The VP Debate Moderator

A woman from the Public Broadcasting Service program "Washington Week", Gwen Ifill, will be the VP debate moderator Thursday night. Gwen has written a book called "The Breakthrough," in which she argues the "black political structure" of the civil rights movement is giving way to men and women who have benefited from the struggles over racial equality.


Her book is about Barack Obama and other "emerging young African American politicians" who are "forging a bold new path to political power. The book focuses on four people, one of them being Barack Obama. She has said:

They are changing our politics and changing our nation.

Just how is Barak Obama and his fellow blacks changing our nation? No one seems to want to tell us any details about this black powered "change". Is this change good for all Americans, or is it racially selective?

Said Ms. Ifill:

I will make my own decisions about what questions to ask, adding "the big questions matter."

In my view, this woman, who has been a long-standing advocate of black power, cannot be unbiased in a presidential race where the first black man in American history is running for that highest office, and should not be moderating this debate. I will not be a bit surprised if some of this moderators questions will attempt to make Sarah Palin look like a racist, backwoods cracker, not directly - of course - but by insinuation.

There is a huge disconnect between what the candidates talk about and what Obama's supporter's talk about. Both McCain and Obama talk on the usual political subjects, but Obama's supporters all talk of gaining power. One must ask... For what purpose do they desire this power?

Watch the debate. See if I'm right or wrong.