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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:29 AM Oct 2012

Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser Endorses President Obama

We Americans are notorious for our short political memories, for not always acknowledging that considerable progress has been made even though times are still difficult for many of us. Given the truly awful state of the economy four years ago and the geopolitical strains created in large part by unwise foreign policy decisions by the previous president, it is fair to say that few presidents have entered the Oval Office with as daunting a set of challenges as those that faced Barack Obama.


And it is also fair to say, although his critics will never admit it, that much progress has been made in addressing those challenges and that recovery proceeds, albeit at a slower pace than the president and the rest of us would like to see. The profoundly mistaken military venture in Iraq that his predecessor began has been ended, and an end is in sight to the military effort in Afghanistan.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20121026/OPINION01/121026009/Montgomery-Advertiser-Endorsement-Obama-merits-second-term?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p

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Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser Endorses President Obama (Original Post) WI_DEM Oct 2012 OP
I live in Alabama. I am speechless. LuckyStrykes Oct 2012 #1
Ditto. I can't believe I'm actually reading those words and the endorsement. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #6
We're gonna turn Alabama! justiceischeap Oct 2012 #2
Awesome. bamacrat Oct 2012 #3
I wonder if this will be in the mainstream news... GallopingGhost Oct 2012 #4
I can see the Romney campaign scrambling to put more people in Alabama livetohike Oct 2012 #5
I live in Alabama.. bama_blue_dot Oct 2012 #7

LuckyStrykes

(115 posts)
1. I live in Alabama. I am speechless.
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 12:10 PM
Oct 2012

The Montgomery Advertiser is not a liberal paper.

This is great news! This says more than all the other endorsements put together.

bamacrat

(3,867 posts)
3. Awesome.
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 12:34 PM
Oct 2012

Way to go Montgomery. Really thought Huntsville Times or The Crimson White would be the one to endorse Obama if he got one in this state. There are a lot of bright blue dot stickers out here. Not enough though.

GallopingGhost

(2,404 posts)
4. I wonder if this will be in the mainstream news...
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 12:38 PM
Oct 2012

NOT.

ABC was making a big deal out of the Register's endorsement of Romney, making sure to add that last election they endorsed Obama.

So, HERE'S a news story for you...and of COURSE you'll run it, right?

bama_blue_dot

(224 posts)
7. I live in Alabama..
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 01:38 PM
Oct 2012

Not originally from here though.. Very happy to see one intelligent newspaper in this state!

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