Cincinnati Enquirer Endorses McCain for President ("This Is Sen. John McCain's Time")

[Hissyspit]

Source: Cincinnati Enquirer

Endorsement: McCain for President
Senator brings his character, courage, experience

Many Americans consider the Nov. 4 presidential election to be by far the most important one of our lifetime, a historic turning point for our nation.

We are divided over our involvement in wars overseas, shaken by the collapse of financial institutions and the weakened economy, uncertain about our families' future well-being, and seemingly more polarized on partisan, cultural and regional lines than ever.

This is a time for a president with deep experience and proven character, a president who thrives in the great, good, honest middle ground in which most Americans live, a president forthright enough to tell us what we'd rather not hear, a president with the courage to follow his convictions and the grit to persevere.

This is Sen. John McCain's time.

Read more: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081024/EDIT03/810260303

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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Good luck with that, Enquirer.

[AnAnonymousDemocrat]

1. I had the same reaction as you: LOL (n/t)

[Trajan]

2. It IS Senator McCain's time ....

To retire to one of his magnificent ranches while a visionary mends America

[FrenchieCat]

3. Proven character? to follow which conviction?

Doesn't make sense, but whatever!

[whistle]

4. What time is that which they are referring to?

[recoveringdittohed]

15. I guess Mark Twain was right about Cincinnati (or at least the Enquirer)

Quote attributed to Mark Twain "When the end of the World comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it's always twenty years behind the times."

[jeff30997]

20. When I saw the words "Mark Twain " in your post I jumped to conclusions...

I thought you were going to say that McLame once met Twain when he was a kid.

(I mean when Twain was a kid).

[texpatriot2004]

5. For the blind, deaf and dumb maybe. nm

[Newsjock]

6. From the town that couldn't cope with Mapplethorpe

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5DB1E3DF93AA15750C0A966958260

Published: March 29, 1990

An exhibit of photographs that ignited a ferocious debate last summer over Federal financing of sexually explicit art is headed for Cincinnati, a city that casts itself as a bulwark in the war against pornography. And the ruckus has begun.

An exhibit of photographs that ignited a ferocious debate last summer over Federal financing of sexually explicit art is headed for Cincinnati, a city that casts itself as a bulwark in the war against pornography. And the ruckus has begun.

Local law-enforcement officials and anti-pornography groups have risen up against the exhibit, a retrospective of Robert Mapplethorpe photographs, which includes sexually oriented images.

[Raschel]

7. Who thrives in good middle ground? Wow, they must be watching a different campaign.

[Connie_Corleone]

8. The Cincinnati Enquirer continues to suck as usual.

Too bad the Cincinnati Post is no longer around.

[ksimons]

9. " TIMES UP !! " nt

[dhpgetsit]

10. "This Is Sen. John McCain's Time"

Time to retire.



He should be really popular here in Sun City. He could hang out in the clubhouse and complain about the liberals while we go about the serious work of restoring our country's reputation as a place where an average working person can have a decent lifestyle.

[LynnTheDem]

11. CinCin hasn't had enough of George W. bUsh yet???

Amazing.

Stupid...but amazing.

[du_grad]

12. Cincinnati is HUGELY Republican

Cincinnati is home of the Tafts. It is NOT a shocker that Cincinnati endorsed McCain. It is the home of Bob Taft, previous Ohio governor, who was the first governor to be charged with a crime while in office.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Taft

This is why Ohio is such a toss-up state: Dems in NWO and Cleveland, Repubs in Cincinnati and Columbus. We do have a Democratic Governor now so I'm hopeful Ohio will come through on Nov. 4.

[luvs2sing]

32. Agree about Cincy, but not Columbus.

I've lived here over 30 years and don't run into a whole lot of Repubs. In fact, in 2004, Kerry won Franklin County, 54% to 35%. The Dispatch endorsement is a joke, as is, unfortunately, the paper itself. Everyone who lives here knows the Dispatch's endorsements do not reflect the community. They only reflect the personal political leanings of the Wolfe family, owners of the paper.

DH and I play a "count the signs" game when we're driving around town. Last week, while walking the dog through the neighborhood, on four streets (about 2 miles), I counted 37 Obama signs to 6 McCain signs. A few days later, we were in what has always been a very Repub suburb, and were surprised that the sign count was pretty close to 50-50.

[du_grad]

44. It's encouraging news about Columbus

I'm from NWO, where Toledo is definitely Democratic, but the suburbs and rural areas are definitely Repub country. I guess I've assumed that Columbus is almost as Republican as Cincinnati. Thanks for the correction. That's encouraging.

[Eurobabe]

13. No surprise there.

I lived in this miserable part of Cincinnati (suburbs) for 18 mos, the only time Mason, Warren Co. -- those last 21%ers -- EVER looked good was in my rear view mirror on May 25th, 2006 as I sped towards SE Penna, for good!! I cried when I crossed the Ohio-PA border. Seriously.

[krkaufman]

14. You sure that isn't from 2000? n/t

[wysi]

16. Heh.

I guess things are still the same down in Cincinnazi then.

[flor-de-jasmim]

17. I like the part about McCain's "sticking to his convictions"!

LAST PARAGRAPH:

America needs an experienced, skilled hand in the White House, someone who can exercise a moderating influence, someone who can summon the courage to change and the consistency to stick with his convictions. That someone, we believe, is John McCain.

Hmmm....

[rucognizant]

21. Isn't this Kucinich's town?

Poor guy, it gives him more creds than ever, that he is still in politics!

[AngryOldDem]

26. That's Cleveland,

And I'm not the least bit surprised at the Enquirer's endorsement.

[progressivebydesign]

24. That paragraph describes BUSH perfectly! n/t

[xxqqqzme]

30. '...moderating influence...' no, we hear he has a quick.

nasty temper; '...consistency to stick with his convictions...' no, thank you, we have one of those now, we can't afford 4 more years of stubborn arrogance (which is what I call sticking to convictions).

[Haole Girl]

18. Proven character?

That's insane.

Wonder how much the GOP paid for that endorsement...

must have been a pretty penny.

:eyes:

[DUlover2909]

19. I'm glad their NFL Bengals are awful. I'm happy the Cowboys beat them!

[SpiralHawk]

22. The Unholy Finnfinnotus of Cincinnati

20 years behind the times...indeed

[Frank Cannon]

23. There is just no way to write an endorsement of that guy...

without having it come out ridiculous.

[rucognizant]

25. Miserable Elitists!

I have been waiting for 20 minutes to be admitted to their precious little blog! I guess I don't qualify being from Maine.They aren't posting in my e-mail so I can register!
OK so I have their PHONE NUMBER.............wil give them my raging granny rant!
deep experience???????????? is that when his plane went in the sea TWICE once in a crash he caused once when he was shot down!

[BumRushDaShow]

27. "We are divided..."

No "we" are NOT. Some 80% of the public are AGAINST the war(s) and are against all the crap that Shrub and the repukes have drowned this nation in, and what is left are the RW lunatic fringe kooks at the bottom of the sewer cheering on the nonsense and helping to drag the country down.

[onenote]

28. this is third or fourth newspaper endorsement of mccain I've read that does not

mention palin. At all.

Heads in the sand.

[JackDragna]

29. I'm all in favor of electing senator McCain!

..if he had any of the qualities listed in the article. Whoops.

[IndianaGreen]

31. There is a retrograde gene pool in that part of the country, despite many progressives

that is stuck on such notions such as Creationism and sexual orientation being a choice. Can't talk to people like that. Thankfully, they are not representative of the vast majority of folks in the great state of Ohio.

[antonialee839]

33. He's a proven character

alright. McCain and Palin are both a couple of characters.

[crossroads]

34. Yep.... this IS Sen. McSames time to lose! nt

[Dark]

35. I live in Cincinnati. The Enquirer is the most conservative piece of crap newspaper.

They constantly get their facts wrong.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

36. I used to life in Cincinnati

and referred to the Enquirer as "The Daily Newsletter of the Hamilton County Republican Party."

Utterly worthless as a source of information.

[Barbara2423]

37. Now I know why I felt afraid when I visited Cincinnati

[Dark]

39. Cincinnati in general is a blue dot in a red sea. nt

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

42. Yes. The city is Democratic

The suburbs are downright frightening.

And I should add the Paul Daugherty is a great writer, and still with the Enquirer.

[Dark]

38. I don't know. Some of their comics are pretty funny. And Jim Borgman was a hoot.

but he's gone now.

[Imagevision]

40. Charles Manson today endorsed John Mccain

[HopeFor2006]

41. Time to throw in the towel perhaps

[kestrel91316]

43. This doesn't surprise me, coming from southern OH.

[elleng]

45. Dayton Daily News did much better!

"But in a time of change, Sen. Obama is the more promising leader. With his agile mind, often pitch-perfect judgment and preternatural calm and self-confidence, he seems built for the job of sorting through this thing, if anybody can.

The nation faces a choice that looks more and more like a choice between the future and the past. It has never been one to shrink from the future."


http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/oh/story/opinions/editorial/2008/10/12/ddn101208obamaxxmg.html

[Pryderi]

46. No One Should Susbscribe to that paper.

[abbiehoff]

47. I agree. I've been a somewhat embarrassed subscriber.

I get the paper mostly to read the funnies and do the puzzles.

This morning I called and cancelled my subscription.

I was actually glad that I still subscribed so that I could cancel.