The Disgrace Endorses . . . . Yeah. Him.

[actappan]

The Columbus Dispatch will endorse Bush: http://dispatch.com/election/election-local.php?story=dispatch/2004/10/23/20041023-dis-endorse.html

Kinda.

Like millions of American voters, The Dispatch is less than enthused about the choices in next week's presidential election. Neither President Bush nor Sen. John Kerry has built a record that leads to a clear-cut decision.

Since President Bush took office, this newspaper repeatedly has criticized his administration's borrow-and-spend fiscal policies, which have resulted in massive deficits that weaken America.

<...> he has increased the government's obligations, Bush has slashed taxes, resulting in the highest budget deficits in U.S. history.


This is not a conservative record.

Hmm, that doesn't really sound like an endorsement.

Although the president, unfortunately, seems incapable of admitting obvious error, Kerry has not provided a vision of what he would do differently in Iraq. He agrees the United States must be successful in pacifying Iraq. He claims he could be more successful in getting other nations to help shoulder the burden, but that is not realistic.

During the presidential campaign, Kerry has revised his stance on Iraq almost as frequently as there have been shifts in opinion polls. He appears to lack solid convictions on how to proceed.

Oh I get it, they buy that flip flop crap. Dammit. got our work cut out for us. Time to start writing those letters I guess.

[libbygurl]

1. Couldn't even just withhold ANY endorsement? Who owns the Dispatch? nt

[BQueen]

2. The Wolfe Family

They also own Channel 10, the local CBS affiliate & have for years -- previous FCC rules didn't apply because privately owned

Before scion JW Wolfe died (maybe '95?) all potential repub candidates had to meet with him first -- *after* getting approved by the Central Committee.

Urban legend has it that a negative story about JW once appeared in the NYT -- but not in the MidWest Edition.

Seemed like the Disgrace had gotten less hard-line since JW's gone, but apparently waffling is the best they can do....

[VolcanoJen]

3. I'm holding my breath, waiting to see who the Cincinnati Enquirer endorses

*not*

:eyes:

[cmd]

4. For a moment I thought we were going to lose you n/t

[lizzieforkerry]

5. I cancelled my subscription to the CE

4 years ago after they endorsed BullSHit and they've called about once a week ever since. I tell them I'll re-subscribe when they endorse Kerry. It is kind of fun. I suggest you subscribe and then cancel when they endorse BullSHit this year..it will give you something to do for 4 years.

[Philostopher]

9. They did my dad out of a job, back in the '80s.

He was a pressman for the Post, back when it still had some legitimacy. They combined the press rooms and just canned the Post printers like they hadn't just signed a contract with them promising them a job 'for the duration of their careers.'

Stan Chesley took the case. They got a moderate (not crushing, but not bad, all things considered) settlement out of The Enquirer over it.

Dad, needless to say, canceled his daily Enquirer subscription. Mom used to buy the Sunday paper for the coupons -- he wouldn't read anything but the comics. He resented the buck and a quarter she gave them every Sunday, but she saved more than that using coupons, and she wasn't giving that up.

They called every other week for the better part of five years. One day, Dad picked up the phone and rolled his eyes, then he got this evil grin on his face. "You know, you people have been calling me for the past few years trying to get me to subscribe to your paper -- dammit, I'm illiterate! I'm so embarrassed about it, I haven't even admitted it to my kids! Just stop calling, you're breaking my heart!"

He hung up the phone and laughed his ass off for about five minutes.

I don't think they ever called again, and he passed away several years ago. Mom says she doesn't know what she'll tell them, if they start again. She doesn't figure they'll buy the illiterate line again.

[AngryOldDem]

6. They haven't endorsed YET???

[VolcanoJen]

7. Yeh, they've endorsed.

Well, that was predictable.

George Bush for President - Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Post, too:

A vote for stability - Post Editorial

[semillama]

8. The Booster, our local free neighborhood paper

endorsed Kerry and ripped the Dispatch for its endorsement. pretty awesome.