Why did the NY Times endorse Clinton?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

They never liked the Clintons. Why did they endorse Hillary Clinton?

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5htfdh3eJJWU0_GrlMpnTTSWpBMugD8UCMN300

[zulchzulu]

1. Why did they hire William Kristol, the founder of PNAC?

Therein lies your answer.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

2. So they are trying to suck up to the right? Why did they endorse McCain then?

[Lerkfish]

13. PNAC, AIPAC and the DLC share similar views on the MIddle East

McCain shares those similar views as does Clinton.
to endorse both Clinton and McCain is not inconsistent.

[Alexander]

18. Exactly, it's like pretending there's a difference between McCain and Lieberman.

[awaysidetraveler]

25. Yeah, that makes sense.... Thanks, I had no idea that Dan Quayle had a brain.

[Lerkfish]

27. does your post come with a decoder ring?

I have an idea what you mean, but you're posting in shorthand, so maybe you could explain your point?

[awaysidetraveler]

28. No clear exit strategy from Iraq, so it's a New York Zionist thing?

Yeah, that follows. It's consistent with their centrist position on the Democratic Party, as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/opinion/25fri1.html?ref=opinion

This is my favorite and most telling quote from the article.

"She (Hillary Clinton) has learned that powerful interests cannot simply be left out of the meetings."

[Lerkfish]

29. not necessarily, I think its an intersection of interests

I think all the groups are using each other to achieve a similar goal. That does not mean I think one group controls all the others, just that they recognize the other groups are pointed in the same direction, namely reshaping the middle east to exclude power for certain groups and possess and control their oil.

[parasim]

20. Pretty much, yeah. But why McCain?

Well, he's also a neoconservative. Looks like the NYT is going all PNAC this time around.

[applegrove]

23. I think they hired Kristol to allow them to claim they are balanced as

the New York Times heads into the General Election and will come out for the Democrats in Editorial after Editorial. That is what I believe.

[DJ13]

3. The NYT has been sucking up to corporate power since Iraq

Did you expect them not to support the biggest corporate financed candidate, especially when she's their Senator?

[sunonmars]

4. probably because they prefer a workhorse to a showhorse.

[Clintonite]

5. I guess its a conspiracy since they did not endorse Obama.

I think they are bieng realistic and understand that she has a much better grasp and toughness to lead our nation through difficult times.

[sunonmars]

6. Actually it turned people on their heads

The pundits all went WTF, they all thought Obama had it in the bag, lol, that was fun to watch.

[Lerkfish]

11. can you elaborate?

what difficult times and what toughness are you referring to?

[DemCam]

14. har

[Lerkfish]

26. I guess you can't elaborate. oh well.

[lurky]

7. She represents New York.

Papers (usually) endorse the local candidate. :shrug:

[leftynyc]

10. Giuliani is also from New York

Didn't help him much.

[lurky]

21. Sorry, I should have said "credible candidate".

;)

[leftynyc]

30. When running for mayor

the times did endorse him. So it wasn't unprecendented for them to do so. But I definitely see your larger point.

[NYCGirl]

8. Because she's a NY senator. NT

[rucky]

9. Endorsement = Prediction

The NYT wants credit for picking the winners. Lame.

[cali]

12. duh. because she's the senator from NY- and if they don't like

her how come they've endorsed her twice and endorsed Bill? Riddle me that, genius.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

19. why didn't they endorse Giuliani

[cali]

22. why don't you answer my question. You don't ever have the decency

to answer a straight forward question. Try it. How come they endorsed Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton repeatedly?

[CK_John]

15. Like every other print media they probably won't be around in 2012 so they went for the winner n/t

[Lucinda]

16. They explained their reasons pretty nicely in the endorsement.

Although they were a little too dismissive of Edwards IMO.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/opinion/25fri1.html?_r=1&_r1&oref=slogin

[Alexander]

17. They were cheerleaders for Iraq and hired Bill Kristol.

Why wouldn't they endorse Clinton?

[JackORoses]

24. $$$$$$$$$$