In case you've been in a cave the last few news cycles, it's been widely reported that the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's largest newspaper, has endorsed Barack Obama. Typical was this from NPR's Morning Edition:
Newspapers have been making presidential endorsements. Republican John McCain won the backing of his home state's largest paper, The Arizona Republic. The Chicago Tribune endorsed Chicago resident Barack Obama — the first time that paper has endorsed a Democratic candidate for president. And Obama received the backing from another paper you might not expect — the Anchorage Daily News. The state's largest newspaper was not swayed by the fact that McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, is the state's governor.
Over at the Christian Science Monitor's election blog, the headline is, "Anchorage Daily News supports… Obama?"
The newspaper's endorsement of the Democratic candidates can hardly be characterized as unexpected. The Anchorage Daily News endorsed John Kerry in 2004 and Al Gore in 2000. It backed Bill Clinton in both 1996 and 1992, and Michael Dukakis in 1988. Its 1992 endorsement of Clinton began with a familiar theme:
"Change" is about the first word from Bill Clinton's lips at every campaign stop. But Gov. Clinton offers more than just change for change's sake. He offers something this country no longer associates with politicians:
Hope.
As far back as 1976, Time magazine reported:
Unchanged, however, is the paper's willingness to assume unpopular editorial positions; it champions gun control (anathema in Alaska) and stricter environmental protection laws. The Daily News generally supports Democrats and endorsed George McGovern for President in 1972.
That such a newspaper still backs Democrats isn't earth shaking news, despite media efforts to make it appear that way.
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Well they backed
October 27, 2008 - 15:40 ET by 10ksnookerClinton, Clinton, Gore, Kerry, and now Obama. See a trend there?
Trends
October 27, 2008 - 15:43 ET by Mike BatesHope and change, change and hope, hope and change, change and. . .
Wow. What a shocker. Does
October 27, 2008 - 15:43 ET by motherbeltWow. What a shocker.
Does anyone think the Boston Globe would have endorsed Romney if he were the Republican nominee?
Boston Globe
October 27, 2008 - 15:48 ET by Mike BatesThat paper is still waiting for a recount from 2000, isn't it?
I lived ther nine
October 27, 2008 - 15:44 ET by bigtimerI lived there nine years...ADN has always been a leftist swinging POS.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt, I'm sure you've heard this
October 27, 2008 - 15:48 ET by mom_roxMany Alaskans refer to ADN as the Anchorage Daily Worker or the Anchorage Daily Pravda. (I'd only be surprised if they actually endorsed McCain.)
The Axis of Taxes: Obama, Pelosi and Reid (source unknown)
LOL momrox... Yes, I have
October 27, 2008 - 16:05 ET by bigtimerLOL momrox...
Yes, I have heard it before...
I tell you the print msm is not different that the msm...only problem is with AK...you only have so much you can depend on...we would go through this paper, along with our hometown paper in Seward...but I tell you it is same ol' same ol' in Ak. with their leftist BS as anywhere else...TV stations included...
One thing I get sick of hearing in the msm in the lower 48 making light of the citizens of Alaska...as if they are backward hicks...it is more than infuriating...Maddow is a great example using French as something great (in another thread)...give me a break...
We'd have 6.9 earthquakes or better and it was barely mentioned in the lower 48, earthquakes and evacuations at least about twice a year where we lived because of Tsunami warnings in the Prince William Sound...what gets mentioned and twisted is something the leftist loved, like the oil spill, talk about being infuriated with the reports on the news...I still am with the BS that comes out to this day...plus of course we can't forget the poor whales either that were caught up somewhere for days and days years ago now...adn last but not least good old ANWR.
I really gets aggravating when I hear the talking heads speak of Palin being from Alaska as if it is just a backward state...
Give me a break...what the Govt./environs have done to Ak. has been horrendous.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
agree, and I can definitely add to your list
October 27, 2008 - 17:55 ET by mom_rox(I lived in Anchorage for 12 years.)
I found the talking heads' knowledge of Alaska and Alaska politics not only woefully lacking, but sometimes completely wrong - on both sides of the aisle.
The Axis of Taxes: Obama, Pelosi and Reid (source unknown)
bt, I'm sure you've heard
October 28, 2008 - 06:43 ET by rpkinmdbt, I'm sure you've heard thisOctober 27, 2008 - 16:48 ET by mom_rox
Many Alaskans refer to ADN as the Anchorage Daily Worker or the Anchorage Daily Pravda. (I'd only be surprised if they actually endorsed McCain.)
The Axis of Taxes: Obama, Pelosi and Reid (source unknown)
My Alaskan friends say the same thing , the paper is out of touch with most Alaskans.
ADN, BT
October 27, 2008 - 16:06 ET by Mike BatesWolf Blitzer just said that Obama "even nabbed" the endorsement of the ADN.
Even?
MBates... ....LMAO! Figu
October 27, 2008 - 16:10 ET by bigtimerMBates...
....LMAO!
Figures...it's CNN after-all, msnbc probably doing the same...
Give me a break!!!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
I Lived there 31 years
October 27, 2008 - 19:46 ET by davy42055I lived in Juneau 31 years and ADN has and is always a left wing hack paper who has always pushed for the capital to be moved to that part of the state.
The Last Frontier
October 27, 2008 - 19:54 ET by Mike BatesProportionately, we seem to have a lot of Alaskans/former Alaskans around here.
I know Michael..I always
October 27, 2008 - 20:05 ET by bigtimerI know Michael..I always wanted to got there for various reasons, long story, but heard a lot from others in places I worked ect...reason I finally left and went there matters not, but it was one of the best decisions I made at that time in my life...in the long run of it all.
The majesty of that State is something you just can't visit briefly...you have to live it some.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Gee, BT,
October 27, 2008 - 20:10 ET by Mike Batesand here I thought living in the People's Republic of Illinois was the ultimate experience.
Well now Michael... I
October 27, 2008 - 20:24 ET by bigtimerWell now Michael...
I made it to my moms side of her family of Springfield when I was eight, stayed there for a whole summer with my grandparents and great-Aunt..I have never forgot it it either...I loved it.
Just got some pictures of Springfield High School from 1921 I think it was, plus tons of newspaper articles and high school paper latest ect...I remember my grandmother talking about driving the Model A or T I think it was from Springfield to Chicago...she was quite the Flapper...still would dance until she couldn't anymore...I ;loved to dress up in her beaded, glimmering, Flapper dresses and her furs from later that had fox heads still on the end....too funny.
I gotta stop...I loved Illinois in the Summertime/
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Springfield in the summer, BT
October 27, 2008 - 20:51 ET by Mike BatesBlagojevich wants you to come back right away. Bring all the money you can gather, but don't bring any firearms.
The Anchorage Daily Snooze
October 27, 2008 - 15:46 ET by UnsaneI lived in Anchorage for three years. Oh, how shocking was it to read this! Fortunately I was sitting down in a chair when I heard!
The Anchorage Daily Snooze isn't fit for the salmon that are caught down in the Kenai Peninsula. I may have read three the whole time I lived there. It was and is a horrible newspaper.
Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief. Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.
"The Daily News generally
October 27, 2008 - 15:46 ET by MightyMouth"The Daily News generally supports Democrats and endorsed George McGovern for President in 1972."
So in other words, they favor losers, and I am not necessarily talking about vote count...
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
McGovern
October 27, 2008 - 15:51 ET by Mike BatesGeorge McG is a conservative in comparison to BO.
So is Stalin!
October 27, 2008 - 16:08 ET by MightyMouth"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Old Joe
October 27, 2008 - 16:11 ET by Mike BatesAnd he didn't even have to promise hope and change.
Michael
October 27, 2008 - 16:52 ET by cocodrieThe pictures you use of Sarah Palin are terrific. Every one you use is better than the one before.
Hot Sarah
October 27, 2008 - 17:53 ET by Mike BatesThe pictures you use of Sarah Palin are terrific.
Shucks, I didn't realize anyone would notice I'm treating my own form of Palin Derangement Syndrome.
Michael
October 27, 2008 - 18:09 ET by cocodrieKeep it up, I have the same problem and hope there is no cure.
and "Redistribution" is now
October 27, 2008 - 16:32 ET by motherbeltand "Redistribution" is now redefined as "opportunity."
I know this is a little OT, but I have to post this before my head explodes.
The woman on the Fox money show right now just asked her guest "What's wrong with giving more to the poor by taxing the rich?"
Now I only have bare seconds to find my duct tape.
Sometimes, MB,
October 27, 2008 - 16:39 ET by Mike BatesI understand why Elvis would take a shot at the TV.
When You Clean House,.........
October 27, 2008 - 17:15 ET by DanoWhen you clean the House, Palin with Alaska, you still leave some dirt behind !
ADN Leftist rag...
October 27, 2008 - 17:33 ET by Army BratI've lived in Alaska since 1956 and watched as the syndicate that owns the ADN used its huge financial reserves to force the TImes out of business, thus silencing the only opposing poiint of view to the liberal left.
The owners have no conncetion with Alaska other than the money they drain from us Alaskans. (Swore thay wouldn't increase rates when the Times died....liars.)
We here in Alaska know the ADN for the leftist rag that it is. They oppose all things that might lead to the development of any of our resources and want Alaska kept in a jar to look at.
No surprise that the anti-gun, anti-hunting, and anti-development in general ADN backs the Messiah...
Has anyone else noted the similarities between Moonies and Obomabots? All things done by "The One", that are clearly wrong headed and bad for America and subsequently revealed by anyone to the public are seen as a plot to stop the rule of their chosen one.
Don't drink the Kool-Aid folks. It's not good for you...
Happy Trails...
the liberal gotcha media
October 27, 2008 - 17:25 ET by hirogen73the liberal gotcha media wont even veto for somebody in they same state at this time. that is stupid because sarah palin is an outsider and he a maverick like john maccain and they will shake up washington at this time. we need maverick in washington now and now socalist at this time. because i got something in the mail that say obama pals around with terorits and they say that he has them in his own living room at this time. and i saw on tv that obama want to spread the wealth and want to give money to the socalists like in russia.
they probabley just want sarah palin to loose at this time so she will come back to alaska and be they governor again. they like her to much for her to move to washington, right. lol
ADN?
October 27, 2008 - 17:36 ET by MoosebusterWhat?? They thought that "D" in ADN stood for "Daily??"
So if Palin returns to Alaska as Governor
October 27, 2008 - 17:44 ET by katiejaneI hope the ADN won't be expecting to have a seat at any future press events she holds.
It's a McClatchy(spelling)
October 28, 2008 - 04:36 ET by YonkersIt's a McClatchy(spelling) paper