No conflict of interest here.....

[Brassmask]

Simple follow-up...was the book pro-Obama, anti-Obama, or non-Obama?  And Last I heard, Mary Maitlan was still married to James Carville

So, you don't even know and you guys are lambasting her for writing a book?

Wow...you do know all of this would never have come up if your guy hadn't picked a running mate that was in no way qualified for the presidency?  Right?

[Amianthus]

So, you don't even know and you guys are lambasting her for writing a book?

Title of the article: "VP debate moderator Ifill releasing pro-Obama book"

I would assume that the book is pro-Obama. If it's not, I'm sure you would have told us that already.

[Brassmask]

So, you don't even know and you guys are lambasting her for writing a book?

Title of the article: "VP debate moderator Ifill releasing pro-Obama book"

I would assume that the book is pro-Obama. If it's not, I'm sure you would have told us that already.

And where'd that article come from?  Drudge?

[sirs]

Simple follow-up...was the book pro-Obama, anti-Obama, or non-Obama?  And Last I heard, Mary Maitlan was still married to James Carville

So, you don't even know and you guys are lambasting her for writing a book?

I do.  The question is directed to you however.  Gonna answer it?

you do know all of this would never have come up if your guy hadn't picked a running mate that was in no way qualified for the presidency?  Right?

ahhh....I wouldn't be so hard on Obama.  He would be qualified to be a good teacher

[Xavier_Onassis]

I suggest that it is entirely possible to write a book about how Obama came to be the first Black person to attain gthe nomination of a major party without being pro or anti-Obama.

If some Faux News guy got the moderator job you'd all be high-fiving each other from now till Sunday.

[sirs]

No, we'd be acknowledging, JUST LIKE NOW, the potential conflict of interest in the most, and the potiantial leaning towards 1 candidate over another, in the least

[R.R.]

It was very unprofessional of Ifill not to disclose this book to either campaign or the presidential debate commission.

[sirs]

Precisely

[Xavier_Onassis]

It was very unprofessional of Ifill not to disclose this book to either campaign or the presidential debate commission.

How do you know that she didn't?

[Amianthus]

And where'd that article come from?  Drudge?

Did you check the link?

[Xavier_Onassis]

Why don't you check links instead of bugging people about them? It would take less time, 'cause you're such an expert at everything. Or do you consider your role that of a mentor, Dutch uncle or nag?

[Amianthus]

Why don't you check links instead of bugging people about them?

I did, that's why I knew the title of the article. Simple logic.

[hnumpah]

Good thing I'm not a Republican.  I might have taken offense to that last post

Think I'd care?

She wrote a book. Apparently it was public knowledge she wrote the book, and she took no pains to hide the fact that she wrote the book. When the McBama-Paden people and the O'Cain-Bilin people got togetther to set the ground rules, location, date, time and moderator for the debate, maybe they shoulda paid more attention to what, and whom, they agreed to. It's a little late to come crying that she may not be impartial, especially since 1) there is no evidence she isn't, and 2) it simply makes the Republicans who planned the debate look like a buncha saps for not doing their homework.

[Amianthus]

She wrote a book. Apparently it was public knowledge she wrote the book, and she took no pains to hide the fact that she wrote the book.

She hasn't published it yet.

Ifill's profile on the website describes her as a longtime correspondent and moderator for national news programs and includes her service as moderator of the 2004 debate between Edwards and Cheney.

However, there's no mention of her upcoming book. Nor does the website for the Commission on Presidential Debates mention her book.

[hnumpah]

Said she's written it, didn't say it was published yet - read the article and you'll see publication is planned for January, IIRC.

And I know she was asked it she was going to include this incident as a part of the book. And that it wasn't publicized that she had written the book, though it was obviously known by others, and she took no pains to hide the fact.

Any other hairs you wanna split?