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w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:44 PM Oct 2012

Hell DOES freeze over. The Dallas Morning News just endorsed Paul Sadler.

(NOTE_ They recommended Mittens for President)

Editorial: We recommend Paul Sadler for U.S. Senate

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20121018-editorial-we-recommend-paul-sadler-for-u.s.-senate.ece

Texans face a decision in this election that has come before them only twice over the last four decades: How to fill a Senate seat that has carried with it a proud lineage of service to the state and nation.

Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is stepping down after almost 20 years in Washington, where she made it a top priority to look out for Texans’ national, state and even personal needs. She first won her post in 1993, succeeding Democrat Lloyd Bentsen, who served for 22 years. Like Hutchison, he provided consistent constituent aid as well as leadership on national and state matters.

The committed work of these two bipartisan leaders to their state creates an impressive, demanding legacy for their successor. Recommending the right candidate to follow in the Hutchison-Bentsen tradition is a responsibility this newspaper takes seriously. That’s why we’ve interviewed both candidates multiple times, examined their public careers, reviewed their answers to our questionnaire, spoken with others who know them well and followed their activities on the campaign trail.

After that thorough examination, we believe Democrat Paul Sadler, 57, is the best person to uphold this legacy of service to Texas and to keep our state relevant where it matters most.

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Hell DOES freeze over. The Dallas Morning News just endorsed Paul Sadler. (Original Post) w8liftinglady Oct 2012 OP

I guess even they think Ted Cruz is batshit crazy. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #1

WOW! n/t Horse with no Name Oct 2012 #2

Second that! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #4

NOTE TO READERS: Dall.Morn.News is Republican; Sadler is a Dem. Almost unheard of. Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #3

Climate change pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #5

I can honestly (and proudly) say this has been a grassroots deal w8liftinglady Oct 2012 #6

I wish there were Recs or Likes for individual posts and not just threads! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #8

Add a west Texas round of applause here. MelissaB Oct 2012 #11

good work w8liftinglady! justabob Oct 2012 #13

WHOA! Texasgal Oct 2012 #7

Pigs fly. LisaL Oct 2012 #9

Wow nice vercetti2021 Oct 2012 #10

that is amazing justabob Oct 2012 #12

Is this a long shot win? BlueToTheBone Oct 2012 #14

depends on the show at the polls. w8liftinglady Oct 2012 #15

I saw this on FB this morning kalli007 Oct 2012 #16

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)

1. I guess even they think Ted Cruz is batshit crazy.

Reply to w8liftinglady (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:46 PM

Oct 2012

I'll definitely by voting to keep Cruz out of the Senate!

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)

2. WOW! n/t

Reply to w8liftinglady (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:47 PM

Oct 2012

Rhiannon12866

(206,069 posts)

4. Second that!

Reply to Horse with no Name (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:52 PM

Oct 2012

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

3. NOTE TO READERS: Dall.Morn.News is Republican; Sadler is a Dem. Almost unheard of.

Reply to w8liftinglady (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:50 PM

Oct 2012

The Dallas Morning News was one of the few large city papers in the country to endorse McCain, if that gives you a clue how Republican it is.

It endorsed GWB in 2004. No surprise there...GWB was guv of TX, and the Bushes live in Texas. Even if they wanted to endorse someone else, the DMN wouldn't have been able to (too much power behind the Bushes).

So to endorse a Democrat, well, that's something. DMN almost never endorses a Democrat.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. Climate change

Reply to w8liftinglady (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:53 PM

Oct 2012

How about that?!

w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts)

6. I can honestly (and proudly) say this has been a grassroots deal

Reply to w8liftinglady (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:56 PM

Oct 2012

we called and wrote the dmn incessantly are the Cruzgasm...saying "when are you going to report on Mr Sadler"
..and we have blogged on him daily since then...the editorial board does read them,I guess.

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)

8. I wish there were Recs or Likes for individual posts and not just threads!

Reply to w8liftinglady (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:59 PM

Oct 2012

Central Texas here. Well done!

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

11. Add a west Texas round of applause here.

Reply to Indpndnt (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:21 PM

Oct 2012

justabob

(3,069 posts)

13. good work w8liftinglady!

Reply to w8liftinglady (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:28 PM

Oct 2012

You have been on their case about Sadler since the day after the primary run-off. You and others did great work getting their attention. Cheers to you!