They're Not "Ink Stained Wretches" For Nothing

"Why would the LA Times even bother to make this announcement? There is not one person who has read this paper that doesn't know already that the Times is behind Obama. As for the Washington Post, they endoresed Clinton, Gore, and Kerry, so, of course they endorsed Obama. As for the Chicago Tribune, endorsing one of their own is a given. Fortunately few people depend on endorsements to make up their mind who to vote for. And the LA Times' criticism of Palin is not credible when they have never examined the experience and record of Obama to any reasonable measure."

— Jesus Francisco, commenting on recent Obama endorsements by newspapers that obviously abandoned their commitment to journalism during this election - and which are all losing their readership in droves - a perfect example being The LA Times