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Author Who Declared This To Be The “Age Of Obama” Will Moderate VP Debate
Flopping Aces — You just can’t make this stuff up. The “moderator” of the Vice Presidential debate will be a partisan hack who loves herself some Obama. Ms. Gwen Ifill: Michelle Malkin: My dictionary defines “moderator” as “the nonpartisan presiding officer of a town meeting.” On Thursday, PBS anchor Gwen Ifill will serve as moderator for the first and only vice presidential debate. The stakes are high. The Commission on Presidential Debates, with the assent of the two ...

Good for Greta
The Corner on National Review Online — ... the criticism of Gwen Ifill as next presidential debate moderator. I don't get to watch a lot of her show but I've noticed when I do that she is sensitive to media bias. ...

Ifill's book was no secret
Michael Calderone's Blog — Michelle Malkin and World Net Daily have made a lot of noise today about the fact the Gwen Ifill, the moderator of Thursday's debate, has a new book coming on Inauguration day about Barack Obama and the politics of race --  leading to the front of Drudge.  Fox's Greta Van Susteren reports that the McCain campaign didn't know about it. "I am stunned….the campaign (actually both) should have been told before the campaign agreed to have her moderate. It simply is not fair -- in law, this would create a mistrial." ...

Gwenn Ifill hit for Obama book, debate
The Swamp — ... 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. So what are conservatives saying?: Here's Michelle Malkin. My dictionary defines "moderator" as "the ...

Gwen Ifill hit for Obama book, debate
The Swamp — ... 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. So what are conservatives saying?: Here's Michelle Malkin. My dictionary defines "moderator" as "the ...

It’ll be like watching the Cowboys cheerleaders referee a Cowboys playoff game.
Rachel Lucas — ... on January 20, 2009, called “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.” The publisher’s description of which includes lines like: [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… Michelle Malkin has a blog post and a column up about this and here are some excerpts: Despite the protestations of ...

McCain Says He Has No Problem With Gwen Ifill Moderating Debate
TPM Election Central — ... The wingers are in full ref-gaming mode today, hammering away at the idea that PBS' Gwen Ifill can't possibly be a fair moderator for the Biden-Palin debate because she will be releasing a book this January that's apparently pro-Obama. ...

Former LA Times Reporter: Ifill Critics Are Sycophants, Demagogues, and 'Bloody Fools'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... On the eve of tonight's vice presidential debate, a bevy of right wingers mounted a smear campaign against Ifill. Michelle Malkin kicked it off with a poisoned-pen commentary in the National Review Online, claiming Ifill is unfit to moderate the debate because she's writing a book about Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama. ...