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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

2008 Obama

Posted by Eli Sanders on Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 9:40 AM

I haven't subscribed to a newspaper since college, when The New York Times basically gave itself away to me for free so it could hook me on the habit. It didn't hook me on the habit of having an actual physical newspaper in hand each morning, but it did condition me to check its front page when big things go down, just to see what the font sizes and headlines-written-for-history are trying to tell me about relative momentousness.

Which is why, on days like today, I find myself going here. Maybe you've seen this already. Probably you have. But I can't stop looking at it:

I love blogs, but they scroll and scroll and scroll, pushing huge happenings away within minutes, while front pages are forever.

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I couldn't agree more.....I bought the PI, Times and NYtimes covers today.

Posted by Mike Watt on November 5, 2008 at 9:51 AM

As soon as I got to work at 7:30, I ran to the newspaper machines and bought the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, USA Today, and the LAST copy of the New York Times. I had to take it out of the pocket in the door. I love the pictures. What a beautiful and vibrant family.

Posted by Old Mama Chips on November 5, 2008 at 9:53 AM

OK, I have to say it: What's up with Michelle's dress? Usually, she's dead-on when it comes to clothes, but that dress....

Posted by Mr. Blackwell's Ghost on November 5, 2008 at 9:53 AM

@3 -- I'm with you! The folks at our party immediately thought it looked like the pattern on a black widow spider. Which probably isn't what she was going for. The whole cute family matches, though. :)

Posted by mmm hmmm on November 5, 2008 at 9:57 AM

Posted by mmm hmmm on November 5, 2008 at 10:03 AM

Front page of the Wall Street Journal print edition too - giant pic and "Obama Sweeps to Historic Victory".

Posted by Will in Seattle on November 5, 2008 at 10:15 AM

that dress was a shout out to the Goths!

Posted by max solomon on November 5, 2008 at 10:17 AM

Don't forget the PI http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/frontpage/SPI-20081105-A-001.pdf and the Seattle Times http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/PDF/frontpage.pdf

Posted by Gordon on November 5, 2008 at 10:36 AM

I totally want a framed copy of that photo of the Obamas. They feel like our family, don't they?

Posted by thanks happy on November 5, 2008 at 11:01 AM

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/

Posted by mmb on November 5, 2008 at 11:02 AM

It's too bad we have to focus on his race. I mean, it's a good thing this happened, but it's too bad that religion and race have to be such a big deal in politics.

Posted by know what i mean, vern? on November 5, 2008 at 11:16 AM