The D&C editorial endorsement of Obama
I found this in my drafts folder, so thought I would finally complete it.
On October 26th, the D&C endorsed Obama/Biden over McCain/Palin. Here is a pic of the print page. Notice the column by Community Editorial board member Petrena Hayes on the lower left of the page.
If memory serves, I recall the Editorial board voted nearly unanimously - 9 to 1 - to endorse Obama. Yet, on the same page Petrena gets to write a dissenting opinion.
This raises questions like:
Did every D&C endorsement pass unanimously? If not, why didn’t counter opinions get published so prominently for other races?
I just find this odd.
This has to be about free column inches for the Democrat and Chronicle - maybe op-ed Editor James Lawrence was pressed for time or recognized that Obama was going to win big here anyway and Petrena’s column would not have made a difference.
I see this as yet another example of wishy-washy editorial work by the D&C. Dissenting opinions on a race that simply won’t matter in New York State.
Yet in races that do matter (say the New York State Senate) or are close - no dissent.
Dead Tree Media.
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i think petrena (palin) is being groomed for bigger role. I have I am afraid little respect for her. Another Greece connection
Credentials. As experienced and worthy as Palin was for the VP role.
I wanna see the credentials. The writing gives it all away.
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