Gwen Ifill Biased?

Gwen Ifill Biased?
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The Goal--Destroy Palin!

PBS journalist Gwen Ifill, moderator of the upcoming vice presidential debate, dismissed questions about her impartiality because she is writing a book that is largely on Barack Obama. The book is titled "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," and is to be published by Doubleday on Jan. 20, 2009, the day a new president is inaugurated.

Ifill said addressing the criticism,"The proof is in the pudding. They can watch the debate tomorrow night and make their own decisions about whether or not I've done my job."

The trouble is, as this is the only Vice-Presidential Debate, a poor job by Ifill cannot be countered with a future event.

Two days ago columnist Michelle Malkin wrote in the New York Post about Ifill's book, saying "she's so far in the tank for the Democratic presidential candidate, her oxygen delivery line is running out."


"I can count on you to help me out, right? You know what I'm talking about..."

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."

The McCain campaign found out about Ifill's book in the last day or so, a spokesman said.

“Frankly, I wish they had picked a moderator that isn’t writing a book favorable to Barack Obama — let's face it," McCain said on "Fox & Friends." "But I have to have confidence that Gwen Ifill will handle this as the professional journalist that she is."

"I think that Gwen Ifill is a professional, and I think that she will do a totally objective job because she is a highly respected professional. Does this help that if she has written a book that is favorable to Senator Obama? Probably not, but I have confidence that Gwen Ifill will do a professional job. And I have that confidence."

Ifill said the book 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.

The host of PBS'"Washington Week" and senior correspondent on "The NewsHour" said she did not tell the Commission on Presidential Debates about the book.

Ifill's resume includes jobs at The New York Times, the Washington Post and NBC News. She moderated the 2004 vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards.

Palin's thoughts on Ifill, "You know, I'm not going to let it be a concern. Let me just tell you that John McCain has been in an underdog position before, and this ticket, I think it is safe to say, is in an underdog position. But that's what makes us work harder. It makes us want to communicate more clearly and profoundly with the electorate, letting them know what the contrasts are between these two tickets, It's motivating to me, even, to hear Gwen's comments there because, again, it makes us work that much harder, and it provides even more fairness and objectivity and choices for the voters on Nov. 4, if we try that much harder."

Ifill said it was the publisher, not herself, who set the Inauguration Day release date. It will be released then whether Obama wins or loses.

Ifill questions why people assume that her book will be favorable toward Obama.

Asked if there were racial motives at play, she said, "I don't know what it is. I find it curious."

Not surprisingly, Gwen Ifill has already written about the Obama's before, for Essence Magazine, back in July.

The Obamas: Portrait of an American Family
Gwen Ifill

Soon we will vote for our next president, and for the first time in history, one of the two candidates is a Black man. For a year, Essence pursued an interview with the entire Obama family‹to no avail. Finally, this summer ESSENCE became the only Black media outlet allowed a glimpse into the lives of Barack, Michelle and their two girls, Malia and Sasha, when we were invited to their South Side Chicago home. Weeks later, veteran political journalist Gwen Ifill was with the family as they campaigned in a small mostly White western town, and she flew with them to a Black church in the urban Midwest.

Barack Obama is sitting in the back of his rented luxury campaign bus with its granite counters and two flat-screen TVs. The Illinois senator's arms are wrapped around his wife, Michelle, whom he doesn't get to see much these days. At this very moment he is, of all things, singing.
I've just asked them how their lives have changed since he won the Democratic presidential nomination. There have definitely been changes, especially for Michelle Obama, who used to pride herself on campaigning by day and rushing home to her daughters each night. Now she is spending more of her days and nights on the road, but seldom in the same place as her husband. And when their daughters‹Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7 get to see their dad, they likely have to share him with thousands of adoring strangers. "Daddy's gone a lot," Sasha notes. "We don't see him that much."

But on this Fourth of July, everyone is together. Even though there are at least a half-dozen aides and family members on the bus with us, it feels intimate back here. Michelle and Barack are curled up on the beige couch, while the children are reading and coloring a few feet away. Michelle folds her long legs to her chin and leans into her husband as he explains the reality of their lives. When he pauses, she finishes his sentences.

Their ease with each other recalls the day several weeks earlier when ESSENCE arrived to photograph the Obamas at their large Georgian Revivial home on Chicago's South Side. Barack stood on the lawn playfully teasing his wife as she posed for our cameras. Now, as then, his customary public caution melts away when he is with his family. Under relentless media scrutiny, Barack Obama says his family is going the extra mile to "maintain this little island of normalcy in the midst of all this swirl of activity."

But family snapshots of this sort are rare, as are moments when the Obamas can just chill. "Michelle has done a heroic job of managing the house, the family and still finding time to campaign and be out on the road," he says, after directing staff members to turn off the television, which was tuned to Fox News Channel. "I'm always marveling at everything that she can do."

And then he sings.

"I'm every woman," he croons. She cringes. He laughs. "That's Michelle. It's like, Chaka Khan! Chaka Khan!"


"Don't worry, if racial cronyism has got us this far, who knows how much farther it can take us."

Crusade Against Sarah Palin Intensifies, Blood Feuds Escalate

Crusade Against Sarah Palin Intensifies, Blood Feuds Escalate
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Within hours of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin being officially announced as John McCain's Vice-Presidential running mate, the Obama Campaign and their supporters have been searching for any possible angle in discrediting Palin.

First was Troopergate, which has thus far provided no damning evidence.

Then the Charles Gibson grilling on ABC News which attempted to paint Palin in a negative way with trick questions regarding "The Bush Doctrine".

Chevy Chase, iconic comedian and political heavyweight, called for Tina Fey to get tougher on the Alaskan Governor, "I'd like her to go even harder. I want her to decimate this woman. This woman, I can't believe there hasn't been more about it... It's just unbelievable to me this woman is actually running for vice president."



Pam Anderson knows a whole lot about "sucking it".

Pamela Anderson, Canadian and well-respected member of the political media establishment, "I can't stand her. She can suck it."

Russell Brand on jokes that were censored by MTV aimed at Palin, “I wanted to say she was forcing her teenage daughter to have a baby because she is so anti-abortion. But also, as a Republican, she is pro-execution so she is going to give her the electric chair for being a little sl*t. They weren’t keen on that one."

Political heavyweight and sometimes actor Matt Damon has a dim view on what America would face with a McCain Presidency, "You do the actuary tables, there's a one out of three chance, if not more, that McCain doesn't survive his first term, and it'll be President Palin. It's like a really bad Disney movie, "The Hockey Mom.' Oh, I'm just a hockey mom from Alaska, and she's president. "She's facing down Vladimir Putin and using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink. It's absurd."

Barack Obama's campaign is doing its best to distance itself from Lindsay Lohan after she endorsed the Democratic candidate on her blog while calling Sarah Palin a "media obsessed homophobe." Lindsay wanted to be involved with the campaign by hosting events to attract young voters, but Obama's people have sadly decided to demur on the celebrity substance abuser vote. A top source in the Barack Obama team tells told the Chicago-Sun Times that "the actress ''is not exactly the kind of high-profile star who would be a positive for us.''
Given Lohan's past problems, plus ongoing brushes with controversy, I've learned the campaign quietly told the actress ''thanks, but no thanks,'' but in far more diplomatic terms."

Meanwhile, Palin's personal email account was hacked into, and according to residents of Alaska, a virtual army of Private Investigators, journalists, Democratic Party Operatives, and other highly-desirable vacationers have shown up in the State in the last week.

"It's really very obvious," said Scotchy Welch, a lifelong resident of Wasalia, Alaska, Palin's hometown. "Strangers look really strange up here. Guys running around with sunglasses, black suits and earpieces stick out like a ginger bear. The only hotel in town is usually filling up with hunters this time of year--you know, those bigwig executive types that come up with their own trackers and guides from out of town. This year all we got are these shiesty journalist and government types. It might put a real strain on our local economy if they don't get out of here soon."


In 1984, Palin won the Miss Wasilla Pageant beauty contest, then finished third in the Miss Alaska pageant, at which she won a college scholarship and the "Miss Congeniality" award.

Lindsay Lohan Attacks Sarah Palin in Myspace Rant

Lindsay Lohan Attacks Sarah Palin in Myspace Rant
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Lindsay Lohan know's the world is a tough place because she has "been there".

Lindsay Lohan, one of Hollywood's best educated and most politically astute celebrities, isn't ready to jump on the Sarah Palin train just yet.

"I really cannot bite my tongue anymore when it comes to Sarah Palin," Lohan wrote on her MySpace blog Sunday. "I couldn't be more supportive of a woman in office, but let's face it, it comes down to the person, and their beliefs, male or female," Lohan said...I would have liked to have remained impartial, however I am afraid that the 'lipstick on a pig' comments will overshadow the issues and the fact that I believe Barack Obama is the best choice, in this election, for president," she added.


Lohan's life as a celebrity has perfectly conditioned her for a life in politics.

Although Lohan said she feels "it's necessary for me to clarify that I am not against Sarah Palin as a mother or woman", Lohan believes that Palin -- the Incumbent Governor of Alaska -- isn't ready to run the country.

She said, "I find it quite interesting that a woman who now is running to be second in command of the United States, only 4 years ago had aspirations to be a television anchor, which is probably all she is qualified to be...Oh, and... Hint Hint Pali Pal - Don't pose for anymore tabloid covers, you're not a celebrity, you're running for office to represent our, your, my COUNTRY!"


After a tough night discussing the "real issues" at a pro-Obama Underground Rally.

Lohan also referenced Palin's views on homosexuality.

"Is it a sin to be gay?" Lohan asked. "Should it be a sin to be straight? Or to use birth control? Or to have sex before marriage? Or even to have a child out of wedlock?...Is our country so divided that the Republicans best hope is a narrow minded, media obsessed homophobe?"

In conclusion, Lohan cited an Associated Press story reporting that Palin's church advocates a conference about prayer curing homosexuality. Wrote Lohan: "Palin's Desire to "save and convert the gays" - really??"


It would be a travesty for all humanity if DJ Ronson was barred from ever coming back to America.

DJ Samantha Ronson--Lohan's reputed homosexual lover--also chimed in.

"Vote for obama!" Ronson wrote. "Mainly because if she gets elected my green card probably won't get renewed!!!"

And The Envelope Is In, Sarah Palin To Be McCain's Runing Mate

And The Envelope Is In, Sarah Palin To Be McCain's Running Mate
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In one of the boldest and most brilliant moves of the entire election campaign, John McCain announced today that Sarah Palin, Alaska of Governor, is going to be his Vice-Presidential running mate.



Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate. Hot.

John McCain makes the move in hopes of solidifying his growing base of defecting Hillary Clinton voters. Despite what Clinton has done since losing the Democratic Primary to dark horse Barack Obama, most of it publicly has been geared at receiving relief of her massive campaign debt. There has been no relief of the growing animosity between Clinton, Obama, and the battle ground of the Democratic Party.

McCain's announcement takes the wind out of the sails of the Democratic National Convention, as it had already been reported that Obama was going to go with the seasoned veteran of Joe Biden, a foreign policy expert and well-respected legislater on both sides of the aisle. Essentially, Obama took the "safe pick", letting down many of Clinton's supporters who did not realize that she would have had to turn down any interest in being Vice-President due to the invasive and rigours "vetting process" due presumptively to the shady operations of various investments involving her and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Look for a shaky few days as Palin's record for compromise on issues she has personal convictions on while legislating for the benefit of everyone takes time to fully surface. On the surface her issues platform may look to be diametrically opposed to that which most Clinton supporters have followed Clinton on, but the McCain Campaign will soon be able to pigeon-hole her into the niche that fills the hole in their heart after having the possibilities of 8 more years of "Clinton Utopia" snatched from their grasp by Obama, who many feel has a quickly diminishing chance of winning the election.