Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama

October 17, 2008 2:36 PM

The Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama.

Notable as this is the first time in its history the Chicago Tribune has endorsed the Democratic Party's nominee for president. (They explain how Horace Greeley doesn't really count.) Their reasoning is rather reminiscent of Christopher Buckley's. (Reported earlier in Mefi.) It's called principled conservatism.

posted by mojohand (14 comments total)

Damn.
posted by mojohand at 2:39 PM on October 17, 2008

Double?
posted by fixedgear at 2:40 PM on October 17, 2008

D'oh.
posted by GuyZero at 2:40 PM on October 17, 2008

Al Smith Dinner repeat!
posted by Korou at 2:40 PM on October 17, 2008

Hometown pride beat you to the punch. ;-)
posted by WCityMike at 2:42 PM on October 17, 2008

Almost. :)

http://www.metafilter.com/75740/Chicago-Tribune-Endorses-First-Democratic-Nominee-in-161Year-History
posted by thatbrunette at 2:43 PM on October 17, 2008

The double gets four times the comments
posted by Dumsnill at 2:44 PM on October 17, 2008

Poor Horace Greeley. He never counts.
posted by No-sword at 2:45 PM on October 17, 2008

A minute late.
posted by dunkadunc at 2:47 PM on October 17, 2008

Two posts enter...
posted by never used baby shoes at 2:48 PM on October 17, 2008

Sorry mojohand. But if it's any consolation I read the Blue from the top down so you get first billing on my mefi. Of course the coffee won't kick in until I get to the next post, but the thought's there.
posted by Jilder at 2:49 PM on October 17, 2008

Outlander!
posted by Burhanistan at 2:52 PM on October 17, 2008

Today, Metafilter endorsed its first double post in its 161-year history.
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 2:52 PM on October 17, 2008 [1 favorite]

I hear James Brown is dead.
posted by heeeraldo at 2:55 PM on October 17, 2008