De Yale Daily News, de studentenkrant van Yale University, steunt dit jaar John Kerry voor het presidentschap. Hij is, net als president Bush overigens, een oud-student van de universiteit.
De krant verklaart zich als volgt: "Much has been made of the fact that whoever wins next Tuesday, a Yalie will occupy the Oval Office. Yet we see stark differences in how Bush and Kerry live up to the ideals of their alma mater. ...
Yale prides itself on rewarding intellectual curiosity and fostering open debate. And though the White House is not a seminar room, we value a president's willingness to think critically about his beliefs and subject his proposals to scrutiny.
In Bush, we see a president who has been constrained by stubbornly refusing to admit his mistakes or entertain alternative ideas. But in these uncertain times, we need a president with the ability to be both strong and open-minded — a president like John Kerry."
gepubliceerd door Marc op zondag, oktober 31, 2004 #