Large metro newspaper endorses Rmoney in BLUE county

[superpatriotman]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/editorials/sfl-mitt-romney-presidential-endorsment-sun-sentinel-20121025,0,7658485.story

And still manages to contradict itself and parrot right wing talking points every other sentence.

Four years into Barack Obama’s presidency, economic growth is sputtering. Family incomes are down. Poverty is up. Business owners are reluctant to assume risk in the face of unending uncertainty. Many are holding on by their fingernails, desperate for signs of an economic recovery that will help them provide for themselves, their employees, their customers and their communities.

When President Obama came into office in 2009, the economy was in freefall and though untested, he inspired us with his promise of hope and change. Now, four years later, we have little reason to believe he can turn things around.

So while we endorsed Obama in 2008, we recommend voters choose Republican Mitt Romney on Nov. 6.

We believe Romney’s past performance is a predictor of his future behavior. He’s proven himself to be a successful businessman. He rescued the 2002 Winter Olympics from scandal and mismanagement. He worked with a Democrat-dominated legislature as governor of Massachusetts to close a $3 billion budget deficit — without borrowing and raising taxes.

Certainly we have problems with Romney. At various times, and depending on whom he is speaking to, he has tried to appeal to social conservatives and immigration extremists. His foray overseas this summer was hardly a roaring success, but during the most recent debate, he showed himself to be considered a leader capable of keeping our ship of state on a steady course.

America is a war-weary nation, and while the Middle East remains a powder keg, diplomacy must remain the first, second and third tools in our toolbox; military might the last.

One other thing to remember: the next president will likely affect the makeup of the Supreme Court, as four justices are in their 70s. Whether that will put women’s rights and other policies in danger is something voters need to consider.

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The Sun Sentinel covers Broward, Dade and Palm Beach counties. I am very disappointed in this endorsement. It seems the Sun Sentinel has gone further right in recent years since being bought by Tribune.

[frazzled]

1. They only endorsed him because they're white

Sarcasm fully intended here.

[underthematrix]

2. retweed

but changed sun sentinel endorsing hate and fear mongering and outsourcing aka mitt romney

[EC]

3. since being bought by Tribune.

Well, duh....it's happened to every paper bought by Tribune.

[coalition_unwilling]

4. Once the Tribune bean counters got ahold of various

media properties (think LA Times), it was sayonara journalism, hello lies and bullshit.

[EC]

5. Yeah, that was just sad.

Wouldn't buy it now if paid to.

[bongbong]

6. Unbelievable

> but during the most recent debate, he showed himself to be considered a leader capable of keeping our ship of state on a steady course.

Since all he did is agree that Obama is the best on Foreign Affairs, that means Flip-Flopper himself wants Obama to be prez.

[Zoeisright]

7. The Sun Sentinel is only good to line a bird cage.

It's mostly bullshit, so that fits.