And why is this important moreso then the average home-town paper endorsing its own?
Well,the Tribune is --without hyperbole--Republican to its very core.
In the Trib's own words:
"This endorsement makes some history for the Chicago Tribune. This is the first time the newspaper has endorsed the Democratic Party's nominee for president.
The Tribune in its earliest days took up the abolition of slavery and linked itself to a powerful force for that cause--the Republican Party. The Tribune's first great leader, Joseph Medill, was a founder of the GOP. The editorial page has been a proponent of conservative principles. It believes that government has to serve people honestly and efficiently.
With that in mind, in 1872 we endorsed Horace Greeley, who ran as an independent against the corrupt administration of Republican President Ulysses S. Grant. (Greeley was later endorsed by the Democrats.) In 1912 we endorsed Theodore Roosevelt, who ran as the Progressive Party candidate against Republican President William Howard Taft."
It seems to be a pre-convention endorsement (seemingly Lincoln hadn't yet officially agreed to be in the running).
But, again, worth noting that the Tribune was founded to advocate for the Republican party and to push Abraham Lincoln toward the presidency. Talk about a mixed bag! Withoug the Trib: no Lincoln (maybe). WIthout the Trib: no Cheney.UUgh.
And that since that founding they have never, ever before endorsed a Democrat. Hell, they endorsed Jerry Ford, Nixon, Dole, various Bush people 3 times. But now they endorse Obama.
I guess I can hate the paper's editorial page a little less now.
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And why is this important moreso then the average home-town paper endorsing its own?
Well,the Tribune is --without hyperbole--Republican to its very core.
In the Trib's own words:
"This endorsement makes some history for the Chicago Tribune. This is the first time the newspaper has endorsed the Democratic Party's nominee for president.
The Tribune in its earliest days took up the abolition of slavery and linked itself to a powerful force for that cause--the Republican Party. The Tribune's first great leader, Joseph Medill, was a founder of the GOP. The editorial page has been a proponent of conservative principles. It believes that government has to serve people honestly and efficiently.
With that in mind, in 1872 we endorsed Horace Greeley, who ran as an independent against the corrupt administration of Republican President Ulysses S. Grant. (Greeley was later endorsed by the Democrats.) In 1912 we endorsed Theodore Roosevelt, who ran as the Progressive Party candidate against Republican President William Howard Taft."
Wow. If I remember correctly, those jerks endorsed Bush in 2000 and 2004. Nice.
Wow, nearly simultaneous posts! Good thing I didn't say, "First!"
Here is the Tribune's endorsement of Abraham Lincoln.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/acrobat/2008-10/42949009.pdf
It seems to be a pre-convention endorsement (seemingly Lincoln hadn't yet officially agreed to be in the running).
But, again, worth noting that the Tribune was founded to advocate for the Republican party and to push Abraham Lincoln toward the presidency. Talk about a mixed bag! Withoug the Trib: no Lincoln (maybe). WIthout the Trib: no Cheney.UUgh.
And that since that founding they have never, ever before endorsed a Democrat. Hell, they endorsed Jerry Ford, Nixon, Dole, various Bush people 3 times. But now they endorse Obama.
I guess I can hate the paper's editorial page a little less now.
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