This has been a running theme that Obama gets softball treatment from the media and the McCain gets it tougher. On the surface it does appear the same thing is happening here since Bob Ley is an actual journalist and Stuart Scott wouldn't know good journalism if it slapped him in the face.

Good God. Do you really think sports fans care anyway?
Next thing, you'll be saying they should count the number of boo-yeahs in each piece.

I wish Bush was running for re-election. He'd get my vote since he didn't pardon Marion Jones.

One only has to look at the difference in how Charlie Gibson interviewed Obama vs how he interviewed Sarah Palin to see that it's more than an appearance of what's happening...

Having said that, I don't see why either one should be interviewed on ESPN.

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The difference between Obama and Sarah Palin is that he knows what he is talking about, she doesn't.

I think Ley's a Republican, so it would probably be a more professional puff piece than Scott, not because of their political affiliations but because of their skills as reporters.

I can't wait to hear McCain talk about Honus Wagner and Otto Graham.

I bet the conversation will mostly be about boxing, UFC and shit like that.

Not what kind of tree he would be, if given the chance.

"The difference between Obama and Sarah Palin is that he knows what he is talking about, she doesn't."

LOL, you go on believing this...Barry is sort of like VY, he's pushed out here way before he is ready, and it shows. I remember the ABC debate, he looked like a chump.

That abc debate?
The one with questions like,
"Why don't you wear a flag pin?"
"Do you think Rev. Wright loves this country as much as you do?"
Those questions?
And you're comparing possibly the next president of the U.S. to the worst quarterback in the NFL?
AA, please keep politics off the site.

This is ESPN, not CNN. An interview should not be all that serious. Leave that to the news networks.

I really wish we could completely keep politics out of sports. This was an awful idea a few months ago and it's an awful idea now.

I couldn't really care less about politics, but Stuart Scott is a sycophantic little bitch.

Politics and sports go together like A-1 sauce and cauliflower. Stop it already. If I want to hear political commentary, I'll tune into Anderson Cooper and Paula Zahn on CNN.

Cindy McCain is a "gearhead". She is actively involved with her son in drafting. The McCains are involved in NASCAR for years. More to do with their son.
Ask the tough questions....Obama is soon to be exposed during the debates.

paula zahn hasn't been on CNN for months.
ever heard of campbell brown? she replaced zahn.

So let me get this straight. They bring in Stu Scott, Sportscenter's primary African-American anchor, to interview the black candidate, and during the interview they play basketball. Then, they bring in Bob Ley, an old white dude, to interview the old white candidate, and the interview takes place at a NASCAR event.

Yeah, they way people look at race has really changed a lot during this election.

He should ask McCain about his wife's alma mater drubbing the largest public university in perhaps the most important swing state this weekend. It's just not a good campaign move.

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