Comments on: The Richardson Effect? http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/ Thu, 22 May 2008 20:18:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: stephenhsmith http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72938 stephenhsmith Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:24:17 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72938 when Bill Richardson says the Clintons practice "gutter" politics, he may be understating it, from his own experiences. for what transpired in 1997 when he was Ambassador to the U.N. is likely part of the subtext of this year's machinations (including the "false" (denied anyway) report of BR's Iowa campaign advocating his caucus-goers to support Obama if they did not meet the 15% threshold) a case could well be made of BR being "used, abused, and embarrassed" without being "trusted" in 1997 (which like so many things, boomeranged on the Clintons in 1998 and continues today) and such things, seemingly unimportant at the time, are what become History. when Bill Richardson says the Clintons practice “gutter” politics, he may be understating it, from his own experiences. for what transpired in 1997 when he was Ambassador to the U.N. is likely part of the subtext of this year’s machinations (including the “false” (denied anyway) report of BR’s Iowa campaign advocating his caucus-goers to support Obama if they did not meet the 15% threshold)

a case could well be made of BR being “used, abused, and embarrassed” without being “trusted” in 1997 (which like so many things, boomeranged on the Clintons in 1998 and continues today) and such things, seemingly unimportant at the time, are what become History.

]]> By: Abilene http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72927 Abilene Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:03:25 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72927 Interesting that Richardson supported Obama when the Clinton's helped him in his career much. But it shows that he isnt playing kiss up to them. Interesting that Richardson supported Obama when the Clinton’s helped him in his career much. But it shows that he isnt playing kiss up to them.

]]> By: Janet http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72868 Janet Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:08:15 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72868 As a Mexican-American from the Rio Grande Valley, where most of my family still lives, I have always been fond of Governor Richardson. He and Senator Obama were my choices for presidential nominee. My family is the opposite of Sophie's. We couldn't think of what the Clintons had done for us Hispanics, which they kept trying to convince us as a reason to vote for Senator Clinton. But my family also doesn't like the "status quo" and as a result we all voted for Senator Obama. Even my parents who migrated from Mexico in the early 70's and just recently became US citizens, voted for Senator Obama. As my mother said,"Look how terrible the status quo was for Mexico (aka: PRI party). The US is in prime position to change its history." The world is watching. As a Mexican-American from the Rio Grande Valley, where most of my family still lives, I have always been fond of Governor Richardson. He and Senator Obama were my choices for presidential nominee.

My family is the opposite of Sophie’s. We couldn’t think of what the Clintons had done for us Hispanics, which they kept trying to convince us as a reason to vote for Senator Clinton. But my family also doesn’t like the “status quo” and as a result we all voted for Senator Obama. Even my parents who migrated from Mexico in the early 70’s and just recently became US citizens, voted for Senator Obama. As my mother said,”Look how terrible the status quo was for Mexico (aka: PRI party). The US is in prime position to change its history.” The world is watching.

]]> By: stephenhsmith http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72851 stephenhsmith Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:05:31 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72851 thanks TO, it seems someone from DailyKos is watching (or just GMTA?) The Obama Logic: Fighting Fire with Water by epic Sun Mar 23, 2008 at 03:48:30 PM PDT http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/23/152359/094/335/482758 thanks TO, it seems someone from DailyKos is watching (or just GMTA?)

The Obama Logic: Fighting Fire with Water
by epic
Sun Mar 23, 2008 at 03:48:30 PM PDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/23/152359/094/335/482758

]]> By: Sophie http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72708 Sophie Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:40:53 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72708 Richardson could have made a difference in Texas among Latinos perhaps, but wouldn't have done so for me or, for that matter, my parents, grandparents, and extended family (as many and as varied as you can imagine, from Eagle Pass to Dallas) who have individually chosen to support Clinton. Though I like Richardson, I don't see why he would be thought to have much influence over Latinos in Texas because he's Hispanic. If he were the candidate himself instead of Obama, that might be a different story for other Latinos . . . I'd still be for Clinton. Richardson could have made a difference in Texas among Latinos perhaps, but wouldn’t have done so for me or, for that matter, my parents, grandparents, and extended family (as many and as varied as you can imagine, from Eagle Pass to Dallas) who have individually chosen to support Clinton. Though I like Richardson, I don’t see why he would be thought to have much influence over Latinos in Texas because he’s Hispanic. If he were the candidate himself instead of Obama, that might be a different story for other Latinos . . . I’d still be for Clinton.

]]> By: stephenhsmith http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72694 stephenhsmith Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:44:40 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/21/the-richardson-effect/#comment-72694 as the GOP slime tactics were perfected over the past 40-50-60 years (depending on whether you start with Nixon's POTUS runs or his first Senate campaign) a large portion of the Democratic Party concluded that the only way to "fight" against the slime was to adopt similar tactics (fight Fire with Fire, so to speak) along comes a younger candidate, imbued with the sensibility of a new generation whose whole lives have been conducted during the escalating slime wars and are rightly (pardon the pun) revolted by it. and he argues that perhaps it would be better for all concerned if such "Fire" were fought with "Water". so far it seems, that somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 of the american electorate are already on board with such a "new kind of politics" with perhaps an equal amount only waiting to be convinced that it can work before they too jump on. Richardson may be correct in his "once in a lifetime" assertion. and after what i've seen in my life, my conclusion is to "give it a try" (as it is damn near impossible to imagine that it could fail so badly as to be worse than what we've already known) as the GOP slime tactics were perfected over the past 40-50-60 years (depending on whether you start with Nixon’s POTUS runs or his first Senate campaign) a large portion of the Democratic Party concluded that the only way to “fight” against the slime was to adopt similar tactics (fight Fire with Fire, so to speak)

along comes a younger candidate, imbued with the sensibility of a new generation whose whole lives have been conducted during the escalating slime wars and are rightly (pardon the pun) revolted by it. and he argues that perhaps it would be better for all concerned if such “Fire” were fought with “Water”.

so far it seems, that somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 of the american electorate are already on board with such a “new kind of politics” with perhaps an equal amount only waiting to be convinced that it can work before they too jump on.

Richardson may be correct in his “once in a lifetime” assertion. and after what i’ve seen in my life, my conclusion is to “give it a try” (as it is damn near impossible to imagine that it could fail so badly as to be worse than what we’ve already known)

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