Saturday, August 18, 2012

Ifill "Disappointed" Not a Debate Moderator

PBS's Gwen Ifill is said to be livid over not being chosen as one of the four debate moderators for the debates this fall. She is admitting to be "disappointed."

Nonsense. If one moderator was to be selected from PBS, and Jim Lehrer was available, surely he is the person who would be chosen - as indeed he was.

ABC's Martha Raddatz is an interesting choice for the vice presidential debate, suggesting whoever made the choice wanted an emphasis on foreign affairs. That has been her specialty, her passport visa pages must be thick as a phone book. See this Mediaite article for details.