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Here is the list of the weeklies compiled by Editor & Publisher, which I will try to find links for this weekend and post excerpts (some of these I have done already):
BARACK OBAMA (49)
Abeline Christian University Optimist
>>> Advance-Titan (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh)
Arkansas Times (Little Rock)
Athens News (Ohio)
>>> Badger Herald (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Boulder Weekly
The Bowdoin Orient (Bowdoin College)
The Colorado Daily
The Chronicle (Duke University)
Cincinnati CityBeat
City Newspaper (Rochester, NY)
The Columbia Independent (New York)
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)
The Daily Californian (University of California, Berkeley)
>>> The Daily Cardinal (University of Wisconsin Madison)
>>> The Daily Gamecock (University of South Carolina)
The Daily Illini (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Daily Northwestern (Northwestern University)
>>> The Daily Pennsylvanian (University of Pennsylvania)
EPG News
Falls Church News-Press (Virginia)
Gunnison Country Times (Colorado)
Hunterdon Review (Clinton, NJ)
Independent Weekly (North Carolina)
Indian Country Today
Mace and Crown (Old Dominion University, VA)
The Mac Weekly (Macalester College)
Michigan Chronicle (Detroit)
>>> Monterey County Weekly (Seaside, CA)
New York Observer
News-Register (McMinnville, OR)
Ouray County Plaindealer (Colorado)
The Pacific Northwest Inlander (Spokane, WA)
The Portland Observer (Oregon)
Roxbury Register (New Jersey)
San Diego CityBeat
Santa Barbara Independent (California)
Santa Monica Mirror (California)
Southtown Star (Chicago)
Southwest News-Herald (Chicago)
>>> The Sylva Herald & Ruralite
The Storm Lake Times (Iowa)
The Stranger (Seattle)
>>> The Taos News (New Mexico)
The Tennessee Tribune (Nashville)
>>> Tideland News (Swansboro, NC)
Tuscon Weekly (Arizona)
>>> The University Daily Kansan (University of Kansas)
The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg)
Windsor Beacon (Colorado)
Metro Santa Cruz (California)
Willamette Week (Portland, OR)
Yamhill Valley News-Register (McMinnville, OR) (B)
JOHN McCAIN (14)
Bureau County Republican (Illinois)
Coweta American (Oklahoma)
The Culpeper Times (Virginia)
The Garden City News (New York)
The Fauquier Times-Democrat (Virginia)
>>> The Frontiersman (Alaska)
Hillsboro Argus (Oregon)
The Hudson Star-Observer (Wisconsin)
Mountain Valley News (Colorado)
Lampasas Dispatch Record (Texas)
>>> Paradise Post (California)
Rappahannock News (Virginia)
River Falls Journal (Wisconsin)
Wharton Journal-Spectator (Texas)
Woodburn Independent (Oregon)
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Endorsements for Obama (8 new):
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
But that is secondary. The primary reason we have chosen not to support McCain is that there is a superior candidate in this race -- Barack Obama. Without reservation, he has our endorsement.
Few people in history have electrified this nation as much as the junior senator from Illinois. This energy began to flow with his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, where he introduced himself as the son of a Kenyan father and a Kansan mother. He told us at the time that his parents gave him the name Barack, or "blessed," believing "that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success." It was a belief that would be tested in the days to come.
That night, Obama set out "to affirm the greatness of our nation," and he has been on that audacious quest ever since.
He did what many thought was impossible in overcoming a juggernaut of support for Hillary Clinton to defeat the former first lady by a few hundred delegates. He has been tested during a long and exhausting campaign that culminated with McCain's tenacious onslaught during the presidential debates and the near meltdown of the nation's economy. He has been prodded and provoked about race, religion and his past associations. But throughout, Obama has been unflappable, demonstrating a level of calm and maturity that should lay to rest questions about his readiness to respond to any 3 a.m. call.
More than that, Obama has stood by his principles and not wavered from his desire to bring the nation -- and our political discourse -- to a better place.
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Iowa City Press-Bulletin:
We're proud that Iowa now stands ready to atone for its support of George W. Bush in 2004 by offering its seven electoral votes to the candidate pledged to fundamentally change the failed policies of the past eight years.
Ever since Obama first addressed the nation in his 2004 Democratic National Convention speech, we've learned a lot about the senator from our neighboring state:
• Through his lengthy primary battles with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, we've seen his leadership, stamina and organizational skills.
• Through his responses to the controversies surrounding his former associates -- specifically the Rev. Jeremiah Wright -- we've learned the depth of his knowledge of Constitutional history, the eloquence in which he can pull from that history to explain current issues and the calm demeanor by which he can assure both the nation and the world that a grownup is making decisions.
• Throughout the debates -- both for the primary and general elections -- we've seen Obama develop beyond the academic-sounding (sometimes stammering) former University of Chicago law professor and rediscover his voice as a community organizer whose community has expanded from the Southside of Chicago to all of Illinois and now to the nation as a whole.
• Through the endorsements of Republicans like former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Rep. Jim Leach, we've learned that Obama's message does reach across the partisan aisle and that other experts are confident in his understanding of our economic and foreign policy woes.
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Cape Cod Times:
Americans should be proud that they have nominated two outstanding candidates for president. In this election, our nation would be well served by either Barack Obama or John McCain.
On political and social issues that are important to Cape Codders, including the economy, national security, energy policy and health care, our editorial board debated the pros and cons of each candidate's positions, with McCain gaining the advantage on some issues and Obama on others.
But, in the final analysis, we recommend Obama because he is an inspiring and transformational figure capable of leading this nation to a brighter future. While he is inexperienced, he surrounds himself with knowledgeable people and incorporates their thinking in critical matters.
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Daily Hampshire Gazette is a subscription paper.
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Flint Journal:
When we look at the candidates on other issues, we see a mixed bag. We find Obama stronger on health care, McCain stronger on national security. Obama was against the Iraq War from the start, but McCain was right about the surge.
How, then, do we put ourselves behind one candidate or the other? One thing that strongly influences our thinking is McCain's decision to write off Michigan and walk away. Everyone is feeling the economic downturn, but Michigan was hit first and hardest. After eight years of an administration that's shown no concern for the decline in manufacturing or Michigan's plight, we need a president who will be more responsive. We see Obama as being more attuned to the concerns of our state.
In addition, we see the need for a steady hand on the helm during the next four years. For all the attempts to portray Obama as too inexperienced and even borderline un-American, the truth is that has put together and run a sophisticated, well-financed and highly organized campaign that has a lot to do with why he now is the front-runner.
McCain's campaign, on the other hand, has neared meltdown more than once, marked by miscues and miscalculations, not the least of which was the choice of a running mate who energized the right but cost him dearly among the mainstream voters he needs to win this election.
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Rochester Post Bulletin:
By electing Barack Obama, we'd tell the world that America is indeed ready to go in a new direction -- toward diplomacy, not authority. Toward a foreign policy based first on respect, not fear. Toward a bigger investment in education. Toward a health care system that is based first on compassion, not the bottom line.
It won't be easy. Not since the Great Depression has an incoming president faced such an avalanche of problems. Until the economy improves, he won't be able to fulfill every promise he's made. It's difficult to cut taxes while increasing spending on health care and education, and the Wall Street crash will only increase the need to find a fix for Social Security.
Sen. Joe Biden predicted that Obama would be "tested" by an international crisis within the first few months of his presidency, and he might be right. The entire world, our enemies included, would be watching every move he makes.
Within that scrutiny, however, is opportunity.
An Obama presidency would be a defining moment in the history of democracy. Less than 150 years after slaves' chains were removed, tens of millions of Americans will have chosen to be led by someone whose background and skin color differs from their own. America will have said to the world, "We truly believe the phrase 'created equal' is more than just words on an old document."
So let the world watch and learn from our example. After all, America has always been at its best when it was setting a new course for democracy.
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I am unable to find the Norman Transcript's endorsement of Obama.
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Towanda Daily Review:
America’s daunting problems call for new leadership. In that regard Sen. Obama has the potential to be a truly transformational figure.
He has strived mightily since the beginning of his presidential campaign to keep his candidacy from being about race alone. He succeeded, for the most part, until the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Sen. Obama’s spiritual mentor, was revealed to have made fire-breathing sermons condemning the United States and white Americans, generally. Forced to address the issue, Sen. Obama did that and more in a courageous, inspiring address that will be remembered as one of the best political speeches of recent times.
Sen. Obama convincingly portrayed race in America not simply as an issue to be navigated in his own campaign, but as an underlying source of divisiveness that stands in the way of resolving hosts of other issues.
Americans interested in understanding and equitably resolving the divisiveness are well advised to weigh carefully Sen. Obama’s insightful observations about the states of mind of troubled black people and other racial and ethnic minorities, as well as what’s on the minds of troubled white people. It was refreshing to hear a politician confront the issue with such candor and sensitivity.
Sen. Obama represents a generational shift and a view definitively rooted in the future rather than the past. He will strive to heal our wounds abroad and call Americans to common purpose at home. His time is now. We urge a vote for Sen. Obama for president of the United State of America.
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The weekly magazine the Economist endorses Obama:
IT IS impossible to forecast how important any presidency will be. Back in 2000 America stood tall as the undisputed superpower, at peace with a generally admiring world. The main argument was over what to do with the federal government’s huge budget surplus. Nobody foresaw the seismic events of the next eight years. When Americans go to the polls next week the mood will be very different. The United States is unhappy, divided and foundering both at home and abroad. Its self-belief and values are under attack.
For all the shortcomings of the campaign, both John McCain and Barack Obama offer hope of national redemption. Now America has to choose between them. The Economist does not have a vote, but if it did, it would cast it for Mr Obama. We do so wholeheartedly: the Democratic candidate has clearly shown that he offers the better chance of restoring America’s self-confidence. But we acknowledge it is a gamble. Given Mr Obama’s inexperience, the lack of clarity about some of his beliefs and the prospect of a stridently Democratic Congress, voting for him is a risk. Yet it is one America should take, given the steep road ahead.
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For John McCain (5 new):
Washington Times:
We do not hold Mr. Obama's lack of national experience against him. Abraham Lincoln was one of America's greatest presidents and yet he never served in the Army or Navy, and he sat for only a single term in the federal legislature. What concerns us is the kind of experience that Mr. Obama has had. Throughout his adult life, he has sat at a law-professor's desk or a committee table. Never has the mantle of responsibility weighed on his shoulders alone. He has never run a city, a business or even a government agency. As Joe Biden reminds us: "The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training."
Mr. Obama has never had the kind of heartbreaking failure that steels leaders. Instead, others have cleared his path, from changing the rules for electing the president of the Harvard Law Review to wiping the names of rivals off the ballot in his first state Senate race. He has always enjoyed the hoist of a friendly press and benefited from rivals reluctant to fault him. Is he ready to lead when people or events turn against him and he alone must decide among a cacophony of advice?
By contrast, Mr. McCain's experience is impressive. In the Navy, he commanded pilots amid the boom of enemy guns and, as a prisoner, suffered five years of torture and trial that would wreck a lesser man. As a leader, he has bucked president and party while reaching out to old enemies, like Vietnam and Sen.Ted Kennedy.
On immigration, campaign-finance, global warming and other issues, we have profoundly disagreed with the Arizona senator. But in his 21 years in the Senate, we have seen a leader emerge who is not guided by the polls but who is informed by his critics. That is a rare and valuable combination of experience in any leader.
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The Augusta Chronicle endorsed McCain, but I don't see an editorial column to that effect.
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Lawrence Journal-World:
“Change” for McCain means keeping our traditional system of government but changing the manner in which elected officials are expected to carry out the responsibilities of their offices.
This country’s record is tremendous. There is no need to apologize. We can make it even better, but all citizens should be proud of their country and proud to be Americans. If conditions are so bad in the United States, why are so many millions trying to move to this country from around the world?
There’s no question there are abuses and have been oversights and illegal and immoral actions by some in Washington, but this does not mean the system is wrecked or out of date and should be changed. It should be corrected and strengthened, not changed and overhauled.
Obama’s clear desire to change our country’s government in so many ways calls attention to the future composition of the U.S. Congress. If Obama should be elected, and if Democrats gain major majorities in both the House and Senate, the danger of Obama’s plan of change becomes even more disturbing.
The election of John McCain is the best assurance this country can have at this time that the values and institutions this country has enjoyed in past generations, which have helped make this country great, will continue to be protected and strengthened rather than weakened, compromised and changed to fit Obama’s plan for a different America.
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The Johnstown Tribune Democrat endorsed McCain, but I can't find the editorial.
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Beloit Daily News:
Now, those are the kind of changes people can believe in, from a man who has proven he can get the job done while others are busy talking.
SENATOR OBAMA'S telegenic image and his skills as a communicator apparently make him an ideal candidate for the shallowness of our modern world. John McCain looks old next to Obama. His mannerisms are awkward. His voice is high and squeaky. And, sometimes, we think we'll scream out loud if he says “my friends” one more time.
In today's wired world - defined not just by television images, but also by YouTube and Facebook and myriad other Web sites - many of America's greatest presidents wouldn't have a chance. George Washington was so serious he thought it unseemly to arouse public passions by playing to crowds. Thomas Jefferson hated public appearances and avoided public speaking. Abraham Lincoln was homely, ungainly and possessed a poor speaking voice. Teddy Roosevelt had trouble controlling his temper. Franklin Roosevelt was physically frail.
But when it comes to substance, these men were without peer.
Likewise, when it comes to substance, John McCain's record leaves Barack Obama's in the dust. He's been there; he's done that. He knows the ravages of war. He knows the folly of ideological rigidity. He knows the value of cooperation. He knows the people want solutions, not politics-as-usual. When both political parties have knocked heads with McCain, one may conclude he's doing something right and on the side of the people.
ONE MORE THING: If Obama wins, and Democrats expand their majorities in the House and Senate, liberal Washington will be - as former Education Secretary Bill Bennett said - “all accelerator and no brakes.”
Not good for the country. The political parties need each other, to prevent excesses.
John McCain is a centrist. His views are the people's views. He's the real deal.
We endorse Sen. John McCain for President of the United States of America.
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