DenverPost endorses Obama

[Bacchus]

Originally Posted by Denver Post

As President Barack Obama campaigns for re-election, it would be a stretch to say we are bullish on the entirety of his first term. There have been notable accomplishments: rescuing the nation's auto industry, passing comprehensive (though contentious) health-care reform, and delivering justice to Osama bin Laden. But those accomplishments are juxtaposed against a sluggish economy and less impressive performances in tackling the federal debt and deficits, reducing unemployment and bolstering the housing market.

A largely intransigent Republican Party shares in the blame, however, particularly because of unwillingness to cede any ground to Obama in the last two years on policies — such as the president's American Jobs Act — that attempt to bolster the economy.

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[Odysseus]

Salt Lake Tribune endordses Obama. It is an interesting read.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion...ident.html.csp

Too many Mitts.

In considering which candidate to endorse, The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board had hoped that Romney would exhibit the same talents for organization, pragmatic problem solving and inspired leadership that he displayed here more than a decade ago. Instead, we have watched him morph into a friend of the far right, then tack toward the center with breathtaking aplomb. Through a pair of presidential debates, Romney’s domestic agenda remains bereft of detail and worthy of mistrust.

Therefore, our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who, against tough odds, has guided the country through catastrophe and set a course that, while rocky, is pointing toward a brighter day. The president has earned a second term. Romney, in whatever guise, does not deserve a first.

[Rohirrim]

Originally Posted by Odysseus

Salt Lake Tribune endordses Obama. It is an interesting read.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion...ident.html.csp

Too many Mitts.

In considering which candidate to endorse, The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board had hoped that Romney would exhibit the same talents for organization, pragmatic problem solving and inspired leadership that he displayed here more than a decade ago. Instead, we have watched him morph into a friend of the far right, then tack toward the center with breathtaking aplomb. Through a pair of presidential debates, Romney’s domestic agenda remains bereft of detail and worthy of mistrust.

Therefore, our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who, against tough odds, has guided the country through catastrophe and set a course that, while rocky, is pointing toward a brighter day. The president has earned a second term. Romney, in whatever guise, does not deserve a first.

I think the Right Wing response to this is to plug the ears, close the eyes, and go blah, blah, blah.

[pricejj]

The Denver Post, NYTimes, Washington Post, etc. ad nauseam...are all liberal rags. Most people know this.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

^

The Denver Post is a "liberal rag?"

L0L!

It's a nutty alternate universe you inhabit.

BTW, the other paper that was mentioned was the SLC Tribune - not the NY Times or the WA Post.

[pricejj]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

^

The Denver Post is a "liberal rag?"

L0L!

Yes, very obviously...just like the NY Times. Not credible at all.

[Mecklomaniac]

Des Moines register for the first time in 40 years endorses a republican for president.

[Smiling Assassin27]

Originally Posted by pricejj

The Denver Post, NYTimes, Washington Post, etc. ad nauseam...are all liberal rags. Most people know this.

And so DP has decided that 'change' really ISN'T what they want, after all. No story here. The real story would've been had that liberal birdcage liner endorsed someone other than their deity, Obama.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by pricejj

Yes, very obviously...just like the NY Times. Not credible at all.

Because the DP endorses Obama, the paper isn't credible "at all?"

L0L!

You people really take party/brand loyalty to a pathological extreme.

[BroncoInferno]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Because the DP endorses Obama, the paper isn't credible "at all?"

L0L!

You people really take party/brand loyalty to a pathological extreme.

Gotta love right-wing lunatics like pricejj, SmilingAss et al. Anything thing that tells them what they don't want to hear is simply part of the vast liberal conspiracy. I mean, Christ, he actually called the Washington Post a liberal rag! I imagine if Fox News has to call the election for Obama we'll hear all about how liberally biased Britt Hume is

[Kaylore]

lol Obama a competent leader.

I ask again, Dems. Do you honestly believe "clean energy and teachers" is the answer to the number 1 issue with everyone, the economy?

Talk about domestic issues not resonating, even my X-Box poll shows Romney leading and they are more trusting of Romney over Obama on the economy. When those few undecideds go the polls, you think they want four more years of smaller classes and solar panels? Do you honestly believe they are going to see THEMSELVES getting a job with smaller classes?

Please.

[pricejj]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Because the DP endorses Obama, the paper isn't credible "at all?"

L0L!

You people really take party/brand loyalty to a pathological extreme.

The DP always endorses Democrats, and Socialist causes. It's part of the broader main stream media that attempts to control peoples minds. Throwing out spam and untruths, just like you.

[razorwire77]

Originally Posted by Kaylore

lol Obama a competent leader.

I ask again, Dems. Do you honestly believe "clean energy and teachers" is the answer to the number 1 issue with everyone, the economy?

Talk about domestic issues not resonating, even my X-Box poll shows Romney leading and they are more trusting of Romney over Obama on the economy. When those few undecideds go the polls, you think they want four more years of smaller classes and solar panels? Do you honestly believe they are going to see THEMSELVES getting a job with smaller classes?

Please.

I partially agree with you, although I think this is an oversimplification of the issue and honestly, exemplifies a failure for Dems to frame an issue and communicate how clean energy can have a drastic positive effect on the economy. Dems always get backed into the "The Prius and Solar Panels" talking points. . . the Frank Luntz "let's frame green energy as a no good hippie pipe dream" narrative is something the Dems should have pushed back on and they haven't effectively done that.

When I think Green energy, I think a huge part of case that should be presented is a massive power grid update initiative. The energy efficiency and cost savings would be tremendous. The jobs that would be created both in the private and public sectors would be immense. A terrorist attack on our antiquated grid could be catastrophic.

As far as the education goes, I think the initiative should focus on retooling America's workforce to meet the demands of the 21st Century. The days of graduating from high school with a "C" average, walking down to the local Ford plant and getting a decent assembly line job are gone and they aren't coming back. The present day system of education has become so narrowly focused on reading/writing grill and kill initiatives in response to state mandated testing, that we no longer teach things within context.

[Rohirrim]

Extremism leads to war. What this government needs is conservatives to be conservative and liberals to be liberals, and the two to meet and discuss issues and come up with the best plan for the country, policy by policy, through debate and compromise. That's how this government was designed. Right now, this extremism has made this government, at perhaps our most crucial hour, dysfunctional.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by pricejj

The DP always endorses Democrats, and Socialist causes. It's part of the broader main stream media that attempts to control peoples minds. Throwing out spam and untruths, just like you.

Riiiiiiight.

I heard the Sunday edition is being delivered by black helicopters.

And your comment about "throwing out untruths" couldn't be a more ironic case of projection.

[DAN_BRONCO_FAN]

Originally Posted by pricejj

The DP always endorses Democrats, and Socialist causes. It's part of the broader main stream media that attempts to control peoples minds. Throwing out spam and untruths, just like you.

true can you ever find a time when the denver post endorsed a republican

[ant1999e]

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,5590904.story

...Among those abandoning the president was his Arlington Heights, Il., Daily Herald in his home state, which cast its lot -- albeit a bit hesitantly-- with Romney on Sunday.

"We believe that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are good and decent men who care about the country," the newspaper wrote. "We believe each possesses extraordinary skills and talent. But, philosophically, it is clear that one trusts government too much; the other appears to trust it too little." The editorial went on to criticize "the tone of Obama’s relentless insinuations that wealthy Americans refuse to pay their fair share. That tone is divisive and damaging for the nation and for our economy. It creates villains and victims, and unfairly so." That, it said, was, "ultimately, the point where we must break with him."...

The Chicago Tribune (owned by the Tribune Co., which also owns The Times) endorsed Obama, but its editorial page editors said, "On questions of economics and limited government, the Chicago Tribune has forged principles that put us closer to the challenger in this race, Republican Mitt Romney. We write with those principles clearly in our minds. Romney advocates less spending, less borrowing -- overall, a less costly and less intrusive role for government in the lives of the governed." ...

"Let us stipulate," said the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper to switch from Obama in 2008 to Romney this year. "The Mitt Romney we are endorsing is the Massachusetts moderate who worked successfully alongside an 88 percent Democratic majority in the state Legislature to produce what the Obama administration says became its model for national healthcare reform."...

Not everyone was so equivocal. The New York Post, never known for mincing words, did not choose this occasion to begin.

"Four frustratingly long years ago, a war-weary and economically battered America took a flier on a savior," the Post wrote.

Next paragraph, in full: "It didn’t work out."...

[DAN_BRONCO_FAN]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Riiiiiiight.

I heard the Sunday edition is being delivered by black helicopters.

And your comment about "throwing out untruths" could be a more ironic case of projection.

say can you find a time when the post endorsed a republican for president
try to answer will you if you can i know you still use a Radio Shack TRS 80 with a cassette drive it seems you are incapable of answering simple yes or no answers you said glen beck lied about
Biden saying 'Did your son always have balls the size of cue balls ,
but it wasnt glen beck you noob who said it it was the father calling glen beck not glen emo beck you noob

[DAN_BRONCO_FAN]

also i hate to break it to you newspapers but your time as a main source of media information is going going gone soon you be a relic like 8 tracks and Radio Shack TRS 80 Computers and Atari 2600 cartridges and VHS tapes.
so you newspapers keep on chugging desperately trying to be relevant. while the internet cuts into your profit margin
hey newspaper i need you !!!
for bird cage liner ahahaahahahah pathetic who reads you any more old people ? get real

[Kaylore]

Another thing that baffles me about liberals is they want to advocate education. I think that's a great idea. But then they want to water it down with all these arts classes. If they would argue for more math and science, something Republicans want to see more of (even though we supposedly hate both?) I think they would win a lot of moderates. Instead they just want to generically increase the number of teachers hired but don't want accountability where the teachers can be evaluated. They fight for things like tenure whether it's earned or not. That's why it's just a way to grow their union and less about really helping students.

[Arkie]

The is a pretty cool list of endorsements from the top 100 daily circulations with links to all of them. It kinda surprised me though. Obama only picked up one endorsement from a paper (San Antonio Express-News) that endorsed McCain. Romney picked up 10 papers that endorsed Obama. I like to read why those papers changed. The Daily Herald gave some good reasons.

Some points from the Daily Herald (Illinois) on Obama's divisive ways:

In endorsing Illinois’ favorite son in 2008, we declared Obama “has a chance to be a great president.” We said, “He offers a new kind of politics. A politics that breaks down the old partisan walls. A politics that strives to bring people together. A politics of hope.”

But four years later, where is the hope? Where is the confident swagger and leadership to uplift the nation’s mood?

In that endorsement editorial four years ago, we described the landscape of America thusly: “Our country is polarized, our politics is unduly partisan and out of touch and our economy is on the brink of the worst financial calamity since the Great Depression.”

Today, our country is still polarized, our politics is still partisan, our economy slugs along painfully on one of the slowest recoveries in history and the country’s debt threatens our future and the future of our children.

At a time when the economy was wracked, Obama chose instead to focus on health care reform. In doing so, his administration chose early on to fight with Congress rather than to work with it. He chose to force his landmark health care bill through Congress without a single Republican vote, significantly contributing to the bitter atmosphere of division in Washington.

We are disappointed in the tone of Obama’s relentless insinuations that wealthy Americans refuse to pay their fair share. That tone is divisive and damaging for the nation and for our economy. It creates villains and victims, and unfairly so.

Whether Obama’s inability to work across the aisle is the fault of his administration or the fault of the opposition is hard to say. But the failure of that relationship is undeniable, no matter who’s at fault. What evidence is there that a second term would bring stronger bipartisanship?

[Kaylore]

Originally Posted by razorwire77

I partially agree with you, although I think this is an oversimplification of the issue and honestly, exemplifies a failure for Dems to frame an issue and communicate how clean energy can have a drastic positive effect on the economy. Dems always get backed into the "The Prius and Solar Panels" talking points. . . the Frank Luntz "let's frame green energy as a no good hippie pipe dream" narrative is something the Dems should have pushed back on and they haven't effectively done that.

When I think Green energy, I think a huge part of case that should be presented is a massive power grid update initiative. The energy efficiency and cost savings would be tremendous. The jobs that would be created both in the private and public sectors would be immense. A terrorist attack on our antiquated grid could be catastrophic.

As far as the education goes, I think the initiative should focus on retooling America's workforce to meet the demands of the 21st Century. The days of graduating from high school with a "C" average, walking down to the local Ford plant and getting a decent assembly line job are gone and they aren't coming back. The present day system of education has become so narrowly focused on reading/writing grill and kill initiatives in response to state mandated testing, that we no longer teach things within context.

That's fine and good in the long term, but that's a 20 year plan. People are hurting now. They don't expect things to change overnight, but they do expect things to change after several trillion dollars and four years.

[Dukes]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Because the DP endorses Obama, the paper isn't credible "at all?"

L0L!

You people really take party/brand loyalty to a pathological extreme.

Being that you live in LA you probably don't read the DP on a daily basis so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here. The fact is since the Rocky Mountain News closed it's doors the DP has basically become a mecca for lazy journalism. David Sirota wrote a good article about it in Harpers magazine.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by Dukes

Being that you live in LA you probably don't read the DP on a daily basis so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here. The fact is since the Rocky Mountain News closed it's doors the DP has basically become a mecca for lazy journalism. David Sirota wrote a good article about it in Harpers magazine.

Even if true, this is still a far cry from pricejj's loony characterization of the DP as some sort of socialist propaganda organ bent on mind control, wouldn't you say?

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by DAN_BRONCO_FAN

say can you find a time when the post endorsed a republican for president

How would the answer to this question substantiate pricejj's characterization of the DP, genius?