On 2 Oct 2008 19:10:03 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:55:30 -0400, said:

Oh, please! The McCain campaign knew all about this in advance.

What is the basis for your belief?

The long and well known history of the key players.

....cue the Carl Rove theme music

On 2 Oct 2008 19:17:01 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:55:30 -0400, said:

Oh, please! The McCain campaign knew all about this in advance.

In advance of what? Its approving her as the moderator?

They knew about her upcoming book, but are pretending they didn't.
They approved her BECAUSE of the book. They badly need some sort of
"defense" if the debate goes pear shaped for her, as it seems likely
to do.

On 1 Oct 2008 13:19:01 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:49:17 -0600, "Charles Momsen"
said:

Watch the debate and see.

Do you suppose they'll tell viewers that the moderator has a direct economic
interest in Obama's winning?

Too bad we don't all have a direct economic interest in your whining.