Shocker: Presidential Debate Commission Says All White Moderators Will Represent Country Just Fine
The Commission on Presidential Debates satisfied one minority group while marginalizing another. Although it chose CNN’s Candy Crowley to become 
the first woman to moderate a presidential debate in 20 years, CPD did not choose any African American or Latino moderators. The last black moderator of a presidential debate was Carole Simpson in 1992, although PBS’ Gwen Ifill moderated two vice presidential debates (in 2004 and 2008). This marks the first time since 1996 that no person of color has been chosen as moderator for either the presidential or vice presidential debates.
CPD answered the criticism with the following:
We recognize that there are many organizations and individuals who wish they had been included in our moderator selection. Debate arithmetic means that it is impossible to accommodate all of them. However, we strongly believe that the four journalists we have named see their assignment as representing all Americans in their choice of topics and questions.
Randy Falco, CEO of Univision, wrote to the commission Wednesday, saying it had “neglected to have someone speak credibly to the concerns of Hispanics in America,” and proposed an additional debate to address issues affecting Hispanics.
Also in an op-ed, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous shared his disappointment with CPD’s selection, saying:
“The lack of diversity among this year’s debate moderators is representative of the overall lack of diversity in news media. Whether it’s as primetime news anchors, debate moderators, or commentators on the influential Sunday morning political talk shows, people of color – and African Americans specifically – are strikingly underrepresented.”
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Carole Simpson said she “was happy two women were named, but it would have been nice if a little color had been added.”
The debate commission has never selected an Asian moderator.
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This is the year that CPD should have included a African American. The president should hae demand one be a Moderator. Diversity is very important in these time.
No one should be shocked by this!
Exactly how President wants it as he do not want to receive or have to answer questions concerning the State of Black America…
My question would be: “Mr. President Obama, did you ever consider hiring Blacks to manage your re-election campaign?”
“Mr. President Obama, when you gave away one trillion dollars (1,000,000,000,000.00) to white corporate criminals, did you have any provisions that they must hire Black men & women, and all other minorities in high-paying and high-profile positions? we are referring to those who are qualified”…
“Mr. President Obama, when you aimed your campaign towards Blacks earlier this year, what did you mean by “We Got Your Back?” Who the f*k is “WE”…
I rest my case as the president and his predators, oops, opponents do not want to address any questions concerning Black America…
President Obama has already stated that he is not the president of BLACK AMERICA so let it rest. He is no fool. He wants to be REELECTED. If you are or were WHITE would you vote for him if he stated that he was the President of BLACK AMERICA?
Whites who support Obama know that he is not the President of Black America. Obama knows next to nothing about BLACK America! The man was reared by a White mother and White grandparents, and he hads little to no contact with Black America during his formative years. Obama is non-racial. He probably never would have married Michelle, if she were not a smart, Harvard-educated Black woman who made good money!
Black folk need to get it in their heads that Obama is not your typical Black man! He just looks Black. But he’s red, white, and blue inside.
IMO it really doesn’t matter. For the most part black journalist have turned a blind eye to president Obama ignoring black voters for the last four years. Someone always tries to deflect attention from this fact by saying he’s not the president of black America. The only people who have been saying this are president Obama blind minions. That way they can silence and discredit anyone black criticizing the president. I have yet to hear anyone black make the ridiculous claim of wanting president Obama to be the president of ONLY black people. Black leaders and media held every white president accountable whether we voted for them or not. Black people gave this president 95% of our vote and we are basally told to shut up and be happy there is a black face in the white house.
As far as black journalist not hosting a debate many of these black journalist are only worried about their careers and have shown they don’t have a backbone anyway. Any black journalist with any b***s or integrity to ask questions about why president Obama has ignored double digit unemployment among his key supporters wouldn’t be selected to host a debate anyway. IMO most black journalist working in mainstream white media are just puppets of a white Jewish dominated media.
Black people should be focusing on owning their own news networks. That way we can stop begging white racist for crumbs off their plate.
“Whaaa, Whaaa, Whaaa!”- sounds like a bunch of babies.
Stop whinning. Stop letting Boyce make fools of you. We are used to taking the less of two evils. The President has done some things to help our people no one can help you need to start helping yourselves and save and use the money you have wisely and stop giving it back to the people that has oppresed you. Wake up and stop being used. Pray and Vote OBAMA 2012
That’s why I am bycotting this election and staying home because no one is worth my vote. I am not Gay and I am not a Mormon so I will wait for the next election if I am still alive.