Dave wrote:

On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:07:58 -0600, JimC said:


Actually,
anyone who has ever watched Ifil couldn't help but recognize her bias
for Obama.


Would you allow as how there might be a difference between being simply
biased and being biased and also having a big bet riding on the result? A
mortgage broker might be biased in favor of getting loans made to po' folks.
But he's gonna try a lot harder to push that loan through if it earns him a
big commission.

Perhaps. But in my opinion, it's actually a windfall for Palin/MacCain.
- Ifil will be so careful that she will lean over backwards to avoid any
undue or excessive attacks on Sarah (essentially giving Sarah a pass).
Also, if Sarah is deemed to have lost the debate, their staff can always
blame the dishonest, unscrupulous liberal media. Those two words -
"liberal media" - are guaranteed to work magic with their constituency.

Jim