[Stoat]

It seems that whenever I read something about The Lone Star State (oftentimes here at Free Republic) it's about something GOOD happening there, and this is no exception.  When a paper pulls a stupid Leftist stunt like this and then gets absolutely inundated by emails and letters, 95% of which are negative, it really makes me proud to be an American and it REALLY makes me want to visit Texas   :-)

There were several threads here at FR when the original Dallas Morning News item appeared, and here they are for your convenience:

2007 DMN Texan of the Year The Illegal Immigrant

2007 DMN Texan of the Year The Illegal Immigrant (BARF ALERT)

Dallas Morning News names “illegal immigrant” the 2007 “Texan of the year”

And here's the AP version of the reaction:

Paper Blasted for 'Texan of the Year' { DALLAS MORNING NEWS }

[Stoat]

Ping :-)

[Bushwacker777]

Huckabee would call these 95% of the Texan public racists no doubt.

[Stoat]

Ping :-)

[JennysCool]

the group - that has roiled this state and nation

A bit off-topic, but "roil" seems to be the Drive-By Media's word du jour lately. I must have seen it used in various circumstances about 25 times this week.

[Tenacious 1]

Texas is a GREAT state. I am honored to have lived there long enough to have been called “A Texan” by other true Texans.

It is a very proud bunch with a unique culture. Character of the citizens, compassion, logic and, yes, honor is the order in Texas.

I hope Texas stays that way for ever.

(unfortunately, there are liberal enclaves, as is the case in any big state with cities)

[DManA]

Hey Morning News Team - why don’t you change your logo to an upraised middle finger. Tell your customers what you really think if them.

[Joe Boucher]

Round up ALL illegals and send them packing back to from where they came.
If a politician supports them then throw his or her ass out of office.
NO retreat.
Amnesty is b.s.

[The Pack Knight]

Like the Time Man of the Year, I don't think they're talking about the Best Texan of the year, just the biggest news maker.

I don't know where anyone got the idea that either award was supposed to be an "honor".

[azhenfud]

"To us, it means somebody who lives here, or who has lived here, or who has spent considerable time here - somebody who's affected Texas in some major way."

I've never lived in Texas, but I spent two nights in a Holiday Motel in Orange, does that make me a Texan?

[polymuser]

.

Expecting logic and reason from neolib dinosaur media? Hey, over there...flying pigs!

[jagusafr]

Hell, I wasn’t born here, but my mom and dad were both born and raised here and I was born on an Air Force base in New York. I’m a native Texas with a Certificate of Birth Abroad (like my daughter got when she was born in Panama while I was on active duty!).

...and I know how to pronounce Refugio (re-FU-ri-oh) and New Braunfels (not Braunsfels), and that oughta count for SOMEthing!

Colonel, USAFR

[Ipberg]

Phrases like DMN’s “Texan of the Year”, Time’s “Person of the Year”, etc imply an honour or achievement is recognized. If DMN should have specified Illegal Immigrants as “News Makers of the Year” if that’s only what the editorial staff intended. It is outrageous to confer the title “Texan or the Year”, “Person of the Year”, etc on people who are a threat, whether internal or external, to your country.

[gubamyster]

ping

[dragnet2]

Illegal Immigrant as Texan of the Year

[lawnguy]

I talked to a young lady today who works in an agency that is set up to match agricultural immigrant labor with available health benefits.

Their legal status is of no interest to her or her agency, and she would not even think about asking.