SA Express-News Endorses Uresti & Bell

Rousing? (3.00 / 2)

For an endorsement, it was anything but rousing.  Obviously they were very impressed by Chris Bell. Sounds more like they just picked some things from a media kit bio and used those as the basis for the endorsement.  No doubt everyone in San Antonio will be moved to go to the polls and vote for Bell.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 08:34:45 AM UTC

Sarcasm (3.00 / 2)

Kinda sounda like Karl-T might have been a bit sarcastic (too bad there are no 'rolls-eyes' smilies to make that clear.)

;>?  (wink with a twist)

Rousing is what Ken Molberg wrote about Bob Gammage. 

Tepid is what I'd call all these "oh yeah, him" endorsements from the MSM papers.

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by: Texas_Kat @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 08:41:23 AM UTC

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Tepid? (3.00 / 2)

Tepid with a slight chill to it.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 09:06:40 AM UTC

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Damned by faint praise (3.00 / 2)

This seems to be yet another 'endorsement' of Bell that falls into the category of 'damned by faint praise.'

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by: energyecon @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 14:40:49 PM UTC

I know EVERYONE wants to talk about the Guv race (4.00 / 2)

But can we also give some props to Uresti?

thejeffersonian.blogspot.com

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by: Cincinnatus @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 18:54:50 PM UTC

But ... (2.00 / 3)

This is the Bob Gammage Blog. What did you expect?

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by: sandra1113 @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 18:57:35 PM UTC

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But sometimes it's the Chris Bell Blog (3.00 / 2)

Cut and pasted by Damon.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 19:10:54 PM UTC

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Whatever (2.00 / 2)

This blog is anything but objective. Byron L., where are you?!

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by: sandra1113 @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 19:14:00 PM UTC

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Well it's true (3.00 / 2)

Damon should just link to the Chris Bell website.  Would save him time.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 19:41:32 PM UTC

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sandra, way to be pointless (3.00 / 2)

why is it that when a bunch of people support someone you don't like, and few people support your guy, you think it's because of some bias?

KT posted that he got the endorsement. What more do you want? A coronation?

It still wouldn't make a difference. He's going to lose. Sorry.

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by: The Trey @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 20:02:48 PM UTC

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The point is (1.67 / 3)

That BOR is not objective, and that's part of the reason you Gammage kids like it here, is it not?
K-T doesn't even try to be objective. On the other hand, he's just a kid with a website, not a consultant.
Austin is full of consultant wannabes and it's pretty damn annoying.

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by: sandra1113 @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 20:13:01 PM UTC

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Really? I didn't realize... (3.00 / 2)

you thought so much of the grassroots activists here in Austin that are actually electing Democrats, even in R districts.

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by: The Trey @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 20:43:31 PM UTC

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Grassroots activists (4.00 / 2)

Are campaign volunteers, but a volunteer is not a consultant. Don't take it personally, but it takes plenty of years of field work, fundraising and a willingness to do the dirty work. First, you get people to trust you, then you have to prove that you're able to bring in the money. You have to know demographics, have the ability to identify voters and you have to have something to work with.
Texas Weekly has the best synopsis of why Donna Howard won. Of course, grassroots activism is part of the reason, but she had professional consultants on the job. Voters in a GOP-leaning district are used to the Rovian direct mail program and that's what she used to hit Bentzin. Republican scandals are a gift to the Democratic opposition, but you gotta know how to use that effectively. Bottom line - Donna Howard was a great candidate who used her resources well.

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by: sandra1113 @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 21:14:51 PM UTC

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I'm missing your point... (5.00 / 1)

you were deriding the activists as 'consultant wannabes'?

Expand on that, please!

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by: The Trey @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 21:48:28 PM UTC

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If you want to talk strategy (2.00 / 1)

I'm all for it.

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by: sandra1113 @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 21:54:36 PM UTC

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But that's not what we talking about... (5.00 / 2)

You were saying that Austin is too full of 'consultant wannabes' which is a pretty clear slam at the activists who are working hard to get Democrats elected and make sure people like you get paid.

Please, elaborate.

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by: The Trey @ Tue Feb 21, 2006 at 03:18:41 AM UTC

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Since when? (3.00 / 2)

Karl has been very objective for as long as I've read and posted on BOR. More objective than anyone else as far as I'm concerned. 

You don't seem to like the fact that he IS objective and allows people to respond to the Bell campaign here, which the Bell campaign doesn't allow them to do on the Bell campaign website, and occasionally responds himself.  You don't seem to like the fact the people have used BOR to point out the inconsistencies, misrepresentations and outright lies by Bell and his campaign. And most of all you don't seem to like the truth about Chris Bell. Which is reflected by both the candidate and his campaign.

We are merely reacting to the glare of that reflection.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 20:56:53 PM UTC

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...moot. (4.00 / 2)

This is a political blog. Since when were those ever objective?  If you want that, I guess you could try Traditional Media, but even then.  League of Women Voters?

The point is that while we report on events across the state, sometimes bringing you new content not found elsewhere, but often providing insight on stories written elsewhere, in all of that I can hardly say that any blogger in Texas is purely 'objective'. 

Maybe people don't notice it when we are only pushing the Democratic Party or fighting the good fight where we more or less all agree.  But this is primary season and as such, people hold different viewpoints.  Which is the point of a primary season.  You want to read Pro-Bell 100% of the time?  Check out Greg's Opinion.  You want objectivity without much coverage at all in comparison of the Governor's race?  Check out Off the Kuff.  You want humor on it? Check out PinkDome.  All great bloggers, though all with their own lenses just like here.

You want a place to thrash out all the news possible on the Governor's race, with one front page poster who has been criticized for being too Pro-Bell, the other criticized for bringing one of the lone Pro-Gammage voices to the Texas Blogoshpere a couple months ago, and another that has provided some of the most in depth fresh unfiltered information on both candidates without ever taking a side by way of the 40/40 project?  We've got all that right here on BOR. 

Maybe we are a crew of 20-somethings with a website.  But it's because we collectively have the opportunity and connections to offer you a lot of information, and a web-platform with checks and balances.  Our activity is spent as much offline as it is on, and the number of campaigns that the writers here have worked on, and the ideas that effect elections that we've come up with are more than worth the occiasional ageist remark.

I respect what those older than I have done in the past. I only ask that those older ones respect what we've contributed in the few short years we've been active as well.

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 21:26:51 PM UTC

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I knew Byron Le Masters. (1.50 / 2)

Byron LeMasters was a friend of mine...

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by: sandra1113 @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 21:56:56 PM UTC

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Byron LaMasters (3.50 / 2)

Byron LaMasters was a frind of mine too... considering that I inherited ownership of this site from him, and he brought me on board when I hadn't even come to Austin yet to prove myself, and considering I'm willing to bet that you haven't drunkenly shared a bed with him at TYD conventions either...

Yeah. I've heard of him.

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 22:02:33 PM UTC

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Oh gawd (1.75 / 4)

Keep the sordid details to yourself. It was a joke, K-T Muscleman.

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by: sandra1113 @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 22:12:18 PM UTC

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Hehe. (5.00 / 1)

Hey, gotta keep you older folk on your toes!  Though Byron may be making some appearences again this next week in regards to the HD-106 race so who knows.

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 22:17:57 PM UTC

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I'm thrilled! (4.00 / 2)

Yay Carlos!

And that ad kicks ass!

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by: The Trey @ Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 19:59:35 PM UTC

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