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• BuzzFlash - Daily Headlines and Breaking News | Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude: ... New York Times Editorial Board Lacerates Its Former Mayor, Rudy G., and Endorses McCain for the GOP Nomination ...
• MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics (#): ... 24, 2008 at 10:55:17 PM EST The New York Times has endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president and John McCain for the Republican nomination . The Times has praise for all three Democratic candidates but makes it clear that it came down ultimately to a decision between Clinton and Obama. Each of them, in the Times' eyes, would bring great assets to the presidency. ...
• Pandagon (#): ... Yawn 1 , yawn 2. I know this is a big endorsement for the two candidates, but surprising? ...
• TAPPED | The American Prospect (#): ... Mrs. Clinton is more qualified, right now, to be president. Onto McCain. Thankfully, the first sentence of the editorial doesn't pull any punches: "We have strong disagreements with all the Republicans running for president." ...
• Salon - The Blog Report - Home: ... ACES The NYT’s Endorses The Fake Republican If you need anymore proof that John McCain is the one Republican you should NOT vote for in this primary, its this endorsement of him by none other then the New York Times: In 2006, however, Mr. McCain stood up for the humane treatment of prisoners and for a ban on torture.... He has been a staunch advocate of campaign finance reform, working with Senator Russ Feingold, among ...
• Firedoglake - Firedoglake weblog (#): ... The New York Times endorsed John McCain yesterday, but they spent at least as much time discussing why they weren't going to endorse Mr. Giuliani Why, as a New York-based paper, are we not backing Rudolph Giuliani? ...
• JustOneMinute (#): John McCain gets endorsed by the NY Times and Bill Clinton on the same day. ...
• The Raw Story | A rational voice - Alternative news: ... plan - NY Times backs Clinton, - McCain - Obama slams Clinton's '02 war vote ...
• AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth (#): ... As John pointed out last night, Hillary was endorsed by the NY Times. Very interesting that Rudy didn't get his hometown paper's endorsement -- McCain gets it. Nobody likes Rudy -- especially those who know him well. Start threading. ...
• The Carpetbagger Report - Commentary and Analysis on Politics in America by Steve Benen (#): ... The next president needs to start immediately on challenges that will require concrete solutions, resolve, and the ability to make government work. Mrs. Clinton is more qualified, right now, to be president.” * The NYT also endorsed John McCain today, largely due to a process of elimination. ...
• MotherJones.com | MoJoBlog - Social Issues and Political Commentary (#): Today, the New York Times endorsed Hillary Clinton and John McCain . They most certainly did not endorse Rudy Giuliani. ...
• Newsfare: ... Work: Who?s Cuddly Now? Law Firms Editorial: PrimaryChoices: John McCain ...
• onegoodmove: I thought these things might be clues. (#): ... New York Times Endorsements: Clinton and McCain Bill Gates issues call for kinder capitalism. (tip to inwit) Secular Philosophy Daniel ...
• The Hotline's Blogometer (#): ... Philip Klein: "[Huckabee] was pretty invisible tonight, other than a few one-liners and his wet kiss to Keynesian economics." MCCAIN: The Worst Kind Of Endorsement To Have For conservative bloggers, the New York Times' endorsement of McCain only confirms their distrust of the AZ senator: Townhall's Hugh Hewitt: "The Times' editorial board -- the most reliably anti-conservative, ...
• Bark Bark Woof Woof: ... She would be a strong commander in chief. John McCain gets it for being the least odious of the Republicans. Senator John McCain of Arizona is the only Republican who promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe. ...
• Middle Earth Journal (#): ... His greatest weakness is the substantial number of New York transplants in densely populated South Florida who know him well. Now our very own Jazz accused the New York Times of plagiarizing some of my posts here on MEJ when they endorsed John McCain by slamming Rudy : Why, as a New York-based paper, are we not backing Rudolph Giuliani? ...
• NDN Blog | NDN Blog (#): ... Mr. Obama may also be capable of tackling such issues, but we have not yet seen it. Voters have to judge candidates not just on the promise they hold, but also on the here and now. The endorsement of McCain talks about how the board is generally disatisfied with all of the Replublican candidates, but that in their opinion the decision to choose McCain was an easy one: Senator John McCain of Arizona is the only Republican who ...
• PBD - Progressive Blog Digest: ... the candidate http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/14357.html From those who know him best http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/opinion/25fri2.html The real Mr. Giuliani, whom many New Yorkers came to know and mistrust, is a narrow, obsessively secretive, vindictive man who saw no need to limit police power. ...
• AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: ... Posted by Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend on January 25, 2008 at 6:26 AM. Yawn 1 , yawn 2. I know this is a big endorsement for the two candidates, but surprising? ...
• PinkDome: Politics written with our tongue planted firmly in our cheek.: ... The NY Times endorsed Clinton over their hometown fella, Giuliani. As a matter of fact, they brutally tore him apart. The Paper Of Record endorses McCain for the Republican nomination and boy, howdy, do they mean it. ...
• RealClearPolitics - Opinion, News, Analysis, Videos and Polls: ... Raises $7 Million in Jan NY Times Endorses McCain ...
• Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines: ... But far more compelling than Team Gray Lady’s rationale for choosing their favorites is what they had to say about fellow New Yorker Rudy Giuliani. ...
• My Left Wing :: A Liberal Translation (#): ... Even Pat Buchanan! A Big Fuck You to Mr. 9/11 from the New York Times: The damned liberal New York Times unleashed a blistering attack on former mayor and ghoulish 9/11 fear pimp Rudolpho Giuliani in Friday's endorsement of Manchurian McCain for the Republican nomination. This was stunning to see exactly because it is dead on the mark in portraying the American Il Duce as the philandering fascist motherfucker that he truly is when all of that phony hero bullshit is stripped away. ...
• Candide's Notebooks: News - Commentary - Culture - A Daily Portal to Minds Without Borders by Pierre Tristam: ... Looking to Broaden Imperial Aurthirity in Iraq Times Endorses Clinton and McCain The Nostalgic Anti-Clinton Venom of Michael Gerson ...
• Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (#): Posted on January 25, 2008, 8:09am Matt Welch The New York Times has, inevitably, endorsed John McCain for the Republican primaries. It's mostly an opportunity to kick Rudy Giuliani in the teeth: The real Mr. Giuliani, whom many New Yorkers came to know and mistrust, is a narrow, obsessively secretive, vindictive man who saw no need ...
• TPMmuckraker | Talking Points Memo: ... By Andrew Berger and Peter Sheehy - January 25, 2008, 10:06AM Today's New York Times editorial page puts some nails in the coffin of Giuliani's campaign by introducing readers to the " real Mr. Giuliani " - "a narrow, obsessively secretive, vindictive man who saw no need to limit police power." ...
• AddieStan: ... Live-blogging the GOP Boca debate McCain sucks up to Rudy Moderator Brian Williams just announced the New York Times's endorsement of John McCain in the New York primary by reading the editorial board's pointed critique of Rudy Giuliani as a mean man. ...