Tonight will prove to be all the rope Palin needs.

I can't find words anymore for this man. Has he no dignity?

Sarah Palin has committed yet another political blunder after claiming she had held talks with a British ambassador - talks that never actually took place.
In an answer to questions about her foreign policy experience ahead of tonight's make-or-break vice presidential TV debate, her aides listed numerous contacts with foreign officials - including Britain's ambassador to Washington, Sir Nigel Sheinwald.
However the meeting never occurred. Officials at the embassy swiftly contacted the McCain-Palin campaign to inform them of the discrepancy.
A British Embassy spokesman said the error arose after Sir Nigel's name was listed among those who had attended a US Governor's meeting in July.
Mrs Palin was at the meeting in her role as Governor of Alaska. However Sir Nigel pulled out at the last minute, leaving his name on the guest list.

The embarrassing mishap comes as Mrs Palin faces the biggest challenge of her political life tonight in a head-to-head vice-presidential debate with Democratic candidate Joe Biden.

John Mccain has become reckless and irresponsible. Or has he always been that way?

McCain has lost it!! Cry me a river. The Repubs are such cry babys. Gwen Ifill is a great journalist. I have watched her for many years on PBS with the NewsHour and Washington Week. She lets other points of view heard in her discussions and asks smart questions.

This is another NONISSUE being used to distract the public from the truth.

Don't buy it

"Second, no one seriously questions the journalistic credentials of the PBS veteran, who also did stints at NBC News and The New York Times."

That sentence is comical. Using her two previous employers - both of whom are known liberal outlets and truly "in the tank" for the left - makes the argument for the Republicans.

Would this be a non-issue if O'Reilly were the moderator? Really? I hardly think so. Talk about being blinded.

Well gee, she worked at NBC News and the New York Times! How could anyone possibly question her impartiality. She's only writing a book about Obama, and didn't disclose such to the election commission. Perfect journalistic ethics.

Sure, the kid-glove-slap to the other side that you (No doubt begrudgingly) placed in the second to last paragraph makes this an inarguably objective entry...

The only reason that this uproar is ridiculous is that it stands on the assumption that anyone thought in the first place that there was a journalist in the world not longing for an Obama victory.

The author of this story has no credibility. How could you possibly insinuate that their is not a conflict of interest here. Are you just that stupid or biased? Americans are coming to the realization that the entire media(minus a few on CNN and obviously FOX) are in the tank for Obama. Rick, do us all a favor and turn your pen in. I'm not even a McCain supporter, Hillary was my girl, but of course you and your friends ousted her too. You are the cause of bringing our country down with your help to elect the Manchurian Candidate. I spit on you and your once credible news organization.

Good grief. Gwen Ifill has a financial interest in the outcome of this election. What's her book worth if Obama loses the election? She's not just the ref in this case, she's shown herself to be the cheerleader and now we learn she's also the bookie; having a financial interest in the outcome of the game.

You liberals are all the same. We are not suppose to question what Gwen Iffil did. What she did we was not tell the debate committee about her book and I don't care if some knew about this book. It was up to her as a journalist with ethics to divulge this. Imagine if this was a conservative writing a favorable book about McCain. I will guarantee all you liberals would be screaming because that is what you do.
PBS is all liberal anyways and our tax dollars should not be funding it. If the Fairness Doctrine gets back in they will have to go after PBS too for no conservative views or journalists.

Non-issue?

OK, then lets replace Ifill with Limbaugh.

But, in this case, the ref has a 6 figure bet on hte game

Gwen Ifill stands to profit financially from an Obama victory - her book is to be released on Inauguration Day and is subtitled "...in the Age of Obama".

The mere appearance of any impropriety should have DQ'd her from moderating duties. Or she should have declined. She herself has called out politicians over the issue of conflict of interest:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzQ0NTdjZWU2ZTM5MWFkNGI2Njc4OWZjMzUxOTU0YmI=

This is yellow journalism at is finest.

She has a VESTED financial interest in seeing Obama win. It is literally that simple. The fact that you can't see that shows how myopic one can truly be.

If the moderator had a book contract and was writing a book called "The Breakthough - Politics in the Age of McCain" the liberals would be all over it. Most Moderates and conservative see this as an issue, the fact that you do not says a lot about your credibility. The fact that you do not see this as a conflict shows just how biased you are. Sometimes I feel like I am living in a twilight zone where there is such obvious bias toward Obama and the Mainstream Media denies it to no end. Absolutely Ridiculous. Ethical journalism is dead.

Nice Try Dem's. Be ready for your guy to blow it. The OBama Facade will crumble. Why you may ask? He has no foundation. He is a product of Hollywood. He looks good from the front but there is no substance behind him. He has accomplished nothing in his life except community organize for whatever that's worth. Gov. Palin far exceeds his experience. Obama is a JOKE... LMAO

i guess ethical behavior is a concept foreign to you all. she has a conflict of interest that involves a lot of money coming her way if obama wins.

Does she still have a book if Obama is defeated? The point is less about journalistic integrity (we are all well aware of the MSM's leanings) and more about conflict of interest. The title of the book is "Breakthrough" for crying out loud. No win = no book.

The point is conflict of interest. Ifill stands to gain more from book sales if Obama is elected. Conflict of interest is conflict of interest. You don't say, "I'm soooOOOoooOooO impartial and soooOoOOOO respected that the normal rules of conflict of interest don't apply to me -- cuz I'm better than all that."

Gwen's great -- I love her -- but that doesn't pass the smell test.

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Do As I Say, Not As I Do:
Gwen Ifill's conflict for thee, but not for me.

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzQ0NTdjZWU2ZTM5MWFkNGI2Njc4OWZjMzUxOTU0YmI=

So, Ifill's book will not praise Obama and his accomplishments as a political newbie? Riiiiight. The very fact that it's titled "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama", authored by a liberal, black newswoman from PBS should erase any doubts which way the book will go.

The woman has an INREDIBLE financial interest in having OBambi win the election, considering that the book will be released on Inauguration Day. So, it is fair to raise the issue of whether or not she can remain impartial, for she is certainly NOT impartial to who wins this election

"Second, no one seriously questions the journalistic credentials of the PBS veteran, who also did stints at NBC News and The New York Times"

Seriously? And Bush is supposed to be in a bubble? Rick, pop your bubble, talk to someone who is actually conservative. 70%+ think the media is in the tank for Obama. Gwen has been liberally biased her whole career.

Imagine if Brit Hume or Chris Wallace of Fox News were moderating and they had a book coming out with a chapter on McCain. I think Obama would withdraw.

One more example of how the media has a blind spot for their own political leanings.

Yes it WOULD be an issue if the moderator were to be O'Reilly, and the left would be out in the street burning effigies over it.

There are hundreds of people (if not thousands) with the credentials to do this job, why pick someone with a book in the works?

It looks bad. And Ifill's response to it all "let them wait and see how I do" makes it worse.

So, if she doesn't do well do we get a rematch?

Didn't think so.

The left tells the voters: "Let them eat cake!"

It's hard to take Klein seriously when he is either ignorant of or purposely omits salient facts like Ifill's puff piece about Obama in Essence Magazine; her praise of her cousin, who has attacked Palin in her articles; and her palpable distaste when asked for her reaction to Palin after the latter's speech at the Republican convention. No serious person imagines that Ifill is unbiased. She even stands to lose financially if Obama isn't elected and the centerpiece of her book to be relased on inauguration day becomes a has-been! If Ifill were an honest journalist, she would have refused the job of moderator. If Klein were an honest journalist...well, based on the above, that's pretty hard to imagine.