Deidre in GA Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) since it's an Illinois paper you might be going 'well, duh' but well duh indeed; in its over 100 year history, the Chicago Tribune has never endorsed a Democratic Presidential nominee. On Nov. 4 we're going to elect a president to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose. The strongest candidate to do that is Sen. Barack Obama. The Tribune is proud to endorse him today for president of the United States. .... The Republican Party, the party of limited government, has lost its way. The government ran a $237 billion surplus in 2000, the year before Bush took office -- and recorded a $455 billion deficit in 2008. The Republicans lost control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2006 because, as we said at the time, they gave the nation rampant spending and Capitol Hill corruption. They abandoned their principles. They paid the price. Full article here. Note: shouldn't they have capitalized "president"? Edited October 18, 2008 by Deidre in GA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 No, job titles are only capitalized when they are used in front of a name. President George Bush is correct; George Bush, president, is also correct. Most newspapers prefer the second format and use it whenever possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 least not openly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 It happens. They present the news, but journalists have opinions and it slips through reporting. I'm not surprised Chicago Tribune has backed Obama for several reasons. 1. He's a local. 2. He's their senator. 3. He's black as is much of south Chicago. (Pandering to the readers as much as promoting a local.) And most importantly, 4. Chicago is known to be a Democratic city. I love Chicago, but was really glad to move to a republican vs. democratic state for this reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 It happens. They present the news, but journalists have opinions and it slips through reporting. I'm not surprised Chicago Tribune has backed Obama for several reasons. 1. He's a local. 2. He's their senator. 3. He's black as is much of south Chicago. (Pandering to the readers as much as promoting a local.) And most importantly, 4. Chicago is known to be a Democratic city. I love Chicago, but was really glad to move to a republican vs. democratic state for this reason. Yes BUT the Tribune is traditionally a Republican paper. :D But I agree that the above factors probably played a large part this time :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only me Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Yep, makes me think of perhaps cancelling our subscription to this newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Ya' know, I think endorsements meant something in times past. Today, however, with media bias, an endorsement by a media entity means absolutely nothing to me. The only endorsement I would even care to know about is one coming from someone whom I have admired and respected for quite some time; someone who has shown that he/she has a sense of judgment and discernment. I don't think any news media fits that bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Newspapers do it all the time. They do it in the OP ED pages. The trib has been endorsing candidates in local and national elections since I started voting (actually, probably long before then, but I didn't pay attention until I needed to.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 whole came out in favor of Barak. You know, as a company or a board or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidre in GA Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 He's black as is much of south Chicago. (Pandering to the readers as much as promoting a local.) Pandering? Pandering? when McCain receives an endorsement, do you also label it as pandering to the white vote? about chicago from Wikipedia: The racial makeup of the city was 41.97% White, 36.77% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 4.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 13.58% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. Of the population, 26.02% are Hispanics or Latinos of any race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I agree with Deidre that this IS news. The Chicago Tribune, which is a respected newspaper, has a long, LONG history of supporting Republican candidates. I don't think there was any pandering here at all. I think they genuinely believe that he is the best candidate for the job. I also agree with them completely that the Republican party has lost its way. But that's MY op-ed. :D Newspapers routinely endorse candidates on their editorial page (not the op-ed, which is, by definition, the page opposite the paper's editorial page). That IS the paper's official endorsement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Once again, thank you for sharing this with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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