Filed under: One Choice: Obama | Tags: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, newspaper endorsements, Sarah Palin
√ Chicago Tribune
“We have tremendous confidence in his intellectual rigor, his moral compass and his ability to make sound, thoughtful, careful decisions. He is ready.”
√ Los Angeles Times
“We need a leader who demonstrates thoughtful calm and grace under pressure, one not prone to volatile gesture or capricious pronouncement. We need a leader well-grounded in the intellectual and legal foundations of American freedom. Yet we ask that the same person also possess the spark and passion to inspire the best within us: creativity, generosity and a fierce defense of justice and liberty…
“Indeed, the presidential campaign has rendered McCain nearly unrecognizable. His selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate was, as a short-term political tactic, brilliant. It was also irresponsible, as Palin is the most unqualified vice presidential nominee of a major party in living memory. The decision calls into question just what kind of thinking — if that’s the appropriate word — would drive the White House in a McCain presidency. Fortunately, the public has shown more discernment, and the early enthusiasm for Palin has given way to national ridicule of her candidacy and McCain’s judgment.”
√ El Diario/La Prensa
“Nuestra nación necesita liderazgo fuerte, constante y centrado en el bien común. El 4 de noviembre, deposite su voto por el senador Barack Obama.”
“Our nation needs constant, strong leadership that is centered in the common good. On Nov. 4, vote for Sen. Barack Obama.”
√ San Francisco Chronicle
“Throughout a campaign that has been intense — and at some points ugly — Obama has kept his composure and maintained a vision of optimism that has drawn an unparalleled wave of young people into the political process. His policies and his persona have offered hope to a nation that is deeply polarized, swimming in debt, mired in war and ridden with anxiety. He taps into that treasured American reservoir — patriotism — with his calls for sacrifice and national service.
“Barack Obama is the right president for these troubled times.”
√ Chicago Sun-Times
“Success will require audacity, in all the best meanings of the word: nerve, spunk, grit and, especially, boldness.
“And success will require a president and a people ready to embrace hope, in all the best meanings of that word: A conviction that what we want and need can be had.
“Barack Obama believes in the audacity of hope. He inspires it in others. He inspires it in us.”
√ Denver Post
“Republicans love to mock Obama’s history as a community organizer. But here was a man with no money to offer, no patronage to dispense, no way to punish his opponents. All he could do was to work with people from all walks of life, liberals and conservatives, business people and the unemployed, and bring them together in common cause for a better community. Could there really be better preparation to reunite a worried and divided America to again pursue our “more perfect union”?”
