percussivemadness
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Thu Oct-02-08 09:58 PM
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Biden won...But Gwen Ifill should never be allowed to host another debate |
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I have never seen such a disgrace, fluff ball questions that skirted around the real issues. If you want to sit there and allow a VP candidate to not answer a question for 30 mins, then you are not up to the job.
A shocking example of poor journalism. Weak, gutless and sychophantic.
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Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM
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1. She caved to wanting to look "unbiased". nt |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:01 PM
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Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM
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2. I wish she would have asked Palin for some specifics. |
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She just let her spew her talking points and that's it.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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7. She should have forced Palin |
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to answer the fuckin questions.
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Thu Oct-02-08 11:06 PM
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40. ...to name all seven continents**nm |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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8. No follow-ups at all...and let her ramble on and on..... |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:01 PM
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Someone needs to go back to Moderator School!
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Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM
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3. Yeah, I thought she was weak too. And the format was debate-lite. |
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Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM
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4. i think she felt she couldn't be tougher because of the right wing attacks on her |
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prior to the debate. the phony outrage.
i want a moderator who pushes them to answer and follows up on the answers they gave.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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10. Anybody worth their salt doing this can't listen to what the critics say going in. |
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If she caved, it's unforgivable.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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5. Ifill has always been soft when she moderates debates. |
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She always asks standard questions with nothing to trip anyone up. It's almost as if she tries too hard not to get criticized after the debate.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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6. and she didn't followup to make Palin answer the questions she had asked! |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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9. She was terrible. FOLLOW UP! Palin answered very little, and for her |
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to start off basically saying "My rules, fuck you" - she should have been stopped RIGHT THERE. "Governor, you will abide by the rules of the debate, or you will not participate. You are here to answer to the American people, as is Senator Biden. Are you willing to participate or not?"
FUCK HER. She's pathetic.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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11. I think you are off base there |
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The format of the "debate" didn't allow for backing up, calling out, clarifying. Gwen called her on it a couple of time and given the format and time frame, I think it's the best she could do.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM
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24. I disagree, how about the following questions |
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What do you think of Roe vrs Wade?
Do you believe that demons control every American city?
Do you believe homosexuality is a sin?
If you believe marriage is deemed by God to be between a man and a woman, do you agree with the Catholic churche`s stance on divorce?
These are all valid questions, this is not about religion, however when one`s religious beliefs dictate policy, then the public have a right to know what those beliefs are.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:30 PM
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32. You're absolutely right. She also saved a question that they |
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both didn't answer for a repeat. I think she did an OK job. I think that if the moderator, whoever it was, had been harder on Palin, it would have backfired. Intelligent people who were fence-sitters, are moving on over to the Obama column after this. If Palin convinced ANYONE to vote for John McCain, we wouldn't want them in our party anyway. (*mumbling* blasted pinheads voting for McCain!)
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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Agreed. Neither should Tom Brokaw. |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM
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12. too many softball questions |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:01 PM
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13. Agree, No Follow-Up To Force Palin To Answer |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:01 PM
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16. It could also be viewed as handing Palin as much damaging rope as she wanted |
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And Keith Olbermann is now going right into it at this moment.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:02 PM
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17. Agreed. That pop-tart Palin wouldn't answer a simple question.. |
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and Ifill sat there and let her get away with it. blah.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:02 PM
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18. It was a pretty poor performance. |
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But I also think it was a poor format. Just when it seemed like they were about to go after each other, the question was changed, and it started all over again (generalized opening, followed by a slow buildup, then they go after each other for a few seconds, then the question is changed).
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:02 PM
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No followups.
Palin was allowed to ignore her questions completely.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:02 PM
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20. I agree and not because she was biased or anything... |
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THERE WAS NO STRUCTURE!!!! It looked like she was coming up with questions at the moment! WTF kinda moderating is that???
And allowing "Tadd's gal" to NOT answer the question was unacceptable.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM
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.... on sycophantic. I agree with the rest of what you said.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM
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22. The GOP asked that no "follow up questions" be asked. n/t |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM
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23. She was muzzled by the Commission (and its corporate sponsors) and |
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Edited on Thu Oct-02-08 10:09 PM by ryanmuegge
the two parties that do not believe in democracy. Believe me, anything you wanted her to ask was probably contractually off the table.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM
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25. Ifill is worthless as tits on a boar hog |
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She was the same in 2004, caving to Cheney at every opportunity. She was played by the pukes who spent the past 3 days questioning her objectivity. If she had a spine she would have stood up to their whining and cracked the whip on Palin's bullshit talking point responses.
Guess it's more important to get invited to all the best "Georgetown cocktail parties" and sell lots of books than to have any self respect as a journalist.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:04 PM
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26. I personally thought the moderator did a good job |
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she kept shit moving, and even went in on both candidates
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:05 PM
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:18 PM
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28. wasn't she just another victim of the repub smear machine? |
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They start raising questions about her impartiality, laying the groundwork, that way if Palin sinks like the Titanic, they can blame it on the "elite media" who are in the bag for Obama, so Ifill is less aggressive than she might have been
the repubs are going to ruin this country because they put themselves ahead of putting this country ahead by pushing people like quayle, bush, and now Palin
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:19 PM
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29. Her job was also to keep them on topic and she let Palin steamroll all over her. |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:20 PM
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30. I thought Ifill was awful. |
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Edited on Thu Oct-02-08 10:20 PM by leftofthedial
the questions were superficial and relatively meaningless.
the debate format also strayed all over the place, with unpredictable response sessions and off-topic monologues and a confused order at times.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:23 PM
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31. This is the way she was at the debates the last election n/t |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:33 PM
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33. Hilarious that we're now agreeing with the Freepers on this one! |
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:41 PM
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34. Yep, it's one thing to be unbiased but to let a candidate repeatedly not answer |
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questions was unforgiveable.
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:44 PM
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:45 PM
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36. I thought that 4 years ago |
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and yet here she is again. :eyes:
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:52 PM
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we all know that SNL has more material to use, can´t wait for this.........loving it all........
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Thu Oct-02-08 10:58 PM
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38. Meaningless questions helped "Sarah" .... would they have allowed anyone to host |
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who would have asked real questions-- ??? NO--!!
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Thu Oct-02-08 11:04 PM
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39. all commentators saying the "format" favored Palin -- no accountability on any question |
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Thu Oct-02-08 11:08 PM
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41. I agree..I think Gwen overcompensated. |
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