Get Ready For an OBJECTIVE Debate... LOL

saveuplife
saveuplife Posts: 1,173
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76645

Come on,... are you kidding me?

Pleeeeeaaaseeeee.

This is a joke. It's hard to believe she's going to be a "good" debate moderator.
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,257
    saveuplife wrote:
    http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76645

    Come on,... are you kidding me?

    Pleeeeeaaaseeeee.

    This is a joke. It's hard to believe she's going to be a "good" debate moderator.

    *phew*

    This is great news. Now you'll have someone else to blame when Sarah Palin embarrasses herself and the entire Republican party on Thursday night!

    Congratulations! ;)
  • Uncle Leo
    Uncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MENUu--lTS4

    It's already being addressed and the expectations managed.
    I cannot come up with a new sig till I get this egg off my face.
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,888
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    *phew*

    This is great news. Now you'll have someone else to blame when Sarah Palin embarrasses herself and the entire Republican party on Thursday night!

    Congratulations! ;)

    Between the low expectations that the republicans are putting out all week, and now apparently this talking point, they will try to frame it into a "victory" anyway they can.
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  • meistereder
    meistereder Posts: 1,578
    Looks like she's a good moderator. She told Cheney he couldn't have extra time just because he asked for it.

    I hope she calls Palin out if she doesn't answer questions. But most likely, Palin will be able to skirt around things pretty well in this format.
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  • SoonForgotten2
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    Get ready for every excuse under the sun...
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  • callen
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    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    *phew*

    This is great news. Now you'll have someone else to blame when Sarah Palin embarrasses herself and the entire Republican party on Thursday night!

    Congratulations! ;)
    One can justify any position.

    Sarah can mumble and make absolutely no sense but 49% of the population will see someone they're comfortable with being President. ARGHHHHHH
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,888
    saveuplife wrote:
    This is a joke. It's hard to believe she's going to be a "good" debate moderator.

    Apparently the McCain camp doesn't have a problem with her or they wouldn't have agreed to having her as a moderator.
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  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,740
    saveuplife wrote:
    http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76645

    Come on,... are you kidding me?

    Pleeeeeaaaseeeee.

    This is a joke. It's hard to believe she's going to be a "good" debate moderator.

    yeah, this is horrible...I mean, John McCain is about job creation, and voters are asking her "gotcha" questions....I hope Sarah can just be Sarah, because it's all about putting country first, and Russia does fly over Alaska and she has to keep a close eye on them, I hope she's watching them now....you know...
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    is she qualified tho? ... :p

    seriously - how is sarah palin still on the ticket!?????
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,740
    polaris wrote:
    is she qualified tho? ... :p

    seriously - how is sarah palin still on the ticket!?????

    well, ya know, she has this thing called "executive experience"...I can't really define it, nor can any of her supporters....she just has it...and John McCain is about job creation....and putting country first....
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    inmytree wrote:
    well, ya know, she has this thing called "executive experience"...I can't really define it, nor can any of her supporters....she just has it...and John McCain is about job creation....and putting country first....

    honestly ... it's either a really sad indictment of the american public or definitive proof that media outlets are no longer the source to hold the public's interest at heart ...
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    blackredyellow wrote:
    Apparently the McCain camp doesn't have a problem with her or they wouldn't have agreed to having her as a moderator.


    He didn't know that she was writing a pro-Obama book.

    Please people. Those of you who are Obama supporters need to be honest.... should someone who is writing a book on one of the candidates in a two-party race be considered an objective debate moderator? I think you know the answer. If roles were reversed you know you would be freaking out. But they are not, so you don't think it's a big deal.

    You think you have the better candidate... OK... prove it on a "LEVEL" playing field.
  • unsung
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    saveuplife wrote:
    http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76645

    Come on,... are you kidding me?

    Pleeeeeaaaseeeee.

    This is a joke. It's hard to believe she's going to be a "good" debate moderator.


    That's ok. Ann Coulter is doing the next one.
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    saveuplife wrote:
    He didn't know that she was writing a pro-Obama book.

    Please people. Those of you who are Obama supporters need to be honest.... should someone who is writing a book on one of the candidates in a two-party race be considered an objective debate moderator? I think you know the answer. If roles were reversed you know you would be freaking out. But they are not, so you don't think it's a big deal.

    You think you have the better candidate... OK... prove it on a "LEVEL" playing field.

    uhhh ... where does it say she is pro-obama? ... how did you come to that conclusion?

    edit: i know the title says it's pro-obama but it sure doesn't look like the person who wrote the article has read the book
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,740
    saveuplife wrote:
    He didn't know that she was writing a pro-Obama book.

    Please people. Those of you who are Obama supporters need to be honest.... should someone who is writing a book on one of the candidates in a two-party race be considered an objective debate moderator? I think you know the answer. If roles were reversed you know you would be freaking out. But they are not, so you don't think it's a big deal.

    You think you have the better candidate... OK... prove it on a "LEVEL" playing field.

    I thought Palin was ready to lead, I though she could handle the tough questions, I thought he "executive experience" would guide her through troubled times....

    let's say Gwen is a bit biased, are you saying Palin can't handle this...? she's vying for a job that puts her one position away from the President of the US...I would think she would be able to handle something like this...

    I guess I'm wrong....
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    polaris wrote:
    uhhh ... where does it say she is pro-obama? ... how did you come to that conclusion?


    The book summary says this...

    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

    In the Amazon.com promotion for her book, Ifill is described as "drawing on interviews with power brokers," such as Obama and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

    In an online video promoting her book, she is enthusiastic about "taking the story of Barack Obama and extending it." It focuses on four people, "one of them Barack Obama of course," she said. "They are changing our politics and changing our nation," she said.

    The book is going to be released on inauguration day.

    ****I think I see a pro-Obama tint to what I read above. If you don't, so be it. But, regardless, there's certainly a conflict of interest.
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    inmytree wrote:
    I thought Palin was ready to lead, I though she could handle the tough questions, I thought he "executive experience" would guide her through troubled times....

    let's say Gwen is a bit biased, are you saying Palin can't handle this...? she's vying for a job that puts her one position away from the President of the US...I would think she would be able to handle something like this...

    I guess I'm wrong....


    Dude, she has no choice but to handle it. That said, I would think another moderator would make the debate better for all. That's it.
  • peacocoaNMO
    peacocoaNMO Posts: 99
    honestly, what do you expect when you have an african-american moderating a presidential debate where you have the first african-american on the ticket? and it's not just a book about obama. it's a book about african-americans in politics.
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,740
    saveuplife wrote:
    Dude, she has no choice but to handle it. That said, I would think another moderator would make the debate better for all. That's it.

    question: why is Sarah being treated like a delicate flower...?

    I'm serious...

    please know, I understand your point...When George Snuffmybuttakiss moderated a primary debate, it was obvious he was bias...and people called him out on it...

    in this case, I would hope Gwen would be able to act as a fair moderator...but it seems those supporting Palin are working very very very hard to lower expectations...it's as if they know she will do terrible, so they start spinning now...
  • saveuplife
    saveuplife Posts: 1,173
    peacocoaNMO wrote:
    honestly, what do you expect when you have an african-american moderating a presidential debate where you have the first african-american on the ticket? and it's not just a book about obama. it's a book about african-americans in politics.

    She's certainly entitled to her opinion on the political race, but IMHO it's another thing to be outward with everything especially when your job is to be objective.

    I expect the individual who's job is to not be bias to not be writing a book about one of the candidates during the election season.... Using words like "stunning" ect to describe his campaign.

    I'm not racist... race is not an issue here. It's not OK just cause she's black. This would be wrong if it was a white person too.

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