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RE: WashPo Endorses Obama; Detroit News Endorses Romney; Des Moines Register Dings Obama
October 25, 2012 at 9:56 pm
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(October 25, 2012 at 3:59 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Right, and I'm not asking you to stop doing it; I'm asking you if you would kindly put them all in one thread, rather than create a single thread for each (or small groups of them). So yeah, if you could, can you create a generic "Media Support for Candidates" thread that you can update. I'll even make it stay at the top of the Politics forum for you.
OK new thread created. Would you please dump the others into it? Thanks.
(October 25, 2012 at 7:12 pm)Chuck Wrote: No, it's not irritating. It's delightful. We take sadistic glee in viewing your vain struggles in between dining on christian babies. It builts up pleasurable anticipation for witnessing your abject dejection on the day after election.
LOL. I will endeavor to be gracious in victory or defeat. I hope others will do the same.
(October 25, 2012 at 4:21 pm)festive1 Wrote: I hardly think of The Detroit News as a "major" newspaper, along with several other newspapers you've pointed out. 
Point taken, but they are "major" in their market. I thought the endorsement by a Detroit paper was meaningful in itself.
(October 25, 2012 at 4:21 pm)festive1 Wrote: I like your banner. 
Thank you!
(October 25, 2012 at 9:44 pm)Annik Wrote: (October 25, 2012 at 3:19 pm)Tino Wrote: BTW, how you like my banner? Too generic?
I love it because it's design-geeky. You should label the typeface you used... And the point size!
thanks Annik, I incorporated your idea, I think it's an improvement.
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 25, 2012 at 10:01 pm
Media and celebrety endorsements are bullshit.
If someone is so stupid that he or she would vote for a candidate or party, only because a celebrety or media outlet endorses that candidate or party - you should go and jumpf off a very high cliff.
Of course there`s nothing bad about a celeb telling us his opinion, but to have a political culture centered arround endorsements, in which arguments matter eaven less, because all the candidate does is trying to get such endorsements - that`s just sick.
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 25, 2012 at 10:50 pm
(October 25, 2012 at 10:01 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: Media and celebrety endorsements are bullshit.
If someone is so stupid that he or she would vote for a candidate or party, only because a celebrety or media outlet endorses that candidate or party - you should go and jumpf off a very high cliff.
Of course there`s nothing bad about a celeb telling us his opinion, but to have a political culture centered arround endorsements, in which arguments matter eaven less, because all the candidate does is trying to get such endorsements - that`s just sick.
Well thanks for getting the new thread off on such a positive tone!
But seriously, I think the value of the endorsement is the argument made within it.
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 25, 2012 at 11:00 pm
good if it can get a debate about certain points going.
but if it`s just a "Hey my name is Susan, I have big tits, so vote for Blabla." then it`s utterly useless.
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 26, 2012 at 12:39 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfu89dTHq64
John Sununu, Top Romney Surrogate, Suggests Colin Powell Obama Endorsement Motivated By Race
Quote:Top Romney surrogate John Sununu suggested Thursday night that Colin Powell endorsed President Barack Obama in part because the two men are the same race.
Sununu, who served as governor of New Hampshire from 1983 to 1989, made the comment during an appearance on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight." Morgan asked Sununu whether Powell's endorsement of Obama, after having also thrown his support behind the president in 2008, meant the former four-star general should end his membership in the Republican Party.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25...20735.html
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 26, 2012 at 4:37 am
(October 25, 2012 at 11:00 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: good if it can get a debate about certain points going.
but if it`s just a "Hey my name is Susan, I have big tits, so vote for Blabla." then it`s utterly useless.
I'd have to see the tits to be sure, but you're probably right.
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 26, 2012 at 4:43 am
I've merged all the previous media endorsement threads into this one. This thread will remain at the top of the politics forum until the election.
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 26, 2012 at 7:30 am
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(October 26, 2012 at 4:43 am)Tiberius Wrote: I've merged all the previous media endorsement threads into this one. This thread will remain at the top of the politics forum until the election.
thank you
Annik, what is this Աննիկ <3s Հովիկ? Annik heart Hovik in some exotic language?
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 26, 2012 at 8:52 am
Late coming into this debate and haven't read the whole thread so sorry in advance if I duplicate anything...
From the article quoted in the OP:
Quote:On Wednesday night, Nevadans watched Mr. Romney trounce the president.
I can only assume this is the first debate because Obama handily won the following two.
Quote:paring back the budget deficit and the explosive growth of our debt,
...by cutting taxes 20% and increasing defense spending.
Romney is going to succeed where Reagan and W Bush failed, right? Sorry, they both learned that math doesn't work that way.
Quote:bringing back jobs and prosperity
...by wishing for them apparently.
Quote:The answer is pro-growth tax and regulatory reform. The answer is tax and regulatory certainty for businesses. The answer is growing our way out of the budget deficit with a broader, simpler tax base and reduced rates and deductions for all - especially the risk-taker, the job creator and the entrepreneur. More jobs equals more taxpayers.
It's the 1980s all over again. Reagan tried this. W Bush tried this. It doesn't work.
Trickle down is a thoroughly tested economic plan and it has consistently failed for 30 years. When are conservatives going to admit it?
Quote:Mr. Obama has dug in his heels. He shares the blame for Washington's gridlock.
"We got 98% of everything we wanted" -Rep Boener.
It just astounds me how conservatives live in an alternate reality.
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RE: Media Endorsements of Presidential Candidates
October 26, 2012 at 4:22 pm
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ORLANDO SUN SENTINEL FLIPS, ENDORSES ROMNEY
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-mitt-rom...7975.story
Four years into Barack Obama’s presidency, economic growth is sputtering. Family incomes are down. Poverty is up. Business owners are reluctant to assume risk in the face of unending uncertainty. Many are holding on by their fingernails, desperate for signs of an economic recovery that will help them provide for themselves, their employees, their customers and their communities.
When President Obama came into office in 2009, the economy was in freefall and though untested, he inspired us with his promise of hope and change. Now, four years later, we have little reason to believe he can turn things around.
So while we endorsed Obama in 2008, we recommend voters choose Republican Mitt Romney on Nov. 6.
PEGGY NOONAN: WHEN AMERICANS SAW THE REAL OBAMA
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...ns_opinion
"Why was the first debate so toxic for the president? Because the one thing he couldn't do if he was going to win the election is let all the pent-up resentment toward him erupt. Americans had gotten used to him as The President. Whatever his policy choices, whatever general direction he seemed to put in place he was The President, a man who had gotten there through natural gifts and what all politicians need, good fortune.
What he couldn't do was present himself, when everyone was looking, as smaller than you thought. Petulant, put upon, above it all, full of himself. He couldn't afford to make himself look less impressive than the challenger in terms of command, grasp of facts, size.
But that's what he did."
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