http://informedspeculation.com/2006/10/29/shock-of-the-day-the-times-endorses-lamont-again/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://informedspeculation.com/2006/10/29/shock-of-the-day-the-times-endorses-lamont-again/comment-page-1/#comment-121029 Mark Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:38:58 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/10/29/shock-of-the-day-the-times-endorses-lamont-again/#comment-121029 Fred, that's better than the local 'alternative' rag the Austin Chronicle. Every year, they pretend to hold objective editorial meetings with the candidates. Every year they endorse only Democrats. And if a race should NOT have a Democratic candidate, as some down-ballot races don't...they withhold endorsements. And then they agonize (in print) over why they didn't just make a blanket endorsement of a straight Democratic ticket!!!! Fred, that’s better than the local ‘alternative’ rag the Austin Chronicle. Every year, they pretend to hold objective editorial meetings with the candidates. Every year they endorse only Democrats. And if a race should NOT have a Democratic candidate, as some down-ballot races don’t…they withhold endorsements. And then they agonize (in print) over why they didn’t just make a blanket endorsement of a straight Democratic ticket!!!!

]]> http://informedspeculation.com/2006/10/29/shock-of-the-day-the-times-endorses-lamont-again/comment-page-1/#comment-121001 peter Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:15:45 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/10/29/shock-of-the-day-the-times-endorses-lamont-again/#comment-121001 Actually the Times endorsed Giuliani and Bloomberg, both of whom are Republicans. Actually the Times endorsed Giuliani and Bloomberg, both of whom are Republicans.

]]> http://informedspeculation.com/2006/10/29/shock-of-the-day-the-times-endorses-lamont-again/comment-page-1/#comment-120920 Fred Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:23:02 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/10/29/shock-of-the-day-the-times-endorses-lamont-again/#comment-120920 This endorsement is as surprising as the sun coming up in the east. The NYT editorial policy for the last 40 years has been to endorse every Democrat but one. And that one invariably is running in a meaningless up-state race. For those who don't know better, or preferred not to know better, it's important to project an aura of independent judgement. This endorsement is as surprising as the sun coming up in the east. The NYT editorial policy for the last 40 years has been to endorse every Democrat but one. And that one invariably is running in a meaningless up-state race. For those who don’t know better, or preferred not to know better, it’s important to project an aura of independent judgement.

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