New Mexico - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, the nation’s only Hispanic governor, is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling him a “once-in-a- lifetime leader” who can unite the nation and restore America’s international leadership.
Richardson, who dropped out of the Democratic race in January, is to appear with Obama on Friday at a campaign event in Portland, Ore., The Associated Press has learned.
The governor’s endorsement comes as Obama leads among delegates selected at primaries and caucuses but with national public opinion polling showing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pulling ahead of him amid controversy over statements by his former pastor. Read on…
Richardson is the second former Democratic presidential candidate to endorse Senator Obama. This could help him with hispanic voters and perhaps sway some of Richardson’s supporters to the Obama campaign. There is some debate about endorsements and their true impact on an election. Richardson’s endorsement certainly doesn’t hurt Obama, but does it make a real impact?
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Doesn’t anyone else want to be first?!
Maybe when the public is aware of the photos showing Rev. Wright shaking hands with Bill Clinton, they’ll think twice before they choose her over Obama.
It might have helped in Texas iF it came a month ago.
Stick a fork in her. She’s done and the sooner she leaves the race the sooner the dems can focus on McCain instead of eating their own.
RHM
Isome Hussein @ 2:
LMAO
Keep shoveling, there must be a pony in there somewhere
And the neutral to anti-Obama posts continue.
Bill doesn’t need to stand next to BO a lot. Just makes him look worse in comparison.
But Billy was one of the top 3 dudes running for prez.
Why is the day Jesus was murdered by the Roman Politicos and Corporates called “Good Friday”.
Seems kind of weird
Just because Richardson likes Bill doesn’t mean he has to like Hillary.
OUCH!!!!
That’s gotta hurt. Richardson has experienced being slung under the bus by the Clintons. Now if John Edwards and Al Gore endorse, tell the Fat Lady she has five minutes to get on stage and start singing… ;-)
I think this could have a very real positive impact for Barack. Bill Richardson is one of the highest-ranking Hispanics in the US, and has to have high standing within the Hispanic community.
Richardson’s endorsement certainly doesn’t hurt Obama, but does it make a real impact?
I don’t trust ANY of them at this point. If these politicians were the answer the world war and destruction would have been abolished a long time ago.
myiq2xu @ 3:
No kidding, why the delay I wonder.
Richardson is looking for some lofty appointment. He ain’t fooling me none!
I’ve always liked Bill Richardson…..to be honest,he has more foreign policy experience than any of them.cept for maybe Joe Biden.
well gotta go,off to work.have a nice one folks.
I mean face the facts Politicians have been promising this and that since July 4, 1776 and look where we are today.
myiq2xu @ 5:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.....-surfaces/
There’s the picture.
bajasteve @ 11:
Look a little further. He’s a great diplomat and he’s got a lot of common sense. BTW, if the repugnant party implodes, it will be by their own hand.
L.A. Confidential @ 16:
Politicians, used car salespeople, snake oil salespeople……….all basically the same……find something that is popular to say, and repeat, and repeat, and repeat, and repeat……….
The very worst part is, people all get up in arms supporting their “fav” candidate, and then talk about them like they are the saviour, or worse yet, someone they know deep down and personally. Never changes. Everybody HOPES this time will be different. This time.
L.A. Confidential @ 16:
Example:
American Dream
Perception: Members of Congress studiously consider all aspects and ramifications of pending legislation then vote just a shade on the conservative side, adhering to the fine principles of the Framers of the Constitution.
Reality: Members hold up both sides of most issues, see where they can get the most money in campaign contributions, voters, and then vote in a manner they hope will maximize their personal power and wealth.
L.A. Confidential @ 16:
Look at where we were 30-50years ago and look at where are today.
L.A. Confidential @ 20:
AFTER being lobbied and wined, dined and donated to. Yep. You nailed it.
Excellent! We have a VP. Obama-Richardson, so much for the Clinton-McCain experience card. Now, the next shoe to drop….Edwards. The next Attorney General of the United States. Who better to untangle the Bush mess…and Obamas first choice for Supreme Court. Well Hill …you and Bill are looking at the end of the road. Go back to the Senate …maybe the new Majority Leader Chris Dodd will put you on a committee or something.
L.A. Confidential @ 20:
So, your message is nothing ever changes and nothing ever will? Skepticism is understandable, but cynicism, by definition, is not logical.
Ron @ 21:
No comparison. Even 30-50 years ago, every nation was expanding economically. You can only expand so long.
My dad when he got a little older than I am now, always remembered the good things in his life at certain points, but never remembered the bad. “I remember when bread was 5 cents a loaf” And failed to remember how long and hard he had to work for that 5 cents.
Isome Hussein @ 2:
yes and i hear he sat in the pew for over twenty years and listened to his racist rethoric ……. wow your so right they comparison to Obama is stricking….lol
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 22:
“Presidential candidates pull in $790-million” so far. Which I suppose gets us back to how the law-buying process really works in America under corporate rule, formerly Constitutional rule.
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All well and good to get the endorsement but the Gallup does worry me. It looks like McCain and/or Clinton and/or the MSM have finally been able to tar Obama with the “black” brush. What I’m hoping is that _next_ week there will be a backlash of the backlash and America will be angry at McCain and/or Clinton and/or the MSM for ruining our feel-good buzz and bringing race back into the game at all.
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If you are going to flame, at least spell correctly please. It’s “closet” not closest
Richardson should be the nom- he and we were robbed.
The man can broker more peace deals than anyone around.
I think he will be the VP choice. Two non white men in the white house what a thought.
L.A. Confidential @ 27:
McCain needs some help. He only has 8 million and is 4 million in debt. Explains the media ignoring him basically, except for non-stories.
robyn williams @ 26:
Sorry, that one doesn’t work on me b/c I agree w/EVERYTHING Rev. Wright said.
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 25:
Yes and now days you can just swipe that credit card at 32 Percent interest, get the loaf of bread and live the good life.
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 25:
Yeah, and many of the companies offered benefits like health care.
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Marge, where are all of Hillary’s female endorsements? If everything in the world is a man’s fault (and hey it isn’t a stretch to basically say that), why have all the female politicos not endorsed her already? Your man vs female analogy doesn’t seem to resonate well with posters. Maybe you should join the She Woman Man Haters Club? ;-)
No Republicans …
George Bush, the US president, and the neo-conservatives claimed that Iraq under Saddam Hussein, the executed former president, possessed weapons of mass destruction.
They also insisted Iraqi officials and security services maintained contacts with al-Qaeda and committed numerous human rights violations.
But the real reason for the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, as cited by Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, was to secure and control Iraq’s oil.
The actions of the US government under the Bush administration have resulted in genocide; their greed to steal Iraq’s oil has led to the country’s destruction.
Here is the news from another perspective.
Isome Hussein @ 33:
wow again i’m so shocked lol
Please view this, I hope some of the larger blogs will start posting this as well. If you listen to Wrights sermon you will understand the context of the sound bites. What is saying is that God never changes, he is always for the same things, equality and peace. Governments change, sometimes for the good sometimes for the bad. Therefore God will not simply bless a country, it will judge it by its actions. God is the same God now as he was back in the 1800’s, therefore he would not bless America, no, he would damn America for its immoral behavior. CONTEXT. Now is this sound bite still “Radical”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvMbeVQj6Lw
robyn williams @ 38:
I’m sure you, and those like you, are still shocked by the many things you do not know about others.
Enjoy the adrenaline rush of all that shock!
Ron @ 35:
Benefits 30-50 years ago? Basically unheard of where I live. Unions were just starting to actually get some of those into contracts here Ron. Now unfortunately, they barely get wage increases into the contracts. My company has few benefits except you have a job that pays decent.
Ron @ 35:
You don’t even get a wrist watch and a “40 Years service” certificate anymore these days.
The Clinton spin machine is in full force on this one today. It’s no big deal according to them despite the fact that they’ve been fiercely pursuing Bill Richardson’s endorsement for months. I personally think this one is huge, not in terms of the impact it may have on voters, but in terms of the potential impact on Supers.
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 36:
Hahahaha……….SiteMonitor, yer fast today! Happy Two Days Before Chocolate Hives Day!!!
Hey, Just woke up. This is off topic, but msnbc is running with the passport issue, but CNN is avoiding it. What gives?
Dave @ 39:
Good link Dave. I watched the full video and not just the soundbites taken out of it. If you view the whole thing, you understand it was just a sermon. Nothing more.