VP Debates & Gwen Ifill

Conflict of interest: Refers to a situation when someone, such as a lawyer or public official, has competing professional or personal obligations or personal or financial interests that would make it difficult to fulfill his/her duties fairly.  – The ‘Lectric Law Library’s Lexicon

Gwen Ifill is unqualified candidates for the moderator of the VP debates because she has one of the biggest conflict of interest anyone considered for this position could have. Not only is she unqualified because of how much research, time and energy she’s already put in the life and political career of Obama, but her biggest conflict of interest comes down to one of the most persuasive entities in American society – Money. Ifill is in the works of writing a flattering book titled “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.” This book, which is scheduled to debut on Inauguration Day, would sell a significant larger amount of copies if Obama is elected.

After reading quotes she gave the Associated Press, I’d like to make it clear that I’m not in anyway trying to bash her reputation or demean her as a person. Ifill is simply not qualified to be the moderator of this debate because of her current loyalty to her book in progress about Obama.

There is no way Ifill can be objective in these debates because no matter how she does, her book will play some sort of influence. Weather it’s overcompensating for Palin so she doesn’t come across favoring Biden or vice versa. By the simple temptation of increasing her book sales, her perspective will be compromised or influenced in some way.