Comments on: Raising Expectations: Talking Up Palin’s Debating Skills http://themoderatevoice.com/23142/raising-expectations-talking-up-palins-debating-skills/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marlowecan http://themoderatevoice.com/23142/raising-expectations-talking-up-palins-debating-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-156244 Marlowecan Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:15:55 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/23142/raising-expectations-talking-up-palins-debating-skills/#comment-156244 There is an inherent contradiction in this post.<br><br>How can the debate have "been set up for a Palin “win”" when the MSM - which has dumped on Palin unremittingly - is now RAISING expectations for Palin?<br><br>Who is doing the "set-up" for a win? The media? I can see how Huff&Puff are interesting in setting up a Palin victory . . . given just a review of ALL the pro-Palin posts there these past weeks.<br><br>Seriously. Can there be any other sign of pro-Democratic bias when the very media organs that have for weeks represented Gov. Palin as a congenital moron, unable to answer a simply question -- just Google the NYT and Huff&Puff - are now suddenly praising her debating abilities and skills?!<br><br>Re: Ifill. Of course there is the appearance of bias. Worse than Schieffer, as Ifill has a monetary investment in a Democratic win.<br>Her book . . . subtitled "The Age of Obama" . . . is scheduled to be released on Inauguration Day 2009. <br><br>If Obama doesn't win . . . there will be no "Age of Obama" will there?<br><br>Ifill's book . . . and her time and investment in it . . . will then be quickly remaindered.<br><br>Ifill shouldn't be moderator. Palin shouldn't have been McCain's VP pick, for that matter. There is an inherent contradiction in this post.

How can the debate have “been set up for a Palin “win”” when the MSM – which has dumped on Palin unremittingly – is now RAISING expectations for Palin?

Who is doing the “set-up” for a win? The media? I can see how Huff&Puff are interesting in setting up a Palin victory . . . given just a review of ALL the pro-Palin posts there these past weeks.

Seriously. Can there be any other sign of pro-Democratic bias when the very media organs that have for weeks represented Gov. Palin as a congenital moron, unable to answer a simply question — just Google the NYT and Huff&Puff – are now suddenly praising her debating abilities and skills?!

Re: Ifill. Of course there is the appearance of bias. Worse than Schieffer, as Ifill has a monetary investment in a Democratic win.
Her book . . . subtitled “The Age of Obama” . . . is scheduled to be released on Inauguration Day 2009.

If Obama doesn't win . . . there will be no “Age of Obama” will there?

Ifill's book . . . and her time and investment in it . . . will then be quickly remaindered.

Ifill shouldn't be moderator. Palin shouldn't have been McCain's VP pick, for that matter.

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