The New York Times endorses Kerry for President!!!!!

[tedzbear]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/opinion/17sun1.html?hp


:wow:

[leftofthedial]

1. when's the last time they supported any Democrat

on any issue?

Since their lead role in the Whitewater debacle, they've routinely been bushlicking neocon-enablers.

[shelley806]

3. Wonderful news!

Thanks for the link; it's probably in my NYT email, but I might have missed it.

[WI_DEM]

5. They usually support Democrats in presidential races

They endorsed Gore in 2000 and Clinton twice. I believe they were even for Mondale, Dukakis and McGovern.

[fujiyama]

8. This should come as no surprise

Their editorials are not favorable for Bush, but their reporting could use a lot of improvement. I've seen way too much whoring at the news paper (whitewater, impeachment, Wen Ho Lee, and let's definetely not forget Judith Miller, Seelye, Nagorney, and Bummelier)...

Nevertheless it is a nice endorsement and a scathing indictement of the administration. I'm somewhat surprised they endorsed Mondale and McGovern. I didn't know about that.

[cali]

7. Do you read the Times?

Or just reflexively knock the paper? Yeah, sometimes their coverage is less than stellar, but by and large it's still a great paper. Think John Burns and others in Iraq and the opinion columns of Krugman and Kristof. As far as endorsements for President, the Times has supported dems for the past 48 years.

[alisongiggles1960]

2. Yes !!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

We have been impressed with Mr. Kerry's wide knowledge and clear thinking - something that became more apparent once he was reined in by that two-minute debate light. He is blessedly willing to re-evaluate decisions when conditions change. And while Mr. Kerry's service in Vietnam was first over-promoted and then over-pilloried, his entire life has been devoted to public service, from the war to a series of elected offices. He strikes us, above all, as a man with a strong moral core.
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There is no denying that this race is mainly about Mr. Bush's disastrous tenure.:bounce: Nearly four years ago, after the Supreme Court awarded him the presidency, Mr. Bush came into office amid popular expectation that he would acknowledge his lack of a mandate by sticking close to the center. Instead, he turned the government over to the radical right.

Mr. Bush installed John Ashcroft, a favorite of the far right with a history of insensitivity to civil liberties, as attorney general. He sent the Senate one ideological, activist judicial nominee after another. He moved quickly to implement a far-reaching anti-choice agenda including censorship of government Web sites and a clampdown on embryonic stem cell research. He threw the government's weight against efforts by the University of Michigan to give minority students an edge in admission, as it did for students from rural areas or the offspring of alumni.

[sushi]

4. This stands out

"He is blessedly willing to re-evaluate decisions when conditions change."

Bush & Co call it flip-flopping, but it is the right thing to do.

[slinkerwink]

6. that's awesome!

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