VP Debate moderator biased for Obama (represent, Americans, political, claims)

[KatinNJ]

Originally Posted by Pedro2008

And you're not biased either

Please explain?

[cmacf1]

Originally Posted by magellan

Yes, the moderator should be someone who is not American and can't vote here.

Since practically the entire world wants Obama to win, I'm not sure there'd be an impartial moderator to be found outside the USA. What do the people of the rest of the world know that so many of US's citizens don't????

[domergurl]

Go Keith!!!!

Keith Olbermann slicing politics around Gwen Ifill Video

[city414]

Originally Posted by delusianne

The moderator doesn't write the questions...

the debate format has been adjusted to protect Palin.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/us...Kw&oref=slogin

why should any of them be protected? protected from what...

[domino]

Originally Posted by city414

why should any of them be protected? protected from what...

In the case of Palin, from herself.

[city414]

Originally Posted by domino

In the case of Palin, from herself.

theres always a wedge in something

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by dugdogmaster

Ah, ok. I still don't think it's right though that someone obviously biased towards one candidate(doesn't matter which one) is allowed to moderate.

Then the McCain campaign should have done their home work and shouldn't have agreed to it.

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by artifice

Guess you didn't hear about the 2004 election.....Kerry won all the debates......however Bush was real and likable so he won because Kerry came off as an elitist.....that's what all the newspapers and media pundits said.

The only thing Palin needs is to answer the question in one sentence and yield the remainder of her time to Biden the more he talks the further his foot goes in his mouth.

and look how well that turned out.

[phoenix_talons]

Whoever is going to be elected President will be facing crisis where the scales are tipped heavily against him/her. Compared to those, this debate is like nothing. Should the President be crying "Unfair! Crisis are biased against me" in the face of advesity? That's not being Presidential. That's being a putz!

Ifill may be biased towards Obama. So what. The VP candidate can't handle it? The VP candidate is a pu$$y?? If anything, this allows Palin to show that she does deserve to be in the ticket. That she can take the pressure, including any perceived bias from the field. That she can take the fight to the opponent and win. If and when the pro-Obama bias shows, it makes her look stronger. If she can flip the situation to her advantage, more power to her and to McCain. Had the moderator been pro-Palin, I doubt it would produce the opposite result. (My belief that part of the reason Hillary Clinton maintained a strong support base during the primaries has to do with the press being tougher on her and softer on Obama.)

Brokaw is moderating the next Presidential debate, and he's a known supporter of McCain. Obama can complain about that all he wants. If he can't handle the potential pro-McCain bias, he doesn't deserve to be in the ticket.

I was watching Rome during the last few weeks. One exceptionally admirable thing about Caesar's victories is that he won despite facing larger oppositions than his own. Pompey's forces, Vercingetorix's Gaulish forces, (anti-Cleopatra) Egyptian forces, exiled senators' rag-tag armies, etc. Had he cried "unfair", forget the Senate. His own troops would stab him.

Do not underestimate Palin. This debate setup is for her opportunity to shine. Adversity does bring out the best in a person.

[delusianne]

It insults Palin for you all to be so afraid of the debate moderator. Dont you think she'll be able to manage?