Gwen Ifill Smear Campaign

Oh boy, here we go. Earlier this week, in a conversation with friends, I predicted there would be a smear campaign against Gwen Ifill, who is moderating the VP Debate tomorrow night. My reasoning? Bigots would assume that Ifill's Blackness will trump her femaleness and her professionalism and that she'll ask Obama easy questions because he's part Black. The rest of that line of thinking would have Ifill being unjustly cruel to Palin.

The smear has begun. Ifill is writing a book that profiles young Black leaders such as Cory Booker (Mayor of Newark), Deval Patrick (Governor of MA), and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama. Of course, the book also profiles Barak Obama, and for reasons I can only assume involve deep-seeded bigotry as well as demoralized political ambition. Ifill has been touted as being too pro-Obama to be deemed a fair and impartial moderator.

Give me a break, Republicans. Touting Ifill's book as "Pro-Obama" when in fact it's not just about Obama is a grave misrepresentation. Even worse, however, is thinking that Sarah Palin can't hold her own in a debate if Ifill is remotely pro-Obama. That's just sad. Sad, sad, sad because it shows how little faith you have in Palin's ability to be a leader. You think Palin has never been in a situation that is slightly unfair? Do you think she's a quivering excuse for a female? I mean what is it? Why are you so worried about protecting Sarah Palin that you would turn against Gwen Ifill? And do you think, assuming Ifill is, as you imply, pro-Obama, that it's going to help your cause to smear Ifill's name with misrepresentations and false accusations? If Ifill is already as unprofessional as you imply, woulnd't a smear campaign make her even MORE biased? May Allah, Jesus and joyous Krishna help you.

I sure wish conservatives would go to therapy so they could learn the concept of projection. Then I wish they'd go to kindergarten to learn about cooperation and fibbing.

Here's the article I'm reffering to, by Bob Unruh writing for WorldNetDaily.