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	<title>Comments on: Gwen Ifill&#8217;s outrageous conflict of interest *UPDATED*</title>
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		<title>By: Mike Devx</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30542</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike Devx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh my f****** god,

I just ran across this in a Michelle Malkin column from realclearpolitics.

Despite the protestations of her colleagues that she will be fair, Ifill has appeared on numerous radio and TV talk shows over the past several months to cash in on her access to the Obama campaign. She recently penned a fawning cover story on the Obamas for Essence magazine that earned much buzz. The title? &quot;The Obamas: Portrait of an American Family.&quot;

The link to the full article:
http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/news/articles/theobamasportraitofanamericanfamily

Yep, by Gwen Ifill.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh my f****** god,</p>
<p>I just ran across this in a Michelle Malkin column from realclearpolitics.</p>
<p>Despite the protestations of her colleagues that she will be fair, Ifill has appeared on numerous radio and TV talk shows over the past several months to cash in on her access to the Obama campaign. She recently penned a fawning cover story on the Obamas for Essence magazine that earned much buzz. The title? &#8220;The Obamas: Portrait of an American Family.&#8221;</p>
<p>The link to the full article:<br />
<a href="http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/news/articles/theobamasportraitofanamericanfamily" rel="nofollow">http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/news/articles/theobamasportraitofanamericanfamily</a></p>
<p>Yep, by Gwen Ifill.</p>
<p>Crikes!</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Devx</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30540</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike Devx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Deana,
Great comments.  For your scenario to work, we will basically need a Republican House revolt, because the Republicans in the Senate are spineless.

There will also need to be a widespread recognition across the Republican party that the media is the enemy, and that recognition must be made public.  Again, a public revolt against the whole status quo, but this one specifically comprised of declaring war against the mainstream media.

Then the groundwork will have been laid for a conservative presidential campaign in 2012.

But, let&#039;s take a step back!  Let&#039;s take another look at this year!  All is not yet lost. It was only two weeks ago that McCain had surged ahead of Obama and appeared to have all momentum.

It&#039;s hard to measure the impact of the two triggers of the current McCain polls collapse: A. the financials crisis, with blame extended nearly 100% on Republicans, and B. the first debate.

But it&#039;s still possible that two weeks from now we could be looking at an altered picture that will give us more reason for enthusiasm.  I still think it&#039;s fluid.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Deana,<br />
Great comments.  For your scenario to work, we will basically need a Republican House revolt, because the Republicans in the Senate are spineless.</p>
<p>There will also need to be a widespread recognition across the Republican party that the media is the enemy, and that recognition must be made public.  Again, a public revolt against the whole status quo, but this one specifically comprised of declaring war against the mainstream media.</p>
<p>Then the groundwork will have been laid for a conservative presidential campaign in 2012.</p>
<p>But, let&#8217;s take a step back!  Let&#8217;s take another look at this year!  All is not yet lost. It was only two weeks ago that McCain had surged ahead of Obama and appeared to have all momentum.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s hard to measure the impact of the two triggers of the current McCain polls collapse: A. the financials crisis, with blame extended nearly 100% on Republicans, and B. the first debate.</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s still possible that two weeks from now we could be looking at an altered picture that will give us more reason for enthusiasm.  I still think it&#8217;s fluid.</p>
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		<title>By: nathan</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30538</link>
		<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope Sarah Palin is prepared for this possibility: Ifill will announce at the beginning of the debate, or if attacked by Palin, that all proceeds from her book will be donated to charity.  (Of course behind the scenes the Obama campaign would have promised to compensate Ifill for any lost income.)  That takes away the conflict of interest issue, allowing Ifill to serve up trick questions to Palin all evening.  

I had always thought that America had the good luck to elect the right leaders to guide us through difficult times.  Perhaps our fate now is to have another Jimmy Carter type presidency, illustrating the utter failure of liberalism, before a new conservative can rescue the situation.  Three decades ago it was Reagan.  If Palin has the right stuff, she could be our Margaret Thatcher.  If not, Bobby Jindal will be the next Reagan.  Either way, I doubt that Obama will have a successful presidency -- expectations after all are quite high -- and Democrats could lose the House two years from now, setting up Palin or Jindal to challenge Obama in 2012.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope Sarah Palin is prepared for this possibility: Ifill will announce at the beginning of the debate, or if attacked by Palin, that all proceeds from her book will be donated to charity.  (Of course behind the scenes the Obama campaign would have promised to compensate Ifill for any lost income.)  That takes away the conflict of interest issue, allowing Ifill to serve up trick questions to Palin all evening.  </p>
<p>I had always thought that America had the good luck to elect the right leaders to guide us through difficult times.  Perhaps our fate now is to have another Jimmy Carter type presidency, illustrating the utter failure of liberalism, before a new conservative can rescue the situation.  Three decades ago it was Reagan.  If Palin has the right stuff, she could be our Margaret Thatcher.  If not, Bobby Jindal will be the next Reagan.  Either way, I doubt that Obama will have a successful presidency &#8212; expectations after all are quite high &#8212; and Democrats could lose the House two years from now, setting up Palin or Jindal to challenge Obama in 2012.</p>
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		<title>By: Ymarsakar</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30531</link>
		<dc:creator>Ymarsakar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When you have government power and patronage, you don&#039;t need such petty things as ethics or professional standards of conduct, Book.

The Democrats routinely produce leaders that rank in the bottom 25% of the human species. Where all the corruption, vice, weakness, envy, pettiness, weakness, temptation, and retardedness sits at.

Their system is designed to produce such people and make them into the powerful &quot;elite&quot; to rule over us all. It doesn&#039;t matter what the Democrats say their policies are, for all actions on their part are to maintain the system.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you have government power and patronage, you don&#8217;t need such petty things as ethics or professional standards of conduct, Book.</p>
<p>The Democrats routinely produce leaders that rank in the bottom 25% of the human species. Where all the corruption, vice, weakness, envy, pettiness, weakness, temptation, and retardedness sits at.</p>
<p>Their system is designed to produce such people and make them into the powerful &#8220;elite&#8221; to rule over us all. It doesn&#8217;t matter what the Democrats say their policies are, for all actions on their part are to maintain the system.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Devx</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30512</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike Devx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&gt;And I look forward to Ms. Ifill being press secretary in an Obama Administration. If not the first term, then surely the second, or third.

Great one, Zhombre!

Obama: I&#039;m tough, but I&#039;m skinny.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt;And I look forward to Ms. Ifill being press secretary in an Obama Administration. If not the first term, then surely the second, or third.</p>
<p>Great one, Zhombre!</p>
<p>Obama: I&#8217;m tough, but I&#8217;m skinny.</p>
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		<title>By: Ellie2</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ellie2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think the answer is to let each campaign pick a moderator and abandon the pretense that the moderator is neutral.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the answer is to let each campaign pick a moderator and abandon the pretense that the moderator is neutral.</p>
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		<title>By: Zhombre</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30504</link>
		<dc:creator>Zhombre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m sure there will be a table and display in the lobby so people can purchase advance copies.  And I look forward to Ms. Ifill being press secretary in an Obama Administration.  If not the first term, then surely the second, or third.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure there will be a table and display in the lobby so people can purchase advance copies.  And I look forward to Ms. Ifill being press secretary in an Obama Administration.  If not the first term, then surely the second, or third.</p>
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		<title>By: McLaren</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30493</link>
		<dc:creator>McLaren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;First, Gwen, let me ask a personal favor.  Regardless of which way the election turns out, could I get an autographed copy of your new book about the Glory of Obama?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;First, Gwen, let me ask a personal favor.  Regardless of which way the election turns out, could I get an autographed copy of your new book about the Glory of Obama?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Marguerite</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30484</link>
		<dc:creator>Marguerite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree w/Danny L - such a response will also frame her as a fighter, so we have at least ONE on the Republican ticket!  What&#039;s wrong w/a little aggression, hmmmmm?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree w/Danny L &#8211; such a response will also frame her as a fighter, so we have at least ONE on the Republican ticket!  What&#8217;s wrong w/a little aggression, hmmmmm?</p>
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		<title>By: Danny Lemieux</title>
		<link>http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/10/01/gwen-ifills-outrageous-conflict-of-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-30481</link>
		<dc:creator>Danny Lemieux</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If Palin&#039;s smart, she will begin her portion of the debate by directly addressing this conflict of interest in a polite, non-aggressive way that shines the spotlight on Gwen Ifil&#039;s conflict of interest. 

Nothing disinfects like sunshine and it would immediately frame the debate in her favor.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If Palin&#8217;s smart, she will begin her portion of the debate by directly addressing this conflict of interest in a polite, non-aggressive way that shines the spotlight on Gwen Ifil&#8217;s conflict of interest. </p>
<p>Nothing disinfects like sunshine and it would immediately frame the debate in her favor.</p>
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