| I think some people don't give their candidates enough credit.
There will be many times that these people - whether interviewing or actually being on the job as President/Vice President - will encounter people that do not have their full support or express some amount of skepticism about their ability and duties. The manner of which these candidates handle these occurrences says a lot more about their strength of character than them meeting with people that are always supportive of them.
This goes for both sides, as I have seen Obama supporters express concern of Tom Brokaw moderating the next debate and is already being accused of being slanted towards McCain. Ifill was also accused of having a 'GOP slant' during the 2004 debate between Edwards and VP Cheney. It's insulting to the candidate as it makes them appear weak and unable to handle their questions.
If people are concerned with Palin, I don't really think they should be. Palin is a good debater. Look at her past performances. I think she will do just fine.
And yes, based on Ifill's many years in journalism and doing interviews, I do have confidence that she would be very FAIR, even more so in light of the latest attention surrounding this. |