hapi22 from another group asks everyone to spread the word:


How can it be that a media person -- who has written a book praising Barack Obama -- is permitted to moderate a debate that will have an impact on Obama's presidential ambitions?


See: "VP debate moderator [Gwen] Ifill releasing pro-Obama book" at: http://tinyurl.com/538x72


This is not fair.

This is not rational.

This is not the American way.

If Gwen Ifill had ANY sense of decency, she would have revealed the existence of her book to the McCain campaign, but she didn't.

If Gwen Ifill has ANY sense of decency, she will remove herself form her role as debate moderator, but I doubt she will.

If the Commission on Presidential Debates had any sense of fair-play, they would REMOVE Gwen Ifill as the vice presidential moderator and replace Ifill with someone who is not only fair and non-aligned with either presidential candidate's fortunes, but is perceived to be fair.

There are many possibilities: Bill Moyers would be one, someone from The League of Women Voters would be a possibility, Greta Van Susteren -- who has been the only TV pundit with any sense of fair-play in this campaign season -- is another.

I find it impossible to believe that in all of the United States, the Commission on Presidential Debates cannot find a moderator who is not a partisan of one of the campaigns.

Lacking any other choice, I offer my own services. I understand the issues and I believe in fairness and human decency -- and that's a good place to start.


CONTACT the Commission on Presidential Debates
at (202) 872-1020.