Monday Jan 28, 2008
Posted by Joshua Fleet
This past week, University of Florida President Bernie Machen publicly endorsed Senator John McCain's bid for the United States Presidency in 2008.
On Jan. 21, McCain's campaign announced Machen's endorsement and, in a sentiment that has since been echoed in a slew of columns and letters-to-the-editor throughout Gainesville, Fla. warned that his public support should not be misconstrued as an official approval from the university itself.
The Independent Florida Alligator, UF's daily - albeit officially disassociated - newspaper, ran a front-page article on Jan. 24 that quoted various other UF officials. The common thread running through the words of each of these officials was that MachenÂ’s public support, though unusual, does not actually reflect the university.
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