New York Post endorses Hoffman
Another media outlet that traditionally supports Republican candidates has thrown its weight behind Conservative Doug Hoffman.
The New York Post -- acknowledging that this race is a fair distance from its own back yard -- urges voters to choose Hoffman over the GOP's pick, Dede Scozzafava.
The Post is known for purple prose and this endorsement is no exception.
The paper blasts Republicans for nominating Scozzafava, calling it "an obscenely corrupt political bargain by GOP bosses that sells out their party."
The truth, of course, is that Hoffman initially praised the nominating process and offered to support Scozzafava, before hoisting the Conservative Party flag.
The Post also leans on the canard that the much-vilified Acorn has anything to do with this race.
In fact, the Working Families Party (which does have ties to Acorn) has endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, not Scozzafava.
It will be interesting to see how North Country newspapers view all of this. Gouverneur's paper has already backed Scozzafava, the home town favorite.
We should see how Plattsburgh, Watertown, Saranac Lake and other papers mark the race in the next week.
Labels: election09
posted by Brian Mann @ 10/27/2009 05:39:00 AM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
"In fact, the Working Families Party (which does have ties to Acorn) has endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, not Scozzafava."
Uh, never mind all the previous times they endorsed her. The WFP knows its association with ACORN is radioactive. Mrs. Scozzafava knows it, too, which is why she hasn't been too disappointed over the October 9 endorsement by the WFP of her Democratic opponent, Bill Owens. The powerful New York City-based health care workers union, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199, also has endorsed Owens. But common sense says that if Mrs. Scozzafava is elected, she effectively will have established a Republican congressional beachhead for ACORN, who would claim its "bipartisanship."
But of course, the "sensible" NPR reporter glosses over that.
It has been reported that Dede accepted the endorsement form ACORN. Is this true or not?
Bret 4207: This seems like a 6-degrees of Kevin Bacon kind of connection. Dede was formerly endorsed by WFP, WFP has connections to Acorn, Obama, as a community organizer, worked with Acorn affiliates, Kevin Bacon raised funds for Obama, therefore Kevin Bacon endorsed Dede Scozzafava.
Post a Comment
<< Home