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percussivemadness (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 09:58 PM Original message |
Biden won...But Gwen Ifill should never be allowed to host another debate |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. She caved to wanting to look "unbiased". nt |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Ditto n/t |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. I wish she would have asked Palin for some specifics. |
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oldtime dfl_er (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. She should have forced Palin |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
40. ...to name all seven continents**nm |
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Pattib (396 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. No follow-ups at all...and let her ramble on and on..... |
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sixmile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Exactly |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yeah, I thought she was weak too. And the format was debate-lite. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. i think she felt she couldn't be tougher because of the right wing attacks on her |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Anybody worth their salt doing this can't listen to what the critics say going in. |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. Ifill has always been soft when she moderates debates. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. and she didn't followup to make Palin answer the questions she had asked! |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. She was terrible. FOLLOW UP! Palin answered very little, and for her |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think you are off base there |
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percussivemadness (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. I disagree, how about the following questions |
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dennysp (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. You're absolutely right. She also saved a question that they |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Original message |
Agreed. Neither should Tom Brokaw. |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. too many softball questions |
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Median Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. Agree, No Follow-Up To Force Palin To Answer |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. It could also be viewed as handing Palin as much damaging rope as she wanted |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. Agreed. That pop-tart Palin wouldn't answer a simple question.. |
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W_HAMILTON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. It was a pretty poor performance. |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. She was horrible |
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Montauk6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. I agree and not because she was biased or anything... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. I disagree ..... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. The GOP asked that no "follow up questions" be asked. n/t |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
23. She was muzzled by the Commission (and its corporate sponsors) and |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. Ifill is worthless as tits on a boar hog |
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dascientist (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
26. I personally thought the moderator did a good job |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. It was terrible. |
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donna123 (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. wasn't she just another victim of the repub smear machine? |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. Her job was also to keep them on topic and she let Palin steamroll all over her. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
30. I thought Ifill was awful. |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
31. This is the way she was at the debates the last election n/t |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
33. Hilarious that we're now agreeing with the Freepers on this one! |
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Cass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yep, it's one thing to be unbiased but to let a candidate repeatedly not answer |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
35. She was Aw-ifill. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
36. I thought that 4 years ago |
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dudewheresmycountry (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
37. omg my god |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. Meaningless questions helped "Sarah" .... would they have allowed anyone to host |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
39. all commentators saying the "format" favored Palin -- no accountability on any question |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
41. I agree..I think Gwen overcompensated. |
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