More on Gwen Ifill and her book

I've been glued to the television watching the bailout, flipping between Fox News and CSpan. The topic of Gwen Ifill's book was a topic of discussion on a number of shows and the more I heard, the more upset I became.

She did not disclose the fact that she was writing the book to the debate commission.

If Obama is elected she will make a minimum (best guess by Dick Morris I believe) of $350,000. She could make a million on this one.

Can you imagine the uproar if she were writing a book supporting Sarah Palin? or John McCain? or, heaven forbid, President Bush? The Democrat candidate wouldn't show up, it would be front page news and the outrage would be over the top.

If you don't think the fact that she is openly biased is wrong, or that making money if her candidate wins (her book is worthless if Obama doesn't win) then think of it in a different context.

If someone was going to write her a check for $500,000 if Obama won, would it bother you? If we found out she'd get a new car if Obama won... if she had a guaranteed paycheck of $500 a month for a year if Obama won... you get the picture.

This is outrageous and PBS should be ashamed, she should be ashamed and the debate commission should be ashamed. She should have the grace to step down as the moderator.

On the flip side, maybe now she'll be more cautious with her questions.

I'm going against the grain here as I expect great things from Sarah tomorrow night.

I just found an interesting blog on the subject by Michelle Malkin: http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/30/a-debate-%E2%80%9Cmoderator%E2%80%9D-in-the-tank-for-obama/

Gwen Ifill is writing a book supporting Barack Obama!

Gwen Ifill of PBS fame is writing a pro-Obama book. In case you're wondering why that is important, it's because she is also the so-called independent moderator of the Palin - Biden debate tomorrow night.

She's known for her zinger questions and we can expect she'll shoot a few of the unexpected at Sarah Palin, but will she be even handed in her questions? Are we getting ready to see another attempted attack on Sarah?

How can expect anyone not to question her credibility when she's openly for one of the candidates?

I hope all my blogger friends will bombard PBS with emails telling them to at least try to fake being non-biased and get another moderator for the debate.

Of course, we run the risk of getting an even more biased moderator who's a lot better at hiding their partisan views.

What a crock this is going to be! I am so tired of the media running our lives and leading the American pubic by the nose. Even the staunch supporters of Sarah Palin have been letting the media get to them at times. It's so subtle, they are so sneaky!

I once did a blog (on another of my blogs) about how the media leads us down the path they choose without our knowledge. We think we're independent and that our views aren't shaped, but oh it is so subtle. I may dig that up and reprint here.

Anyway be aware, tomorrow night is yet another ambush of Sarah and John McCain.