"And whoever the moderator is and no matter what the questions are, it doesn't matter because Sarah Palin is great."

Then why is McCain bringing it up in the first place? He sounds like an underperforming basketball player arguing calls with the refs. How about shutting up and playing ball?

Apparently, it has been known since July that Gwen Ifill had written this book. Obviously McCain is very scared and desperate. He's hoping to intimidate Ifill into throwing lollipop questions to Palin who he knows is severely vulnerable due to her lack of experience and knowledge.

oh please. McCain camp = whiners/losers

Another day .. another reference to race! Ha ha! It's comical anymore - just comical!

These constant complaints about unfair press just demonstrates McCain/Palin are unfit for the White House. If you can not talk to our press without complaint, how are you going to talk with our allies who will ask tough questions and may "not be fair". What is McCain going to say? "Sorry, PM Brown, we can not make it to the G8 Summit. Some of you are just unfair to us."

More dirty tricks from the Republicans, surprise! This book was announced in July before the McCain camp approved Ifill. We'll be able to tell if the questions are biased. We'll also be able to tell whether or not Palin and Biden can answer questions. Foreign policy questions are not out of bounds simply because Biden has the experience and Palin does not.

This is a psychological tactic to intimidate Ifill before the debate, and also to take the attention away from Palin's ineptitude and put it on the "liberal media" bias. It won't work because Ifill has been known to be probing and critical of anyone she's interviewing, no matter what party they belong to. She'll ask tough questions of both Biden and Palin.

And it doesn't matter who the moderator is. Unless he/she is obviously conservative, it just won't do, will it? Desperate times, desperate measures...

Of course McShame is going to question the moderator's bias. He has to do anything he can to stop the debate, or question it, because Palin is such a bimbo and he picked her. "ITS ALL THEY'RE FAULT!" And to think, there was a time when people used to respect McShame.

Ifill really should step down , because for some reason she will be BLAME by the Mccain camp if things dont go the way they want.
last thing you want is to give them excuses.
btw .. i just find her book deal a little weird on the release date, she is better off getting it out now. I know Its a free country and anyone can write a book.

Ifill has been working on this book for many months. It has been public knowledge the subject matter, anticipated release date, etc. If the McCain camp is upset, they can point the finger at their own incompetence for not knowing this when they accepted the debate in the first place.

I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MODERATOR. IT WOULD BE JUST AS BAD IF THEY HAD SOMEONE SUPPORTING MCCAIN DOING THE MODERATING!!! WHAT HAS HAPPENEND TO OUR MEDIA. IT SEEMS TO BE SOOO BIASED. THEY SHOULD MOVE IN WITH OBAMA!!! OOPS THEY ALREADY HAVE!!

I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MODERATOR. IT WOULD BE JUST AS BAD IF THEY HAD SOMEONE SUPPORTING MCCAIN DOING THE MODERATING!!! WHAT HAS HAPPENEND TO OUR MEDIA. IT SEEMS TO BE SOOO BIASED. THEY SHOULD MOVE IN WITH OBAMA!!! OOPS THEY ALREADY HAVE!!

I wonder HOW Sen. McCain knows that her book is "favorable to Sen. Obama"? According to the actual author - she hasn't even written the chapter on Obama yet!! One more example of his efforts to manipulate the truth.

A debate is a bit like a test. You prepare as much as you can and hope that you study the right stuff. The difference here is that one candidate has an advantage because of his experience. Perhaps they should change all of the questions to Alaska policy, so that Palin has a chance to shine.

You can substitute some experience with intellect. But an overall comprehension of the subject is still required. Obama is perceived to have won the foreign policy debate with McCain, despite McCain's experience credentials.

These last minute shenanigans by the Republicans won't be an explanation if Palin struggles. Either you know it or you don't. If all the questions are about Troopergate and her pregnant daughter, then maybe they'll have a point.

Til then it's time to see what gaps the VP candidates have...

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't Tom Brokaw moderating McCain's next debate? Brokaw obviously favors McCain. Fat chance McCain will object to Brokaw who has been anything but neutral the last few weeks.

Based on these requirements, Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street could not even moderate this debate. Oscar has a book, WHICH WITCH IS WHICH?, and since Palin had the Kenyan witch doctor pray over her to protect her from witches - this would clearly be a conflict of Interest.

First the republicans complained about how unfair Palin's interview were, now they are preparing for another excuse when Palin bombs tonight by setting the stage with Gwen Ifill. Ifill is a professional, she has been in the business for years, and she knows how to separate opinion from facts. Just because someone writes about an individual doesn't mean he or she takes his or her side. It is also nonsense that Ifill will use the debate to sell more copies of her book. She certainly hasn’t done this in the past. If the republicans want to complain about biased news, they should first talk about FOX NEWS. However, most important, the republicans are only making a big deal of this so they can fall back on it if Palin bombs. This tells us how little faith they really have with her.

John McCain recognized the corruption in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac years ago. He supported legislation to address the corruption in these institutions. Democrats in Congress stopped it. They said there was no corruption. Obama didn’t open his mouth on the subject The Obama-media is ignoring this little fact. Please spread the word among your family and friends, and ask them to do the same. The Obama-media will never tell Americans the truth. If the legislation to corral Fannie and Freddie had succeeded, we would not be spending $700Billion to bail out Wall Street. McCain made the right call in 2005; Obama was silent.

What I hear is a presidential nominee who has become unsure of his vp pick. The rest is noise.