.drudgereport.com
its that REALLY BIG HEADLINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREE UNDER THE PICTURE OF THE LADY WITH GILLS!!
Drudge is just as bad as Malkin. I laugh when I see people link to either. It destroys any credibility. Drudge is the one who broke the Blue Dress story and Malkin is a self hating Asian woman who posted private informtion on political opponents on her blog. Those folks received death threats. But when someone on the left posted her private info as payback (wrong) she got all huffy and pissy. Not to mention that sicko picture she took of herself in that cheerleading outfit. Sorry, but if you want to be taken seriously as a journalist, you don’t take those kind of photos. PS That Taylor chick on the left does the same thing with that cropped photo of herself in that Supergirl outfit. Yeah, I’m gonna take those folks seriously and use them as sources in my next term paper.
Well if you want incontrovertible proof that Ifill is publishing said book go to AMAZON.COM and do a search on GWEN IFILL.
When you get the exact same info as on drudge about her involvement in the book…wait here let me post it for you:
http://www.amazon.com/Breakthrough-Politics-Race-Age-Obama/dp/038552501X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222882633&sr=8-1
Sigh…so sad that we actually have to use amazon to corroberate and convince people that not everyone is lying if they arent a bleeding heart liberal.
Out of curiosity, what exactly did he do wrong by breaking the blue dress story?
I mean look, lets be honest, Bill did a bad thing. He should have kept it in his pants.
I don’t love bill any less for getting a little action on the side, i still think he was one of the greatest presidents we ever had, and had he not been he most certainly would have been impeached for lying under oath, but his tremendous reservoir of goodwill saved him.
Frankly Bill was reckless, he knew the repubs were after him and he should have been more careful.
But you cant be mad at Drudge for what Bill did.
Drudge broke it
why is that bad?
Drudge is breaking stuff now about obama.
That is good!
Granted the difference is that back then the MSM was all over bill and now the MSM doesnt want to cover anything bad on obama, but Drudge keeps doing what he is known for.
Do you mean the Blue Dress Story that proved that President Clinton lied under oath? I should hate Drudge for actually reporting true information? You may wish that Clinton had never lied or chased interns around the oval office, but don’t shoot the messenger. Being slightly right of center doesnt make you a liar.
This is not just about Michelle Malkin. The news is everywhere. It just happens that Michelle is a bit more quotable than Greta or the Washington Post. Besides, hold your nose if you don’t like the messenger as Michelle does write good, readable articles that are well received.
You right. We should quote that psychopath Keith Olbermann instead. Just before his head explodes.
I have noticed as of late PBS was beginning to sound more and more like the CNBC crossfire program. PBS WAS the last and only news channel I have listened to in this last year. WELCOME to the USSA-commrades. Looks as if the internet is the only outlet where we have a choice in what we read and listen to. Thanks to the new socialist democratic party.
The Joyce Foundation is a corporate sponsor of PBS. They are out of Chicago, and anti gun. Obama sat on their board and supported their gun control agenda.
PBS had Jim Lehner as a moderator also.
PBS has been that way for a long long time….you just never took off those special glasses….no insult intended my dear.
I’m so glad many of you Democrats are waking up…read “Liberal Fascism” by Goldberg…and you’ll need sleep pill to fall asleep.
What a joke – Iffil has been in the can for Obama from the beginning – watch any of her Washington Week in Review shows and you may as well be watching a half hr. Obama campaign commercial.
I don’t watch her program anymore – I have a weak stomach.
More CLEARLY biased polls today, from Survey USA, Quinnipiac, Pew, Rasmussen and Gallup.
National:
Obama +6
Obama +5
Obama +6
Obama +2
OMG. THE OBAMA CULT HAS INFILTRATED EVERY SINGLE INDEPENDENT POLLING GROUP IN THE UNITED STATES. IT’S LIKE INVASION OF THE BODY SNACHERS. EVEN HISTORICALLY REPUBLICAN POLLING OUTFITS ARE NOW PRO-OBAMA.
….or….Obama’s winning, by an ever increasing margin.
You should all enjoy this:
Angry John McCain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nskNRlx0A7Y
TROLL ALERT. START THE DONATIONS PLEASE. THEY SURE DO NEED IT.
Early voting already starting.
yawn the only polls that matter are the voting results on november 4.
Make sure you come hear and tell us what a racist country this is when Obama is rejected along with his Hopium and Changeolynski.
Sorry, but you’re wrong.
Early voting has started in many swing states. The polls now MATTER. A LOT. Especially in places like Ohio.
Republicans are worried about this. You should be too. Then again, I’m fine if you just yawn it off. We’re going to take advantage of the conditions now to get as many voters to vote NOW as possible.
Don’t you get it? It’s over. The voting has begun. You had your chance to come out with your whitey tape and other damning information. you didn’t.
Game set match.
See you on 1.20.09
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/14146.html
A flurry of new polls shows Barack Obama gaining in several battleground states – most notably Florida, Pennsylvania and swing states throughout the West. Officials worry early voting, which is under way in important states such as Ohio, is likely to favor Obama in this toxic political climate.
okie dokie…see you on election day. bring plenty of your fresh salty tears so we can comfort you as your Dear Leader goes down in defeat!!
Bradley effect not taken into account.
Early voting accounts for what, about .02% of the final tally?
Your posts remind me of an (infamous) play that occurred in an Eagles game. The ROOKIE receiver was almost over the goal line, when he chucked the ball behind himself in a cocky display of victory.
The only problem is: both feet had not crossed the line. Result: no TD.
Your shitty candidate is a shitty ROOKIE to boot.
Cowboys fan here, so I liked it. Not as much as I like watching Obama chucking the ball though!
(And no, I’m not Larry Sinclair!) haha!
I thought it was the Dallas game, but since I’m not a big football fan, couldn’t recall.
I do know enough about the game to understand that you don’t celebrate until
a) you have both feet in the end zone
and
b) managed not to fumble the ball.
Glad to see everyone got an early start on making excuses for Palin. Phil Gramm was wrong- Real Americans are not whiners. Only followers of Hillary and McCain are whiners.
Hi and thanks for Trolling CamdenRave. Nice name.
As Trollfund is all maxed out at $2300 for McCain I have started NQFund. $5 to NQFund, NQFund is now at $45.
So as to not overfeed Trolls, I recommend adding CamdenRave to your ignore list.
What happens if someone mails in their absentee vote and by Nov 4 they say to themselves…WTF did I do? Can they go vote then?
am going on the record here of suggesting a BOYCOTT OF BLACK LARRY. and I am referring to the font color of his name!!!!!!!
Don’t read his “posts.”
Don’t respond to his “posts.”
Don’t buy any of the products his sponsors produce.
My name is beebop and I approve this message
I am responding to you rather than the above mentioned. Forevermore referred to as “he who shall not be named”.
HE should not be so excited about those early votes. There is always the possibility that they won’t be counted. If any laws are broken, regardless of whether by procedure or fraud, they will not be counted.
I have a friend in Ohio whose daughter and five friends registered to vote and voted for McCain. Why do trolls think that only Obama will get the early votes?
Good point…and thanks for this. I must admit that I got caught up in the belief that early votes yesterday went to O. However, I am not voting early. I do not want to take a chance on my vote not being counted.
Leisa,
That is because people have reason to believe that ACORN is actively practicing their fraud voting tactics all over the swing states, starting at Ohio’s early voting.
I 2nd that emotion
I accept the results of the polling even though I know they are skewed. They say Obama is winning and that seems to be true.
I have written here why Obama is winning and why there are two Americas and one of them belongs to Obama and they like what they see.
Obama was the Chair of a board and foundation promoting certain education methods. It so happens that the educational system in the U.S. works to embed group learning and Obama is simply a peak performer and people accept him as that. What he knows and displays as knowledge is what we as a community know and are ahead off.
Obama is the future of America and it is a very sad story from here on. The country will change into an Obama country. That is a country of mediocrity with group learning and peak performance. That will eventually crash everything America used to be about. America as we know it is ending its course. The new America will blend Russia, China, and itself into a Triumvirate of nations. The world will be dominated by authoritarianism and fascism. Period. Stupidity wins.
Only Gov. Palin can change that. Vote Palin for VP.
One article says the polls are starting to trend toward McCain.
http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2008/09/abc_newswapo_obama_4_1.html
http://tinyurl.com/4z35qh
Nov 1, 2004. How’d that work out for Kerry? Kerry up by 8% on Nov 1st, 2004 just 4 days before the election. Winning in all the swing states, but that didn’t quite work out either did it? Much bluer map than Obama’s. Ahead by 67 electoral votes on Nov 1, 2004.
I so love this page, thank you Soldier. It’s so good for those in your face moments.
The One Whose Middle Name Dare Not Be Spoken is NOT “winning by an ever increasing margin.” Gallup has him up by 4 today. The day before yesterday he was up by 8.
Bottom feeders of American society:
3. used car dealers
2. MSM journalist
1. politicians
I’d definitely put the used car dealers last. MSM and pols tied for first:
1. MSM journalists/politicians
2. used car dealers
And it really won’t matter because the car dealerships are going out of business.
Garfield,
Plesae do not insult used car dealers. They are much more decent and honest then the left wing journalists.
Garfield,
Plesae do not insult used car dealers. They are much more decent and honest than the left wing journalists.
My e-mail to jb@debates.org
Thanks Jeremiah God Damn Barack Amerikkka Wright for the address ofJanet H. Brown, Executive Director of the Debates Commission
Gwen Ifill should not do this debate. The public knows she has a book about Obama coming out and in no way will she be seen as a fair person to do the debates.
The public is stunned….the campaigns should have been told before the campaign agreed to have her moderate. It simply is not fair – in law, this would create a mistrial so the public is calling up on you to remove her from the debate.
One thing is certain – if Ifil and Obama thought he would get a boost from her bias, that has pretty much been negated now. We are not going to get her replaced but the bigger this story gets the more her bias will be negated. Anything she does that is perceived as unbalanced may even end up backfiring with a positive result for Palin.
I have a thought.
I know that some of us have been hit hard the last couple of days in the economic down turn.
But if you can spare a donation of a couple of dollars to the McCain/Palin campaign, do it at the suggestion of Gwen Ifell. That should add up and create some fun press for the McCain campaign.
Thoughts?
I donated after last weeks debate and will do so again on friday (pay day).
I just got a call from the McCain/Palin Victory campaign and donated in Gwen’s name. I know that that would make her happy.
My e-mail to the debate commission-
To the Presidential Debate Commission-
As an American citizen, I must ask you to replace Gwen Ifill as moderator for tomorrow’s VP debate between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin. It has been disclosed that Ms. Ifill has a book favorable to Senator Obama that is to be released on Jan. 20, 2009. This is a gross conflict of interest. She can not be allowed to moderate.
I find it troubling that the debate commission did not disclose this information to the McCain campaign nor the public. This is negligence on the part of the committee.
The mainstream media has behaved in a such manner this election season that one might wonder if we are living in Stalin’s Russia or Mao’s China instead of the United States of America. This must stop now.
I will keep trying to call. For now the switchboard is busy.
Do you ever get the feeling that we are just beyond f@@@ed here?
Mine was simpler: The title – “stop it”, the body, “just stop it”
My email:
I tried calling overnight but their voice mailbox was full; now, all I get is a busy signal.
They should just let America know that JOURNALISM id DEAD and have OPRAH do the interview and then declare him THE ONE. THIS ELECTION HAS BEEN RIGGED FROM THE VERY START…THEY ARE JUST UPSET WE NOTICED.
Ultimate media bias. This is unacceptable. How could the commission allow this to happen? There is a clear conflict of interest. It is wrong that she did not tell the McCain campaign about the book and its subject. This is wrong.
Well there’s vetting and then there’s vetting. Only a half-wit believes that the McCain/Palin ticket will get anywhere near a fair shake – much the same as HRC received.
The MSM and their masters built Obama and they will damn sure do everything their power to make sure he floats.
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/tribune-attacks-palin-ignores-news%2C1783/
Sarah should demand in front of America tomorrow night that Ifil excuse herself due to bias and then have a good old fashion no holds barred debate with Biden void of moderators and watch Palin destroy Biden simply be getting him to explode
This is outrageous, and once again exposes Obama’s total lack of character.
You know the media will not dare to ask him why he didn’t disclose this to the McCain campaign. Obama knew full well about Ifill’s book and her conflict of interest.
As a member of the bar, he knows full well that he has an ethical duty to disclose such a conflict to the other side. Once again, Obama reveals his true colors: he will do and say anything to win; he lacks the integrity needed for a CIC.
“As usual, the press does not bother answering a very important question, “does Obama know she has written the book and agreed to go on WITHOUT telling McCain. It is obvious that he has not. By all means, the press wouldn’t want to say anything to make Obama looke like the person
“look like the person he is.”
This is typical of the Obama campaign. He can’t win by his own merits, so he is always trying to game the system in his favor. I am so sick and tired of this man. I want McCain to use everything in his power to knock him off the ballot the same way Obama knocked Alice Palmer off the ballot.
Karma.
The number is busy. I tried to call it.
I wonder how many ACORN meetings Gwen Ifill has spoke at in the past???
So, out of all the qualified people in the world who could moderate this debate, they choose someone who wrote a “glowing” book on Obama and has a huge stake in the outcome of the election? The corruption just gets worse by the day.
I’m home today and I’m calling until I get through. This is insane.
That line is busy and when you get through the mailbox is full. email may be best, but email to someone other than her is suggested. She will just hide them. Maybe emails to FOX or Rush? Any ideas?
One look at this Ifill woman, and I can tell she is an Obamabot.
I remember back during the primaries that Ifill was very pro-Obama. She basically said that Hillary was running a racist campaign. She blasted Hillary many times when she was on the panel of Meet the Press. I’ve never heard her criticize any aspect of obama or his campaign. I knew she was biased even before i heard about this book.
Yes; and I remember, she snickered at the suggestion by another pundit at the table that the particular comment uttered by someone involved in HRC’s campaign (I think it was something President Clinton said) might not have been intended to have racial connotations. Based on this past biased conduct, I immediately questioned her ability to provide unbiased moderation of the VP debate. And that was before I found out about the book.
If Obama wins this election because of all this nonsense that is being done I only hope when the crap hits the fan and he is in office and cannot deliver what he promised that all these people remain very public and not hide.
There will be a lot of questions asked of them, a lot of pointing of fingers, also a lot of angry people that are going to feel rather cheated on both counts first with Hillary and now with McCain.
All I can see is some rather dark days ahead with Obama as President, and I am willing to bet anything Obama will not be as lucky as G.W to have his approval rating drop and still be able to hold on to office.
Well, you can’t impeach him because “that would be racist”.
Not only will he hold office, he’ll be in office forever. He’ll cancel any more elections. He ca’t save the world in just 4 years you know.
Should Obama become president I would expect that the mid-term 2010 elections would return the republicans to control of both the House and the Senate and there would many hearings and investigations, possibly even impeachment hearings, brought against Obama and possibly other democratic leaders. Of course by then the damage will have been done and democracy in the U.S. as we know it will have been tarnished so badly it might never be able to recover.
At the first sign of trouble he would give the word and the inner cities would be in flames. Then he would declare a national emergency and martial law. Then the roundups would begin…
He is so shameless I bet he’d have the capitol burned for good measure, blame it on the right wingers, and anyone who uttered the word “Reichstag” in print or aloud could count on indefinite detention for “racism.”
New Tax earmarks in Bailout bill
- Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502)
- Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503)
- 6 page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504)
Tax earmark “extenders” in the bailout bill.
- Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308)
- American Samoa (Sec. 309)
- Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310)
- Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311)
- Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312)
- Indian Tribes (Sec. 314, 315)
- Railroads (Sec. 316)
- Auto Racing Tracks (317)
- District of Columbia (Sec. 322)
- Wool Research (Sec. 325)
Link for Above
http://senateconservatives.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/ayo08c32_xml.pdf
are you serious??
can’t see anything wrong with that. Or are you against cheaper mine safety equipment for example?
Why couldn’t they just stick to the problem at hand, instead just keep dishing up the pork; I give up.
Our government is being held hostage by Wall Street…saying give me the money or else…
the media is picking our president and using biased people in the debates….
We don’t live in a free country anymore people face it.
This is so disgusting
I am now certain that this election is fixed
I don’t quite know how or by whom but it seems totally obvious that this is not a fair election.
As an ex Dem I used yo certain that their were shenanigans in the last election in FLA by the Republicans….well I am beginning to think I was sorely mistaken all this time and that the real evil-doers, the wolves in sheeps clothing have been the Democrats.
I believe the eve of destruction of America is upon us and if I could find another country not over-ridden by Obama lovers or radical Muslims I would go there.
I believe we will see race wars and mayhem.
If the Republicans actually did steal the elections any time previously, they better get damn busy.
This country if going down the crapper, and I am shamed to be an American.
Don’t be ashamed to be an American.
We are the greatest nation in the world and don’t you ever forget it.
It is time to STAND UP and FIGHT!!!!!
We can take or country back, but we have to do it together.
Let’s Roll!!!
CURRENT TROLLS OUT AND ACTIVE:
MR MURDER
LARRY
ANONYMOUS
FRANCIS
Maybe its time to repost Pat’s tips about trolls. Anonymous is the handwrining/Sybil troll. The other two are easy to spot. IGNORE THEM and they leave.
It must be because Obama’s lead is shrinking, from +9 down to +4. No details, but I heard it on the news this morning.
Haha. Not according to every single poll out this morning.
Whoops.
Shouldn’t believe everything you here. Yesterday I had some guy here tell me that Rasmussen had it 47-46 Obama because he “heard it.” Sorry bud, but it’s 51-45, for the 3rd consecutive day.
Larry, you’re wrong, and why aren’t you in school? Give me your parents’ number.
Obama’s lead is shrinking faster than your you-know-whats in a cold swimming pool.
Is it a coink-adink that polls just happen to go up plus 5 to 8 points prior to debates. Uh…HELL NO!!!
This is just unreal.
The McCain camp has got to grow a pair and put an end to this media bias. We can’t carry the ball for this much longer and watch him lose this election before our eyes.
If Ifill is allowed to continue with moderating this debate, Sarah Palin herself needs to come out at the podium and expose this woman and her “book deal” and then tell the American people to their face that she will not participate in a biased-control debate, explain why, and kindly walk off the stage…..She could win this for McCain by doing that alone !!!!!
Someone from the campaign needs to speak out and it needs to be very blunt. I think the media would mock Palin…shoot they will mock anyone who tries…that is why we need to spread the word as best we can.
Fox news has covered it. I don’t watch any others now but I will check the web sites later today to see if they are.
I too only watch Fox now because I don’t need to get my blood pressure high. Its high enough with all the rest of the MSM nonsense.
Noooo, I don’t think so. She goes forward with an attitude of “I can take anything you dish out and still kick your ass.” If Ifil gets biased, Palin can call her on it on TV with the viewers already prepped with this story (which is huge). I even wonder of the book story didn’t come out the day before by plan, to take the wind out of Ifil’s sails. The advantage may have been turned the other way.
I disagree; all she has to do to level the playing field is to expose Ms. Ifill’s conflict of interest at the beginning of the debate. But by exposing this fact, she achieves so much more. Can you imagine how many of the people watching have no idea that the MSM is in the tank for BO? Can you imagine how many of these people, on learning that such material information has been withheld from them, will be inspired to seek out additional information that might have been hidden from them, too? By pointing out Ms. Ifill’s book accomplishment, with a smile, Governor Palin will do more good for the Presidential candidate than anything else she says that night.
The McCain campaign has really dropped the ball. I was listening to a Cincinanti talk station this morning – several callers remarked that they can’t even get anyone from McCain headquarters to call them back about putting a sign in their yard!! Yet Obama campaign is picking up students right out of class and taking them to register by the busload. I am beginning to fear it is all over. McCain’s campaign has been a huge failure on every front, but especially the home front!
I am here in Ohio and I have just the opposite experience. Taking kids to register? I hope that is not out of High school? Sounds like an 0mama/Acorn stunt though. I guess they can’t win under normal, legal rules. I’ll have to tip off the Attorney General. Thanks!
In PA -
3000 lawn signs just delivered to local McCain office.
They had run out of stock because they were in high demand.
And if college students are registering and voting in Ohio as well as in the jurisdictions where they claim residency for purposes of scholarships and/or loans, that money will be FORFEITED if they claim the right to vote in OHIO. I certainly hope that the ACORN people are fully explaining that when you register to vote you are claiming RESIDENCY in Ohio and thereby nullifying any other residency statement.
Anyone reading this whose child is a Bott needs to really be frightened ….
Nope, you’re 100% incorrect – that is merely a scare tactic trying to stop college students from being able to vote in this election – also known as disenfranchisement.
“With regard to federal financial aid, registering to vote does not affect eligibility for financial aid. Representatives from both the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators have informed Election Law @ Moritz that where a student registers to vote does not impact federal financial aid eligibility. Additionally, representatives from the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators state that college financial aid officers do not check on the voter registration status of students.”
Oh, but registering in the state that you live in and then registering again in the state you attend college in is a problem if you receive ballots from both. You can’t vote twice. You simply can’t!
Sure ya can, Larry and his friends in Gaza are planning to vote in all 57 states.
Except that is exactly what the paid Obot Army is encouraging students to do. I live two blocks from Columbia University. Three or four days ago I stood at the 110th St subway entrance where they had a registration table set up in front of Westside Market and heard the workers suggest to several students who said they were already registered in their home states that they get absentee ballots from home and vote in NY too, for “the cause.”
Any chance you got video of this?
A guy at the Chicago Tribune told me that their editorial board is already making their mockery of Palin’s performance for the Post debate issue – it will be the full treatment – Stay tuned!
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/tribune-attacks-palin-ignores-news%2C1783/
Don’t respond to Obama’s goose stepping satanic kooks, just step over them….
I agree.
Let’s ignore them.
This is a disgrace. This while election has violated the Constitution on SO many levels.
Apparently Obama doesn’t think we need the Constitution or Free Speech, Freedom of our Vote, he doesn’t have to be eligible to run under Article 2, and now this crap. I am sick of the voter fraud and all of his cheating stunts. The voter fraud in the primary that ripped Hillary off, the sexism. I hate this guy and I am pissed that there are idiot Americans voting for this psycho nut. But, this DEBATE thing and this woman who is moderating? Yet again, Obama crosses the line of decency. I am calling my lawyer. If I can sue, I will. This is an OUTRAGE and everyone here better call that number, call their lawyers, picket that debate center in DC, send emails, whatever. I am blasting this everywhere. They won’t let Palin have a shot. What assholes. Please God let me wake up tomorrow and this whole Obama election assault will have been nothing but a dirty nightmare.
I wrote my letter to PBS asking for an impartial moderator. If even PBS won’t put up an impartial moderator, then I would say that all of mainstream television professionalism is gone for good. Didn’t seem to take very long, did it? Or, maybe it has been slipping away little by little like a leaky faucet and we were just snoozing.
Oh, yes, and there will be cries of racism if Ms. Ifill is not selected. So, how about Tavis Smiley? I’ve heard him ask questions before that were not dripping with sarcasm.
Fuck PBS and the POS who will moderate the debate. Do you think for a minute that this woman hasn’t provided the questions to the Obama campaign in one form or another? Sorry, but these days its getting too damned difficult to accept anyone who supports Obama as legitimate and honest, especially if that person comes from such a fucking left-wing organization as PBS. Fuck Moyers, Rose, Ifill and Liarher, the latter no doubt giving a heads up to their favorite POS.
The O campaign makes Al Capone and his gang look like the choir boys from Chcago. At least with Al, you knew what you were getting, including the possible bullet in the head, which some may have already received from the Mighty One. Just sayin’.
Yeah, I’m not liking this Obama Chicago outfit either.
“Do you think for a minute that this woman hasn’t provided the questions to the Obama campaign in one form or another?”
I’m gradually losing my gullibility, but I must confess that this possibility had not even occurred to me. These are really bad, scary times.
No doubt, Obama had them for the first one and a weeks vacation to prepare. He made that clear when he stomped his feet and demanded to debate, in the middle of a crisis, after having avoided debating for months.
The media and Governor Palin
* Lou Dobbs attacks the Liberal Media for Unequal Treatment of VP Candidates. Liberal Media has ignored the numerous gaffes by Joe Biden, and have hammered/dwelled on Sarah Palin’s few gaffes.
* Joe Biden stated that he was shot at when he was on a trip to Iraq, Liberal Media ignored this LIE and EXAGERATION. We all remember when Hillary Clinton was berated and attacked by Liberal Media and the Obama Campaign over her exaggeration of sniper fire in Bosnia. Why the unfair treatment. Well Lou Dobbs asked whether the Liberal Media bias is based on GENDER, and suggested that the Liberal Media has a problem with women!
MUST WATCH (find video entitled “The media and Governor Palin”) at: http://www.cnn.com/video/
I saw this last night, Lou Dobbs was all over this. He said he couldn’t believe the sexist bias in the liberal media. “you would think the little darlings could go get some sensitivity training…but that is another controversy”…LOL
He also said the attacks were over the top. Also said Palin has more executive experience than all 3 so why doesn’t Joe Biden step down like they are asking Palin? I have never heard an election where any of the candidates were asked to bow out.
Go Lou!
I don’t think most democrats realize that democrats have lost the majority of the women vote.
I think the DNC should change their name to the SNC. The Segregation National Party.
Good luck with African Americans and Eggheads Ofraudlyone!
I just sent the following email to Lou Dobbs, we should all send emails to Lou Dobbs encouraging him to cover this disgraceful VP Debate Moderator story!
Dear Lou Dobbs,
I have commended you in the past for your independent and balanced coverage during the Primaries. And I expressed to you my disgust with the biased coverage on the rest of CNN. I must again congratulate you for your journalistic integrity in covering the Bailout as well as the liberal media’s unequal treatment of the VP Candidates. Thank you again for your honest reporting of the “Media and Governor Palin.”
Please keep it up and tonight on your show please discuss the fact that the VP Debate Moderator is in the Tank for Obama and gains to benefit from his win (given Ifill’s book “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.”). Please read the article below and discuss it on your show tonight.
A Debate “Moderator” in the Tank for Obama
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/a_debate_moderator_in_the_tank.html
I wrote to Ms. Brown:
“Oprah would’ve been a better choice as moderator…at least she doesn’t need the money.”
p.s. I also just returned a donation coupon (no stamp, of course) to Howard Dean filled out with my L’oreal 200 Never Ending Rose
-0- PUMA
Damn, that felt good.
I like to send the news articles about Obama’s fraudulent activities or that Rezko is talking or the Berg lawsuit documents on their postage!
Judy L – your comment:“Oprah would’ve been a better choice as moderator…at least she doesn’t need the money.”
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And you call yourself a PUMA? Oprah is Infil in disguise. Oprah is Obama’s alter ego. Oprah is his biggest fund raiser/giver – Oprah is the first original Obamabot and member of the unholy trinity of Wrights church in Chicago.
Don’t even mention her in jest – I trust you were jesting.
And yes Infil gave the debate questions to Obama Camp and Biden but NOT to the Palin campaign – as reported at GRETA WIRE
I just e-mail Miss Brown. This is a travesty of justice and fairness. Shame, shame, shame… Miss Ifill should be replaced or the integrity of the debate would be compromised.
I know I shouldn’t be surprised by this but I am stunned. How can the debate commission allow this? I have sent an email to the jb@debates.org. I requested that she disclose it at the beginning of the debate. I know it is unrealistic for the commission to replace her at this time. (Although they should!!!!!!!) But America needs to hear this. But will any of the news programs except Fox cover this? You know they won’t. Obama and Biden are laughing hysterically at this. It makes me so sick.
A biased moderator with a pro Obama propaganda book coming out favors immediate replacement even this late in the game. A milquetoast disclaimer won’t prevent the moderator from trying to screw Palin.
Just how low the Liberals can go?
Don’t you mean Obama supporters? Not all liberals support Obama.
We HAVE to change this brainwashed thinking.
It’s NOT “liberals”, it’s “progressive”, i.e the equivalent of the NEO-CONS who took over the republican party.
There is a DIFFERENCE between good republicans/bad republicans, and good dems/bad dems.
HillaryDems=Good Dems (in general).
Ifill, omg. Was Keith Olbermann busy?
Yep. Odonna too, imagine that!
Good one Yes Hrc, LOL.
Ditto Barack – something about a bailout vote.
Yes, he was busy penning ‘THE GREATEST MAN OBAMA’.
They’re not going to change the moderator. They all knew this woman was biased that is why they selected her. Obama can’t win without lying, cheating and stealing votes. He has to have his satan soldiers fill out registrations at the library with fake names and addresses. What a pathetic bunch of losers.
I agree. Cheating is the only way Obama knows how to win.
All the rules and principles only apply to the Conservatives.
The Liberals can do whatever they want to do and without any feeling of shame.
The backlash against Ifell will not help 0bama.
If Ifell doesn’t step down, everyone will watch her very carefully. Any misstep will overshadow the debate — except of course when imBiben recounts being shot at.
If she does step down, there will be tons more viewers than expected, Sarah will already have won the first round and imBiben will still recount being shot at.
I think it is a major screw up either way. Take the high road and MAKE THEM PAY!
Adding PBS to my [DELETED]
Email address:
jb@debates.org
202-872-1020
I called and emailed. If you call you will get an answering machine. I was somewhat inappropriate and called them cowards for not answering calls.
I believe the debate should be rescheduled with a different moderator. Ifill knew full well she was a hugh conflict of interest – that tells her full intent.
Call and email today.
Well received, yes–by rightwing nutjobs. A stopped clock may be right twice a day but she doesn’t even manage that.
Malkin urged her supporters to stalk, harass and threaten a completely innocent family in Baltimore whose great crime was to urge support of a healthcare proposal for children. She has published the names and addresses of people who disagree with her and encouraged her followers to threaten them. She was so disgusting in her attacks on John Kerry (and I don’t even like the guy) that Chris Matthews all but called her disgusting and refused to have her back on his show. She wrote a book defending our internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII.
She is utterly despicable and quoting her lowers the level of anybody’s discourse. Sorry,but we can do better than that.
Good for her—–once thing I can say- we need more of Michelle M to disclose your thugs in the open!
Just another step for Chairman Mao-bama. Control the children, control the media…All hail the Dear Leader!
I hate that you have to use both hands to do his damn salute…why don’t we just use Hitlers it is much easier…Hailbama
Sad part is he’s getting away with it. Only hope the voters see thru this and blow Obama out of the water Nov.4.
I just sent an email to Janet Brown. Here it is. Please copy and use.
I’m still trying to call but the line is busy. People this is important. Send an email and call!
Just sent an email myself.
If a judge has ANY connections to a party of a trial, the judge MUST excuse himsself/herself. I do not see why the same principle does not apply to this debate.
Ifill must be removed.
Everybody should e-mail Miss Brown (jb@debates.org.)We should not let this go. Tell them to replace Miss Ifill.
email sent to jb@debates.org
Done
I also emailed Hannity
I am FURIOUS
I think Dick Morris should moderate the next Pres debate!
In all honesty, there is nothing secret about this information and the McCain campaign should have looked into Iffil’s background and affiliations independently. She should still recuse herself, though, for the sake of her own reputation as a journalist with integrity if nothing else.
Ifill had a duty to disclose her conflict, as did Obama. Period. To fail to do so shows a complete lack of integrity.
Do you really think that her writing this book was some kind of secret?
Decent Democrates are endangered animals.
Does “fairness” still mean anything to American people?
If Iffill will stay, the debate organizer MUST invite Jerome Corsi or David Freddoso as the Moderator for the following McCain/Obama debates.
McCain is on live
This is Sarah Palin’s big moment her performance will either put McCain over the top or Obama in the White House. Now to hear that the moderator is even more biased than the average
journalisthack this time around is distressing. Here’s hoping that she does well because if she just show up the win will go to Joe Biden. Funny that, all the Empty Suit had to do was be there to have a win.Anyone want to bet Biden has been clued in on exact questions to be asked? And Palin has just been given a rough outline of subjects to be covered? Like a hundred or so that need to be studied because she has so much to learn? I am so sick of this election. I think I am not going to read or listen to anymore about it. I’m going crazy with the unfairness of it all. First Hillary and now McCain/ Palin. This is not my country anymore.
Objective reporting and moderating died when Tim Russert died. He must be rolling in his grave.
Oh please, Russert was as bad as the rest. Read Bob Somerby.
ok
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
sorry but that was hilarious.
Good One!
lol…he was so in the tank for Obama
Trust me, was unaware of him being in the tank for Obambi.
I was going strictly by his performance in other debates.
The only thing that killed Russert was a little tiny conscious and an embolism.
He was the kingmaker which is not constitutional, nor fair and balanced, nor ethical and upstanding. In other words, it would be ten times as worse if Russert were still here.
Long Live American Democracy!
This is embarrassing. A lawyer, CPA and judge has to recuse themselves if they have any personal interest (ie a book they are peddling for one candidate over the other).
Ifill states she will disclose on tv tomorrow and then moderate the debate? WTF
Dewey v. Truman all over again
You don’t have to take that – Email and call the Janet H. Brown, Executive Director of the Debates Commission: jb@debates.org
Phone: (202) 872-1020
The coward Democrates can not survive without playing dirty.
The only real way to make an impact is to contact your local Public Television/Radio stations and tell them that you will not be contributing at the next drive for members. When the local stations are threatened with a hit, they will HOWL.
http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html?station=WVIZ
You can find your local station here.
We have known for quite sometime now that the MSM is in Obama’s back pocket.
An off the record statement by one who works in the MSM said that it was in fact true. That they will not publish any story that impugns Obama’s character or associations.
That is why Gwen will be moderating the debate. They don’t want a fair debate, they cant have that now can they, it wouldn’t be part of their master plan, to do everything the corrupt way.
Well they have succeeded. Most Americans are unaware that Obama has cheated in any way, because the MSM doesn’t report it. The news they get is all the fluff, and none of the truth.
If this is how MSM reports unbiasedly then I want no part of them. I quit watching all the news except my local news and the PBS Sunday shows.
They wont get me back, not after all that has been done to Hillary and every other candidate that dares speak out against Obama.
Come and get me Obama, you are a piece of sh*t and I pray God enough people vote against you and you go back to Chicago, where they all know how corrupt you are, and leave the rest of America alone.
We never wanted you, the DNC did, your cheating and their cheating got you the nomination. How does it feel knowing that the only reason you got the nomination is because you had to cheat to do it?
You are a slime, you will always be slime. You cant make it in this world by being an upstanding citizen, because that is not who and what you are.
McCain 2008 there are enough of us out there to blow you back to the windy city.
Bravo!!!
The coward Democrats can not survive without being playing dirty.
Ifill moderating the debate?
Why not just have Michelle Obama or Oprah Winfrey moderating the debate?
Obama’s brother…LIVE from his shanty that Obama won’t help him leave.
It is the total lack of trust in the MSM and Congress that have exacerbated this current financial fiasco. The choice of Gwen Ifill to moderate the VP debates will enforce that lack of trust. She should have disqualified herself. If a judge had such a conflict of interest he would have to recuse himself; a debate moderator should do the same.
All joking aside -
This is Huge Conflict of Interest – Iffil hopes to cash in on Obama winning the POTUS.
With a release date of Inauguration Day this is even more pernicious!
Iffil Must Go!
The Commission on Debates closed their contact link.
Mr. ‘Vast Wasteland’ Minnow is on the Commission – phoney louse!
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/tribune-attacks-palin-ignores-news%2C1783/
Why did she not recuse herself before now?
So now we can e-mail PBS.
I emailed Brown last night but don’t count on them replacing the moderator.
I think our uproar though will definitely shine the light on the obvious conflict of interest so it still will have an impact. They will pass along to the moderator that there are thousands of concerned voters and even though this will not eliminate the bias of the moderator, it will throw her off her game. I wouldn’t be suprised if the McCain camp throws in a monkey wrench and plays a little reverse psychology on them. I think what Jeremiah said earlier would be the perfect way to address it. If Palin does acknowledge the book with congratulations, then millions of people will know. Americans are not STUPID.
Again, we need a serious discussion about boycotting biased media and creating new, honest media.
I am boycotting the MSM and the new honest (for the most part) media is here at NQ. Thanks Larry, Susan and everyone else! I would be lost without NQ.
I used to cruise news channels, now I’m watching only FOX on purpose. I heard their ratings are skyrocketing, and among all types of voters.
I watch FOX except for that sniveling weasel Colmes.
I agree!
A message to Mccain camps. Show your courage to us- show the Marverick that we know, demand that she be removed or have a no-partisan put to accompany the moderator- DO NOT LET SARAH GO INTO THE LIONS ARENA! DO IT NOW! REVEAL THE MODERATOR NOW! REFUSE THE DEBATE UNTIL THERE IS BALANCE!!!!!!!!
Sarah’s first comment should be:
“Good evening, Gwen. Thank you for welcoming me; I’m a big fan of yours. Quick question: will you personally autograph my copy of your Obama book for me when it comes out?”
Has anyone contacted the McCain campaign about this? They should be the ones demanding that POS moderator be replaced.
I accept the results of the polling even though I know they are skewed. They say Obama is winning and that seems to be true.
I have written here why Obama is winning and why there are two Americas and one of them belongs to Obama and they like what they see.
Obama was the Chair of a board and foundation promoting certain education methods. It so happens that the educational system in the U.S. works to embed group learning and Obama is simply a peak performer and people accept him as that. What he knows and displays as knowledge is what we as a community know and are ahead off.
Obama is the future of America and it is a very sad story from here on. The country will change into an Obama country. That is a country of mediocrity with group learning and peak performance. That will eventually crash everything America used to be about. America as we know it is ending its course. The new America will blend Russia, China, and itself into a Triumvirate of nations. The world will be dominated by authoritarianism and fascism. Period. Stupidity wins.
Only Gov. Palin can change that. Vote Palin for VP.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/feedback.html
If the link shows it is to the PBS feed back.
I wrote and asked if Gwenn Ifill’s personal integrity shouldn’t tell her to voulentarily step down.
http://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/
Here is another link to pbs for feed back.
I guess Michelle Obama was not available to be the moderator???
look everyone just flood Gwen Ifill and the debate commission with complaints. She will no doubt be the moderator. The debate is a day away. They will not replace her.
BUT, keep the pressure on and make sure you tel everyone you know to spread the word.
The fact that she is calling this the “age of Obama” is enough to make me puke.
Also those poor little kids singing for “dear leader” is straight from communist dictatorships.
Kim Jung Il and Hitler and so forth.
It is crazy.
I love how the trolls just ignore the facts slapping them in the face. Maybe they think because they vote they will be spared the horror show of the next 4 years,god forbid this man get it.
BUY GUBS AND AMMO BABY. GUNS AND AMMO.
get semi-auto’s while you still can. You bet the brady bill will be reinstated with and entirely democrat controled government.
Get yoself a gun. i am.
HOLY TURDBURGERS!!
HOLY BATNUTS!!!
HOLY FISHGILLS AND FEDUCIARY IRRESPONSIBILITY!!!!
FOUND IN THE COMMENTS OF GRETA WIRE!!!
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/10/01/oh-oh-6/
HOLY TURDBURGERS!!
HOLY BATNUTS!!!
HOLY FISHGILLS AND FEDUCIARY IRRESPONSIBILITY!!!!
FOUND IN THE COMMENTS OF GRETA WIRE!!!
If this is true then good god a mighty…we got some splanin to do
What planet is Ifill from? Certainly not this one. That is the most misinformed statement I have ever heard! Either that or she is lying through her teeth! Ifill you suck!
Wow. Disgusting. We need to stop this.
Jeremiah?
I’m just a girl and I’m frightened of Obama an his goon squad–I thinK……do you think we’re fucked?
I need a man’s opinion to be sure. Thanks.
Dear Sally,
Being as you are just a girl, why is it that i smell the ripe stench of troll sweat coming from the general direction of this post.
Could your real name be Larry?
And more importantly, is your back hairy?
Love and Kisses,
Jeremiah
No Jeremiah…I’m hurt its really me Sally…and I’m really am scared. You hurt my feelings a little…(but I forgive you, since you’re a freedom fighter and all).
BTW, I hated obama ever since I saw him glare at Hillary as if he wanted to have her killed…
I hated obama even before he became Senator…I hate Marxism, Fascism and Nazism….and he’s all three wrapped in one…….did I say I afraid? Perhaps he’s the One….the Beast (I thought that was silly before…but I’m starting to wonder)
Yes I was being a bit sarcastic about the girl thing…but it was meant to be a joke.
Get ready to by some guns and ammo..before they’re outlawed….as for myself I can’t live in bondage in the Soviet America so will make sure I take at least one down with me before my demise. (not a joke)
Maybe before this all comes to a head many of you disillusioned Dems will figure out that the NRA weren’t mostly a bunch of lunatics after all…but true vigilant Americans.
you’re right sally. If OHitler becomes pres, you can kiss your freedoms goodbye. He is a fascist.
Yeah sorry but this is not the real Sally that posts on No Quarter.
Sally is an incredibly intelligent educated and highly literate woman.
Of all the postings at no quarter, when she posts i actually have to slow down and read what she writes because she takes great care to use words that are nuanced and complex yet highly effective.
The difference between this Sally imposter and the real Sally that posts here at no quarter is the as clear to anyone who reads her postings as night is to day.
I kid you not when i say The Real Sally actually makes me slow down and read because her postings are so complex and detailed and intricately constructed.
Sally would never stoop so low as to refer to herself as a scared girl.
I may not know her personally but i can point out a fraud when i see it.
To the sally troll impersonator, you are pathetic.
Your drivel couldn’t hold a candle to her simplest comment.
There is a penalty for impersonating other posters on this board and that penalty is being banned.
I will be reporting you.
PBS Ombudsman Michael Gettler at: http://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/feedback.html
Contact PBS and demand Gwen’s removal.
Found this link from a commentator on a blog at RCP.
one more link to try and stop yet another shit hole hijacking the process.
Thank you for this link.
leisa, that is what i think as well. Also, if there is fraud in ohio’s early vote they will know.
There is over 400,000 voters. If they end up with a million votes. They will know.
McCain has a hell of a team put together.
This election is frustrating. For sure. I have a feeling that mccain has something big planned.
He is also releasing some good ads over the last few days.
i really think they are laying low for the vp debate. Last week was the presidential debate and now the VP. After the VP debate, i bet money that Palin will be interviews everyday and hammering Obama.
I also have a feeling in the debate she will take it to them. She can use the experience argument in her favor. Much the same way obama did with hillary.
Replace Ifill with Greta!
Absolutely excellent idea. Replace Gwen Obama with Greta!!!
I like that idea. On the other hand, how about alternating questions between Gwen and Rush.
I know this is OT BUT it is a good story on Pelosi..
EXCLUSIVE: Pelosi paid husband with PAC funds
[read it all]
Just watched McCain on CNN trying to convince people to vote for him. This man is so toast right now, it’s almost sad. No passion, no belief, no emotions. Is he under the influence of some substance? When will he wake up?
All this reminds me of the Simpson episode when Sideshow Bob was elected mayor with McCain being Quimby.
Stupidity does not qualify as a handicap, park elsewhere!
Obama’s fascism will one day turn to you and render you equally or worse. Is just a matter of time. McCain because he is in front of the curve. When it happens to you, you will then remember McCain and cry for your family and friends.
That’s so clever, Anonymous. And BO reminds me of an anorexic Howdy Doody.
Anonymous, you haven’t been involved in politics much have you? Didn’t think so.
Matthew-thank you for this article.
Fellow NQ bloggers- Thanks for the email address & phone # to contact J.Brown and Hispana, thank you for link re: book
I have sent my email to Ms Brown expressing my concern about how inappropriate it is to have Ms
Gwen Ifill serve as moderator for this debate and whether or not Ms Ifill will disclose the fact that she wrote her book and it will be released Jan 2009?
This is what I will be cross posting on other blogs today:
************************
URGENT SHOUTOUT TO INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, CITIZEN JOURNALISTS, VOTERS, BLOGGERS
The credibility of the upcoming VP debate this Thursday 10/2/08 is in question.
The moderator chosen by the Debate Commission is Ms. Gwen Ifill.
Although highly qualified, Ms. Ifill is VERY BIASED towards Sen Obama.
She has recently written a book in which she shows her support for Sen obama’s campaign.
That is fine BUT a person with this type of bias SHOULD NOT BE MODERATING A VP DEBATE.
PLEASE READ THE EXPOSE ON MS. Ifill’s background and why she is not the right person to moderate the debate.
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/10/01/are-you-ready-for-a-biased-debate/#more-5171
Here is information about her book which is scheduled to be release Jan 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhkmZM0A4NY
PLEASE, if you agree that Ms. Ifill ( although very intelligent and highly respected in her field) should not be moderating this debate because of bias,
Please voice your concern.
Commission on Presidential Debates
Learn more about the Commission http://www.debates.org/
Call (202) 872-1020 to demand full disclosure of Ifill’s bias and demand she be replaced as moderator of the debate.
Send email to Janet H. Brown, Executive Director of the Debates Commission:
jb@debates.org
This Debates Commission is incompetent at best or in the tank for Ohitler at worst. Our Republic is in peril.
Just putting out a word of thanks to “Jeremiah God Damn Barack Amerikkka Wright” for the link to the kiddie Obama cult video. I needed a new link to send to my friends, after the Obamabots removed it. I have been e-mailing it all morning; this video needs to be kept alive. Much thanks!
This will make you like her even less:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpXKBZVuK9I&eurl=http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/
Yeah this just needs to be repeated. We need to find out about this!!!
HOLY TURDBURGERS!!
HOLY BATNUTS!!!
HOLY FISHGILLS AND FEDUCIARY IRRESPONSIBILITY!!!!
FOUND IN THE COMMENTS OF GRETA WIRE!!!
If this is true then good god a mighty…we got some splanin to do
now you are spamming, and there is still no credible link to the charge
While there is no credible link for this charge yet, it is important to note that there is also no credible link refuting this charge and that raises serious questions.
Based on the behavior of Main Stream Media in the past four weeks regarding Sarah Palin, Her Pregnancy Suit, Her Desire to break alaska away from the union, her late night witch hunting snowmobile excursions and her sex videos…thats what you call the modern journalistic integrity.
anything is possible with the media we are stuck with today
In response to “Jeremiah G.D.B.A. Wright” post:
from “Gretawire”
[Ms. Ifill does not deny that she is a very strong pro-Obama supporter but stated that “I think it shouldn’t matter since those in the Main Stream Media have a long history of showing political neutrality in this country”.]
Yes, hats off to those reporters and that “long history of showing political neutrality in this country” which is now on life support and fading fast. I remember my young and tenders days listening (occasionally) to Walter Cronkite and feeling a little frustrated because he didn’t tell people what to think. I GET IT NOW, WALTER–MAN, DO I GET IT!
Snarling Cur
Thanks for this link. I have added it to my SHOUTOUT message posted above that I am cross-posting on different blogs.
People need to know just how BIASED they can expect this debate to be.
Over at THE SWAMP, they are praising Ms Ifill’s abilities and strongly supporting the following:
SO WHAT??? She has written a book in which she shows she supports Sen Obama and what he represents. SO WHAT? ”
Author claims Ifill can be unbiased and professional during the debate.
Ok…sure…if they think so…BUT I DONT.
Jim Lehrer was a perfectly good moderator in my opinion. He should replace Gwen Ifill.
Watch her shake her head in disapproval over Palin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zafLsAtp_Q&feature=related
Snarling Cur…
Keep them coming.
Thanks for this link too.
Why am I not surprised? But it is kind of sad that the McCain campaign was clueless about this. What do those people get paid for?
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It’s in my safe with the whitey tape. Why do you ask?
And which one are you going to give away?
Stay tuned.
Suggestion:
If you write or call to complain, may I suggest that you point out that it is a CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST, which is much worse than a bias. She will PROFIT from an Obama presidency.
If we just say “bias” they can say, well, all reporters have a bias…they are all going to vote for someone. It is the financial profit that makes this outrageous and improper.
Susan K
EXCELLENT POINT.
This is a major conflict of interest.
Thank You SnarlingCur…
please keep posting this everywhere…it is a piece of cosmic gold.
I couldn’t get through at PBS so I called my local station TPT2. They told me that PBS has no control that Ifill was appointed by the debate commission.
I told them that was bs.
First: Ifill should have told the debate commission that she had a conflict of interest and refused the assignment.
Second: She works for pbs and has a supervisor, her PBS supervisor should tell her she is not only compromising her own integrity but the integrity of PBS and if she wants to continue working for PBS she needs to step down now.
It is simple really, for people without an agenda.
Dear Ms.Janet H. Brown, Executive Director of the Debates Commission,
Gwen Ifill must and should step-aside as moderator for Thursday Night’s Debate.
The gross conflict of interest given the fact that she has a staked financial interest in Barak Obama’s winning POTUS alone makes it clear.
The Commission Should resign as well. Clearly the Presidential Debates are toxically tainted.
The shoddy vetting of Ms. Ifill is a disgrace.
Sincerely,
Mr. Pat Hickey
$%$%^$ S. Rockwell
Chicago, IL 606$$
Registered Democrat and former member of DNC
Side note:
Obama is giving a speech now and he keeps calling the White House “My White House.” What an overblown ego. The day after he won the nomination, he gave a speech and kept calling the Democratic Party “my party.” Take your fake presidential seal and contempt for this country and go back to Chicago, Obama, it’s the peoples’ White House – not yours!
Obama appropriated everything Hillary built throughout her life. He now appropriate everything McCain has built over his life. He appropriates and has taken over the Dem Party. He appropriates what was, what is and what is to come. After this election, America will have been diminished.
…and she let him.
During the first debate, they had live audience members doing that little dial thing to gauge their response to what was being said.
every time 0bama said, “When I am president”, the indicator dropped like a rock.
Is this refill, oh ifill even a journalist? talk about the lack of ethics. on the other hand, fun to watch an obot on live television. maybe she’ll froth from the mouth, go into a 5 minute rant, and have that glazed look in her eyes.
You might want to read this, bring you up to speed on Ifill.
http://www.answers.com/topic/gwen-ifill
Obama will be President. He stands and lies pathologically. And copies McCain in his face. And people like to be lied too.
This is the most evil person ever to rise as a politician in our history. He will destroy our country. And he has begun.
Lark, I fear what you say may come true. The only possibility I see for a Mac win is to unleash every conceivable dog by the campaign and the 527’s. Mac is being too nice. The American people need to be better informed about the evil that Obama is.