Obama visits the Longhorns

Saw this story a while ago online - thought it was neat / worth sharing-

Obama hooks 'em in visit with Longhorns



Thursday, February 21, 2008, 12:06 PM

So, Obama, can the Longhorns win another national championship? “Yes, they can.”

Hours before he returns to the UT campus for tonight’s debate with Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama paid a courtesy call to Mack Brown and his Longhorns.

It might seem like an odd pairing, given Brown’s repeated claims to be agnostic when it comes to politics. Brown has said that he doesn’t even vote (in anything other than the coaches poll), lest he be seen as straying too close to the political fire.

Then again, his wife has donated to Obama’s campaign, giving $500 last March long before Obama’s bandwagon had filled with supporters.

Perhaps Mack was lobbying Obama about that border fence idea we mentioned in today’s paper — a border fence to keep the Oklahoma recruiters out.

Here are the photos from Obama’s visit to the land of the burnt orange and the home of the brave. Given the senator’s eagerness to flash the hook ‘em sign, his campaign just might find itself doing a little damage control among the Aggie vote. (Oh, who are we kidding. The Aggies are all Republicans, aren’t they governor?)













And then there’s this one, which the candidate might regret. He’s posing with Earl Campbell’s Heisman Trophy while making like Desmond Howard with the Heisman pose. (Hey, at least Earl could run to the right as well as the left.) Among college football fans, this might be like Dukakis in the tank.

 

Yeah I knew he would like this thread - a UT and Obama post rolled into 1.