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#1059133 - 10/06/08 07:55 PM Was Ifell a fair moderator?
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I thought this was an interesting article.



http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/gwen_ifills_vp_debate_bias.html



Some things here I never would have thought of.

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#1059146 - 10/06/08 08:02 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? Jessilynn
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fair moderator....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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#1059155 - 10/06/08 08:05 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? Miscuit
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As moderators go, I liked Queen Latifah better.
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#1059157 - 10/06/08 08:06 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? BurntSienna
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Queen Latifah's facial expressions were priceless!
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#1059164 - 10/06/08 08:07 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? Miscuit
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Originally Posted By: Ms. Biscuit
fair moderator....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm





don't even think it!
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#1059172 - 10/06/08 08:12 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? Pale Rider
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can't help myself!!!!!!!

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#1059174 - 10/06/08 08:13 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? Pale Rider
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I thought several of the questions reflected her world view. For example, that Bush invented bipartisanship. And tying Palin to an opinion held by a basically reviled Cheney (even if it was just that the sun sets in the West) was an attempt to use an nonexistent association to make undecided voters wince.
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#1059176 - 10/06/08 08:14 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? BurntSienna
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Originally Posted By: Cerulean
As moderators go, I liked Queen Latifah better.


I'm with you there - she was awesome!

But I thought Ifill was pretty fair. You can nitpick these things to death, but both Biden and Palin gave the answers they wanted to give, no matter how the question was put.
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#1059186 - 10/06/08 08:19 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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Originally Posted By: rainman
Originally Posted By: Cerulean
As moderators go, I liked Queen Latifah better.


I'm with you there - she was awesome!

But I thought Ifill was pretty fair. You can nitpick these things to death, but both Biden and Palin gave the answers they wanted to give, no matter how the question was put.


You can't say the Cheney question was fair. She could have deleted his name. I couldn't believe it when I heard her associate Palin with Cheney.
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#1059199 - 10/06/08 08:25 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? The OG Zaibatsu
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She could have, but I don't think it was unfair not to.

a) He is the one who has put forth this view - why is it wrong to note that; and
b) He is, after all, the sitting Republican VP and she is the Republican VP candidate
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#1059228 - 10/06/08 08:36 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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Originally Posted By: rainman
She could have, but I don't think it was unfair not to.

a) He is the one who has put forth this view - why is it wrong to note that; and
b) He is, after all, the sitting Republican VP and she is the Republican VP candidate


Let's see, this is such a difficult question...Why would it be biased to try to tie a GOP VP to a GOP administration that the GOP ticket is running away from? Why would it be biased to try to tie the GOP ticket to a GOP President who has a low approval rating? I suppose you are right, and likewise it'd have not shown bias if she'd been a conservative moderator and had asked Biden a similar question using Jeremiah Wright or Bill Ayers (without asking Palin a similar question).

Gee, rainman, I really can't think of a single reason how it shows bias. You got me good on this one.
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#1059305 - 10/06/08 09:35 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? The OG Zaibatsu
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Why would it be biased to try to tie the GOP ticket to a GOP President who has a low approval rating?


To quote from the article you linked, I reject your premise, IMO. You could just as easily argue that she was giving Palin a chance to distinguish herself from Cheney (Palin certainly took every other opportunity to distance , as opposed to trying to tie her to Cheney. I think it's a fair question because Cheney has put out this interpretation of the VP's position that has generated a fair amount of controversy. It would almost be silly not to discuss it in the VP debate.
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#1059320 - 10/06/08 10:03 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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Just once I would like any debate moderator to respond to a candidates non-answer by saying that is a very succinct and eloquent answer to a question I didn't ask. Now how about you try answering the question I asked.

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#1059345 - 10/06/08 11:12 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? straw
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Originally Posted By: straw
Just once I would like any debate moderator to respond to a candidates non-answer by saying that is a very succinct and eloquent answer to a question I didn't ask. Now how about you try answering the question I asked.


Agreed. Problem is, moderators lack job security. And the candidates get to (effectively) determine moderator selection.
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#1059352 - 10/06/08 11:51 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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You can nitpick these things to death, but both Biden and Palin gave the answers they wanted to give, no matter how the question was put.

this

i wish that the mods were more active in these debates. basically all they do is ask a token question without any assurance of whether the issue will even be addressed.

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#1059369 - 10/07/08 01:22 AM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? Hated By Some
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Originally Posted By: McCain Economics
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You can nitpick these things to death, but both Biden and Palin gave the answers they wanted to give, no matter how the question was put.

this

i wish that the mods were more active in these debates. basically all they do is ask a token question without any assurance of whether the issue will even be addressed.



Ha! I refuse to address you until you address this:

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#1059372 - 10/07/08 02:03 AM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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i'm in a bad place, man.

the phils give me some solace but i don't have much confidence in them. i had more in the eagles but andy needs to go. thanks but no thanks, andy.

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#1059376 - 10/07/08 02:39 AM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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Originally Posted By: rainman
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Why would it be biased to try to tie the GOP ticket to a GOP President who has a low approval rating?


To quote from the article you linked, I reject your premise, IMO. You could just as easily argue that she was giving Palin a chance to distinguish herself from Cheney (Palin certainly took every other opportunity to distance , as opposed to trying to tie her to Cheney. I think it's a fair question because Cheney has put out this interpretation of the VP's position that has generated a fair amount of controversy. It would almost be silly not to discuss it in the VP debate.


First, I did not link to an article.

Second, if you think your argument is as easily arrived at, I've got some oceanfront property in Arizona you'd probably be interested in.

I suppose from your worldview it would be silly not to try to tie McCain/Palin to an unpopular VP and President.

If you think it would be silly not to ask it, why didn't she ask Biden if he agrees with Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi that Wall Street deserves a $700 billion bailout. It would have given him a chance to distance himself from this unpopular position held by leaders of his party.
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#1059378 - 10/07/08 02:43 AM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? The OG Zaibatsu
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dude, you don't want the vp candidate to compare/contrast themselves with the current vp? even when the current one is so maligned? what kind of evidence theory do they teach in texas?

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#1059379 - 10/07/08 03:39 AM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? Hated By Some
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dude, you don't want the vp candidate to compare/contrast themselves with the current vp? even when the current one is so maligned? what kind of evidence theory do they teach in texas?


Teach? Theory? Ever tried a case before a judge or jury? And won?

His name has been so out of the spotlight of late, I wouldn't want him mentioned at all.

So, in the debate, Gwen was figuratively Sarah's counsel just trying to help her contrast herself with the current VP. Gotta call bull on that one.
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#1059390 - 10/07/08 04:33 AM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? The OG Zaibatsu
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If you think it would be silly not to ask it, why didn't she ask Palin Biden if she agrees with Mitch McConnell and John Boehner Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi that Wall Street deserves a $700 billion bailout. It would have given her him a chance to distance herself himself from this unpopular position held by leaders of her his party.


Where were you going with that, anyway? In fact, she did ask both of them what should be done about the crisis.

But please, don't let the facts get in the way of your conspiracy theories.

And by the way, I have made up my mind and I am voting McCain. I just think it's silly for him or his supporters to waste time on silly issues like this instead of putting out actual substantive arguments in his favor.

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#1059406 - 10/07/08 11:56 AM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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We can only hope that the "debate" tonight is a little more clear and not so "subtil".

Let's get ready to rumble!

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#1059425 - 10/07/08 12:44 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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rainman--

Taking my quote out of context may serve your purposes, but it does not advance the conversation. I am not looking for some conspiracy theory. I just think she let her liberalism (and don't tell me she is not a liberal through and through) come out. Liberal journalists don't usually think that they are being biased when the are. When you live and breathe in a liberal world, what passes for unbiased is very different than for those of us, liberal and conservative, who live in the real world. I never said that she led a conspiracy, I just think that her attempt (and I truly think she did attempt) to be unbiased failed in some aspects--the question about Cheney being one of them.

My ludicrous example including Barney Frank and Pelosi was only intended as a suggested question for her to ask Biden to even things out. Your "fix" was completely out of context.
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#1059432 - 10/07/08 12:52 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? The OG Zaibatsu
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His name has been so out of the spotlight of late, I wouldn't want him mentioned at all

i didn't realize that you were palin's political handler.

the point is, isn't it relevant for a potential vp to compare/contrast herself to a reviled current vp? and ignoring the "give her a chance to" point, why is such an obvious concern that many many americans (what's cheney's approval rating? like 5%? so 95% of americans would care about the response then) a biased question? no, tex, i am going to have to call bull on you.

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#1059435 - 10/07/08 12:54 PM Re: Was Ifell a fair moderator? rainman
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Originally Posted By: rainman
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If you think it would be silly not to ask it, why didn't she ask Palin Biden if she agrees with Mitch McConnell and John Boehner Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi that Wall Street deserves a $700 billion bailout. It would have given her him a chance to distance herself himself from this unpopular position held by leaders of her his party.


Where were you going with that, anyway? In fact, she did ask both of them what should be done about the crisis.

But please, don't let the facts get in the way of your conspiracy theories.

And by the way, I have made up my mind and I am voting McCain. I just think it's silly for him or his supporters to waste time on silly issues like this instead of putting out actual substantive arguments in his favor.


yeah right!

BILL AYERS! BILL AYERS! that's what matters!

even though obama was 6. and he denounced the actions. and he doesn't associate with him. etc...

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