Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama
October 17, 2008 2:36 PM   Subscribe

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 (12 comments total)

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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


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


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


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


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