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Smerconish For Obama?
Oliver Willis —
Conservative talk show host Michael Smerconish has endorsed Obama.
This is just getting weird.
Conservative radio host backs Obama
Michael Calderone's Blog —
Conservative talk show host Michael Smerconish told listeners today that he's endorsing Obama, which you can listen to here.
"I’ve decided," he said. "My conclusion comes after reading the candidates’ memoirs and campaign platforms, attending both party conventions, interviewing both men multiple times, and watching all primary and general election debates.
"John McCain is an honorable man who has served his country well. But he will not get my vote. For the first time since registering as a Republican 28 years ago, ...
Remainders: Pro-America America
Ben Smith's Blog —
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The Washington Post endorses Obama. As does Smerconish. As does the L.A. Times.
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West Virginia ...
Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... at Dems, she has to be prepared for some additional scrutiny. * I never would have expected Michael Smerconish, a conservative talk-show host and former H.W. Bush administration official, to endorse Obama, but he did . * Joe âthe Plumberâ Wurzelbacher conceded this morning that ...
The Key To Palin May Be Self-Imposed Ignorance
DownWithTyranny! —
... Even right-wing talk show hosts are abandoning McCain's sinking campaign. Most are just wishing it would all be over so they can stop talking about McCain, who they hate anyway, and get about trying to delegitimize Obama's presidency while pumping Sarah Palin for 2012. But Philly's most listened to conservative talker, Michael Smerconish (WPHT) endorsed Obama today-- and he largely based his endorsement on McCain's weakness-- and Obama's strength-- on terrorism and foreign policy. ...
Philly conservative talk show host backs Obama
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
From Tapper On his talk show on WPHT today, conservative Philadelphian Michael Smerconish endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.... "I may have been an appointee in the George H.W. Bush administration, and master of ceremonies for George W. Bush in 2004, but last Saturday I stood amidst the crowd at an Obama event in North Philadelphia," says the Republican. Smerconish has given us some more from his op-ed: "Terrorism. The candidates disagree as to where to prosecute the war against Islamic fundamentalists. Barack Obama is correct in saying the front ...
Obamacon Watch
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... Republican radio host switches to Obama primarily because of the over-riding issue of Islamist terrorism and because of Bush's and McCain's lack of seriousness in pursuing al Qaeda. My view entirely. ...
Smerconish For Obama
Balloon Juice —
Weird reasons, but, whatever:
Smerconish did so by reading a couple paragraphs from his pending op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
“I’ve decided,” he said. “My conclusion comes after reading the candidates’ memoirs and campaign platforms, attending both party conventions, interviewing both men multiple times, and watching all primary and general election debates.
“John McCain is an honorable man who has served his country well. But he will not get my vote. For the first time since registering as a ...
In the End We’ll Accept We’ll Agree We’ll Immortalize
Unqualified Offerings —
Who is responsible for Philadelphia’s conservative talk-show host Michael Smerconish endorsing Barack Obama today ? Clearly, Jon Anderson of Yes, whose admittedly odd-sounding freestyle rap from Spring 2007 enjoined Smerconish that "we need the truth out there, Michael." Sometimes these things take time to work on a man. The hidden history of our times, courtesy of Youtube:
How 'Conservative' Can He Be . . . -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
The Corner on National Review Online —
... Smerconish surprised many observers -- and enraged many of his listeners -- by announcing two weeks before the election that he was supporting Obama. ...
