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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2008, 07:36:24 PM »
Her publisher sets the release date. It'll be released on that day even if Obama loses.

Ifill said Obama's story, which she has yet to write, is only a small part of the book, which discusses how politics in the black community have changed since the civil rights era. Among those subjects is Colin Powell, secretary of state in the Bush administration.


In its online description of the book, Doubleday says that Ifill:

Surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama's stunning presidential campaign and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.
Does she stand to gain financially if the book sells well?  Yes

Would the book sell well if Obama loses the election?  No

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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2008, 07:47:54 PM »
Well, let's all get to the debate and hope we learn something about these two... I got the popcorn ready... any of you libs bring any beer?
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2008, 07:54:38 PM »
spotted owl squeezings.
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2008, 07:55:02 PM »
Don't trust a lib to bring beer.  You'd probably get low-fat soy beer.
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2008, 09:34:19 PM »
the moderator seemed to be fair, but she was under the spotlight.

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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2008, 09:36:53 PM »
disagree.. thought she favored Biden by allowing him (via pointed pauses, and 'please' rejoinders when he requested them) returns to closed subjects, while providing no similar pause when she obviously had something more to say.
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2008, 09:38:11 PM »
She was better than I figured she'd be, but was not totally neutral.
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2008, 09:42:59 PM »
She was better than I figured she'd be, but was not totally neutral.

The moderator may have been a bit tilted for Biden. However, I think she did great. She was sharp.

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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #23 on: October 02, 2008, 09:49:19 PM »
disagree.. thought she favored Biden by allowing him (via pointed pauses, and 'please' rejoinders when he requested them) returns to closed subjects, while providing no similar pause when she obviously had something more to say.

You forgot to include the parts where she allowed Palin to not actually answer the question posed her, and instead talk about Alaska Energy.
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #24 on: October 02, 2008, 09:51:38 PM »
You forgot to include the parts where she allowed Palin to not actually answer the question posed her, and instead talk about Alaska Energy.

Well, actually, if you were paying attention, she chided BOTH of them by NAME, for NOT answering a couple of questions, on a couple of occasions.
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #25 on: October 02, 2008, 09:55:32 PM »
Well, it looks like the moderator did let Biden get an extra shot or two in there, I see it as no big deal... Overall, things went well.  Sarah Barracuda Shoots and scores on this one.  It doesn't matter to me though because I am STILL voting for Barr!   ;)

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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #26 on: October 02, 2008, 09:57:02 PM »
Well, actually, if you were paying attention, she chided BOTH of them by NAME, for NOT answering a couple of questions, on a couple of occasions.

And then mod stopped.... and Palin stopped answering the questions posed to her altogether, unless she saw fit to.  I watched her talk about energy on four different questions that had NOTHING to do about energy.  It'd be humorous, if it wasn't for you guys ankle humping her the whole time.
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #27 on: October 02, 2008, 10:00:33 PM »
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I watched her talk about energy on four different questions that had NOTHING to do about energy.

It's all a matter of perspective.  I watched her talk about energy "instead" of answering some trivial and pointless questions.
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #28 on: October 02, 2008, 10:01:42 PM »
I tivo'd it, will watch it tomorrow i guess--debates always seem to be yawners because invariably, whatever you ask them gets tossed out and replaced with whichever soundbite they wanna spit out
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Re: Tonight's Debate Moderator Not Quite So Neutral...
« Reply #29 on: October 02, 2008, 10:33:42 PM »
She was better than I figured she'd be, but was not totally neutral.
Exactly the same experience.
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