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The Sun-Times, part of conservative Conrad Black's tattered Hollinger media empire, is the "city" paper, i.e, heavy minority, especially Black readership. In 2000, Black ministers--in a completely non-partisan way of course--picketed the Sun-Times building, claiming the Sun-Times was not respecting their African-American readership by endorsing GWB.

Still can't figure out the Daily Herald going to the dark side.

1 posted on 10/23/2004 5:19:04 PM PDT by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

I can't believe it.

{{{sigh}}}


2 posted on 10/23/2004 5:19:54 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

I thought Murdoch owned it. I guess I was wrong. Still, the paper usually is less of a liberal rag. But apparently, it thinks a waffler who cannot keep to any path or idea, who betrays whatever he embraces, is a good choice to be president. Strange logic.


3 posted on 10/23/2004 5:21:30 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Kerry's message to terrorists: Help is on the way!)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

John Kerry's leadership style:

We cannot win in Vietnam.
We cannot defeat communism.
We cannot defat terrorism.

We need more jobs in America. How about a plant to manufacture surrender flags?


5 posted on 10/23/2004 5:24:34 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
A Uniter? John Kerry, who has run the most mean spirited, personal attack driven political campaign in modern US History will UNITE us? This is OBVIOUSLY a paper that paid NO attention to this year's campaign. John Kerry is probably THE most ideologically driven candidate in the last 60 years. The ONLY reason the "Print News Media" doesn't see it is HIS politics are THEIR politics.
7 posted on 10/23/2004 5:27:07 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Vote Bush 2004-We cannot survive a 9-10 President in a 9-11 World)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
The Sun-Times, which endorsed Bush in 2000

just fyi. There was a boycott against the Sun-Times for that Bush endorsement in 2000. Local black leaders basically saying, blacks buy more SunTimes (% wise) and they should've supported Gore. I don't think that boycott gained any traction. I still have my subscripton to the SunTimes...but maybe not anymore.

I plan on voting for Bush and that's one less vote Kerry will win Illinois by.....Take that KERRY!!!!

I still haven't decided to vote for Keyes or skip that Senate choice. Guess it'll be an election day decision. Maybe I'll write-in DA COACH.

8 posted on 10/23/2004 5:29:25 PM PDT by Aaron0617
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``The course America is on today feels wrong our attempts to defend ourselves have somehow drawn the contempt of the world, and we think much of that is due more to style than to substance not to what we've done, but how we've done it,'' the endorsement said.
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Good old sensitivity issues. I would expect that an editorial have a little logical perspective on which they based their decision. Instead, they parade out ESP and their own personality disorder as the basis for their decision. Idiots.


9 posted on 10/23/2004 5:30:46 PM PDT by crazyhorse691 (I volunteer to instruct JFK on the meaning of a purple heart!!)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Lead us down the rabbit hole.


11 posted on 10/23/2004 5:32:06 PM PDT by OldFriend (It's the soldier, not the reporter who has given US freedom of the press)
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I see black people in the subway reading the NY Post all the time. They could care less if it endorses Bush. They like the sports coverage.

I think this is a stupid business move, because they will lose some conservative subscribers but very doubtfully gain any black readers. What do they expect, Jesse Jackson will tell blacks to buy their rag?


13 posted on 10/23/2004 5:34:52 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
The Sun-Times, which endorsed Bush in 2000, also said it likes how Kerry thinks even when he changes his mind.

Did that make any sense?

"There are some ideas so stupid that only an intellectual could believe them!" George Orwell

18 posted on 10/23/2004 5:52:51 PM PDT by Bommer (“ Bush met the First Lady at a BBQ? That's Love brotha!" - stainlessbanner)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

- - and, of course, to a liberal the only important thing
is how they "FEEEEEEEEELLLLL". Bypass the old brain and
go directly to how you are "feeling"!

Sometimes I think (not feel) that most of the media in
general plays both sides against the middle.


20 posted on 10/23/2004 6:00:57 PM PDT by Twinkie
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I think Daily Herald may have endorsed Kerry to try to elevate their national profile. After all, it looks great in the MSM when you are being reported as one of the 2000 Bush papers to endorse Kerry, and might get you more libs to read it. They seemed somewhat reluctant in their endorsement, not as forceful as they did for Bush in 2000. The DH is the #3 paper in IL behind the Sun-Times and the Trib, so perhaps they want to push pass the Sun-Times considering all the Sun-Times' troubles as of late into the #2 slot.

Strange from a paper who's motto is "To tell the truth, fear God, and make money."


21 posted on 10/23/2004 6:03:19 PM PDT by MarquetteCR1 (Think Right)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty!
22 posted on 10/23/2004 6:03:54 PM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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I'm shocked, shocked, to find the Tribune endorsing Bush and the Sun-Times endorsing Kerry.

(/sarcasm)


24 posted on 10/23/2004 6:12:07 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Sun-Times: Let's have a known traitor for President, during war time. Yeah, that's the ticket.


30 posted on 10/23/2004 8:12:26 PM PDT by unspun (RU working your precinct, churchmembers, etc. 4 good votes? | Not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
The course "Feels Wrong" does it Sun-Times? Does Marxism and appeasement of terrorists " feel better" to ya?
31 posted on 10/23/2004 8:14:36 PM PDT by ladyinred (John Kerry is flipping off America!)
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Great. We subscribe to the Daily Herald & Sun-Times. We thought the Tribune, the only paper that endorsed Bush, was too liberal. The Daily Herald has become a very liberal newspaper. I'm sick of seeing Danziger on the editorial page.
32 posted on 10/23/2004 8:25:24 PM PDT by lara
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So the Chicago Tribune endorses Bush, and the Sun-Times endorses Kerry. Bizarre.


34 posted on 10/24/2004 4:34:58 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

If the rumor about the rumor is true, they're gonna wish they'd waited :)


35 posted on 10/24/2004 4:37:38 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Bizarre very, very bizarre. The liberal Chicago Tribune endorses Bush and the conservative Chicago Sun-Times endorses Kerry. very strange. Very, very strange. This is the way it used to be the Trib endorses GOP and the Sun-times goes for the Dem's. But, much water has passed under since then.


36 posted on 10/24/2004 6:34:12 AM PDT by bilhosty
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