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"We have witnessed John McCain become a leader - not only of a delegation from a fast-growing Southwestern state, but into a national leader with a reassuring habit of stepping to the front when things seemed most difficult. Nobody in the country knows the Republican presidential candidate better than we do. And no one is better placed to judge whether he would serve honorably and admirably as president of the United States." -- The Arizona Republic "McCain: A Leader For These Times" Editorial The Arizona Republic October 25, 2008 Nowhere else in the country do voters know John McCain like...

Eager for a propaganda boost, John McCain's North Vietnamese torturers offered the downed, badly injured and beaten Navy pilot - a high-profile grandson and son of admirals whose father was commander of all U.S. forces in the Pacific - early repatriation in 1968. He turned them down, and he paid a heavy price for his refusal during another five years as a prisoner of war. That well-chronicled story speaks volumes about McCain the man - his leadership, his patriotism, his commitment to duty and honor, his courage and resolve, his ability to persevere during the toughest of times, his inherent...

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE ENDORSES MCCAIN!!! 09/05/2008 Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, today announced the organization's endorsement of Senator John S. McCain III for the office of President. "The FOP carefully considered the records and the responses of both candidates and, in our evaluation, Senator McCain will provide greater leadership for our country and for our nation's law enforcement officers," Canterbury said. "We will be proud to stand behind him this November, and to stand with him for the next four years." For a candidate to receive the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police,...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's largest newspaper, has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president. The newspaper said Sunday the Democrat "brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand." The Daily News said since the economic crisis has emerged, Republican presidential candidate John McCain has "stumbled and fumbled badly" in dealing with it. "Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well...

NEW YORK (Updated Sunday) The Obama-Biden ticket maintains its strong lead in the race for daily newspaper endorsements, by 160 to 59, an almost 3-1 margin and an even wider spread in the circulation of those papers (see full tally below). Obama's lopsided margin, including most of the major papers that have decided so far, is in stark contrast to John Kerry barely edging George W. Bush in endorsements in 2004 by 213 to 205. Note: We are updating this story and list often so return for additions. We will not be providing a full update below until Monday, but...

Anchorage Daily News Endorses Obama Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of the Anchorage Daily News on Sunday. Alaska’s largest newspaper said Gov. Sarah Palin has brought to the state “attention and recognition” as the Republican vice presidential nominee but said that fact alone “does not overwhelm all other judgment.” “Many Alaskans are proud to see their governor, and their state, so prominent on the national stage,” reads the endorsement. But “Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office.” Obama “displays thoughtful analysis, enlists...

Vets for Freedom is proud to announce its support of Bill Russell for United States Congress in the 12th District of Pennsylvania. Bill and his family represent the symbol of American patriotism. A third generation soldier, Bill attended West Point, eventually retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel after 28 years of Active and Reserve Duty, including six tours of duty in war zones. These deployments include Operation Desert Storm, Kosovo and most recently Operation Iraqi Freedom. On September 11th, 2001, Bill and his pregnant wife were working at the Pentagon when Al Qaeda brought war to America’s shores. After confirming...

If anybody believes that John McCain will not continue the Bush policy of lying, warmongering and making the rich richer, then they certainly have missed the oddest accusation that McCain has leveled against Obama: that Obama should be condemned for wanting to “spread the wealth around.” In keeping with this theme, McCain and Palin have even tried to resurrect the spirit of the “socialist” bogeyman to attack Obama’s economic policies. But, according to many economists, ninety-six percent of the wealth is held by only four percent of the population. In such a milieu, it seems strange that a presidential candidate...

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

Count this newspaper among the Minnesota voices that long for a lessening of partisan polarization and a return to constructive problem-solving in Washington. If demonization of the partisan opposition continues to be the political coin of this realm, effectiveness of American democracy will be diminished. Independent judgment, exercised on behalf of the best interests of the country and state, is what we hope to see from our U.S. senators. With that hope in mind, this newspaper recommends the reelection of Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman. The more independent, pragmatic Coleman emerged when he helped speed money to Minneapolis for a...

Count this newspaper among the Minnesota voices that long for a lessening of partisan polarization and a return to constructive problem-solving in Washington. If demonization of the partisan opposition continues to be the political coin of this realm, effectiveness of American democracy will be diminished. Independent judgment, exercised on behalf of the best interests of the country and state, is what we hope to see from our U.S. senators. With that hope in mind, this newspaper recommends the reelection of Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman.. . . Coleman didn't begin his Senate service as an agent of bipartisanship. But that's...

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The Cincinnati Enquirer: 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. ... McCain offers up his compelling biography as a war hero, his admirable candor and his centrist independence in an increasingly polarized political environment. A McCain administration would chart a wiser course on the economy than...

There is a good article at of all places The Huffington Post where Barry Goldwater, Jr. says his dad would be supporting John McCain. I know all about the Huffington Post, but why can't one link to a good article like this one?

Sen. John McCain has earned Americans' trust during a period measured in decades, from his valiant service in the military to his time in Congress. For a variety of reasons involving both domestic and foreign policy, The Intelligencer endorses McCain and urges voters to elect him as our next president. In 2005, McCain and three other senators attempted to correct major flaws in policy regarding "Fannie Mae" and "Freddie Mac." Liberals, including Sen. Barack Obama, defeated the measure. Had it passed, the current economic downturn probably would have been avoided. At the very least, it would have been less severe....

I’m for the guy who can tell the lion from the lamb. Contrarian that I am, I’m voting for John McCain. I’m not talking about bucking the polls or the media consensus that it’s over before it’s over. I’m talking about bucking the rush of wet-fingered conservatives leaping to Barack Obama before they’re left out in the cold without a single state dinner for the next four years. I stand athwart the rush of conservative ship-jumpers of every stripe — neo (Ken Adelman), moderate (Colin Powell), genetic/ironic (Christopher Buckley) and socialist/atheist (Christopher Hitchens) — yelling “Stop!” I shall have no...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for U.S. president on Thursday, saying he had "met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early promises of hope and change." The Times posted its endorsement on its Internet site on Thursday evening and was to publish it in Friday editions of the newspaper. Earlier this year, the newspaper endorsed New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, but it said Obama had long ago erased the reservations that led it to make that decision. "He has drawn in...

On October 23 2008 the Al Qaeda main terrorist forum called Al Hesbah had a thread endorsing Obama for President. The author of the thread said that Al Qaeda should let Obama be President the same way they let the democrats control Congress in 2006, then after Obama elections Al Qaeda should conduct terrorist attacks against the US which will force Obama to withdraw the US troops from Iraq. Below is the translation of post # 1 of the thread: "Author: "Wissam", date: October 23 2008 In the name of allah, thank allah, and prayer upon the messenger of allah...

McCain for President By Charles Krauthammer Friday, October 24, 2008; A19 Contrarian that I am, I'm voting for John McCain. I'm not talking about bucking the polls or the media consensus that it's over before it's over. I'm talking about bucking the rush of wet-fingered conservatives leaping to Barack Obama before they're left out in the cold without a single state dinner for the next four years. I stand athwart the rush of conservative ship-jumpers of every stripe -- neo (Ken Adelman), moderate (Colin Powell), genetic/ironic (Christopher Buckley) and socialist/atheist (Christopher Hitchens) -- yelling "Stop!" I shall have no part...

One flaw of the political campaigning process is that it tends focus too much on current events, today’s votes and today’s international crisis. Yet the person we select as president will lead our nation for the next four years through national and international turmoil that we cannot yet envision. Our next president needs to have more than quick, glib answers to the question of the day. Our next president needs experience and values that will lead him, and our nation, through the challenges ahead. John McCain is the best choice to lead our nation. McCain offers the depth of experience...

Few, if any, public offices throughout history have held the power and prestige of the American presidency. In the past two years, Americans have experienced a long and intense campaign for the White House, which will conclude on Nov. 4 with the election of either Sen. John McCain, Republican of Arizona, or Sen. Barack Obama, Democrat of Illinois. Both of these candidates have had remarkable journeys to winning the nomination of their political party. And both are gifted politicians and leaders. Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, McCain’s selection for vice president, would add a new and energetic dimension to the...

Americans on Nov. 4 will do more than elect a president. They will also determine how the country will be governed for the next four years and in many ways beyond -- a more complex decision that involves the interaction of the nation's executive with Congress and the courts. The presidential candidate best able to work within that framework to restrain federal power and spending, to work for the restoration of free markets, and to keep the nation secure is Sen. John McCain. We recommend McCain's election with significant reservations. Candidate McCain is more negative, more opportunistic, more politically desperate...

The Detroit News Thursday endorsed Republican presidential nominee John McCain, but questioned the Arizona senator's vice presidential pick. The newspaper said McCain is the best candidate to lead the nation through "perilous" times, arguing McCain's "character, pragmatism and independence" are needed in the Oval Office. "During these perilous times, the nation needs an experienced, proven leader in the White House. Sen. John McCain is best equipped for the job," the editorial said.

One of the best ways to find out why you should vote against Sen. Barack Obama and the other Democrats on the ticket is to read endorsements for them, read their own campaign literature and, of course, listen to some of their wild, wacky, off-the-wall ideas that come forth in speeches and interviews. Take endorsements for Sen. Obama, where you would expect to find closely reasoned, well-documented conclusions. But you'll find the same hot air, the same glittering but meaningless generalities, the same oratorical gobbledygook that makes up Sen. Obama's speeches. Take the recent endorsement of Sen. Obama coming from...

HIGH PROFILE Feminists (yes, feminists!!) Endorse Palin by Greta Van Susteren October 21st, 2008 6:57 PM Eastern Check out who is endorsing McCain / Palin (yes, the REPUBLICAN ticket!! This is a surprise to many Democrats.) HENDERSON, NV At a rally in front of thousands of cheering supporters, Palin spent most of her speech talking about women. She started by mentioned some female endorsements: "First, Prameela Bartholomeusz a small business owner and a member of the Democratic National Platform Committee…Linda Klinge the former Oregon president and now Vice-President of the National Organization of WomenShelly Mandell President of the Los Angeles...

Iranian parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday that Iran would prefer Democrat Barack Obama in the White House next year. Larijani also dismissed any idea that the US would attack Iran. "We are leaning more in favor of Barack Obama because he is more flexible and rational, even though we know American policy will not change that much," Larijani said at a press conference during a visit to Bahrain. How to deal with Iran and the crisis over its nuclear drive has been one of the foreign policy issues in the Nov. 4 race for the White House between Obama...

Can’t fault his logic. If there’s one thing a fundie working on nuclear weapons should want in an enemy, it’s … “flexibility.� “We are leaning more in favor of Barack Obama because he is more flexible and rational, even though we know American policy will not change that much,� Larijani said at a press conference during a visit to Bahrain…Larijani, a leading figure in the conservative camp in Iran, also said the United States was too busy dealing with the global financial crisis to consider waging an attack on Iran.“The risk was low before,� he said. “But now I am...

JOHN MCCAIN FOR PRESIDENT Posted Oct 22 2008 The Jewish Press heartily endorses John McCain for president of the United States. Senator McCain has long been the poster boy for what's made America great. He heroically served our nation in the Vietnam War, doing what he was called on to do and going well beyond, incurring great personal suffering and deprivation he could have avoided simply by trading on his family connections. For five years he famously declined to abandon his fellow prisoners and end his travail. In a time of political pandering and rank opportunism, Sen. McCain's courage, integrity...

"I am very excited about the McCain-Palin ticket, simply because they support the values that mean the most to me," Ms. King said. "It is a plus to me that Sarah Palin is a woman because I've been elected to office as a wife and mother. I've been appointed to office as a woman and at the time I was a mother and became a grandmother." 

 Ms. King said her experience taught her she could both be a good mother and still serve the public. This is something she has in common with Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, McCain's running...

Black Christian leaders who support McCain (You probably didn't know learn this from the MSM) http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=20172908&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier,"...

Gen. Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama for president, in effect ending Powell’s brief interlude as a Republican, was the least surprising and most predictable event of an unusually unpredictable election cycle. The interaction between Powell and the Republican Party was never a marriage made in heaven. Accordingly, it is hard to remember that as recently as 1992, influential Washington Republican power-brokers were seriously promoting Powell as their party’s nominee for president. Regarding Powell as “our Eisenhower,” they considered him the solution to a bleak landscape of possible candidates in that year’s election. Fortunately for all concerned, Powell declined their...

Colin Powell’s predicted and expected endorsement of Barack Obama was transformed into big news by the pro-Obama media. But Arab propaganda channel Al-Jazeera’s intervention in the U.S. presidential contest is also extremely significant.

Barack Obama is talking landslide, but the polls are getting tighter. Not by much, but a little. Despite the big talk, the issue is still in doubt. The kindling is available to light a fire to burn down the messiah's barn, if John McCain can find the match. So why the jitters among certain followers of the tree-tall and thistle-thin messiah from Chicago's Hyde Park, where everyone has an IQ of 500 (just ask any of them), a Prius in the garage and a radical in the parlor? Are the Obama campaign's internal polls telling him something he doesn't want...

Barack Obama is going to make inroads with military voters--if you believe the pundit class. Just moments after Colin Powell announced his support for the Democratic presidential nominee, NBC talking heads Joe Scarborough and Andrea Mitchell suggested that the endorsement of the retired general (and former Secretary of State) would translate into more military votes. From the transcript of their appearance on "Meet the Press," the same program where General Powell revealed his support for Senator Obama: MR. BROKAW: [Joe] You're very familiar with Florida. Will Colin Powell have much of an impact on that state, which is much more...

Republican John McCain today said he regrets that retired Gen. Colin Powell crossed party lines to endorse Democrat Barack Obama and expressed disappointment that his longtime friend didn't notify him first. "I was surprised that he didn't call me before," McCain told the Tribune-Review in an exclusive telephone interview on the eve of a campaign swing through Pennsylvania that includes a rally at Robert Morris University in Moon. Powell, the former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, endorsed Obama Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press. Powell acknowledged a close relationship with McCain for more than...

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - Page updated at 12:00 AM Dino Rossi for governor DINO Rossi should be elected governor Nov. 4 because he can best be trusted to erase the state's huge projected deficit without raising taxes. Under Gov. Christine Gregoire, state government during the good years built up a mass of programs, promises and public spending. Now the economy is in recession, and unless taxes are to be raised on people already struggling — a bad idea — state spending will have to be cut about 10 percent. To do that, the people need a governor who has...

Not exactly but watch the video and it's obvious who she's voting for.

Do you think it is rather disingenuous of Democrats to say that Colin Powell isn't supporting Barack Obama because Obama is black, or at least say that it factors at least partly into his support for Obama, when Democrats have been saying for quite a while now that blacks are supporting Barack Obama because Obama is black?

Powell has endorsed McCain. Huh? Is that some sort of typo? Nope. It is the Powell endorsement that the mainstream media is ignoring. Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama which was widely heralded in the MSM. However, his son, former FCC Commission Chairman Michael Powell has endorsed John McCain. The MSM is conveniently ignoring it but here is the report of this endorsement in The Hill: Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, has put him at odds with his own son, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell. Michael Powell, who served as a policy adviser...

Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, has put him at odds with his own son, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell. Michael Powell, who served as a policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, is a surrogate for John McCain and represents the GOP nominee on the campaign trail. He endorsed McCain early in the Republican primary in January, and said the Arizona senator was the best candidate to “calm the turbulent economic waters and to steer the new economy in a direction that will bring growth, opportunity and prosperity to all Americans.” Powell contributed...

The Roswell Daily Record has endorsed Republican John McCain for president, citing his leadership ability, experience and character as traits that are needed during a difficult time for the United States. The endorsement was published Sunday, the same day GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin campaigned in Roswell. The newspaper said there’s no denying America is in “a state of turmoil on many fronts.” It said Democrat Barack Obama “has capitalized on the growing realization that this great nation is heading in the wrong direction.” Yet while Obama has promised a new direction, the Daily Record said McCain can deliver...

More than at any other time in a generation, Americans want change in the White House. The global financial upheaval and lingering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have left most families weary and fearful, solidly convinced that the country needs to strike out in a new direction. So, for voters on Nov. 4 the fundamental question is, which presidential candidate would provide the essential change that a strong and prosperous America demands in the turbulent years ahead? In our analysis, Republican candidate John McCain has a documented record of enlightened leadership in Washington – leadership that often has run counter...

The media’s in a tizzy over Colin Powell’s Meet the Press endorsement of Barack Obama this morning. It’s not a surprise to anyone who’s paid attention to his pro-Obama murmurings over the last four months. How will people outside the Beltway bubble respond? Yawn.

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Barack Obama is, without question, the more charismatic and better-funded presidential candidate. Because newspaper endorsements are supposed to recognize substance, however, we urge Central Oregonians to support John McCain. His long experience in Congress argues in his favor, as do his leanings in crucial policy areas from taxation to energy. Obama, for all of his personal appeal, has served less than four years in the U.S. Senate. This would matter less if Obama had performed spectacularly during that period. But he hasn’t. He has sponsored no truly noteworthy piece of legislation. He has demonstrated no willingness to reach across the...

John McCain shines with experience, not star power, and will provide the leadership that America needs. THE NEXT president of the United States must be able to build a consensus, unify a divided country and tackle an uncertain economy, two wars and national security. It's a job for someone with a proven track record, not untapped potential. Substance matters more than style. The next president must make tough decisions for the good of America, not get cozy with the special interests. We believe the candidate who's best equipped to be our country's next chief executive during these difficult times is...

If several of you readers were betting men and women, you’d owe me enough cash to bail out one of these failed financial firms – or at least enough to send the company’s disgraced executives to a posh spa for the weekend. Dozens of you swore we were closet Obama advocates and implored us – in the words of one reader – “to go ahead and endorse him already.” Given the last eight years and the unfocused campaign of John McCain and Sarah Palin, we easily could have made a case for Obama. No candidate in history has been forced...

...Obama appears to possess the tools to confront our myriad and daunting problems. He's thoughtful and analytical. He has met his opponents' attacks with calm and reasoned responses. Viewers of the debates saw a poised, well-prepared plausible president with well-articulated positions on the bread-and-butter issues that poll after poll indicate are the true concerns of voters. While Arizona Sen. John McCain and his running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have struck an increasingly personal and negative tone in their speeches, Obama has continued to talk about issues of substance. It is true that Obama has served less than a term...

The Democrat brings a new hope to a country that badly needs it I - n the century and a half that Oregon and The Oregonian have been making presidential choices, there has rarely been a time when the nation so desperately needed a sharp change in direction. To provide that change, The Oregonian strongly urges voters to support Barack Obama. Obama has the best chance, and the best abilities, to rebuild an American economy that has grown dangerously unstable, with government, consumers and the nation itself spiraling deeply into debt and selling off the national future to pay for...