Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
This is just crying out for decent satire.
Questions are being raised about the objectivity of Thursday’s vice presidential debate moderator after news surfaced that she is releasing a new book that appears to promote Barack Obama and other black politicians who have benefited from the civil rights struggle.
Gwen Ifill, of PBS’ “The NewsHour,” is expected to remain as moderator, however.
“The book has been a known factor for months, so I’m not sure what the big deal is,” said NewsHour spokeswoman Anne Bell.
Aw gee, Anne. I dunno. What a big mystery!
Here’s a question. What in the world would it take, for Anne Bell to see “what the big deal is”? What if Ifill wore an Obama tee shirt to the debate, would that do it? Or sold advance copies of her book before and after? How about if both podiums prominently sported the unmistakable Barack Obama presidential seal? Suppose if the first question put to Gov. Palin was something along the lines of “Isn’t it wonderful that Barack Obama is going to be sworn in this January?”
I’m not satirizing well; I’m satirizing somewhat clumsily. But all this has a basis in reality. Age of Obama. That’s what Gwen Ifill’s upcoming book is about. She’s on record wanting Obama to win, and she stands to profit from it. She’s a moderator. Does Anne Bell really think there’s nothing outta whack here?
She told FOXNews.com that there were no concerns about Ifill’s neutrality…
Liar.
…and that the debate Thursday between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden would go forward as planned. Ifill also moderated the 2004 vice presidential debate.
“We were pleased that the (debate) commission once again turned to Gwen to moderate the debate,” Bell said. “They’ve known and trusted her as a moderator and that’s wonderful.”
Apparently, they didn’t properly “vet” her.
“Do you think they made the same assumptions about Lou Cannon (who is white) when he wrote his book about Reagan?” said Ifill, who is black. Asked if there were racial motives at play, she said, “I don’t know what it is. I find it curious.”
You don’t know what it is — when you’re wanting one of the contenders to win, you’re on record wanting one of them to win, you’ve written a book that is obviously positioned to sell based on the prospects of one of them winning…and you’re the moderator. Not only do you think that’s proper, but you’re at a loss to imagine why anyone would think that’s improper.
Really? Seriously?
I thought you had to be smart to be a journalist. Next to this, Sarah Palin’s failure to possess an encyclopedic knowledge of John McCain’s voting record, is nuthin’.
Where do they find these people? Seriously. I seriously want to know. And I seriously want to know if they think dinosaurs walked the earth four thousand years ago.
H/T: Cassy Fiano.
Update: Newsbusters has a fascinating profile on evening news’ collective decline. I guess we find it fascinating to know what Manhattan’s take on things is from one year to the next…but not that fascinating. The plants need watering, ya know.
H/T: Kate at Small Dead Animals.
Graphic from: Warrentoons, found via Rick.
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As someone who’s watched McNeil-Lehrer cum The News Hour w/Jim religiously since I returned from England in 1983 I have to say I’m dismayed at Ifill’s rise in the organization. You really DO have a hard time discerning Jim Lehrer’s politics, and he was as good a moderator in the most recent debate as I’ve ever seen. Ifill is quite another story and I have NO such hopes for her performance this eveningl. And I’m quite sure anyone who’s watched “Washington Week” more than twice feels the same way. Well, the readers of this blog, anyway. All three of us. 😉
- Buck | 10/02/2008 @ 12:36