New York Times Endorses Kerry

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/opinion/17sun1.html?hp
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Today, the New York Times enthusiastically endorsed John Kerry for president. A summary, in part:

"The Bush White House has always given us the worst aspects of the American right without any of the advantages. We get the radical goals but not the efficient management. The Department of Education's handling of the No Child Left Behind Act has been heavily politicized and inept. The Department of Homeland Security is famous for its useless alerts and its inability to distribute antiterrorism aid according to actual threats. Without providing enough troops to properly secure Iraq, the administration has managed to so strain the resources of our armed forces that the nation is unprepared to respond to a crisis anywhere else in the world."

I know many here will dismiss this as just lefty rhetoric provided by a lefty rag, but in fact, it's one of the most informative newspapers in the country. Of course, I wholeheartedly support their endoresement. It's a good article. So, I am providing this link.
NYTimes endorsement http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/opinion/17sun1.html?hp
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
*grin*

It was a good article, but you can't really be surprised that the NY Times endorsed Kerry.

The day the WASHINGTON Times or the Wall Street Journal endorses him, then I'll be shocked.

Of course, I wholeheartedly support their endoresement.


Me, too. Of course.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
t was a good article, but you can't really be surprised that the NY Times endorsed Kerry.

The day the WASHINGTON Times or the Wall Street Journal endorses him, then I'll be shocked.
Aye, how is it the left in itself is never enough? It always has to insert that "McCain or Hegel supports this or that."  Reminds me of Nixon's blistering criticism of China for twenty years and therefore was lauded for visiting it as only he could without flak.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
NY times endorsement means little these days. It's gone so far left in the past few years that it's like getting Michael Moore's endorsement.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Is objectivity not even something news outlets try to have anymore?
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
I wouldn't go quite that far, Drag, but yeah, I agree that it's pretty much expected that the Times will endorse the liberal -- they're not really swaying any undecideds here.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
NY times endorsement means little these days.
It's very popular in Paris.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
"J'ai lu les temps de New York Times. Je dessine toujours des moustaches sur les images du George W. Bush!"
--Jaques Chirac
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top

Reply #6 By: stevendedalus - 10/17/2004 12:47:34 AM
NY times endorsement means little these days.
It's very popular in Paris.


That's no big surprise!
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
It's very popular in Paris.


HAH! Good one, Steve. Glad we can all keep our sense of humor through all this.

Cheers,
Daiwa
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top

Reply #3 By: Draginol - 10/17/2004 12:43:31 AM
NY times endorsement means little these days. It's gone so far left in the past few years that it's like getting Michael Moore's endorsement.


The NYT remains one of the most respected newspapers in the country and throughout the world.
Reply #11 from PolMach Forums Top
The Miami Herald went Democrat which is outragesx becuase the Mimai base is Cuban, whihc is Republican
Reply #12 from PolMach Forums Top
Except whatever happened to Freedom of Press and Objectivity in reporting, guess I will never look at the NY Times again for that.
Reply #13 from PolMach Forums Top
It may be respected, but like Drag said, its so far left, its like getting endorsements from Micheal Moore.
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
I wonder who the New York Post is behind.... hmmmmm.... I wonder....
Reply #15 from PolMach Forums Top
It is not surprising that NY times is behind Kerry. When was the last time NY Times endorse a Republican?
Reply #16 from PolMach Forums Top
Many newspapers endorse BOTH candidates. Bush was backed by The Chicago Tribune the same day as The New York Times backed Kerry.
Reply #17 from PolMach Forums Top
It is not surprising that NY times is behind Kerry. When was the last time NY Times endorse a Republican?


WOW! The New York Times? Simply stunning. I believe the last time the NYT endorsed a Republican - it was Abraham Lincoln (correct me if I'm wrong)
Reply #19 from PolMach Forums Top
Kerry is winning the circulation war at this moment....


probably because the media loves the underdog
Reply #21 from JoeUser Forums Top
Was Clinton the underdog - twice?
Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply #10 By: sandy2 - 10/17/2004 9:07:53 PM
The NYT remains one of the most respected newspapers in the country and throughout the world.


At one time, yes it was. But lately the NYT has lost credability with the people.
Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top

Yea, respected by whom?  If Fox News came out and endorsed Bush, what do you think liberals would be saying?

Reply #24 from JoeUser Forums Top
Honestly, it would probably be playing to expectations(not mine in particular)....just as the NYT's endorsement of Kerry plays to expectations as well.

And just as if the New York Post endorsing Bush would play to my own expectations.
Reply #25 from JoeUser Forums Top

I wonder if liberals will still deny that there's a liberal bias in the media.