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November 03, 2008 1:42 PM

ABC News' Jennifer Duck Reports: With less than 24 hours before the polls open, Vice President Dick Cheney's hometown newspaper in Casper, Wyoming endorsed Sen Barack Obama for president. 

"It is a foregone conclusion that Wyoming's three electoral votes will go to Sen. John McCain," the Casper Star-Tribune Editorial Board wrote. "It would be easy for the Star-Tribune to simply agree with the majority of voters in this red state and endorse the Republican candidate for president. But this isn't an ordinary election, and Sen. Barack Obama has the potential to be an extraordinary leader at a time we desperately need one."

The Editorial Board attacked Sen. McCain's vice presidential pick saying, "McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, however, shows extremely poor judgment" adding, "She has shown repeatedly that she is simply not ready to fill McCain's shoes."

Commending Obama's advisers and recent endorsements, The Star-Tribune cited Warren Buffett and retired Gen. Colin Powell by name. "Obama's advisers are extremely capable leaders," the Board wrote.

"It's good to know that he turns to the likes of Warren Buffett for financial matters and retired Gen. Colin Powell on military issues. With his emphasis on diplomacy along with a commitment to protecting America, Obama gives us our best hope of regaining the respect of other nations."

Cheney stumped for Republican congressional candidates on Saturday in Laramie, Wyoming reiterating his own endorsement for the McCain/Palin ticket. "I believe the right leader for this moment in history is Senator John McCain," Cheney said as the crowd cheered. "I’m delighted to support John McCain, and I’m pleased that he has chosen a running mate with executive talent, toughness, and common sense: our next Vice President, Governor Sarah Palin."

Hours later, democrats pounced on Cheney's words using them in an attack ad to show the difference between McCain and Obama's endorsements

Obama also took the opportunity to once again link McCain to the Bush administration.

"Earlier today Dick Cheney came out of undisclosed location and he hit the campaign trail and he said that he is and I quote, 'delighted to support John McCain,'" Obama told a crowd in Colorado on Saturday. "So I would like to congratulate Sen. McCain on this endorsement. Because he really earned it. That endorsement didn’t come easy

Sen. McCain had to vote with George bush 90 percent of the time and agree with Dick Cheney to get it."

The McCain campaign immediately responded likening Obama to Cheney.

"Barack Obama and Dick Cheney aren't just cousins, they’ve shared support for the Bush energy policy and the out-of-control spending that John McCain has fought to oppose," McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said.

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LOL....rather ironic isn't it, that Wyoming is one of our largest coal producing states, and by endorsing Obama, they have endorsed a man who will bankrupt their coal industry, costing the state millions of dollars and thousands of jobs.

Great job , Casper newspaper! Do you not care about your constituents? Do you not care or know that you have endorsed a ridiculously inexperienced and dangerous man Obama? Shame on you....SHAME! You, like all the media, have let Americans down tremendously. How can we ever trust you again?

Posted by: liberati | Nov 3, 2008 2:00:58 PM

"common sense" - Ok floks wounldn't common sense tell you that Presidents of countires DO NOT call in to talk radio shows?

Posted by: Jenny Rome Ga | Nov 3, 2008 2:01:22 PM

If there is only one reason not to vote for McCain, it's Chaney, the biggest a-hole on the planet....

Posted by: Paul | Nov 3, 2008 2:01:45 PM

hee, hee, hee. I am sure McCain was "delighted" to get Cheney's endorsement, too!!

Posted by: geecee | Nov 3, 2008 2:03:00 PM

You can pick your friends but not your relatives .....hahaha He has no choice but be related to the nimrod.....

Posted by: nh voter | Nov 3, 2008 2:03:30 PM

IT'S OVER.

E_DAY - 1: ELECTORAL COLLEGE EV POLLS
Obama 353
McCain 185

Posted by: Steve_NJ | Nov 3, 2008 2:05:39 PM

Take it easy, liberati. Not "all the media" have let you down. Not "all the newspapers" have endorsed Obama. Fox Noise Channel hates him and hasn't stopped attacking him since the guy announced his candidacy. Take heart, as you can always listen to Fox for "fair and balanced" (translation, Hate and fear-filled) reporting and Rush Limpbag, as they tear down everything and anything the Obama/Biden Presidential Administration has to say and do in the next four years!!!

Posted by: geecee | Nov 3, 2008 2:08:08 PM

I agree with the Wyoming paper.
After hearing the conversation of
Sarah Palin and the fake Sarkozy yesterday, Palin is a thousand km far to assume the role of VP.

Posted by: FM | Nov 3, 2008 2:08:21 PM

BIGGEST COAL STATE WY ENDORSES BARACK YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IN YOUR FACE PALIN MCCAIN

Posted by: Angie in PA | Nov 3, 2008 2:09:34 PM

I'm surprised that the neo-cons didn't claim that Obama is endorsing McCain, they've lied about everything else, why not that?

Posted by: JR | Nov 3, 2008 2:09:38 PM

I find it comforting that intelligence is winning out over the "good 'ol boys" mentality.

Kudos to the Casper Star-Tribune for recognizing that the Republican party has driven this country into the ground and the only candidate that makes sense this election is Barack Obama!

Posted by: moosedog | Nov 3, 2008 2:13:43 PM

You know liberati, no one but other neo-con nit wits are buying your coal industry bullshitt, can't you come up with a better lie?

Here's an oldie but a goodie from you neo-cons. "Obama is a Godless, terrorist, Muslim infiltrator" or how about "Obama is the anti-Christ"?

Posted by: JR | Nov 3, 2008 2:14:18 PM

America has a knack for producing exceptional leaders just when it needs them the most- in the midst of our greatest tests. Obama has potential to be just such an extraordinary leader.

Cheney on the other hand, the guy who chose himself to be VP, is the Dr. Strangelove of our times, a power hungry, ruthless, deceitful, greedy, corrupt little man. He's the kind of guy who lied us into war though he found a way 6 times to get a deferment.

Posted by: hopesprings52 | Nov 3, 2008 2:15:49 PM

Anyone with any common sense would vote Obama!

Posted by: becky | Nov 3, 2008 2:17:36 PM

You have to be in awe of Cheney's arrogance and elitism. Who else could shoot another person and then deny all culpability by blaming them for getting in the way of the bullet? Or better yet, as Vice-Prez ignoring the Constitution in claiming his office is part of the Legislature, and then later refusing to release official documents claiming Executive Privilege. You love to hate a guy like Cheny......

Posted by: StillLearningToo | Nov 3, 2008 2:18:53 PM

This is so telling of the country's mood. McCain/Palin are morally and ethically bankrupt and they have no plan for the economy. We can't afford 4 more years of Bush/McCain. So long Sarah Palin!

Posted by: Louise Riley | Nov 3, 2008 2:22:10 PM

Obama will get a landside of biblical proportions.

Posted by: Lookup | Nov 3, 2008 2:22:17 PM

Come on everybody, let's cancel the election and leave Bush in as president! No really, all of the republicans told us he was the answer 8 years ago, and then again 4 years ago.

Come on, republicans know what they are talking about! He was going to be the greatest president ever! So why change? Right republicans? You pick the right president every time? You guys sure now how to pick them!

President Obama! Get use to it!

Posted by: Independent realist | Nov 3, 2008 2:23:15 PM

Wow -- and I thought it was the job of newspapers to endorse people simply because someone from his party was born there. Thanks ABC for showing me how bad this newspaper is for not following this ethical rule of journalism. I will never buy a paper that didn't endorse a Republican when a famous Republican is from that town.

PS: Reagan was born in Illinois. OMG. If Obama wins that means Reagan's home state will give us a Democratic president. OMG. OMG. OMG!!! Will wonders ever cease!

Posted by: Tommy | Nov 3, 2008 2:25:05 PM

I used to support Sen. Obama, but we don't know anything about Sen. Obama, and that's not a talking point, that's not even an accident. It's by design. The San Francisco Chronicle just now got exposed at this late hour of hiding an audiotape of Sen. Obama saying, "You can build a coal plant. It will just bankrupt you." How cynical. Just a few days ago, he said, "I don't have anything against rich people. I like rich people. I want all of you to become rich." and then he goes on to say Americans who believe in small, limited government and low taxes are "selfish," as opposed to good Americans who believe in big-government tax-and-spend policies. His running mate also called those types "unpatriotic." How cynical: he wants you to become rich, but in the words of his SF Chronicle interview, his draconian tax policies are going to bankrupt you for becoming rich. Just now the Los Angeles Times got exposed still hiding a factually known videotape of Sen. Obama praising Palestinian terrorist Rashid Khalidi, and of course, we know as a matter of fact that Sen. Obama has raised hundreds of millions of dollars from Hamas and Hezbollah disguised as multiple thousands of unregulated contributions under $200 from credit cards over the internet. We don't know anything about Sen. Obama, and this is by design. This is proven by the fact that even the newspaper that serves conservative Wyoming, owened by liberal elites, would side with the only Senator in the United States Senate more liberal than good American, self-avowed "Socialist" Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Posted by: Obamacrat for McCain | Nov 3, 2008 2:25:33 PM

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