Daily Texan endorses Clinton!

[MoonRiver]

Just heard the editor state this on CNN! She also stated her belief that Hillary will win the nomination!!!

http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2008/02/22/Opinion/Endorsement.Time.To.Clean.House-3228848.shtml

:bounce:

[displacedtexan]

1. I saw that!

I'm shocked.

And extremely pleased!

[MaineDem]

2. How large is this paper? How does it compare to the ones which have endorsed Obama?

I seriously don't know.

[Zueda]

5. It's a college newpaper...

with a circulation of roughly 30,000 during the spring and fall semesters.

[Tom Rinaldo]

6. Here:

"The Daily Texan is the student newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin. It is entirely student-run and independent from the university. It is one of the largest college newspapers in the United States with a daily circulation of roughly 30,000 during the fall and spring semesters, and bills itself as the oldest student newspaper in the South. The Texan has won more national, regional and state awards than any other college newspaper in America, and counts 10 Pulitzer Prize winners among its former staff."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Texan

[MaineDem]

9. Thanks for both replies. n/t

[grantcart]

43. maybe they were referring to student body president

[Adelante]

3. Congratulations

:toast:

[texas_indy]

4. You mean the UT University online publication?? Sorry, this is just a student run thing. (nt)

[ericgtr]

7. Oh well

it can't hurt. Congratulations to Hillary.

[MoonRiver]

8. Not just online. Sheesh.

The paper has been around since the university's inception. It is widely read, and a highly influential publication in Texas.

[texas_indy]

17. Interesting, I've lived in Texas since 1969 in DFW, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston and

I've never heard of this student publication being quoted anywhere in Texas as being a highly influential publication.

Pretty sad when you have to do a victory dance for a school newspaper. Hey, maybe you can get the local high school paper as well.


Oh well, each to his own. I bet the majority of UT goes for Obama.

GOBAMA!!

[MoonRiver]

20. Sorry, but if you've never heard of it you must have been living in a cave.

That is if you're really a Texan. I grew up there and know the truth.

[texas_indy]

28. How can you know the truth since you never grew up in Texas?? See, I can play your game as well.

Texas is Obama country.

[MoonRiver]

31. I said I grew up in Texas.

I have a lot of family there still. I have a B.A. and a Master's degree from U.T.

Do YOU have a reading comprehension problem?

[texas_indy]

36. You call into question my honesty and expect me to believe what you "say"??

Sorry, not only do you have an ethics issue, but you appear to be a little egotistical as well.

I hope the words I've typed aren't to big for you too understand.




Texas is Obama country.

[MoonRiver]

42. Whatever, little Obamatron.

[WolverineDG]

45. The key phrase in that post was

"highly influential." Almost everyone in Texas who has been to Austin or knew someone who went to UT knows what the Daily Texan is. It might be highly influential among the student population, but everyday Texans? Not so much.

dg

[ccpup]

11. yeah, right

Just a "student run thing" which happens to be the largest college newspaper in the Country and has won more national, regional and state awards than any other college newspaper in America, and counts 10 Pulitzer Prize winners among its former staff.

:eyes:

[Tom Rinaldo]

12. "It is one of the largest college newspapers in the United States"

It is one of the largest college newspapers in the United States with a daily circulation of roughly 30,000.

Read the post I made above with much more info on it from Wikipedia. It is a student run thing but it isn't JUST a student run thing.

[rodeodance]

33. so students "don't count"?----

[Tellurian]

10. I spoke to people in Texas last night after the debate...

They Love Hillary! I believe Texas is in her corner and she will Win Texas by landslide proportions!

Texans are familiar with female leadership. Governor Ann Richards was well loved by her constituency.

[ccpup]

13. you know

I had completely forgotten about how much they love Ann Richards and how those memories of her leadership might affect their vote. And with this impressive endorsement by a powerful "college newspaper" -- which, by rights, should have gone to Barack --, I think you may be on to something.

[rodeodance]

14. Lovely to hear that. Thanks

[Tellurian]

39. Even more disheartening for Obamacans..

Hillary is ahead in the Texas Polls.. :rofl:


http://www.pollster.com/08-TX-Dem-Pres-Primary.php

[Egnever]

16. HAHAHAHAHA!

ya ok

[grantcart]

44. wow talk about kool aid lol

[cali]

21. Evidence? Oh that's right, you don't need no stinkin' evidence

The polls are a dead heat and she has practically no ground game there. He has a massive and established one. She's way in debt and doesn't have enough $$$ to compete in advertising. It's just about over, and the odds of her winning TX now are not so hot at all.

[Justyce]

23. I'm in Texas, and I'm finding

she is very popular around here. And you're right -- we loved our Ann Richards.

[texas_indy]

26. Nope, Texas is Obama country and will win majority of popular vote and delegates.

Of course we are familiar with female leadership. Ann Richards was not the first female to be gov. of Texas.

I also like what a close friend of Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, said about how she would NEVER vote for Hillary.
Molly Ivins was also very highly loved by the democrats and indies, even moderate republicans,
down here and you can read her article saying this since she wrote it just before she died.

Texas is Obama country.



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BTW, Texas is pretty modern. How many knew that the Sheriff of Dallas county is a Latina lesbian? And she is pretty popular around here.

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/feb/08/dallas-county-sheriff-lupe-valdez-supported-gay-le/

And for the republicans we have woman like Kay Bailey.

[NDambi]

27. You mean like a Barack Obama landslide?

Hillary doesn't know what landslide is...or is..is..lol

[SammyWinstonJack]

37. Cute!

:eyes:

[NJSecularist]

38. Landslide proportions?

Are you joking or just delusional?

[Maribelle]

15. Time to clean house

She has pledged to restore government support to college students by increasing the availability of Stafford Loans and Pell Grants. Her outline for a universal health care system is thorough and sound, while Obama unfairly exploits the resounding term "universal" in terms of his plan, which is voluntary and wouldn't actually serve America in its entirety (like Social Security, policy can only be universal if it is mandatory). Furthermore, Clinton's plans for Iraq ensure a gradual transition to stability for the Middle East.


http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2008/02/22/Opinion/Endorsement.Time.To.Clean.House-3228848.shtml

[MoonRiver]

18. Thanks. I added the link to my OP. n/t

[rodeodance]

19. Given the mess we are in, she is the only one who can do it.

[Justyce]

24. Agree. nt

[nomorewhopper]

22. a recommendation in the heart of obama territory

a student newspaper endorsing clinton is significant for the fact that it's on a student campus - a huge one - that is full of people who will vote.

the problem is that these student newspapers don't have the type of loyalty that the big city papers do. the kids who write these editorials are known on campus, and their thoughts and comments are viewed as coming directly from them instead of from the paper.

i don't think it is going to carry a lot of weight, but its better than nothing for clinton, thats for sure!

[rodeodance]

35. It is good for have a student newspaper endorse her.

[Colobo]

25. Congratulations!

[Tom Rinaldo]

29. Thanks to both you and WesDem

It is surprising coming from a large prestigious for it's genre Austin student newspaper. And let me in turn note that Obama won an impressive string of endorsements from major newpapers in Texas.

[Raffi Ella]

30. That's right. I believe it tooooooooooo!

woo!Go Hillary


:kick:

[Windy]

32. Student pub.The student editor who was on CNN said students will be shocked...

Doesn't sound like the endorsement will change any minds at UT...
It may make them work even harder!

[hogwyld]

34. Congratulations Hillary!

You keep on fighting!

[Straight Shooter]

41. Thank you for your kind words!

:toast:

[Fly by night]

40. When I was a UT grad student in the mid 1970s, the student newspaper ...

... endorsed a candidate for student government president whose platform included a pledge to change the inscription above the entrance to the main library from "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set ye free" to "Money talks."

I supported that endorsement. This endorsement for Hillary, not so much.

[KaptBunnyPants]

46. The Daily Texan? I wouldn't be too proud of that...

As a recent UT grad, I'm familiar with their work. The "newspaper" consists of a few pages of news wire stories followed by two pages of editorials about how the Left needs to accept responsibility for Iraq, college professors are indoctrinating students with anti-American propaganda, global warming is really a global conspiracy to destroy capitalism, and other "pearls" of wisdom from the sheltered children of rich Texas families. The only candidate that has any visible support on campus is Obama; I saw signs for Obama meet ups a full year ago.