The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Endorses BARACK OBAMA

[invictus]

"So forget all the primary skirmishing. Sen. Obama is every bit as prepared to answer the ring of the 3 a.m. phone as Sen. Clinton. Forget this idea that Sen. Obama is all inspiration and no substance. He has detailed positions on the major issues. When the occasion demands it, he can marshal eloquence in the service of making challenging arguments, which he did to great effect in his now-famous speech putting his pastor's remarks in the greater context of race relations in America.

"Nor is he any sort of elitist. As he said yesterday in effectively refuting this ridiculous charge in a meeting with Post-Gazette editors, "my life's work has been to get everybody a fair shake."

"This editorial began by observing that one candidate is of the past and one of the future. The litany of criticisms heaped on Sen. Obama by the Clinton camp, simultaneously doing the work of the Republicans, is as illustrative as anything of which one is which. These are the cynical responses of the old politics to the new.

"Sen. Obama has captured much of the nation's imagination for a reason. He offers real change, a vision of an America that can move past not only racial tensions but also the political partisanship that has so bedeviled it.

"To be sure, Sen. Clinton carries the aspirations of women in particular, but even in this she is something of a throwback, a woman whose identity and public position are indelibly linked to her husband, her own considerable talents notwithstanding. It does not help that the Clinton brand is seen by many in the country as suspect and shifty, bearing the grimy stamp of political calculation counting as much as principle.

"Pennsylvania -- this encrusted, change-averse commonwealth where a state liquor monopoly holds on against all reason and where municipal fiefdoms shrink from sensible consolidation -- needs to take a strong look at the new face and the new hope in this race. Because political business-as-usual is more likely to bring the usual disappointment for the Democrats this fall, the Post-Gazette endorses the nomination of Barack Obama, who has brought an excitement and an electricity to American politics not seen since the days of John F. Kennedy.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08107/873625-192.stm

[JackORoses]

1. niiiiiice!

[Armstead]

2. Self delete

wrong paper....My bad.

[calimary]

3. Is this the richard mellon scaife paper?

I forget. Hard to keep everything straight sometimes.

:crazy:

[livetohike]

4. No - Scaife's paper is the Tribune Review

This is a good endorsement in Pgh from the Post-Gazette.

[BlooInBloo]

5. I thought they both were Dicky.

[Avalux]

6. NO. NO. NO.

Sciafe is the Tribune-Review. Post-Gazette is considered liberal in comparison - owned by the Block family. There's been a battle between the two for years.

[calimary]

10. Thanks.

The Block family? Who are they?

[Avalux]

13. Here you go -

http://www.post-gazette.com/aboutpg/pressroom/DianaBlock_copublisher.asp

[invictus]

7. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is NOT the right-wing paper owned by Richard Mellon-Scaife.

Read a little about the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette here. It is the largest newspaper in the Pittsburgh area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette

Richard Mellon-Scaife's paper is called the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

[JVS]

25. Yup and the Tribune review was actually from Greensburg until the Press-PG strike in the 90's

When they decided to make a paper for the city in the absence of competition.

[Buzz Clik]

8. kick

[Avalux]

9. Excellent! K & R.

:kick:

[calimary]

11. Fifth rec - simply because of the differentiation between scaife paper and non-scaife paper

Always helpful for us non-Pennsylvanians.

[Zachstar]

12. Nice!!!

GOBAMA!!!

[zulchzulu]

14. ELEETISTS! THIS IS HUGH11!!!

:sarcasm:

Obviously, they get it.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

15. K&R

[powergirl]

16. This endorsement doesn't count

because it did not say that Sen. Clinton has super powers.

[powergirl]

17. This quote nails it

". . . the Clinton brand is seen by many in the country as suspect and shifty, bearing the grimy stamp of political calculation counting as much as principle."

[Leftist Agitator]

18. That very well may put Obama over the top in Western PA.

And judging from his gains in Eastern PA, as seen here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5526661

Barack Obama may well win Pennsylvania.

[invictus]

19. kick

[scheming daemons]

20. Here's an even better link, where one of the editors explains his reasoning....

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08107/873605-374.stm

To summarize his reasons:

1. Obama represents the future

2. Dignity in the White House

3. Clinton supported by the "hard-core" professional politicians in PA.

4. Racists are lined up against Obama.

5. Clinton's shaky relationship with the truth.

6. Shady characters that have donated to Clinton's library.

7. Bill's advocacy of Columbian trade deal.

8. Obama's stronger against McCain.


He goes into detail for each item.

Dan Simpson is a former U.S. Ambassador and associate editor of the PPG.


I'm out of threads for another 3 hours, so I can't post this as an OP.

[AllentownJake]

21. Is there a paper that's endorsed Hillary in PA yet

I mean even Scranton's paper went for Obama.

[knixphan]

22. yippee

[invictus]

23. kick

[Kurovski]

24. K&R for a positive. (nt)