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Times Editorial Board Endorses Obama
The Caucus —
The editorial board of The New York Times has endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president. In an editorial in its Friday editions, the board says that Mr. Obama “has the will and the ability to forge the broad political consensus that is essential to finding solutions to this nation’s problems.” Of Mr. McCain, it says he has “retreated farther and farther to the fringe of American politics, running a campaign on partisan division, class warfare and even hints of racism.” In the Democratic primaries, the editorial board ...
Barack Obama for President (NYT editorial)
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... a hurricanes floodwaters, searching for affordable health care or struggling to hold on to their homes, jobs, savings and pensions in the midst of a financial crisis that was foretold and preventable. As tough as the times are, the selection of a new president is easy. After nearly two years of a grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right choice to be the 44th president of the United States. LOTS more - three pages long!! Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/opinion/24fri1.html
NYT Endorses Obama
TalkLeft —
... It's no surprise that The New York Times endorsed Barack Obama. The lengthy editorial makes a compelling case for Obama if you're still in doubt. ...
New York Times Endorses Barack Obama
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
This news isn’t going to make certain members of the Republican Party like the Grey Lady any more than they already decidedly do not: The New York Times’ editorial board has officially endorsed Barack Obama for president.
The New York Times:
As tough as the times are, the ...
Morning Roundup: Around the Web with a Banjo on My Knee
The Latest on Air America —
The US military is looking for someone to create a pack of robots that can "search for and detect a non-cooperative human." (New Scientist) If we were all mites in some larger world, someone just flushed the toilet of economic security in overnight markets. Fires blaze on in Los Angeles. The New York Times endorsement of Barack Obama for President. In other news, the sky is still dark (it's five in the morning). The Washington Post reports that AIG has already burned through it's government money. Prop 8 haters playing dirty, threaten firms with "outing." ( San Francisco Chronicle ) The Guardian ...
The Grey Lady Endorses
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... But McCain chose instead to play to the worst instincts and fears of the most vociferous part of his party, and so the Grey Lady is endorsing Barack Obama: ...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos —
Is it Friday already? NY Times Editorial Board: Mr. Obama has met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change. He has shown a cool head and sound judgment. We believe he has the will and the ability to forge the broad political consensus that is essential to finding solutions to this nation’s problems. Adam Nagourney: Well, it's pretty much over, even if not quite. Gerald Seib: In a new Wall Street ...
New York Times Endorses Barack Obama
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... to finding solutions to this nation’s problems.
In the same time, Senator John McCain of Arizona has retreated farther and farther to the fringe of American politics, running a campaign on partisan division, class warfare and even hints of racism. His policies and worldview are mired in the past. His choice of a running mate so evidently unfit for the office was a final act of opportunism and bad judgment that eclipsed the accomplishments of 26 years in Congress.
Read more READ THE WHOLE ...
The Unbelievable Happens
PoliGazette —
The unbelievable happened today: the New York Times endorsed Barack Obama.
The endorsement was a major surprise for all observers of politics, pundits, and the public at large. Most had expected the NYT to remain neutral, or to even endorse John McCain due to the paper’s history of objectivity (this year) and its willingness to criticize Democrats as often and as aggressively as Republicans.
Well, not exactly of course.
The NYT has truly made a caricature of itself in the last few months. It was always a liberal paper, but these days it is a partisan paper as well. Where the paper’s journalists were ...
Remember Those 1.3 Million New Voters? Uh, Never Mind
JammieWearingFool —
... officials with Acorn accuse Republicans of trying to manufacture a controversy to deflect attention from alleged voter suppression activities in several states. Election officials and experts say there is little chance that significant numbers of supporters of either party would actually try to vote through a fraudulent registration. We have a disparity of 850,000 here and the Times wants us to believe there's no organized effort at voter fraud. Naturally, they use the occasion to endorse the empty suit for president today. Labels: ...
The Note: Scare Tactics from McCain, Palin
Political Radar —
Previous | Main The Note: Scare Tactics from McCain, Palin October 24, 2008 8:44 AM ABC News' Rick Klein reports in Friday's Note: Which represents the biggest threat to Sen. John McCain? His running mate . . . His staff . . . Elites . . . Wallets . . . The fact that Sen. Barack Obama will get MORE coverage while far from any battleground state . . . An ad environment that’s past the saturation point (or is that a good thing?) . . . Read the rest of The Note -- and get all the latest on the 2008 election, Congress, ...
By November Will There Be Any Non-Mormons Left Voting For McCain?
DownWithTyranny! —
... is swinging in Obama's direction or that most Jews are doing exactly what most Jews always do-- vote for the better candidate. No, it's the quality of the exhaustive 3 page NY Times Obama endorsement. The warm-up: ...
The New York Times Makes the Case for Obama
Hoffmania! —
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Barack Obama for President
Hyperbole is the currency of presidential campaigns, but this year the nation’s future truly hangs in the balance.
The United States is battered and drifting after eight years of
President Bush’s failed leadership. He is saddling his successor with
two wars, a scarred global image and a government systematically
stripped of its ability to protect and help its citizens — whether they
are fleeing a hurricane’s floodwaters, searching for affordable health ...
A Bad, Obamite, Times-y Smell
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] A friend of mine quotes from the New York Times s editorial endorsement of Obama, and then comments. First, the quote: Mr. Obama is clear that the nation s tax structure must be changed to make it fairer. That means the well-off Americans who have benefited disproportionately from Mr. Bush s tax cuts will have to pay some more. Working Americans, who have seen their standard of living fall and their children s options narrow, will benefit. Mr. Obama wants to raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation, restore a climate in which workers are able to organize unions if ...
Friday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... unveiled by the Obama campaign to track and monitor McCain campaign lies and scare tactics. * The New York Times editorial board endorsed Obama today, urging readers to remember that "the nation's future truly hangs in the balance." * When it comes to re-election, Rep. ...
“I’d rather lose an election than lose my bearings”
Flopping Aces —
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In the same time, Senator John McCain of Arizona has retreated farther and farther to the fringe of American politics, running a campaign on partisan division, class warfare and even hints of racism. His policies and worldview are mired in the past. His choice of a running mate so evidently unfit for the office was a final act of opportunism and bad judgment that eclipsed the accomplishments of 26 years in Congress.
Read all 3 pages if you want to feel nauseous.
Then read Charles ...
Friday McBush/McSame Bashing (Home Stretch Edition)
Discourse.net —
... Thursday
Kos, Scott McClellan endorses Obama
Obama en Espanol
Sara Palin: Sleeping with the Enemy
Crooks & Liars, McCain Issues Challenge: Name a Single Issue I’ve Changed On
Is it 44 issues?
Or 76 issues?
Or 100 issues?
NYT Editorial, Barack Obama for President
Joe McCain Called 911 Because He Was Stuck in Traffic! ...
Remainders: Bah, Humbug!
Michael Calderone's Blog —
NY Times endorses Obama.
Fox EVP Moody: "McCain's Quest For The Presidency is Over."
ABC News cancels holiday parties, cuts magazines subscriptions, and flights.
TV execs talk of Palin's post-November plans.
The "Harvard alumni magazine meets Vanity Fair" experiment ends.
There's just too many pro-Obama endorsements to read.
Blue Gal —
... What with the New York Frackin' Times and all jumping on the bandwagon. But there's one endorsement article I don't think anyone should miss, especially if you're like me. I did not support Obama in the primaries until he became the defacto nominee, and I still have a sense that Obama will be a conservative Democrat in the White House. That concern has been placated by the total insanity of the McCain campaign, of course. ...
Taking a Big Chance
The American Spectator —
... , which the Times proudly plagiarized in
its offering
of October 24, which also happened to be United Nations Day, if
any of you forgot. It is celebrated in New York City not so much
as a holiday as an opportunity for padding the old expense
account and redoubling one's efforts at double parking along the
fast lanes of Turtle Bay. ...
Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do?
small dead animals —
October 28, 2008 Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do? October 23, 2008: NYT endorses Barack Obama for President October 23, 2008: ...
Weekend Opinionator: An Olympian Defeat for Obama
Opinionator —
One oft-heard argument in favor of Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy was that he would help restore the image of America abroad, tarnished as it was by the Bush administration’s unilateralism. Indeed, the pollsters have even found ...
