NEW YORK (AP) – Conservative pundits across the nation are calling for the moderator of the upcoming Vice Presidential debate, Gwen Ifill, to recuse herself, claiming that her upcoming book about Obama casts serious doubts about her neutrality. Ifill responded to the accusation by asserting that conservatives must be “well-nigh retarded” to have not figured this out until one day before the debates.
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“Am I in the tank for Obama?” asked an incredulous Ifill, “Well, DUH! Come ON people I work for [expletive] PBS! Do I have to get ‘LIBERAL’ tattooed on my forehead, too? Good heavens! My [expletive] GOLDFISH has more political perspicacity than these drool-cupped Republicans! Didn’t they see me sneering and rolling my eyes when I covered Palin’s speech at the convention?”
After venting her frustration at the apparent lack of right-wing discernment, Ifill addressed concerns over whether her planning to publish her book, “Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama” – which is set for an Inauguration Day (January 20th) 2009 release – constituted a conflict of interest.
“It’s pretty simple,” said Ifill, “if Obama wins, I sell more books, which means I make more money. As moderator of the Vice Presidential debate, I’m in a position to help make sure that happens. That’s not a conflict of interest, that’s an alignment of interest. And a pretty damn sweet one. The only way it could be better would be if I’d been moderator of the Presidential debate, but they gave that to Poppin’ Fresh Lehrer because he’s white.”
“Besides,” added Ifill, “How else am I gonna make money working for America’s least-watched network? Because I’ll tell you straight up, being PBS’s token negress don’t pay diddly.”
5 non-neutral stars !
So, basically, she’s a female Al Gore, albeit, on a much smaller scale.
You know, not too many people are aware that Chicken Little owned a struggling underground bunker business…
So this is where the repubs get their talking points. Fake-ish news. This is all heresy, but that apparently doesn’t stop some from swallowing this hook, line, & sinker. This is why most of your party are considered wingnuts. Your factual basis in reality is negligible. And what’s more incredulous, is that you’re supposed to be the uber-American’s, so strong and free, yet, it’s reality that seems to be your nemesis. If it don’t jibe with your preconception’s, it ain’t true. In this regard, Sarah Palin is a reasonable representative of your party. Admit it, hate and intolerance are you true God. Thoughtful reason only complicates things for you.
Your article hit a nerve, Harvey. cw is using it to explain everything. Excellent.
cw, replace ‘repubs’ with dems, ‘Fake-ish’ with Network, and ‘Sarah Palin’ with Barack Obama; and you’ve nailed it.
cw, it’s called “satire”. I thought you guys were supposed to be “educated”, but I suppose they don’t teach things like that in your high school in lieu of “self-esteem” classes to make you feel good about being a blithering idiot.
cw just doesn’t get the nuance. Stupid tard.
cw. Lighten up a little on the possessive apostrophes. Thanks for playing.
No worries about bias guys.
“Ifill’s resume includes jobs at The New York Times, the Washington Post and NBC News. ”
How could you be biased with a resume like that?
Okay, we’re going to play a little game. I’ll ask a question and you guys answer. Ready? Here goes.
Question number one. “What is the proper term for a really good, freedom-loving, commie-hating, hippie-punching American?”.
Oh, wow! I hardly even got to finish answering the question! CW, you are really quick on the buzzer today! Yes???
Ooooooh! I’m sorry! “Uber-american” is INCORRECT!!! You just fell for it! That was a troll weed-out question! We do have some lovely parting gifts for you though…Hemp underwear, a copy of the Karl Marx classic, The Kommunist Manifesto, and an all-expense-paid trip to a lovely medical spa in downtown Havana! Enjoy this prize package, compliments of IMAO!
Now go back to the Daily Kos for your “reliable news”, you mindless drone.
“Question number one. “What is the proper term for a really good, freedom-loving, commie-hating, hippie-punching American?”. + -mockbadoc
An IMAO Ronin?
(Jimmy wants a prize. NOW! 🙂
A black female ultra liberal debate moderator from NPR, nevermind the book and the $$$ she stands to make if the magic kneegrow wins! Bias? What bias?
Wha? Kim Jong-il have a date tonight, couldn’t make it?
Don’t worry cw, I get all my news from reliable sources like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
I just come here because Harvey is so much funnier than John Stewart.
And because I’m not a freaking retarded liberal.
P.S. I think someone got a good taste of your liberal “tolerance” and “open-mindedness” http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/02/photos-minnesota-lefts-political-tolerance/
Harvey is the best-kept secret in the blogosphere. Shush!