Comments on: The Totally Impartial Gwen Ifill http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/2008/10/02/the-totally-impartial-gwen-ifill/ Conservative commentary on foreign policy, American politics, and current events Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mike http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/2008/10/02/the-totally-impartial-gwen-ifill/comment-page-1/#comment-379 mike Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:41:29 +0000 http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/?p=578#comment-379 Why is Obama recruiting the ex-felon demographic to wedge-in his take-over of Virginia? Seem a little too cynical to me. Here's today's AP story that confirms it: news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081004/ap_on_el_pr/felons_voting;_ylt=AuIex4Q.IBQu1kBbiiFOrJKs0NUE Why is Obama recruiting the ex-felon demographic to wedge-in his take-over of Virginia?

Seem a little too cynical to me.

Here’s today’s AP story that confirms it:

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081004/ap_on_el_pr/felons_voting;_ylt=AuIex4Q.IBQu1kBbiiFOrJKs0NUE

]]> By: Forward Thought http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/2008/10/02/the-totally-impartial-gwen-ifill/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Forward Thought Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:43:19 +0000 http://www.hopeisnotaforeignpolicy.org/?p=578#comment-376 While someone that openly partisan should not have served as moderator, I have to admit, she managed to stay pretty neutral and did a good job. Probably because she knew that her performance would be so closely scrutinized in the days to come. And, aside from an obvious political preference for Obama, she has a monetary interest with her soon to be released book, "Breakthough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama." While someone that openly partisan should not have served as moderator, I have to admit, she managed to stay pretty neutral and did a good job. Probably because she knew that her performance would be so closely scrutinized in the days to come.

And, aside from an obvious political preference for Obama, she has a monetary interest with her soon to be released book, “Breakthough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.”

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