A Texas Tiff Over the Dems Debate [View All]

[Danieljay]

Source: Yahoo news/Time

So ever since it was announced that Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would hold a presidential debate on the campus of the University of Texas on February 21, the city has been abuzz with anticipation and excitement. That infectious enthusiasm, however, quickly turned to disappointment after debate organizers announced the event would be closed to the public.

The cry for tickets went up within minutes of the announcement on February 11, but organizers initially responded that there would be no general admission seats and tickets would be reserved for the University of Texas, the Texas Democratic Party, the Obama and Clinton campaigns, and debate broadcasters CNN and Spanish language network Univision


The not-so-public debate prompted local media blogs to explode with angry and dismayed postings.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080215/us_time/atexastiffoverthedemsdebate

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Great. Exclude the people from the debate. What the eff is wrong with these people?