Michelle Malkin has all the dirt. Evidently, Ifill has penned a book to be published later this year titled “Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama“.
So, we all expect a fair debate tomorrow, right?
And the third debate will be moderated by Rush Limbaugh. That’s fair, right? (It would be fairer– we know Rush has been brutal on McCain for the past 8 years).
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Here’s some question I expect Ifill to ask at the debate:
To Biden: Senator, describe what would be the best method to treat Russia after its invasion of Georgia?
To Palin: Governor, what tastes better, the beating hearts of baby harp seals or the beating hearts of baby polar bears?
To Biden: Senator, given the recent financial crisis, what, in your opinion, is the best resolution, and how would you stop the Republicans from blocking further bailout measures?
To Palin: Governor, how does it feel to be a token pick by a cynical, rich, old white man, selling out feminist principles to further your own political desires?
To Biden: Senator, being part of an historical ticket, explain how the election of Obama to the presidency would transform the world into a peaceful, loving place.
To Palin: Governor, if you’re really pro-life, then why aren’t you at home, barefoot and pregnant, taking care of your special needs child? Don’t you think it would have been better for all of society had you not drowned your baby in a bucket instead of letting him become a burden to you, your husband, and all of society? I mean, imagine all those dollars sucked away by your preening infant that could have gone to health care of the unemployed and homeless children?
To Biden: Senator, can you explain why you were added to the Obama ticket and how it shows great leadership by Obama to have complemented himself with someone older and wiser in policy making and foreign policy?
To Palin: Governor, can you name the Prime Minister of any of these countries? Trinidad, LIberia, Madagascar, Laos?
How can you possibly be qualified, Governor, if you don’t know who any of these people are?
To Biden: Senator, can you name the Prime Minister of Russia, England, or Canada?
To Palin: Governor, can you cite five Supreme Court cases and what their impact was?
To Biden: Senator, which Supreme Court Justices would a President Obama get rid of and replace with progressives?
To Palin: Last question, Governor. Are you sleeping with John McCain?
The best interviews I saw with Sarah Palin answered questions of great interest and importance to all of us, questions on energy policy and bringing our oil and natural gas to market, questions on which Governor Palin is an expert. These interviews were done by Larry Kudlow. The supposed “journalists” Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric played “gotcha” politics so as to earn approval from their cronies. Informing the public had nothing to do with what they did. Do you remember them asking her about energy policy? I don’t.
Gwen Ifill is a journalist I’ve long been aware of but I’ve found her a boring mediocrity whose show tends to make me sleepy.
Ifill should have informed the debate moderators of her book and should have reclused herself when the uproar started. She didn’t. Now, we know that she lacks character as well as talent.
It’s quite a dodge to not tell the PDC that she’s getting a book published that has monetary gain attached to the results of the election. I’m interested to see if she’ll be fair. She’ll have to be– her reputation is on the line. So expect “tough questions” of Biden. (Although Ace seems to know what kind of questions will be asked.)
What I don’t get is that the four moderators this year as well as the four in 2004 are/were liberals. A supposedly bi-partisan commission selects these moderators, and truly most in the mass media are slanted to the left. Nevertheless, whens our turn?