Very important story.

they wanted to hold such a position rather than simply "a woman".

Saying "this woman, Mrs. X, is perfectly qualified and in the name of diversity you should include her" is a better argument than "we don't care who she is, just stick some female in the role".

Candy Crowley.

It may not really matter all that much who is sitting in that chair.

serve as moderators, and that given that many are available and have been for some time, one has to question why NO woman has ever been asked to serve as a moderator. It often takes pressure and mobilization to get people to stop excluding, or failing to consider or choose, qualified candidates based on race, gender, or other irrelevant considerations.

I think you have the wrong perspective on the problem.

I mean, look, I'm not a big fan of CNN nor do I particularly have a strong opinion either way about Candy Crowley; but, the thread was, we should have a female Presidential debate moderator, and now there's going to be a female Presidential debate moderator. How many reporters on CNN aren't putzes? ...Wolf Blitzer? C'mon.

Certainly, I'd like to see someone like Rachel Maddow, but realistically that's probably not very likely. At least it's not someone from FOX.

This was an extremely cynical choice.

so I'm honestly not that familiar with her.

She was a pathetic shill for w and is openly biased against Democrats. Really nauseating.

Like I said, it'd be cool to get Rachel Maddow up there, but that's not going to happen.