Richardson has relevant foreign policy experience + Latino vote + limited ego

[flamingdem]

Picking Richardson would help get a million + Latino voters registered and fired up. PLUS, and no one has mentioned this much here he is a foreign policy expert.

I predict Richardson, Friday afternoon, blue striped tie!

http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/2008presidentialrace/ig/2008-Presidential-Candidates/Governor-Bill-Richardson.htm

Who Is He?: Bill Richardson was born November 15, 1947 in Pasadena, California. He graduated from Tufts University and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He spent 14 years as a member of Congress from New Mexico. Thompson served in the Clinton Administration as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and secretary of energy. In 2002, he was elected governor of New Mexico.

International Experience: Richardson spent part of his childhood living in Mexico. His first professional job was working on congressional relations at the U.S. State Department. He later was a staffer for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As a member of Congress he travelled extensively around the world, and played a key role shaping U.S. foreign policy as the U.N. ambassador.

In 1995, Richardson successfully negotiated with Saddam Hussein for the release of two American workers being held in Iraq. Similarly in 2006, he negotiated the release of an American journalist held in Sudan by President Omar Al-Bashir.

Foreign Policy Positions: Governor Richardson has called for direct U.S. talks with both Iran and North Korea (within the framework of the six-party talks). He favors a full and fast U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. He supports most free trade efforts. Richardson has spoken in favor of energy independence efforts. He also favors the Kyoto Treaty on climate change. Richardson has advocated strong reforms at the United Nations, as well as full payment of U.S. dues to the world body.

Bill Richardson's Foreign Policy Statements:

* A New Realism for a New Century, The National Interest, November 2007
* We Should Exit Iraq Now, a September 2007 statement in The Washington Post
* Democratic Radio Address, July 2006

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[flamingdem]

1. and Secretary of Energy, a lot of hot spots covered with Richardson, imo

[billyoc]

2. A little DLC'ish, but I like him.

[DesertFlower]

3. richardson is definitely qualified,

but put an african american and a latino on a ticket and we lose.

i'd like to see richardson in a cabinet post.

[flamingdem]

5. But he is not that Latino identified with the name Richardson, he's another Halfer nt

[DesertFlower]

11. wrong.

Bill Richardson was born at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California to María Luisa López-Collada Márquez (born in Mexico City in 1914<2>) and William Blaine Richardson Jr. (1891–1972), a Nicaragua-born Citibank executive<2> who lived and worked in Mexico City for decades.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Richardson

[flamingdem]

24. Not all Latinos are of indigenous or Spanish heritage, they can be anglo as well nt

[leftynyc]

4. My first choice for President

I'm praying for Richardson or Clark but will be very okay with Biden.

[DesertFlower]

17. i'll be happy with anyone

who can make this a winning ticket.
:hi:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. I like Richardson a lot

the clintons won't be very pleased!

[flamingdem]

8. Oh... you're right about that! nt

[Supersedeas]

34. same here

Richardson - Hagel - Reed

Bayh is a non-starter: Hillary before Bayh
Biden, I can handle
Keane, why?

[uponit7771]

7. Richardson = Texas for 3 - 4 generations = Obama wins = America wins...

Jus sayin, what ever Obama loses with the xenophobic vote he gains with the other 29% of Latinos.

Thx

[scheming daemons]

9. Picking Richardson guarantees us NM and CO... and brings AZ and NV into serious play...

Not to mention helping in Florida.

[jakem]

10. plus a bitchin' beard!

[flamingdem]

27. What image did you use, I am curious to see it now nt

[jakem]

40. image? of Riker? stole it off Google images...

[Mz Pip]

12. He'll have to lose the beard.

I like Richardson but I think he's too nice.

[jakem]

13. Nooooooo! No beard, no Richardson.

They are a team!

:hi:

[Mz Pip]

26. He's cute

sort of like a cuddly bear. I don't want cuddly; I want killer.

[flamingdem]

29. Would a buzz cut help? nt

[jakem]

35. Mohawk with a beard?

plus

[Mz Pip]

47. Maybe a couple of tattoos

and a ray gun.

[flamingdem]

49. How about a gold grill! nt

[specterderrida]

14. wonder who it is. just heard on the radio, the VP has been picked but

Obama will not say who.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

15. I am definitely warming up to Richardson

Wes Clark is still my first choice, but Bill brings an awful lot to the table as veep. His resume is both broad and deep.

[cascadiance]

33. Either of these guys I could work with/for!

[PresidentObama]

16. Great VP pick. But limited ego? Not quite.

[liberaldem4ever]

23. I can't figure how a politician could have a limited ego

I would think that even the best politicians would have a pretty big ego. :shrug:

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

18. Obama/Richardson will be the ticket.

And they will leave McCone of Silence/Lieberdouche in the dust.

[texastoast]

19. Ah, erm, er, uh

Skeletons?

Vetted for skeletons?

[flamingdem]

25. ... uh everyone's got a few! nt

[olkaz]

37. It blows my mind that nobody will face the music on this.l

Richardson CAN'T BE VETTED.

Thank you for recognizing this.

[flamingdem]

43. Can you update us on the particulars? nt

[zulchzulu]

20. I hope so

[Kira]

21. he actually has a huge ego

please not him.

[quantass]

22. Obama is already winning 70%+ of the Latino vote from the recent poll

so Richardson for Latino is not the big thing...but i still like him

[scheming daemons]

30. This pushes it to 90%... plus will increase the latino turnout substantially....

[Lewiskw]

41. True but

It would also push the white vote down substantially

[bklyncowgirl]

28. I'd love it but it's probably not going to happen.

You never know though. They do seem to like each other.

[DevonRex]

31. Richardson is my #2 pick I think. Or tied for #2 with Biden. nt

[liberaldem4ever]

32. I love Bill Richardson!

I would really like to see the VP pick be Bill Richardson. He has a lot of great qualifications.

Plus he is so cute! A cute President and a cute Vice President, that would be so cool. :silly:

[Lewiskw]

36. I like Richardson

but if he is on the ticket say goodbye to PA and OH also VA we wont win it would probably scare too many independent voters.

[SheilaT]

38. Bill Richardson seems like a perfectly nice guy,

and I'm sure he'd make a fine vice-president, but somehow he doesn't strike me as Hispanic. I'm going to have to ask Hispanics I know about him and find out what they think.

[flamingdem]

42. Many of them know, take a better look at him, I believe he is half and half nt

[mirrera]

39. I predict Richardson, no beard, big smile.

Please please please let there be no hookers, mistresses, kids with irreverent board game inventions, advisors who advise Blackwater and Columbia, videos of him with bad eyebrows, etc.
Please.

What he does have:
Charm, diplomacy, language skills, foreign policy skills, sense of humor, and Obama LIKES him.

[democrattotheend]

44. I've heard rumors about zipper problems

And I know he pulled out of the vetting in 2004. If the zipper rumors are false he'd be a great choice, but the fact that he withdrew from the vetting in 2004 suggests that they might be.

[flamingdem]

45. great button! Well as long as he hasn't fathered anything.... aarg nt

[mopinko]

48. i have heard the same from many people.

i asked someone who would prolly know, and his answer was 'OOOOOOH YEEEAAAHHH!!'
so, whether he deserves it or not, that is his rep.

[Beausoir]

46. Richardson on homosexuality..."It's a choice."

That crosses him off my list..permanently.