VP Debate Moderated by Pro-Obama Author

[mikesilvia]

Audience size has nothing to do with credibility which is the point Rock was making.

So, his audience growth is due to him being not creditable or creditable? If he had no creditability then he wouldn't have the #1 show on cable and #2 show on radio.

And well-respected would be amongst her colleagues and fellow journalists, not the average American who only remembers the faces he/she sees on television.

Ah, well respected among other liberals with no audience. So, that is something to value? He show has no audience and her peers are getting killed by Fox News. Notice her peers at MSNBC with half the viewership of Fox?

FNC – 2,233,000 viewers
CNN –1,738,000 viewers
MSNBC – 1,155,000 viewers
CNBC – 425,000 viewers
HLN – 359,000 viewers

I will take credibility from the average American over some journalists who have forgotten what being impartial means any day.

[ensbergcollector]

i posted a thread asking obama supporters if they had any issue with a few different things about him that bother me. I had 1 person actually come on and comment on them.
From what I see, any issue anyone has with Obama is a non-issue to those who support him. Most everyone on here who supports McCain has had no issue stating that he was not their preferred representative and have many issues with him as a candidate. Obama supporters won't admit that they have any issue at all with anything concerning him.

[shortking98]

I do not support either candidate and don't have a problem with this. You have a journalist who has proven her worth in a previous debate as a profesional. Chances are, anyone you choose will have some political interests one way or the other. Bottomline though is that a professional is there to do a job and if they compromise that with bias then you can judge them poorly on it. This journalist has proven in the past that she can do that so why punish her on presumption?

[maccards44]

During a vice-presidential candidate debate she moderated in 2004 – when Democrat John Edwards attacked Republican Dick Cheney’s former employer, Halliburton – the vice president said, “I can respond, Gwen, but it’s going to take more than 30 seconds.”


“Well, that’s all you’ve got,” she told Cheney.


Ifill told the Associated Press Democrats were delighted with her answer, because they “thought I was being snippy to Cheney.” She explained that wasn’t her intent.

This example proves she was enforcing the rules of the debate - rules that both cadidates agreed to. Should she have suspended the rules of the debate for Darth..err Dick Cheney? You are right - she probably should have just given him the rest of the hour to make his point... (oh no that's sarcasm and Mike doesn't allow that unless he's the one doing it - my bad)

Maybe I'll start a thread called
"VP debate Moderated by a WOMAN - So you KNOW it's in the bag for Palin!"

Or would that be too sarcastic?

[angel0430]

why don't we get Howard Stern or Jerry Springer to do it?

[Yanksfan396]

I think it's funny that Mike is the only republican I've seen to have had a problem with this. Probably because he's smarter than the rest of them... wouldn't take a whole lot, though.


I think the title of this thread should read, "VP Debate Moderated by an African-American--Must be an Obama Supporter."

Finally, I'd rather have a member post no threads than those which are meaningless.

[ensbergcollector]

I think it's funny that Mike is the only republican I've seen to have had a problem with this. Probably because he's smarter than the rest of them... wouldn't take a whole lot, though.


I think the title of this thread should read, "VP Debate Moderated by an African-American--Must be an Obama Supporter."

Finally, I'd rather have a member post no threads than those which are meaningless.

dude, this is not about race. but, like everything else, I have yet to see an obama supporter have an issue with anything. (and the flip side, obama supporters think we have an issue with everything)

[mikesilvia]

I think it's funny that Mike is the only republican I've seen to have had a problem with this. Probably because he's smarter than the rest of them... wouldn't take a whole lot, though.

If you make another comment like this you will get an infraction. Your condescending, personal attacks about how dumb Republicans are is like a child. Do it again and you will get an infraction. You are attacking half the members of SCF with this comment. I have gone over 12 months without giving an infraction in this forum and you are pushing it.

[mikesilvia]

dude, this is not about race. but, like everything else, I have yet to see an obama supporter have an issue with anything. (and the flip side, obama supporters think we have an issue with everything)

Because you can't attack Obama without someone calling you a racists. That is the reality of today's debate. Great, isn't it?

[gsj68]

of coarse its bias,but my question is,why isnt Bob Barr and his vp pick included in these debates