New York Daily News Endorses Hillary Clinton Providing A Major Boon To Her Campaign

[onehandle]

The New York Daily News has given a full-throated endorsement to Hillary Clinton, providing a major boon to her campaign just one week out from the New York primaries.

In a lengthy editorial published Tuesday night, the Daily News praised Clinton as "a superprepared warrior realist," while dismissing her opponent [font size="6"]Bernie Sanders as "a fantasist who's at passionate war with reality."[/font]

The harsh critique of Sanders was to be expected after his poor showing at an April 1 sit down with the paper's editorial board. Throughout that interview, the Vermont senator had difficulty clearly answering some questions about both foreign and domestic policy, including the implementation of his much-touted plan to break up large banks and reform Wall Street.

Following the endorsement, Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon told CNNMoney that Sanders interview [font size="6"]"was a watershed that fully exposed his inability to explain how he would make good on any of his promises."[/font]

http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/12/media/new-york-daily-news-hillary-clinton/index.html

[Iliyah]

1. Oh snap!

[nichomachus]

4. They endorsed Mitt Romney too. They sure love those corporatists.

Just a clue that corporate America and Wall Street banksters are salivating over the thought of another Clintonist administration. Screw the poor and working class. Enrich the banksters.

[lunamagica]

2. K&R!!! NYDN has a reasership of over two million

[jg10003]

5. Their sports page has a readership of over two million

[shenmue]

23. Nice try

[Dragonfli]

10. Did you mean to write a reasoningship of 2M? because I think it has a 70 IQ at best. Tabloid /nt

[brush]

15. Sour grapes much? It's NYC, you don't survive there with 70 IQ.

[Dragonfli]

16. I was referring to tabloid journalism, they require "shocking" front pages not smarts to survive.

Tabloids are a hoot, I get it, the National Inquirer does very well, because they are a hoot and fun or funny to read, but they are not mensa material bastions of journalism.

THEY ARE FUCKING TABLOIDS.

[brush]

24. You're not equating "The National Inquirer" with "The New York Daily News" I hope.

"The Daily News" is a respected newspaper with j-school grads running it who actual practice journalism by asking tough questions, and follow up questions, unlike many TV talking heads who let candidates blather on and on with talking points without challenging them.

New York newspapers are no joke. Bernie should have been better prepared.

Because it's a tabloid doesn't mean it is to be discredited because of that. There's a practical reason for the size. It's easier to read on a crowded bus or subway car than a broadsheet.

And btw, "The National Inquirer" broke the John Edwards baby momma story.

[Dragonfli]

27. And the "The Daily News" tried to break Obama several times and prefers Romney to hill so what

A tabloid is a tabloid.

[brush]

29. "A tabloid is a tabloid" means nothing. You equated it with "The National Inquirer", a checkout rag.

They are not in the same category at all.

Plus, the size of the paper has nothing to do with who they endorse.

I'm sure other papers, either broadsheet or tabloid, have endorsed candidates that you don't like.

It's a throwaway cliche.

[Dragonfli]

31. No it refers to the type or genre of the paper, no one is discussing the size of trumps fingers here

or how many pages of bird liner one gets for the money. Well, unless this tabloid is discussing Trumps breaking finger size story. you would know better than I.

[brush]

33. Are you actually saying the genre of stories in "The Daily News" and The Enquirer" are the same?

Come on. Even you can't believe that.

[Dragonfli]

36. Well, maybe "the Sun"? I don't really follow the hierarchy of the tabloids so you will have to

Forgive my ignorance regarding what and how tabloid enthusiasts rate them.

[brush]

38. The British tabloids like "The Sun" are quite sensational in their editorial slant.

The American ones, not so much. They don't print dubious, alien stuff like the grocery store check out rags do.

They have fun with their covers though.

[Dragonfli]

40. I disagree, but such is life, I've browsed a few in my time and find them very similar in nature. nt

[brush]

41. I spent my career working for a New York tabloid, "Newsday", and it and "The Daily News" are . . .

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legitimate newspapers with professional journalists working for them and they are absolutely nothing like supermarket checkout rags that make up "news".

They may poke fun in a certain "fluff" section but the rest of the papers are hard news, features, business or sports.

You couldn't be more wrong.

I doubt, after saying that, that you've ever even seen either of the two for at least a week to get a feel for what they are.

Ask anyone in the news business of whatever town you're from if "The News" and "Newsday" equate with grocery store check out rags.

[TheSarcastinator]

3. their endorsement sure worked for Mitt Romney!!

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/choice-america-future-mitt-romney-article-1.1196299

Our choice for America’s future: The Daily News endorses Mitt Romney for president

"...The News is compelled to stand with Romney."

[Surya Gayatri]

6. Bernie Sanders as "a fantasist who's at passionate war with reality."

Mic drop. What more need be said?

[revbones]

7. Yep. Their endorsement of Mitt Romney certainly helped him too.... nt

[whatchamacallit]

11. Mittlary. At least that fish wrapper is ideologically consistent.

[mcar]

8. K&R

[Dragonfli]

9. Has the National Enquirer weighed in yet? /nt

[closeupready]

12. NYDN's owner Zuckerman has a lot invested in seeing her win - didn't he give

the Clinton Foundation 100's of thousands of dollars?

[Dragonfli]

18. Yes, and interestingly as well, a non apologetic NeoCon that would love a war with Iran. /nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. And now "They're with Stupid"

[oasis]

14. Since when is "pie in the sky" a fantasy?

It's an economic concept. If Reagan could push "voodoo" why can't Bernie push "doo doo"?

[morningfog]

17. Did they mention Bernie? Could you bold it, perhaps make it giant font, if they did? TIA.

[onehandle]

21. As requested...

[font size="9"](Bernie Sanders is) a fantasist who’s at passionate war with reality[/font]

[morningfog]

28. I do admire his passion.

[Fawke Em]

19. It's not a major boon.

I worked in newspapers for 13 years. No one EVER carried who the paper endorsed. Hell, some people waited to see who we endorsed so they could vote for the other person.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. Headlines from the same issue of the highly esteemed NYDaily News:

BIKINI BABE! Candice Swanepoel shows off a tiny baby bump

Ariana Grande fires back at fan who said she looks like a ‘whore’ in new video

Man who was caught having sex on Las Vegas Ferris wheel killed in carjacking;

Paula Deen launches clothing line: ‘I never cooked naked’

And, they're calling Bernie a "fantasist"?

[closeupready]

22. Yup. The Daily Mail's stateside counterpart, lol.

[Dragonfli]

30. "The Daily News" is a respected newspaper with j-school grads running it" as I was replied to for

pointing out it was a Tabloid.

I think they speak for themselves as to what sort of bird cage liner they are, don't you agree?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

32. I like birds and wouldn't subject them to shitting on shit that passes for news.

[Dragonfli]

35. You are right, thank you, as an avid animal lover and animal rights activist I should have never

suggested subjecting innocent birds to such garbage.

I apologize to my fellow animals that happen to have feathers. (I have this odd belief that we are, as hominids, also Animals, which makes sense to me but confuses many).

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

37. Behold the birds of the heaven

Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they? Matthew 6:25-34

Birds have been around for about 165 million years. Homo-Sapiens have been around for about 200,000 years. Yet we pride ourselves on being the pinnacle of evolution. A questionable conceit at best.

[Dragonfli]

39. I agree. In the realm of science we ARE actually animals, mammals in fact (as are many others)

But Birds have resided here long before us and some people prefer to feel we are superior to animals rather than just being one of several species of animals. If we are superior how is it, we only know how to harm our environment while virtually all the other animals live as part of and in balance with it's environment?

(for the most part, many cultures understand how to live in harmony with it, unfortunately we destroyed many of those cultures as well.)

You always have the best quotes and from such extremely diverse sources, I always loved that about you.

[progressoid]

25. Your go to source for celebrity news and horoscopes.

[Politicalboi]

26. They're just as criminal as she is

Wouldn't be surprised if the Clinton Foundation helped them out with extra cash on hand. How else can a "news" paper endorse the worst candidate ever. They haven't done their homework like the kids have.

[azurnoir]

34. Interesting to see a tabloid that refers to the POTUS as "bam" so full throatedly

and wholeheartedly celebrated here - speaks volumes IMO